Author Archives: thebookgator
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
Read March 2021Recommended for sci-fi ★ ★ ★ 1/2 It’s complicated. I bought Ancillary Justice awhile ago, knowing I needed to read it. Everyone, it seemed was raving, from the Hugo/Locus/Nebula Awards to the Incomparable Podcast to the friends … Continue reading
Fugitive Telemetry
Read April 2021 Recommended for fans of sci-fi, humor and AI ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2021 is looking to be a pretty special year. No, I don’t mean the vaccine, although that’s pretty … Continue reading
A Man With One of Those Faces by Caimh McDonnell
Read March 2021 Recommended for fans of comedies & mysteries ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 I don’t think I’ve had this much fun since Murderbot’s All Systems Red. That’s right: you heard me. Dublin, Ireland and … Continue reading
Voodoo Killings by Kristi Charish
Read March 2021 Recommended for UF who want something a little different ★ ★ ★ 1/2 Always on the look-out for something new in urban fantasy, Charish did not disappoint with her light-hearted take on death magic. … Continue reading
A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow
A really fabulous idea, lots of potential but awkward execution. For a book that is ostensibly about Tavia, a young woman recently relocated from LA to Portland, and her bestie, Effie, there’s an awful lot here that has nothing to … Continue reading
The Portable Door by Tom Holt. Or, Use the Door to Exit, ASAP
Read February 2021 Recommended for fans of snark ★ 1/2 After thirty years in emergency response and nursing, and a lifetime of being associated with law enforcement people, I like to think I’m somewhat of an expert on snark. … Continue reading
Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City by K.J. Parker
Read February 2021 Recommended for engineers and military strategists ★ ★ A solid meh on my enjoyment scale. Historical military fiction with a snarky first person narrator. Engineers will likely love this ode to their profession and … Continue reading
The Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal About Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power by Deirdre Mask
Read January 2021 Recommended for nerds and those who love names ★ ★ ★ ★ I love words and have noted plenty of irony in suburban addresses more than once (where are the oaks on Oak … Continue reading
The Seep by Chana Porter
Read February 2021 ★ ★ ★ ★ You probably read my book reviews to figure out whether or not a book should make it to your TBR list, and maybe even how soon you should read … Continue reading
The Henchmen’s Book Club by Danny King
Read February 2021 ★ ★ 1/2 I haven’t been this ambivalent about a book since, oh, last week. My reading buddies and I wanted to prolong our baddie streak after finishing Hench. It turned out that The … Continue reading
