Category Archives: Book reviews

Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews

Posted on October 14, 2021 by thebookgator

Recommended for fans of Kate Daniels, slow burns Read October  2021 ★   ★   ★   ★ I never read paranormal romances. lie Ok, fine. And I’m not in the Andrews fan club, either. lie I’ve only read this book one. Oooh, … Continue reading →

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A Song for Quiet by Cassandra Khaw

Posted on October 11, 2021 by thebookgator

Recommended for Khaw fans Read October  2021 ★   ★    After a buddy read of Khaw’s Lovecraftian-themed Hammers on Bone, we decided to try the subsequent novella. I was hopeful that a new protagonist–a bluesman–would provide a change from the … Continue reading →

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Bullshit Jobs A Theory by David Graeber

Posted on October 9, 2021 by thebookgator

Recommended for people that want to think  Read September  2021 ★   ★   ★   ★    I was expecting something along the pop-sociology lines of Malcolm Gladwell, and what I got was something far more profound. I wandered my way through … Continue reading →

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Maui Snorkeling Guide 2nd Ed.

Posted on October 5, 2021 by thebookgator

Recommended for snorkelers in Maui Read in 2021 ★   ★   ★  ★   ★    Easily five stars. This was my snorkeling guide–and honestly, trip planning guide–to three weeks in Maui, both before traveling and once I arrived there. There’s an … Continue reading →

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Nalini Singh and Psy Changling

Posted on September 30, 2021 by thebookgator

Recommended for: fans of shifty romance, psychic powers Read in September 2021 ★   ★   ★     1 /2   #2 in my chain-smoking. I don’t know what’s happened, truly I don’t. I probably have QB™ again. At any rate, now … Continue reading →

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Steel’s Edge by Ilona Andrews

Posted on September 27, 2021 by thebookgator

Recommended for: people that read the rest of The Edge series Read in August 2021 ★   ★   1/2   Fourth and currently last in the Ilona Andrews ‘Edge’ series, Steel’s Edge ends the current arc that began in Bayou Moon. … Continue reading →

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Hammers on Bone by Cassandra Khaw

Posted on September 27, 2021 by thebookgator

Recommended for:  Read in August 2021 ★   ★   ★    Khaw’s name pops up every now and then, and I’ve generally avoided her books as they seem to be firmly in the young/new adult genre. However, when Tor offered Khaw’s … Continue reading →

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A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik

Posted on September 21, 2021 by thebookgator

Recommended for: fans of magic schools, Murderbot Read in August 2021 ★   ★   ★   ★   ★  Undoubtedly five stars. What makes it so? The ability to capture my attention and hold until finished, the daze of finishing, and the desire … Continue reading →

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The Doors of Eden by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Posted on September 14, 2021 by thebookgator

Recommended for:  fans of world-building Read in August 2021 ★   ★   ★  ★   I’ve been told, by a mostly reliable source, that as long as your ending is satisfying, you just can’t complain too much. As much as my instinct … Continue reading →

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Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Posted on August 25, 2021 by thebookgator

Recommended for:  fans of The Martian Read in August 2021 ★   ★   ★    1/2 I have a confession. I’ve dreaded physics ever since that I failed Astrophysics at Harvard Summer School. Unsurprisingly to everyone but me, astrophysics turned out … Continue reading →

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