Tag Archives: five star
One Day All This Will Be Yours by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Read January 2023 Recommended for ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 All you need to understand is that this was published March 2021, which means it was written end of 2020. Yes, that 2020. You know, the one … Continue reading
Amongst Our Weapons by Ben Aaronovitch. Or, Primary Weapon: Kobna
Read April 2022 Recommended ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 Here’s what you need to know: while I generally am unable to be an audio book listener, audio is absolutely the best way to consume the Peter Grant series. Although I … Continue reading
The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
Read January 2022 Recommended for people ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I don’t normally read books found in the self-help category. Nothing against the category; I’ve just found that my path to self-knowledge needs a different process. Still, every few … Continue reading
Spiderlight by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Recommended for fans of D&D, questioning Read October 2021 ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 This was bananas. To be clear, I don’t mean ‘bananas’ in the wierd-fiction, ‘Authority’ kind of way, but in the ‘end up in a completely different … Continue reading
Maui Snorkeling Guide 2nd Ed.
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
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
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
Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede
Recommended for: fans of fractured fairy tales Read in August 2021 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Charming and cute. Nostalgia and a sale on the electronic boxed set brought this to my attention; while I have the paperback set, … 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 Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine
Read December 2020 Recommended for fans of empire sci-fi ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I am grateful that Martine’s A Desolation Called Peace came my way at the end of 2020 instead of during the … Continue reading
The Secret Life of Bots by Suzanne Palmer. Tell me more secrets!
Read July 2020 Recommended for fans of rouge AI ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I first read this about the time that Murderbot installments were coming out, leading me to an epiphany that I had … Continue reading