Tag Archives: four star

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

Posted on September 10, 2017 by

Read  September 2017 Recommended for fans of sci-fi, AIs ★    ★    ★    ★   1/2 “Confession time: I don’t actually know where we are…. I hadn’t looked at the maps yet and I’d barely looked at the survey package. In my … Continue reading →

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MageBorn by Stephen Aryan

Posted on September 6, 2017 by

Read  August 2017 Recommended for fans of epic fantasy ★    ★    ★    ★    Mage Born is the first epic fantasy I’ve really enjoyed in a long, long time. Plotting surrounds a group of people connected to the Red Tower, a … Continue reading →

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The White Road by John Connolly

Posted on August 30, 2017 by

  Read  August 2017 Recommended for fans of atmospheric writing, thrillers ★    ★    ★    ★    “To invite me into their lives was to admit failure and allow death its provenance, for I was the one who arrived when all hope … Continue reading →

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Chaos Mage by Stephen Aryan

Posted on August 2, 2017 by

Read  July 2017 Recommended for fans of epic fantasy and sieges ★    ★    ★    ★    1/2 Wow, what a stroke of luck! The rather crabby clerk at Half-Price Books wanted me to know it’d be half an hour before … Continue reading →

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The Concrete Blonde by Michael Connelly

Posted on July 30, 2017 by

Read  July 2017 Recommended for fans of police detectives, L.A. ★    ★    ★    ★      In book three of the Harry Bosch series, Connelly finally hits his stride. The preceding two books frequently referenced the lethal shooting of a … Continue reading →

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Lumberjanes Vol.2 Friendship to the Max!

Posted on July 27, 2017 by

Read  July 2017 Recommended for chicks who love camping or graphic novels ★    ★    ★    ★    ★ Score! For a person who ordinarily struggles with the format of graphic novels, this series is the max, adorbs, the bomb, rad, … Continue reading →

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Regeneration by Stacey Berg. Rejuvenating.

Posted on July 25, 2017 by

Read  July 2017 Recommended for fans of apocalypse settings, interesting women ★    ★    ★    ★    1/2 Regeneration is the second part of an absolutely stunning duology. Read it if you liked Kameron Hurley’s Bel Dame series, and especially read it … Continue reading →

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Marked In Flesh by Anne Bishop. Or, chocolate that doesn’t melt in your hands.

Posted on May 27, 2017 by

Read December 2015 Recommended for fans of Speshul Snowflakes and ecological wins ★    ★    ★   ★   Oink, oink! For those who follow my reviews, I’m unable to stop myself from comparing this series to candy. As I learned in Salt … Continue reading →

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Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty

Posted on May 17, 2017 by

Read April 2017 Recommended for fans of sci-fi and mysteries ★    ★    ★   ★      Think And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie, only with cloning chambers. It’s been a bit since I’ve enjoyed a sci-fi mystery–quite possibly not … Continue reading →

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One of Our Thursdays is Missing by Jasper Fforde

Posted on April 28, 2017 by

Read April 2017 Recommended for fans of clever book references, ambiguous mysteries ★    ★    ★   ★    I have a confession: I read this half hoping to hate this, so I could make some space on the physical library shelves. Alas, … Continue reading →

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