Tag Archives: multi-culti
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
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 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
A Master of Djinn by P. Djeli Clark
Read January 2021 ★ ★ ★ P. Djèlí Clark is one of those authors that’s on my ‘to watch’ list. You might even say I’m a fan. I’ve read through most of his short stories and purchased most … Continue reading
Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots
Read January 2021 Recommended for fans of dark supers ★ ★ ★ I’m not saying I was looking for lifestyle alternatives. Just because I’ve left the path of self-sacrificing medical worker doesn’t mean I’m swinging another way. In … Continue reading
Seven of Infinities by Aliette de Bodard
Read December 2020 Recommended for fans of de Bodard ★ ★ ★ ★ An unusual genre-bender set in de Bodard’s Xuya Universe. It combines sci-fi, a murder mystery and a bit of romance, wrapped in the feel … Continue reading
Ring Shout by P. Djeli Clark
Read December 2020 Recommended for fans of Lovecraft, time period UF ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 Ring Shout is Clark’s entry in the revisionist Lovecraft genre, and I have to say, it ranks as one of … Continue reading
The Rosewater Redemption by Tade Thompson
Read December 2020 Recommended for fans of Rosewater ★ ★ ★ If it was just me, I might have questioned my, uh, processing ability. But I was lucky enough to be reading Rosewater Insurrection and Redemption with … 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