I just started this book yesterday, after it sat on my shelf for more than a year. I'm sorry I didn't pick it up sooner, it's fantastic! As the blurb on the front cover says, "all at once a meditation on motherhood, grief, war, environmental collapse, and the nature of memory and time". Set in the Dominican Republic, a science fiction universe where "pocket worlds" aka small alternate universes have been discovered, lesbian protagonist. So good!
so-so3.5⭐️
For what this was described as, I feel like it didn‘t really live up to what I thought it would be. I did like that both squads were very resourceful and skilled on their own unique ways and the body modifications were a great addition. On the other hand, I feel like there was way too much hope and positivity. I know that‘s weird to say but this is somewhat a post apocalyptic story and it didn‘t always feel like that.
#sff #smut
My #Bookspin choice was a book by K.L. Noone; I intended to start with The Magician but this turned out the be a prequel. It's a short fantasy romance with some lovely writing, and definitely piques interest for the next book.
#JumpStartSummer (this time for sure!) book #1
pickA short but memorable Hugo novella nominee. I finished the book earlier today and the themes have been playing in my mind all day. Which is a more powerful method of control: a heavy physical chain full of tangible links or an invisible one that can be pulled tight without warning? For so few pages there are many layers that I want to peel away via discussion with the author.
Currently my top pick for the #hugoaward novella selection.
pick5⭐️
This was astounding. I‘m not really sure how to describe how much Tchaikovsky was able to fit into such a short story. The amount of different emotions I felt from reading this and the pure fascination with the causality wars has made this a true favorite of mine. That doesn‘t even cover the snarky and hilarious moments associated with historical characters.
#library #sff
This is my current listen. I just started it but so far I'm enjoying it.
pickThere was something very claustrophobic about this book. Alefret is stuck in his body, in his prison, with his injuries, with Qhudur, in the political position he finds himself in, with the lies that have been told, with the state of the world, with his loses, with his morals. Alefret isn‘t a passive character but he does feel trapped.
pickI enjoyed this time travel sci-fi debut, and I look forward to further adventures with Rabbit Ward in the future.
This has a bit of an Indiana Jones vibe with our lead character being a treasure-hunting archaeologist with competition dogging his trail and a bit of possible romance thrown into the mix. There‘s also good historical world building and research that adds to flavoring the story with vivid imagery. I did (occasionally) have some🔻
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