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The writing style is just not clicking with me. #dnf at 30% #hailthebail #bookspin pick off the TBR

Years ago, the only thing I was reading was my single volume of the Lord of the Rings I had received for Christmas. As soon as I finished, I started over.

My dad became frustrated with my refusal to read anything else, so he took it away until I read Fahrenheit 451, which put me off sci fi for over a decade.

& then I discovered LeGuin, & I fell in love with the genre. I am so grateful to this book for reintroducing me to a genre I had avoided.

A very entertaining and fast paced sci-fantasy adventure. My favorite parts of the book are the characters and the pacing. So many epics suffer from pacing problems, whereas this kept me engaged throughout. It does have some tells of being a first book-it definitely is referential to other works, primarily Dune and the author overuses foreshadowing to a frustrating degree. However, I still liked the book a lot and will continue the series. 4⭐️

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️I am delighted I have finally picked these books up. The I,Robot series is an absolutely wonderful read! The murder mysteries are fun, hard boiled, good cop buddy dynamic. But the universe building which started small and is now growing bigger is so exciting to keep exploring.

I hope that you will forgive me for saying so, the minarch says, but this is all a bit...underwhelming. - The Fourth Consort

He was in my light. - The Book of Swords "The Best Man Wins" by K.J. Parker

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

The Fourth Consort - Edward Ashton
The Book of Swords - Various Authors
The Far Edges of the Known World - Owen Rees

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

This book started off reminding me of the 3 Body Problem, with Cherokee people instead of the Chinese. I had high hopes and was really enjoying the story... until the "impact" (about 60% in). After that the novel became very odd, dark, and left me disappointed! Despite the great beginning, "Hole in the Sky" deserves a thumbs down from me ?

Litsy, do you guys have some science fiction recommendations written by women? I have Ursula Le guin Hainish series that I plan on starting after I‘m done with Lilith‘s Brood. Anything appreciated 👽!! #sciencefiction

While it was fun to be back in this world again, the pacing was a little off and the plot seemed like it was disorganized. It was a funny and creative book, but not the work of genius that the first two books in this series were. It's still a pick and I enjoyed it.