There's no better time of year to use as an excuse for a fresh start than new year's day and (for the foreseeable future at least) no better new year's day than the start of a new decade. I'm not one to really celebrate the new year all that much but I do like this … Continue reading Blog #12 – Beginnings and Endings in 2020
This is the space opera I have been looking for and it didn't take any jedi mind tricks to convince me of that! The Collapsing Empire gets of to a flying start and I was immeditately enraptured by this universe. The Interdependency is an empire built from different space systems which are all linked by … Continue reading Review – The Collapsing Empire, John Scalzi ★★★★☆
Is it possible that I like Blood Tally even more than Uncanny Collateral? Normally I'm nervous about the second in a series be it books, films, games or any other medium but McClellan provides, in my opinion, the ideal sequel to Uncanny Collateral. Blood Tally is a fast paced struggle for Alex Fitz against pressures from … Continue reading Review – Blood Tally, Brian McClellan ★★★★★
In the SFF community I feel like there are definitely certain authors that it is just taken for granted you have already read and people go on to wear these names like a badge of honour. But there are just so many and as much as I hate to admit it, there are some names … Continue reading Blog #11 – I Just Haven’t Read You Yet
This is classic Terry Pratchett and that's never a bad thing! Death is one of the most universally well-liked characters in The Discworld (funny that isn't it) and for good reason. Once again here one of the stories focusing on Death leads to laughs, chaos, a swarm of trolleys taking over a city, an old … Continue reading Review – Reaper Man, Terry Pratchett ★★★★★
Unfortunately, I missed the Halloween party by a day or two but hey, it's never the wrong time to review a Stephen King book right? I picked this up partly for fear of missing out and being forced into buying a film tie-in edition but also because I think about The Shining all the time. … Continue reading Review – Doctor Sleep, Stephen King ★★★☆☆
I loved almost everything about this novel. From my still limited, but I'm working on it, knowledge of Asimov, I would say that this seems to be in his typical style. He pits science against popularity and public relations, incorporates a certain amount of mystery in the plot, imagines an in depth alien civilisation that … Continue reading Review – The Gods Themselves, Isaac Asimov ★★★★☆
In reading this book, I feel almost as if I have lived a lifetime. I was well aware of the length of this book throughout but it never seemed to matter. The way that Tartt presents Theo's story, the many stages he goes through and how it all links back to that one life changing … Continue reading Review – The Goldfinch, Donna Tartt ★★★★☆
It's impossible to ignore the fact that the seasons change my reading desires. I always want to read but not necessarily the same types of book month to month. When it comes to finding the perfect setting for a book, there is no season more atmospheric than the Autumn. Be it a cold Gothic horror … Continue reading Blog #10 – Autumnal Pages
The love of this book that I have seen posted all over the internet has always seemed a bit ridiculous to me. I read it a while ago, looking for all of the things that everyone else praises it for but I never quite saw what all the fuss was about. I think before, I … Continue reading Review – All Systems Red, Martha Wells ★★★★★
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