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Scorched by Britt Ringel
A lot of "catch up" exposition when Kat's past caught up with her. It didn't quite feel natural for Lolz to spill all the beans like that even with the token attempt from the lackey to stop it. I guess you could take it as her spitefully lording over Kat what she'd done that led her to that alleyway... Though I don't know what Lolz really got out of that.
mysterious
medium-paced
3.75
Cursed Cocktails by S.L. Rowland
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
3.75
Pretty cute and cosy.
The Invincible by Stanisław Lem
challenging
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
4.0
I think future sci-fi written pre-internet and pre-mobile phone era is so interesting. There was a mention of microfilms and it made me wonder what piece of current, widely used tech would be obsolete in 50 years.
I picked up this book because I was watching someone play a game based on it and I thought the game was fascinating. The characters aren't the same in the two mediums and the stories told are pretty different - it's Regis III and its inhabitants that are at the core of both (which is fascinating in itself).
I picked up this book because I was watching someone play a game based on it and I thought the game was fascinating. The characters aren't the same in the two mediums and the stories told are pretty different - it's Regis III and its inhabitants that are at the core of both (which is fascinating in itself).
Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Murderbot does murder mystery! I loved it and would read the crap out of Murderbot solving murders and apprehending murderers.
Network Effect by Martha Wells
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
Man, I've missed this world and Murderbot. Love seeing ART back on the scene.
I wonder what Three will end up doing, I quite like Three. Not as sarcastic as Murderbot - just seems quite gentle.
Love Will Tear Us Apart by Caimh McDonnell, C.K. McDonnell
adventurous
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
Felt like it started off a bit slow, but picked up around a third of the way through and just steam-rolled to the end.
Betty is the best.
Saw more magic in this book than the other instalments, which was pretty fun.
Really hope the dream Hannah had in the epilogue is more of a warning than anything else. Damn.
Betty is the best.
Really hope the dream Hannah had in the epilogue is more of a warning than anything else. Damn.
Deeplight by Frances Hardinge
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Hardinge's world building and characters have always been exceptional.
Even when she writes hard-to-like characters (I loathed Jelt - he was such an awful friend and so toxic), there's always some layer to them that pulls at one's empathy.
Even when she writes hard-to-like characters (I loathed Jelt - he was such an awful friend and so toxic), there's always some layer to them that pulls at one's empathy.
Turning Darkness Into Light by Marie Brennan
adventurous
inspiring
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75