Tak! commented on What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
From T. Kingfisher, the award-winning author of The Twisted Ones, comes What Moves the Dead, …
The January 2023 selection for #SFFBookClub
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Tak! commented on Glimpse by Leone Ross
Glimpse is the first anthology of speculative fiction by Black British writers, showcasing a variety …
Just ordered myself a copy of this - should be of interest to #SFFBookClub folks (and beyond): 'Glimpse', a newly-published anthology of Black British speculative fiction:
www.peepaltreepress.com/books/glimpse
Launch events coming up online, in London and in Brighton:
Tak! commented on The Ivory Tomb by Melissa Caruso (Rooks and Ruin, #3)
The Dark Days have returned. The Demon of Carnage mercilessly cuts through villagers and armies. …
Tak! wants to read The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher
When a young woman clears out her deceased grandmother’s home in rural North Carolina, she …
Who could resist a protagonist named Mouse?
Tak! commented on The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri (The Burning Kingdoms, #1)
Imprisoned by her dictator brother, Malini spends her days in isolation in the Hirana: an …
Disappointing when a big reveal is like "well duh"
Tak! rated Our Bloody Pearl: 4 stars
Our Bloody Pearl by D.N. Bryn (These Treacherous Tides, #1)
The ocean is uncontrollable and dangerous. But to the sirens who swim the warm island waters, it’s a home more …
Tak! commented on Our Bloody Pearl by D.N. Bryn (These Treacherous Tides, #1)
The ocean is uncontrollable and dangerous. But to the sirens who swim the warm island …
Murielle is Parvati OuterWorlds
Tak! reviewed A Half-Built Garden by Ruthanna Emrys
On a warm March night in 2083, Judy Wallach-Stevens wakes to a warning of unknown …
A Half-Built Garden
4 stars
There's really a lot to like here for fans of Story of Your Life/Arrival, Becky Chambers, and/or Adrian Tchaikovsky. I particularly like this take on the nearish future of technology for communication and community decision-making.
I felt like it got a bit preachy at times around the subject of distributed consensus governance, but this is a minor, subjective nitpick.
Tak! commented on A Half-Built Garden by Ruthanna Emrys
On a warm March night in 2083, Judy Wallach-Stevens wakes to a warning of unknown …
Content warning big spoiler
Alien sex scene!
For a book that started out much more Arrival than Becky Chambers, this caught me by surprise
Tak! commented on A Half-Built Garden by Ruthanna Emrys
On a warm March night in 2083, Judy Wallach-Stevens wakes to a warning of unknown …
"Bluescreens" as a slur for corporate stooges 😁
Tak! commented on A Half-Built Garden by Ruthanna Emrys
On a warm March night in 2083, Judy Wallach-Stevens wakes to a warning of unknown …
Content warning early spoiler, fundamental plot basis
Seriously, if I was out with my whole family and some aliens rocked up and said "Humans won't survive the ecological collapse, come live in space with us!" I would be like "Great, do you have video games, or do we need to stop home quick?"
Tak! commented on A Half-Built Garden by Ruthanna Emrys
On a warm March night in 2083, Judy Wallach-Stevens wakes to a warning of unknown …
"snoping" (perpetrating a hoax) 😁
Leech by Hiron Ennes
In an isolated chateau, as far north as north goes, the baron’s doctor has died. The doctor’s replacement has a …
Tak! reviewed When the Tiger Came down the Mountain by Nghi Vo (The Singing Hills Cycle, #2)
The cleric Chih finds themself and their companions at the mercy of a band of …
When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain
4 stars
I enjoyed this one a bit more than Empress of Salt and Fortune, I think because the tension between the tellers and the listeners adds a hint of excitement that I was missing in the first one
Tak! rated The Empress of Salt and Fortune: 3 stars
The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo (The Singing Hills Cycle, #1)
With the heart of an Atwood tale and the visuals of a classic Asian period drama, Nghi Vo's The Empress …