Reviews and Comments

A great fantasy novel revolving around a civil war in a small country, but focusing mainly on the experiences and interactions of the two main characters. I enjoyed the nuance around the different factions' and characters' motivations, as well as the fact that the protagonists were regular people in particular situations and not Chosen Ones. Apart from being in a different world, the fantasy treatment is very subtle and well-judged. I'm looking forward to finding out what the sequel has in store!

I nibbled my way through this one in tiny chunks, because it's bleak in the same very plausible way that made me walk away from black mirror.

I enjoyed that it focused on a different character than the first installment, which allowed the narrative to come from a different direction and give a new perspective on events. An intriguing (while bleak) look at transhumanism/posthumanism in a setting of unfettered capitalism.

Very novel take on the repercussions of a first contact scenario. It's also a rare instance of a story set in a military environment that doesn't revolve around fighting the war.

The #SFFBookClub selection for April 2023

This is my third Sarah Gailey book, and every single time I finish one, I think "That woman has lived through some shit, I hope she's ok."

Just Like Home is a book about good and evil and belonging and terror and growing up and death and family, but not in the ways I expected.

I'm sorry, booksona, you're not for me…

A satisfying continuation of the series, but whereas Ninth House was gritty, dark, contemporary supernatural fantasy, Hell Bent is verging into YA supernatural. Which is fine, but the gritty darkness was what I liked most about Ninth House.

The March 2023 #SFFBookClub selection

According to tor.com, this is my booksona

What the hell is going on?!

The SFFBookClub selection for February 2023

This is the best/worst book to have just gotten into when a bout of insomnia strikes, so you can lie reading in a dark, silent house while the level of creepiness steadily builds, and something outside makes a tok-tok-tok noise