Tak! reviewed The First Binding by R.R. Virdi
The First Binding
1 star
This is so shamefully, outrageously derivative of The Name of the Wind that it reads like fanfiction
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Tak! commented on Akata Woman by Nnedi Okorafor
From the moment Sunny Nwazue discovered she had magic flowing in her blood, she sought …
AKATA WOMAN, the 3rd book in THE NSIBIDI SCRIPTS SERIES, is a Lodestar Award Finalist, 😊🇳🇬🧙🏾♀️✨!
AKATA WARRIOR won the very 1st one given a few years ago, 😃. This year’s finalist list for the Lodestar is powerful. I’m proud to be on it!
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 …
"Oh cool, A Half-Built Garden is up for a Utopia Award! Voting open through the end of the month: file770.com/2023-utopia-award-nominees/ "
Tak! reviewed A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe by Alex White
Furious and fun, the first book in this bold, new science fiction adventure series follows …
A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe
3 stars
A not particularly deep, but fun action adventure romp - it feels a bit like a space opera version of Tales of the Ketty Jay
Tak! commented on Too Like the Lightning by Ada Palmer
"The world into which Mycroft and Carlyle have been born is as strange to our …
The #SFFBookClub selection for June 2023
Tak! wants to read The First Binding by R.R. Virdi
Tor recommended this for bards, so here I go…
Tak! rated The Babylon Eye: 5 stars
The Babylon Eye by Masha du Toit
Elke Veraart is in prison. She used to be an eco-terrorist, hunting down poachers to protect endangered species. Now she’s …
Tak! rated Unnatural Magic: 5 stars
Unnatural Magic by C. M. Waggoner
Onna can write the parameters of a spell faster than any of the young men in her village school. But …
Tak! reviewed The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher
A young woman discovers a strange portal in her uncle’s house, leading to madness and …
The Hollow Places
5 stars
Content warning metaspoilers maybe
Gave me similar vibes as Annihilation (in a good way), but also gave me some closure in the ending (in a good way).
Tak! commented on Non-Player Character by Veo Corva
32-year old Tar feels like a Non-Player Character in their own life. They’ve been utterly …
Content warning spoiler
Oh wow, I had forgotten about the seal 😄
Tak! rated Hollow Empire: 4 stars
Hollow Empire by Sam Hawke
Poison was only the beginning.... The deadly siege of Silasta woke the ancient spirits, and now the city-state must find …
Tak! commented on Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
From the author of Gods of Jade and Shadow comes this reimagining of the classic …
The #SFFBookClub pick for May 2023
Tak! reviewed City of Lies
City of Lies
4 stars
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!
Tak! reviewed Engines of Oblivion by Karen Osborne
Natalie Chan gained her corporate citizenship, but barely survived the battle for Tribulation.
Now corporate …
Engines of Oblivion
5 stars
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.
Tak! reviewed Architects of Memory by Karen Osborne
Terminally ill salvage pilot Ash Jackson lost everything in the war with the alien Vai, …
Architects of Memory
4 stars
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.