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Tak! commented on Non-Player Character by Veo Corva
Tak! rated Hollow Empire: 4 stars
Hollow Empire by Sam Hawke (Poison Wars, #2)
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
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 (The Memory War, #2)
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
Tak! commented on A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers (Monk & Robot, #1)
The #SFFBookClub selection for April 2023
Tak! reviewed Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey
Just Like Home
5 stars
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.
Tak! stopped reading Sweep of Stars by Maurice Broaddus (Astra Black, #1)
Tak! reviewed Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo (Alex Stern, #2)
Hell Bent
4 stars
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.
Tak! commented on The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water by Zen Cho
The March 2023 #SFFBookClub selection
Tak! wants to read Sweep of Stars by Maurice Broaddus (Astra Black, #1)
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Tak! reviewed Children of Memory by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Children of Memory
4 stars
Content warning plot arc metaspoilers maybe? also for Nona the Ninth
This one took me on a very Nona the Ninth-like journey, from "I am following the plot and know what is going on" to "I am no longer following the plot, what the hell is going on" to "Wow, I did not see that coming"