Review of 'Lustlocked: A Sin du Jour Affair' on 'Storygraph'
4 stars
These are fun. I'm going to keep going on the series.
These are fun. I'm going to keep going on the series.
Reviews and Comments
An avid sci-fi and fantasy reader who sometimes does historical fiction or even mainstream.
You might notice that most of my reviews are 5 stars. That's because if I start reading a book that doesn't engage me, I stop reading it. Life is too short. I've realized that it's not fair to review a book I haven't read and nobody really needs to hear why I didn't get into a book especially when they might like it.
My goals with reviews are to be brief and give other potential readers an idea of why they might like the book. I leave it to the marketing people and other reviewers to describe the plots.
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David Scrimshaw rated Foxglove Summer: 4 stars
Ben Aaronovitch: Foxglove Summer (2014)
Foxglove Summer by Ben Aaronovitch
When two young girls go missing in rural Herefordshire, police constable and wizard-in-training Peter Grant is sent out of London …
David Scrimshaw reviewed Akin by Emma Donoghue
Review of 'Akin' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
Emma Donoghue is a guaranteed good read.
What set this one apart for me is
- it had the type of characters you don't see many stories about, and
- the two main characters aren't that nice, but you wind up liking them anyway.
Emma Donoghue is a guaranteed good read.
What set this one apart for me is
- it had the type of characters you don't see many stories about, and
- the two main characters aren't that nice, but you wind up liking them anyway.
Review of 'Hexarchate Stories (3) (Machineries of Empire)' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
If you're a Yoon Ha Lee fan, you don't need my review to know you have to read this.
If you're a fan of modern science fiction, you have to read Yoon Ha Lee and you should probably start with [b:Ninefox Gambit|26118426|Ninefox Gambit (The Machineries of Empire, #1)|Yoon Ha Lee|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1446557461l/26118426.SY75.jpg|46065520].
If you're a Yoon Ha Lee fan, you don't need my review to know you have to read this.
If you're a fan of modern science fiction, you have to read Yoon Ha Lee and you should probably start with [b:Ninefox Gambit|26118426|Ninefox Gambit (The Machineries of Empire, #1)|Yoon Ha Lee|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1446557461l/26118426.SY75.jpg|46065520].
Two time-traveling agents from warring futures, working their way through the past, begin to exchange …
Review of 'This is How You Lose the Time War' on 'Storygraph'
4 stars
I don't know if this was fantasy or science fiction. It was maybe weirder than I'm ready for.
I don't know if this was fantasy or science fiction. It was maybe weirder than I'm ready for.
David Scrimshaw reviewed Eight skilled gentlemen by Barry Hughart
Review of 'Eight skilled gentlemen' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
This was fun.
If you enjoy gentle humour, fantasy, and foreign culture, the chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox, are rewarding.
But I have to admit that I was sad to learn that Barry Hughart had intended to write seven books, not only three, in the series, but had a falling out with his publishers. And now he's gone, so we'll never get more.
This was fun.
If you enjoy gentle humour, fantasy, and foreign culture, the chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox, are rewarding.
But I have to admit that I was sad to learn that Barry Hughart had intended to write seven books, not only three, in the series, but had a falling out with his publishers. And now he's gone, so we'll never get more.
David Scrimshaw rated Hunted (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #6): 4 stars
Hunted (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #6) by Kevin Hearne (The iron Druid chronicles -- [bk. 6])
Two-thousand-year-old druid Atticus O'Sullivan, Granuaile and the wolfhound Oberon race across modern-day Europe to try to escape the clutches of …
David Scrimshaw reviewed Glass Beads by Dawn Dumont
Stories that interconnect four First Nations people, Everett Kaiswatim, Nellie Gordon, Julie Papequash, and Nathan …
Review of 'Glass Beads' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
An outstanding of collection of linked short stories.
These would appeal to anyone who has an interest in people surviving impossible childhoods and how all of it can wind up messing up a whole life.
The stories were often bleak, but still there's hope.
An outstanding of collection of linked short stories.
These would appeal to anyone who has an interest in people surviving impossible childhoods and how all of it can wind up messing up a whole life.
The stories were often bleak, but still there's hope.
David Scrimshaw rated Shattered (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #7): 4 stars
Shattered (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #7) by Kevin Hearne (The iron Druid chronicles)
"This hilarious and action-packed urban fantasy series is set in a modern world in which all the gods of every …
David Scrimshaw reviewed In Other Lands
Review of 'In Other Lands' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
A fun read where you can feel confident that some surprises are in store but nothing truly awful will happen.
David Scrimshaw reviewed Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey
Ivy Gamble has never wanted to be magic. She is perfectly happy with her life …
Review of 'Magic for Liars' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
I'm not super-big on mysteries, but a I found this story about a non-magic person surrounded by magicians engaging.
I'm not super-big on mysteries, but a I found this story about a non-magic person surrounded by magicians engaging.
David Scrimshaw reviewed The Bone Ships by RJ Barker
Review of 'The Bone Ships' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
Gritty and grim. But not too much for me.
As a naval fiction buff, I particularly liked how this had a consistent naval tradition that didn't copy the ranks and rules of the 1800-era British navy.
Gritty and grim. But not too much for me.
As a naval fiction buff, I particularly liked how this had a consistent naval tradition that didn't copy the ranks and rules of the 1800-era British navy.
David Scrimshaw reviewed Lustlocked by Matt Wallace
Review of 'Lustlocked' on 'Storygraph'
4 stars
These are fun. I'm going to keep going on the series.
These are fun. I'm going to keep going on the series.
Review of 'Chasing the Phoenix: A Science Fiction Novel' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
I love Darger and Surplus.
If you like a weird post-post-apocalyptic future like out Gene Wolfe's [b:The Shadow of the Torturer|60211|The Shadow of the Torturer (The Book of the New Sun, #1)|Gene Wolfe|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1329650008l/60211.SX50.jpg|762497], and you like lovable rogue conmen, you have to read Swanwick's Darger and Surplus stories.
I love Darger and Surplus.
If you like a weird post-post-apocalyptic future like out Gene Wolfe's [b:The Shadow of the Torturer|60211|The Shadow of the Torturer (The Book of the New Sun, #1)|Gene Wolfe|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1329650008l/60211.SX50.jpg|762497], and you like lovable rogue conmen, you have to read Swanwick's Darger and Surplus stories.
David Scrimshaw reviewed A Little Hatred by Joe Abercrombie
The chimneys of industry rise over Adua and the world seethes with new opportunities. But …
Review of 'A Little Hatred' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
It is great to be back in the world of the First Law Trilogy.
There's a good chance that everything is going to turn out awful. But I think I'll at least try book #2.
It is great to be back in the world of the First Law Trilogy.
There's a good chance that everything is going to turn out awful. But I think I'll at least try book #2.