Review of 'Holy Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #3)' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
A satisfying conclusion to the trilogy.
Although I would be more than happy if Mr. Lawrence decided to give us another book or two set on this planet.
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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Review of 'Hounded (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #1)' on 'Storygraph'
4 stars
I enjoyed the action and druid's sardonic view of the world.
As an added bonus for me, there's a talking dog and he's a delight.
If you're looking for a read that gives you what you get from Jim Butcher's Dresden Files, this is a good place to go.
Review of 'Hexed\r\n \r\n Iron Druid Chronicles Paperback' on 'Storygraph'
4 stars
I thought I'd wait to read this book, #2 in the series, but I felt too impatient.
I'm liking the series and the use of recurring characters. Ready to read #3, but the library is making me wait.
David Scrimshaw reviewed Empress of Forever: A Novel by Max Gladstone
Review of 'Empress of Forever: A Novel' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
Science fiction that's not like anything else out there but kept me interested the whole way through.
David Scrimshaw reviewed Empress of Forever by Max Gladstone
Review of 'Empress of Forever' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
Science fiction that's not like anything else out there but kept me interested the whole way through.
David Scrimshaw reviewed 11/22/63 by Stephen King
Review of '11/22/63' on 'Storygraph'
4 stars
Well written and weird. Maybe more weird than I'm up for.
David Scrimshaw reviewed The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie
Listen. A god is speaking. My voice echoes through the stone of your master's castle. …
Review of 'The Raven Tower' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
This story that would be classified as fantasy is very different from Ms Leckie's science fiction, but just as rewarding in how different it is from everything else.
I just spent ten minutes saving links to all of her short stories that are online and downloading the podcasts of her stories that have been saved that way. Because some of them are set in the same universe.
Although it does not seem that any focus on the god who narrates The Raven Tower or on Eolo, the main human character.
I would really like to spend more time with either of them.
David Scrimshaw reviewed A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine (Teixcalaan, #1)
Ambassador Mahit Dzmare arrives in the center of the multi-system Teixcalaanli Empire only to discover …
Review of 'A Memory Called Empire' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
Terrific space opera with original sci-fi ideas and interesting politics.
I'm happy to see that this is "Teixcalaan #1" because I'll be wanting to read #2.
David Scrimshaw reviewed A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine
A Memory Called Empire is a 2019 science fiction novel, the debut novel by Arkady …
Review of 'A Memory Called Empire' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
Terrific space opera with original sci-fi ideas and interesting politics.
I'm happy to see that this is "Teixcalaan #1" because I'll be wanting to read #2.
David Scrimshaw reviewed The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley
From the Hugo Award–winning author of The Stars Are Legion comes a brand-new science fiction …
Review of 'The Light Brigade' on 'Storygraph'
4 stars
Well written and weird. Maybe more weird than I'm up for.
David Scrimshaw reviewed In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire (Wayward Children, #4)
This fourth entry and prequel tells the story of Lundy, a very serious young girl …
Review of 'In an Absent Dream' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
Seanan McGuire is doing amazing things with the concept of magical worlds that children go off to. In this one she creates a fascinating world based on fair bartering.
I particularly like how she skips over the "adventures" that most of these stories dwell on and gets right to the real drama for her character.
David Scrimshaw reviewed In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire
This fourth entry and prequel tells the story of Lundy, a very serious young girl …
Review of 'In an Absent Dream' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
Seanan McGuire is doing amazing things with the concept of magical worlds that children go off to. In this one she creates a fascinating world based on fair bartering.
I particularly like how she skips over the "adventures" that most of these stories dwell on and gets right to the real drama for her character.
David Scrimshaw reviewed Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch
Review of 'Moon Over Soho' on 'Storygraph'
4 stars
I like police procedurals and I like urban fantasy and this scratches both of those itches.
I wish I'd read this sooner after I read Rivers of London because I do not have a good memory of what happened to everyone in that book and even who was exactly who and it matters.
David Scrimshaw reviewed Fire and Hemlock by Diana Wynne Jones
Polly has two sets of memories...
One is normal: school, home, friends. The other, stranger …
Review of 'Fire and Hemlock' on 'Storygraph'
4 stars
I don't remember when I read this, but I know I did and I liked it.
The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There by Catherynne M. Valente (Fairyland (2))
September has longed to return to Fairyland after her first adventure there. And when she finally does, she learns that …