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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WINNER of the 2021 Hugo, Nebula and Locus Awards!
The first full-length novel in …
Murderbot continues to be a delight. And an old friend comes back.
In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, and …
I've loved Mark Lawrence's other books so much that I now have to read all of them.
That said, I liked his others more. It might be because this one takes place mostly in underground caves and things seem pretty hopeless. I'm not a cave guy.
I've loved Mark Lawrence's other books so much that I now have to read all of them.
That said, I liked his others more. It might be because this one takes place mostly in underground caves and things seem pretty hopeless. I'm not a cave guy.
I've loved Mark Lawrence's other books so much that I now have to read all of them.
That said, I liked his others more. It might be because this one takes place mostly in underground caves and things seem pretty hopeless. I'm not a cave guy.
I've loved Mark Lawrence's other books so much that I now have to read all of them.
That said, I liked his others more. It might be because this one takes place mostly in underground caves and things seem pretty hopeless. I'm not a cave guy.
This is pretty good and it's fun to read a fantasy set in a myth system that I don't know anything about.
This is pretty good and it's fun to read a fantasy set in a myth system that I don't know anything about.
This was fun. If I ever go to Ikea again, I'm going to look for multiverse portals.
This was fun. If I ever go to Ikea again, I'm going to look for multiverse portals.
Nino Cipri's Finna is a rambunctious, touching story that blends all the horrors the multiverse …
This was fun. If I ever go to Ikea again, I'm going to look for multiverse portals.
This was fun. If I ever go to Ikea again, I'm going to look for multiverse portals.
I liked Ali Wong's Netflix specials a lot.
And I am something of a student of standup comedy.
I learned some things from this book, but reading it was not as fun as watching Ms Wong perform.
I liked Ali Wong's Netflix specials a lot.
And I am something of a student of standup comedy.
I learned some things from this book, but reading it was not as fun as watching Ms Wong perform.
These books by Tom Holt are growing on me.
I started reading them because he's also K.J. Parker.
The Tom Holt books seem to be generally lighter with more raw humour.
I think of myself as not being into dark stuff, but I maybe prefer the K.J. Parker books so far.
Still I plan to read all of them eventually.
These books by Tom Holt are growing on me.
I started reading them because he's also K.J. Parker.
The Tom Holt books seem to be generally lighter with more raw humour.
I think of myself as not being into dark stuff, but I maybe prefer the K.J. Parker books so far.
Still I plan to read all of them eventually.
I am hoping that as this series continues, October Daye becomes more sure of herself and less troubled by her past and her precarious position in the world.
In a botched demonic extraction, they say the demon feels it ten times worse than …
This is a tight, crisp story that's not like any other fantasy story I've read.
You can count on a K.J. Parker story having an interesting protagonist who you perhaps should not be rooting for.
This is a tight, crisp story that's not like any other fantasy story I've read.
You can count on a K.J. Parker story having an interesting protagonist who you perhaps should not be rooting for.
In Manhattan, a young grad student gets off the train and realizes he doesn't remember …
The stuff going on in this novel has a multi-verse explanation, but I'd say you have to call it fantasy.
If you like an interesting story that has just about nothing in common with other fantasy stories you've read, this is a good choice.
I think it would be particularly fun for people who feel connected to New York City.
The stuff going on in this novel has a multi-verse explanation, but I'd say you have to call it fantasy.
If you like an interesting story that has just about nothing in common with other fantasy stories you've read, this is a good choice.
I think it would be particularly fun for people who feel connected to New York City.
In Manhattan, a young grad student gets off the train and realizes he doesn't remember …
The stuff going on in this novel has a multi-verse explanation, but I'd say you have to call it fantasy.
If you like an interesting story that has just about nothing in common with other fantasy stories you've read, this is a good choice.
I think it would be particularly fun for people who feel connected to New York City.
The stuff going on in this novel has a multi-verse explanation, but I'd say you have to call it fantasy.
If you like an interesting story that has just about nothing in common with other fantasy stories you've read, this is a good choice.
I think it would be particularly fun for people who feel connected to New York City.
Good stories and a great way to find out who you should be reading if your most recent favourite sci-fi author is Larry Niven or William Gibson.
Maurice has just killed a dragon with a bread knife... and his true love has …
An easy and fun read.
The Expanse series is probably the best science fiction series of the last decade and Auberon is a great addition.
