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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Two time-traveling agents from warring futures, working their way through the past, begin to exchange …
I don't know if this was fantasy or science fiction. It was maybe weirder than I'm ready for.
"Iron Druid Atticus O'Sullivan, hero of Kevin Hearne's epic New York Times bestselling urban fantasy …
Have I mentioned the talking dog in this series? We get a second talking dog!
"This hilarious and action-packed urban fantasy series is set in a modern world in which all the gods of every …
Thirteen hundred gates have opened to solar systems around the galaxy. But as humanity builds …
It's the Expanse, #8.
Therefore a must read.
And it paid off, fully.
A fun read where you can feel confident that some surprises are in store but nothing truly awful will happen.
Two time-traveling agents from warring futures, working their way through the past, begin to exchange …
I don't know if this was fantasy or science fiction. It was maybe weirder than I'm ready for.
These are fun. I'm going to keep going on the series.
A fun read where you can feel confident that some surprises are in store but nothing truly awful will happen.
I was almost inclined not to read this because the fairyland our human heroine is navigating is not a fun place to be.
But this is a good story.
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.
I just want Inspector Gamache to solve murders.
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.
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.
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.
A satisfying fast-paced sci-fi action story.
If Mr. Morgan chooses to write more stories in this world, I'll be there for them.
