Not the hard sci-fi I usually look for, but the story kept me going and I want to read more in this series.
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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 Angelmaker: 5 stars
Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway (duplicate)
Avoiding the lifestyle of his late gangster father by working as a clock repairman, Joe Spork fixes an unusual device …
David Scrimshaw rated Fool Moon: 4 stars
Fool Moon by Jim Butcher (The Dresden Files ; bk. 2)
David Scrimshaw reviewed Tin star by Cecil Castellucci (Western)
"Beaten and left for dead, fourteen-year-old Tula Bane finds herself abandoned on a space station …
Review of 'Tin star' on 'Storygraph'
4 stars
David Scrimshaw reviewed Storm Front by Jim Butcher (The Dresden Files, #1)
The novels of the Dresden Files have become synonymous with action-packed urban fantasy and non-stop …
Review of 'Storm Front' on 'Storygraph'
4 stars
A satisfying read. Looking forward to more Harry Dresden stories.
David Scrimshaw reviewed The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two by Catherynne M. Valente (Fairyland (3))
September misses Fairyland and her friends Ell, the Wyverary, and the boy Saturday. She longs …
Review of 'The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two' on 'Storygraph'
4 stars
I loved the first two books about September, but I didn't love this one. I'm still glad I read it and I hope there will be more.
I can't put my finger on what was different.
I loved the first two books about September, but I didn't love this one. I'm still glad I read it and I hope there will be more.
I can't put my finger on what was different.
David Scrimshaw rated We are all completely beside ourselves: 5 stars
We are all completely beside ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler
Meet the Cooke family: Mother and Dad, brother Lowell, sister Fern, and Rosemary, who begins her story in the middle. …
David Scrimshaw rated The magician's assistant: 4 stars
The magician's assistant by Ann Patchett
What is to become of a magician's assistant without her magician? This is the question Sabine asks herself after the …
David Scrimshaw rated The Ocean at the End of the Lane: 4 stars
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
A middle-aged man returns to his childhood home to attend a funeral. Although the house he lived in is long …
David Scrimshaw rated Fortune's Pawn (Paradox #1): 4 stars
David Scrimshaw rated Skellig: 5 stars
Skellig by David Almond
Ten-year-old Michael was looking forward to moving into a new house. But now his baby sister is ill, his parents …
David Scrimshaw rated Skellig: 5 stars
David Almond: Skellig (2013, Hachette Children's Group)
Skellig by David Almond
Ten-year-old Michael was looking forward to moving into a new house. But now his baby sister is ill, his parents …
David Scrimshaw rated Ancillary Sword: 5 stars
Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie (Imperial Radch, #2)
Breq is a soldier who used to be a warship. Once a weapon of conquest controlling thousands of minds, now …
David Scrimshaw rated Alif the Unseen: 4 stars
David Scrimshaw rated Ancillary Sword: 5 stars
Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie (Imperial Radch, #2)
Seeking atonement for past crimes, Breq takes on a mission as captain of a troublesome new crew of Radchai soldiers, …