On closing this screening from Netgalley (thankyou) I say.. Mark you devilish bastard! On the heels of Red Sister, we are committed to knowing how this child Nona and her cohorts are going to be raised, trained, and where they will happen upon in a world that is closing in. Ice walls, literally. With only […]
February 19, 2018
Short URL book, fiction, Mark Lawrence, review, women
While the prior book might have been a slug through a bog this one was a rain-drenched battle and all the feelings that come along with it.
March 22, 2017
Short URL fiction, Grim Dark, review
Returning the world Joe Abercrombie delivers another dark tale of people and the striving through the human condition. Here is a tale of vengeance and it’s dark countenance. It was good, but not his greatest work and here’s my take.
March 7, 2017
Short URL book, fantasy, fiction, Grim Dark, review
It’s hard not to continue to come up with geological metaphors for this book. It’s dense, striated, complicated, a few pockets that formed that needed shoring up, but overall a great cross section that continues to evolve.
February 5, 2017
Short URL fantasy, fiction, geology, review
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin My rating: 4 of 5 stars Liquid Hot Magma! This is a read that does not disappoint. It’s got some peculiarities and some rather off timed vulgarities but overall I found the entire beginning to this epic fascinating. The prose is well done. I can feel rocks now. […]
January 30, 2017
Short URL apocolyptic, book, fantasy, fiction, review
A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab My rating: 4 of 5 stars Wow.. Bastard left us at a cliffhanger, though. Sigh.. I try not to start things that don’t have endings. Humans are pained by things they don’t know. This pains me. heheh. Ok, so welcome back to three–er–four–London’s. The indefatigable Delilah, the Royal […]
January 6, 2017
Short URL book, fantasy, fiction, review
Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky My rating: 4 of 5 stars What an interesting read. I’m so glad I finished it. I had a character moment that I .. just.. umfphforthesakeofallthingsgoodstopingsostupid .. but I let it pass and really really glad I let it go. lol. It was solid, well thought out; the ingenuity […]
January 2, 2017
Short URL book, fiction, review, science fiction
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