Just a girl and her books
THE KAIJU PRESERVATION SOCIETY | John Scalzi 03.15.2022 | Tor Books Rating: 4.5/5 stars When COVID-19 sweeps through New York City, Jamie Gray is stuck as a dead-end driver for food delivery apps. That is, until Jamie makes a delivery to an old acquaintance, Tom, who works at what he calls "an animal rights organization." … Continue reading Book Review: The Kaiju Preservation Society
THIS IS NOT THE REAL WORLD | Anna Carey (This is Not the Jess Show #2) 05.24.2022 | Quirk Books Rating: 4/5 stars *Caution: Possible spoilers for the first book in series* Jess Flynn is finally free of Swickley and a life that was broadcast to the whole world on Stuck in the 90’s. She’s … Continue reading Book Review: This is Not the Real World
DUNE | Frank Herbert (Dune #1) 06.1965 | Ace Books Rating: 4/5 stars Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable world where the only thing of value is the “spice” melange, a drug capable of extending life … Continue reading Book Review: Dune
THE ONES WE’RE MEANT TO FIND | Joan He 05.04.2021 | Roaring Brook Press Rating: 5/5 stars Cee has been trapped on an abandoned island for the last three years without any recollection of how she arrived or memories from her life prior. The only thing she knows is that she must find a way … Continue reading Book Review: The Ones We’re Meant to Find
RED RISING | Pierce Brown (Red Rising Saga #1) 01.28.2014 | Del Rey Rating: 5/5 stars The Earth is dying. Darrow is a Red, a miner in the interior of Mars. His mission is to extract enough precious elements to one day allow Mars to be a habitable planet. The Reds are making the ultimate … Continue reading Book Review: Red Rising
A CLOSED AND COMMON ORBIT | Becky Chambers (Wayfarers #2) 03.14.2017 (first published 10.20.2016) | Harper Voyager Rating: 4/5 stars The sequel to THE LONG WAY TO A SMALL, ANGRY PLANET focuses on Lovelace, who was once the artificial intelligence inhabiting the Wayfarer spaceship. She has awoken in a new body after surviving a total … Continue reading Book Review: A Closed and Common Orbit
MINI REVIEWS: ANOKA by Shane Hawk: Anoka, Minnesota is a small city located just outside of the Twin Cities dubbed “The Halloween Capital of the World” since 1937. Shane Hawk has put together a collection of stories touching many topics that all take place in Anoka. Within this collection you’ll find tales of bone collectors, pagan … Continue reading Mini Reviews: Anoka & Remote Control
THE LONG WAY TO A SMALL, ANGRY PLANET | Becky Chambers (Wayfarers #1) 07.05.2016 | Harper Voyager Rating: 5/5 stars Rosemary Harper was searching for a new beginning when she walked onto the Wayfarer. What she found was more than she ever expected among this motley crew. The diverse crew includes: Sissix, the exotic reptilian … Continue reading Book Review: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
THE STONE SKY | N.K. Jemisin (The Broken Earth #3) 08.15.2017 | Orbit Rating: 4.5/5 stars Warning: Potential spoilers ahead This is the way the world ends…for the last time. The Moon will soon return. Whether this means destruction or salvation is in the hands of two women. Essun has learned to harness her power … Continue reading Book Review: The Stone Sky
THE OBELISK GATE | N.K. Jemisin (The Broken Earth #2) 08.16.2016 | Orbit Rating: 5/5 stars Warning: Possible spoilers ahead The world has ended for the last time and civilization has faded into a long cold night. Ash is falling from the sky. Food is scarce. Being alone is dangerous. Essun has found a possible … Continue reading Book Review: The Obelisk Gate
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