null reviewed Time and Time Again by Chatham Greenfield
Phoebe Mendel's day is never ending--literally.
On August 6th, she woke up to find herself …
Time loops
4 stars
A nice time loop story.
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null reviewed The Third Rule of Time Travel by Philip Fracassi
Scientist Beth Darlow has discovered the unimaginable. She’s built a machine that allows human consciousness …
Good
5 stars
A good convoluted time travel story.
null reviewed Destinys Way by Jack Campbell
Good
5 stars
Good conclusion. Generally I feel it looks up to the military too highly and pins to much blame on government corruption, that seems unrealistic. And while it does touch briefly on the rich, it doesn't identify money as a source of trouble.
null reviewed In Our Stars by Jack Campbell
Good
5 stars
Good part 1.
null reviewed When the Moon hits your Eye by John Scalzi
It's a whole new moooooon.
One day soon, suddenly and without explanation, the moon as …
Cute
3 stars
It is a cute book, love the idea. There are too many characters and unclear story lines.
null reviewed The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers (Wayfarers, #4)
With no water, no air, and no native life, the planet Gora is unremarkable. The …
Lockdown
4 stars
Clearly a pandemic quarantine story. Characters are good, book seems cohesive, which based on the last book is not a given. But it still feels like a slog to get through.
null reviewed Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers (Wayfarers, #3)
Centuries after the last humans left Earth, the Exodus Fleet is a living relic, a …
bad
1 star
So the first book was a bit unfocused, the second book fixed that made a cohesive story. This third book is complete chaos, bland characters that do nothing, too many characters, none of the characters interact with each other.
It seems like the book wants to explore communism and how it is incompatible with capital... but it isn't very clear, since so much nothing happens.
null reviewed A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers (Wayfarers, #2)
Once, Lovelace had eyes and ears everywhere. She was a ship's artificial intelligence system - …
Review of 'A Closed and Common Orbit'
5 stars
Where the first book felt sorta unorganized and random, this one felt focused on just two characters with, imo, very relatable marginalized, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA-esque experiences
null reviewed The long way to a small, angry planet by Becky Chambers (Wayfarers, #1)
When Rosemary Harper joins the crew of the Wayfarer, she isn't expecting much. The Wayfarer, …
For some reason reminds me of Firefly
5 stars
To me the book's chapters feel like episodes from a 90s tv show. Each episode/vignette kinda disconnected from the others, yet it somehow works. Kinda reminds me of Firefly, if there were more than humans, and the protagonists were not outlaws, just working class.
null reviewed The vanished birds
Review of "The Vanished Birds"
5 stars
A tragedy, that is capitalism. A bit convoluted at the beginning and more convoluted near the end. But it just feels right.
null reviewed All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders
An ancient society of witches and a hipster technological startup go war as the world …
Review of All the Birds in the Sky
4 stars
A good book, though I would have rather it focused less on Laurence, I didn't really like him as a main character. I would have liked more of Patricia, much more of Peregrine. And it could use an epilogue or something at the end.
null reviewed Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
An adventure set in California's San Gabriel Valley, with cursed violins, Faustian bargains, and queer …
Review of Light From Uncommon Stars
5 stars
Not sure about the title or cover, but otherwise, a good book.
null reviewed The Stars Are Legion by Kameron Hurley
Confusing as intended
5 stars
It spends a lot of time being confusing intentionally, and that is ok. But it feels a little forced to tell the story from both perspectives. I ithink Jayd's story could have been told from third person instead.
null reviewed The Last Emperox by John Scalzi (The Interdependency, #3)
The Last Emperox is the thrilling conclusion to the award-winning, New York Times and USA …
Abrupt
5 stars
Very good. Though I feel like the ending jumped in a bit of a weird way
null reviewed The Consuming Fire by John Scalzi (The Interdependency, #2)
A bit too lucky
5 stars
They somehow luck out so much...