Network Effect by Martha Wells Publication Date: May 5, 2020 Summary from NetGalley: You know that feeling when you’re at work, and you’ve had enough of people, and then the boss walks in with yet another job that needs to be done right this second or the world will end, but all you want to … Continue reading The Murderbot Diaries #5
The Loop By Ben Oliver Publication Date: April 7, 2020 "This sense of futility, of hopelessness; this is what happens when you take compassion out of leadership, when you take mercy out of judgment, when you let the machines decide the fate of humans.” One of the things I like about science fiction is how … Continue reading Mini-Reviews
Romances are not exactly my favorite genre, but occasionally I get in the mood for one, especially when I know they are funny. And these two are exceptionally funny and just so awesomely good. If I keep reading romances this good then I might just have to change my mind about the genre. Frankly in … Continue reading Mini-Reviews
Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth Publication Date: April 7, 2020 Summary from NetGalley: Fifteen years ago, five ordinary teenagers were singled out by a prophecy to take down an impossibly powerful entity wreaking havoc across North America. He was known as the Dark One, and his weapon of choice—catastrophic events known as Drains—leveled cities and … Continue reading Life After You Save the World
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo Publication Date: October 8, 2019 Summary from GoodReads: Galaxy “Alex” Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale’s freshman class. Raised in the Los Angeles hinterlands by a hippie mom, Alex dropped out of school early and into a world of shady drug dealer boyfriends, dead-end jobs, and much, much … Continue reading Alex Stern #1
