SPACE
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers
This basically was The Breakfast Club but with aliens. Die-hard fans of the Wayfarers series will probably appreciate The Galaxy, and the Ground Within. While I loved The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet I was not as taken by its sequel nor by this rather anticlimactic conclusion. The Galaxy, and the Ground Within […]
MoreA Complicated Love Story Set in Space by Shaun David Hutchinson
Although I enjoyed the premise of this one, it kind of lost me halfway through. A Complicated Love Story Set in Space follows Noa, an American teenager, who one day just opens his eyes to find himself in space. On the spaceship, named Qriosity, with him are two other teens, DJ and Jenny. I thought […]
MoreStarsight by Brandon Sanderson — book review
Starsight takes this series in an unexpected direction. This instalment is perhaps even more action-driven than Skyward: from the opening chapters to its explosive finale, Starsight is full of spectacular fight scenes. Whereas Skyward had a narrower scope, Starsight presents us with a far more complex story in which the stakes are higher then ever. […]
MoreSkyward by Brandon Sanderson — book review
I more or less inhaled this book. “You get to choose who you are. Legacy, memories of the past, can serve us well. But we cannot let them define us. When heritage becomes a box instead of an inspiration, it has gone too far.” This is easily my favourite book by Brandon Sanderson. A few […]
MoreSalvation Day by Kali Wallace
Salvation Day is yet another book whose good idea/premise is hampered by its poor execution. As the title suggest, much of this novel takes place in one day…this timeline alone makes for a rather restrictive narrative. The story and its characters too are hindered by the fact that most of the events narrated by our […]
MoreA Memory Called Empire : Book Review
A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine ★★★✰✰ 3 stars Yet another example of great concept, poor execution. A Memory Called Empire is an ambitious first instalment. Sadly, the interesting topics and discussions approached by the novel were diminished by an unclear world-building and by a monotone storyline. “Three Seagrass gave Mahit a look […]
MoreA Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers
Review of A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers ★★★✰✰ 3.5 of 5 stars It’s taken me awhile to pick this up. I tried reading it more than a year ago but ended up returning the book to the library so I thought that the audiobook version would be more easy to get into. […]
MoreBinti by Nnedi Okorafor
“You think we are like you humans?” it asked, angrily. “We don’t kill for sport or even for gain. Only for purpose.” An interesting novella that sets a promising start to the series. Okorafor plays around with sci-fi elements, giving us an intriguing take on overused tropes of the genre. Binti is a rather refreshing […]
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