That was a super delightful start to my reading year.
This is an awful lot like The Scholomance but with dragons, and I think I could’ve finished it iThat was a super delightful start to my reading year.
This is an awful lot like The Scholomance but with dragons, and I think I could’ve finished it in two sittings had I been given the opportunity. I’ll totally read the next one. It was fun and fast-paced....more
I was SUPER engaged for the part about the mystery around Jane Stanford’s death and the section at the end where Miller actually talks about why fish I was SUPER engaged for the part about the mystery around Jane Stanford’s death and the section at the end where Miller actually talks about why fish don’t exist. Everything else was just kind of fine for me, but I’ll average it out to four stars. ...more
4.5 stars: this is an absolutely fantastic debut novel. There are great sci-fi elements, environmental collapse, themes of race and belonging, a diver4.5 stars: this is an absolutely fantastic debut novel. There are great sci-fi elements, environmental collapse, themes of race and belonging, a diverse group of characters, and an interesting mystery.
Asuka is among 80 people sent on a ship to a new planet, a last ditch effort to save humanity after environmental disaster and war. But then, the worst happens and a bomb kills three people, and everyone is left wondering if there’s a traitor among them. Asuka is tasked with getting to the bottom of the mystery.
The story unfolds in the present day after the bomb and flashes back to Asuka’s childhood and the program she went through to be selected for the mission.
As much as I loved The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, I wouldn’t have picked this up if we weren’t reading it for book club. I didn’t think I’d like tAs much as I loved The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, I wouldn’t have picked this up if we weren’t reading it for book club. I didn’t think I’d like the storytelling style (I don’t care for epistolary novels, and this feels similar) and the topic (the rise and fall of a 70s band) just wasn’t interesting to me at all.
But I’m so glad I read this. This is the first book I’ve read this year that I just devoured. I was captivated....more
This was way more literary than I expected! Based on the title, description and cover, I expected it to be a little silly but entirely fun. It was funThis was way more literary than I expected! Based on the title, description and cover, I expected it to be a little silly but entirely fun. It was fun, but it was also well-written and explores some big concepts: confrontation with the end of the world, what it means to love, and being a stranger in a strange land.
I think the description sells this one short. This is heartfelt and weighty, and although there are some silly things that happen, this isn't a light, fluffy novel.
Thank you to NetGalley and Hyperion Avenue!...more
Really loved this beautiful story. I would recommend this to anyone who loves the Wayfarers world and is interested in learning more about the Sianet.Really loved this beautiful story. I would recommend this to anyone who loves the Wayfarers world and is interested in learning more about the Sianet. It can be read in full here.
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Really loved this beautiful story. I would recommend this to anyone who loves the Wayfarers world and is interested in learning more about the Sianet. It can be read in full here....more