Date Read: July 9 Author: Valerie Valdes Genre: Science Fiction Rating: 4/5 Captain Eva might not be the richest spaceship captain in the galaxy, but her ship does have psychic cats. Her life of delivering small cargo for smaller profits is interrupted when her sister calls, sending her spiraling down into a complicated series ofContinue reading “Chilling Effect”
Monthly Archives: July 2020
Stormsong
Date Read: July 8 Author: C.L. Polk Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 It’s only been days since Grace helped her brother undo the atrocity which powered their nation. Now she finds herself trying to save her nation, which is entering winter with no power and not enough Stormsingers to stop the storms on the horizon. IContinue reading “Stormsong”
Witchmark
Date Read: July 7 Author: C.L. Polk Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 When Miles was born, he was destined to either be sent to an asylum for witches or become a magical battery for his younger sister. He runs away to the military, and comes back to be a doctor. When a poisoned patient dies andContinue reading “Witchmark”
Darwinia
Date Read: July 7 Author: Robert Charles Wilson Genre: Fantasy Rating: 3/5 In 1912 the Miracle happened, transforming all of Europe into a nightmarish jungle full of monsters. Guilford Law travels to new-Europe, called Darwinia, and finds that the Miracle was even more complicated than he ever imagined. The novel’s premise certainly had potential, butContinue reading “Darwinia”
The Eyes of the Dragon
Date Read: July 5 Author: Stephen King Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 When the king dies, murdered with a strange poison, his oldest son is imprisoned in a tower. He must find a way to escape, because he is one of the few who knows that the true murderer is Flagg, an evil wizard who isContinue reading “The Eyes of the Dragon”
Drift
Date Read: July 4 Author: M.K. Hutchins Genre: Fantasy Rating: 4/5 Tenjat lives on a massive island Turtle, which swims through an ocean of monsters. His dream is to work for the Tree at the center of the island as a Handler so that he can protect the Turtle and his younger sister. Even asContinue reading “Drift”
The Cybernetic Tea Shop
Date Read: July 4 Author: Meredith Katz Genre: Science Fiction Rating: 4/5 Clara is an AI technician. When she moves to Seattle, she finds a tea shop run by Sal, a fully autonomous robot. Sal has been running the tea shop ever since her original owner died, and now Clara must discover whether or notContinue reading “The Cybernetic Tea Shop”
The Genius Plague
Date Read: July 3 Author: David Walton Genre: Science Fiction Rating: 5/5 When Neil’s older brother returns from a trip to the Amazon, he’s not the same as when he left. He survives a severe fungal infection, and immediately starts to claim that the fungus is still in his brain – and has made himContinue reading “The Genius Plague”
Mexican Gothic
Date Read: July 2 Author: Silvia Moreno-Garcia Genre: Horror Rating: 5/5 When Noemí receives a frantic letter from her recently-married cousin, she finds herself in an isolated house in the Mexican countryside. The longer she’s there, the more she finds herself unable to trust anyone…even herself. Ever since I read Gods of Jade and Shadow,Continue reading “Mexican Gothic”
The Stone Sky
Date Read: July 1 Author: N.K. Jemisin Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 The moon is returning, and what happens next depends on Essun and Nassun and their choices. The world is ending for the last time, and sometimes what is corrupt cannot be cleansed. It must be destroyed. “I think,” Hoa says slowly, “that if youContinue reading “The Stone Sky”
Zoey's Year in Books 2020 