“Vicious” by V.E. Schwab
Vicious follows Victor and Eli, who were best friends in college until their experiments to gain superpowers went horribly right. With Victor no longer in prison, neither of them will…
Read more“The Martian” by Andy Weir
Everyone has been raving about The Martian by Andy Weir, and as a total sucker for any space exploration related story, I had to read it. The Martian is about…
Read more“Firefight” by Brandon Sanderson
Shorter review again. I’m going to be doing lots of these so I can review a higher percentage of the books I read. Steelheart wasn’t my favourite Sanderson book –…
Read more“Doomsday Book” by Connie Willis
I’ve heard a lot about Connie Willis, but my first exposure to her was her story in the Rogues anthology, which I absolutely loved. I bought this book, and To…
Read more“The Just City” by Jo Walton
I’ve been wanting to read Jo Walton for a while – her books always get great reviews, and she loves the Vorkosigan Saga as much as I do! Tor sent…
Read more“Jumper” by Steven Gould
This is going to be a short review, since I’m catching up on reviews (as always). I was recently sent a copy of Jumper by Tor as part of their…
Read more“Expiration Day” by William Campbell Powell
I’ve started avoiding the entire YA genre because pretty much every book I hear about seems to involve an implausible dystopia built around societies of arbitrarily capitalised Nouns and a…
Read more“The Quiet War” by Paul McAuley
The Quiet War is set in the 23rd century in a fully colonised solar system. War is brewing between conservative Earth and the solar system colonists called Outers, who push…
Read more“Consider Phlebas” by Iain M. Banks
I’ve heard a lot about Iain M. Banks’ Culture universe, but hadn’t read any of his books for a long time. I was inspired by the start of the new…
Read more“Burning Paradise” by Robert Charles Wilson
Burning Paradise follows Cassie Klyne and various members of her family, who are members of a secret organisation that knows the truth about humanity’s history. They are in hiding; since…
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