Science Fiction
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Quarantine Reads: The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water, The Bone Witch, and Borne
I’ve been doing a lot of reading, but not a lot of blogging, while in lockdown. In an effort to catch up on my outstanding reviews, I’m introducing Quarantine Reads! Check out mini reviews of three books I read during lockdown that I never got to share my thoughts on. Continue reading
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Book Review: The Doors of Eden by Adrian Tchaikovsky
A new book from Adrian Tchaikovsky, one of my favourite authors, is always an exciting event. The Doors of Eden was a book that immediately caught my attention with its stunning cover and intriguing concept. I had sky-high expectations for this book, and I am so pleased to say thatthey were absolutely met! The Doors… Continue reading
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Hello There…A Return to Blogging
Hi there! Did you miss me? I went on an inevitable blogging hiatus for a good chunk of quarantine. My brain wasn’t up for it, and although I was doing a good amount of homeworking before the pandemic, transitioning into full-time homeworking AND adjusting to life in lockdown was a bit of a struggle. Continue reading
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Book Review: The Murderbot Diaries (1-4) by Martha Wells
Oh, Murderbot — everyone’s favourite anti-social, anxiety-riddled killing machine. I recently completed the entire Murderbot Diaries novellas in anticipation of the release of the first full-length novel, Network Effect, in June. Today I’m offering you mini reviews of each novella, as well as some thoughts on the series overall. Continue reading
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Book Review: Exhalation by Ted Chiang
I’ve been wanting to read Ted Chiang’s short science fiction works ever since his much acclaimed Stories of Your Life and Others. His work gets loads of praise from literary types who don’t usually look twice at genre fiction, so I was definitely curious and picked up a copy. When two of the works in… Continue reading
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Blog Tour: Goldilocks by Laura Lam
Welcome to my stop on the Goldilocks blog tour! This book snagged my attention back when it was announced and was one of my most anticipated releases of 2020. I adored Lam’s book False Hearts, and was eager to pick up what sounded like a book that was written for me. A feminist science fiction… Continue reading
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The Rearranged Life of Oona Lockhart by Margarita Montimore
I was immediately drawn to the concept of The Rearranged Life of Oona Lockhart — it seemed like it had everything I wanted. Time travel! Brooklyn! Women-led fiction! The 80’s! Unfortunately, this one didn’t quite hit the mark for me, but I think that’s because of my own expectations going into it and confusion as… Continue reading
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Monthly Reading Wrap-Up: March 2020
Greetings from isolation! March has obviously been a super weird month for all of us — it’s not every day you get locked indoors due to a global pandemic. Lockdown did, however, mean I read lots of books and despite so much anxiety, I managed to keep up with my usual rate of reading in… Continue reading
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Reading Wrap-Up: February 2020
Hello pals! Where January felt like it lasted about 12 years, February absolutely flew past! I had a great month — including celebrating my one-year wedding anniversary (!!!) and going on holiday — for books and for life in general! Take a look below to see what my month in books was like. Continue reading
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Book Review: Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes
I’ll be honest, as soon as I heard ‘psychic cats’ I was all in on Chilling Effect. I love space opera, I love off-beat heroes, and I love cats. While banter-y ‘squad’ sci-fi books don’t tend to work for me (see my burning hatred of Aurora Rising), but there was something about Chilling Effect that… Continue reading
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