Science Fiction
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Monthly Reading Wrap-Up: June 2019
June was an exceptionally busy, but fun month for me. My birthday falls in early June, which means lots of shiny new books for me, and I also spent a lot of time with family and friends. Despite being super busy, I managed to read 12 books in June. Continue reading
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Book Review: Atlas Alone by Emma Newman
By now you all know how much I absolutely love Emma Newman’s Planetfall books, so there’s no surprise that I was eagerly awaiting, and ultimately ended up loving, this book. The first sequel in the Planetfall series, Atlas Alone picks up six months after the events of After Atlas and deals with the consequences of… Continue reading
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Weekly Wrap-Up: 07 June 2019
Happy Friday all! This is an especially happy Friday because my birthday is tomorrow! I’m really looking forward to spending time with some of my favourite people* while celebrating my 31st year. How fun! Continue reading
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Book Review: Children of Ruin by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Some of you may know that Children of Time is one of my absolute favourite novels. I love the incredible scope, storytelling, and world that Tchaikovsky captures on the page. Children of Ruin is a fantastic sequel that expands on everything that made the first book great, all while serving a compelling and gorgeous story. Continue reading
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Reading Wrap-Up: May 2019
I’m pretty sure I’ve fallen into some sort of time slip. While April seemed to drag on and on, the month of May flew by in a flash. Despite being busy (as usual) and reading some longer books this month, I still managed to read ten books (and DNFed two), and I’m so proud. The… Continue reading
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Book Review: Walking to Aldebaran by Adrian Tchaikovsky
I absolutely love Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Children of Time and was curious to see what his other science fiction books were like. Walking to Aldebaran is the perfect way to sample his writing style — clocking in at right around 140 pages, it’s a short but effective story of an astronaut lost in space. Continue reading
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Weekly Reading Wrap-Up: 24 May 2019
Excuse me, I seem to have lost the entire month of May. Seriously, where did May go? I feel like April lasted forever and now the universe is trying to correct itself by moving at warp speed through May. Just me? Maybe? Okay. I’ve been reading quite a lot lately, but it doesn’t necessarily reflect… Continue reading
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Weekly Wrap-Up: 17 May 2019
Happy Friday, everyone! It feels like this week has gone on forever, but the weekend is nearly here. I’ve had a good reading week, despite some disappointments. Let’s get to it! Continue reading
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Mini Reviews: Ragged Alice, The Tea Master and the Detective, and The Prince and the Dressmaker
Today I’m bringing you three flash reviews for books that are not even remotely related. Why are they in this post together? Because they were all incredibly quick and short reads — one is a graphic novel and the other two are novellas. Take a look below at my thoughts on Ragged Alice by Gareth… Continue reading
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Weekly Wrap-Up: 10 May 2019
Happy Friday! I feel like my life is getting back to normal (see my April wrap-up post for more) and I’m finally reading again. This week has been a good one — I read a bunch of books and am off to see Detective Pikachu after work. Continue reading
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