A Half-Built Garden by Ruthanna Emrys
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
I picked this up for a bookclub read. It took me a long time to get into it. About halfway through, it picked up, but then fizzled out at the end.
The concept of the story was good, but the process of getting there just fell flat.
Persephone Station by Stina Leicht
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I picked this up for book club. It isn’t a book that I would have picked up on my own. I had difficulty with trying to figure out who to root for, since it seemed that the characters were switching sides frequently.
The story was good, but a little confusing as far as the characters go. It was worth reading, though.
Douglas Adams on keeping up with the times.
Swordheart by T. Kingfisher
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I picked this one up for bookclub. I enjoyed it very much, although a lot of the romance and sex scenes were unnecessary. The story was great, but the last chapter before the epilogue went on and on about the logistics of dowries. Again, I felt that it wasn’t needed.
I laughed a lot about the logistics of body fluids and living in a sword. This was a conversation that I think I would have had with friends.
I would recommend this book, but the reader needs to be able to skip through these sections.
The above linked article tells about the gender gap in sci fi writers. As time goes by, there are more and more women writing sci fi. The article tells about writers in the past, and how the writing has changed over the years. Way to go, ladies!
The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I picked up this book for bookclub. I don’t know that I would have read it otherwise, but I am glad I did. The book was a little strange, but the story’s pieces all fit together by the end.
This was well worth the read. I wouldn’t call it fun, but it sucked me into the story right away. It kept me guessing for most of the book. I enjoyed it and may reread it one of these days.
Jim C. Hines, author of Libriomancer, had a photoshoot or two, posing as the cover models on Sci fi books and comic books. It looks like he had a great time. The link is above.
Exit Strategy by Martha Wells
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
While I do love this series, this one just didn’t grab me like the others have. It’s needed to keep the series going, and we need to know what is going on with the characters, but the other books in the series were better.
Libriomancer by Jim C. Hines
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I picked this book up for bookclub. It’s not my usual type of book, but I figured I’d give it a try. I really enjoyed it. The members of my bookclub who had read it assured me that it would be really funny. While I did find a lot of humor in it, I would not call it a funny book.
I did enjoy Smudge, the pet spider. He didn’t have a speaking part, but he added a lot of levity to the book.
I look forward to reading the other books in this series, eventually. I would definitely recommend the book.
Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This third book in the series is just as good as the others I have read so far. I love the stories, but this one started out very slow, too. I had to finish it quickly to find out what happened to the characters. I’m looking forward to the next two that are already published and the 6th that comes out in April of 2021.
bookworm at the gym 