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If you've been reading my reviews here for any amount of time, you probably know that I am a fan of John Scalzi. I like his writing, his snarkiness, and pretty much his whole attitude about just about everything. I have met him, and he is a delight in person. (He even added a birthday … Continue reading Friday Review: Two by John Scalzi
My rating: 3 of 5 starsJayanthi is the adopted child of alloy parents. Alloys are genetically derived descendants of humans and are the governing species on a ruined Earth. Alloys believe humans are inherently destructive and should be kept confined to Earth, where they can live and create, but not have the freedom to roam … Continue reading Friday Review: Meru (The Alloy Era #1) by S.B. Divya
My rating: 4 of 5 starsEvie Addams and her daughter, Lilianna, are living a quiet life in small-town Eden Valley. Evie is a single mother with three best friends as her support system. But things are about to get strange when Evie starts to manifest a bit of supernatural shoplifting, Lily tries to summon a … Continue reading Raising A Demon by Amy Cissell
My rating: 4 of 5 starsI'm a Star Trek fan. I'll just admit that now. And The Next Generation is still a favorite of all the spin-offs from the original series. And I know Doranna Durgin can write a pretty darned good story. So, I was not surprised when I enjoyed this one.It's a fairly … Continue reading Friday Review: Tooth and Claw by Doranna Durgin
My rating: 4 of 5 starsKatherine "Katie-Lee" Fontenot is a fifty-year-old Louisiana-to-New-York transplant who moved away from home to escape her family and memories. When her younger sister is killed in a freak accident at the zoo where she works, Katie-Lee heads home for the funeral. And runs straight into all the things she has … Continue reading Friday Review: Sweet as Cane, Salty as Tears by Ken Wheaton
My rating: 4 of 5 starsI love Wendig's books. He leans into horror which isn't usually my preferred reading, but he does it well. So, when I saw that he'd written a middle-grade story, I had to grab a copy.And it didn't disappoint. Molly is thirteen and has been raised, if you can call it … Continue reading Friday Review: Dust and Grim by Chuck Wendig
My rating: 4 of 5 starsIn this scifi thriller/murder mystery, we enter a world dealing with the aftermath of Haden syndrome, a global pandemic that was not much more than a flu for most people afflicted, but left 1% of the world's population "locked in"- that is in a physically paralyzed state but with full … Continue reading Friday Review: Lock In (Lock In #1) by John Scalzi
My rating: 4 of 5 starsKera Rogers is hiking in the woods near Needsville when she is attacked and killed by a giant feral hog. Bliss Overbay joins Tufa hunters along with game warden Jack Cates in trying to track down and kill the hog which seems to have almost supernatural powers. But they are … Continue reading Friday Review: Gather Her Round (Tufa #5) by Alex Bledsoe
My rating: 4 of 5 starsEelyn is a warrior for the Aska clan. Every five years, they battle the rival Riki in a contest that has gone on for as long as legends are told. The book opens with the current battle being fought, but Eelyn is sure she saw her brother, who she would … Continue reading Friday Review: Sky in the Deep (Sea and Sky #1) by Adrienne Young
My rating: 4 of 5 starsWhen one of the family is accused of murdering his lover, a highborn woman who was living her year of being a Mendicant (a beggar, revered in this society and believed to provide blessings and forgiveness to those who help them), the laws of Lemanbuntunk require that the entire family … Continue reading Friday Review: The Necessary Beggar by Susan Palwick
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