DNF'd at 45%. Catalyst is one of those rare books that I just couldn't continue on with -- I found very little that worked for me in this piece of paranormal disaster fiction. The prose is servicable -- neither complex nor beautiful, it does provide crisp, clear description of what is going on, of who... Continue Reading →
Self-Published Genre: FantasyPages: 140Format: ebook This is an interesting short novel, whose strengths include worldbuilding, an all-encompassing sense of mystery and intrigue, plenty of misdirection and a hell of a clincher. But first, lend me your ear. It's okay, come 'ere, come a wee bit closer. I've a secret to tell you -- the only... Continue Reading →
Release Date: 21 April 2020Published by: ACEGenre: Fucked if I know. Fantasy, sci-fi elements.Pages: 369Format: HardbackReview Copy: Courtesy of the author. The Girl and the Stars is a spectacular opening act to what promises to be one of the finest trilogies of this new decade*. So many of my fellow bloggers have spoken to the... Continue Reading →
This book review was originally published over at booknest.eu. Self-PublishedGenre: Fantasy, Low FantasyPages: 220Format: Kindle e-bookCopy: Courtesy by the author through r/fantasy’s TBRindr list in return for an honest review; The opportunity of coming across a gemstone of a book is why I am happy to read the works of indie fantasy authors whose titles... Continue Reading →
I don't remember how I came across Ecstasy and Terror but I knew when I read its blurb that I would love it. Having read every one of the essays in this collection, I've found myself not only loving it but hungry for more of Mendelsohn's writing. This anthology by Mendelsohn(who is Editor at Large... Continue Reading →
Originally posted over at Booknest.eu. Pictured here is my own copy. So pretty @_@ Published by: Gollancz.Genre: (Dark) FantasyPages: 486Format: HardbackPurchased the Exclusive Edition from Waterstones. The world we readers knew from the First Law Trilogy has changed. This should come as no surprise to anyone who has followed Joe Abercrombie’s standalone novels in the... Continue Reading →
This review was originally published over at booknest.eu! Published by: Tor.comGenre: Sci-fiPages: 152Format: paperbackCopy: Borrowed from my local library. Support your libraries, folks! While browsing through the rows of books in English in the Swedish library I frequent, I came across Martha Wells’ All Systems Red, a novella whose cover I dimly recalled seeing years... Continue Reading →
Published by: Self-publishedGenre: Epic FantasySeries: The Wildfire Cycle #01Format: ebookReview Copy: Courtesy of TheWriteReads, as part of the Kingshold Blog Tour! Kingshold was difficult to get into – so difficult, in fact, I hate to admit that if I wasn’t part of this blog post, I might not have gotten past the opening third…which would’ve... Continue Reading →
Published by: Tor.comGenre: Sci-Fi, AfrofuturismPages: 96Format: ebookPurchased Copy: from AmazonAwards: Hugo and Nebula Awards for Best Novella (2016) Calvin Park spoke about this one over at one of the recent episodes of his Under a Pile of Books podcast; and since I’ve been trying to finish the last few squares for r/fantasy’s yearly bingo challenge,... Continue Reading →
I keep returning to Murakami's works, captivated by the prism through which he sees the world. His protagonists are a consistent type - alienated men, most often in their thirties. Something is missing in the lives they live, often to do with some personal tragedy in their late teenage years - in Norwegian Wood, it... Continue Reading →
