ARC Review: Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor

Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor My rating: 4 of 5 stars "She’s the adopted daughter of the Angel of Death. Beware of her. Mind her. Death guards her like one of its own." The day Fatima forgot her name, Death paid a visit. From hereon in she would be known as Sankofa­­--a name that meant …

ARC Review: Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells

Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells My rating: 5 of 5 stars No, I didn’t kill the dead human. If I had, I wouldn’t dump the body in the station mall. When Murderbot discovers a dead body on Preservation Station, it knows it is going to have to assist station security to determine who the body …

Audiobook Review: A Long Day in Lychford by Paul Cornell

A Long Day in Lychford by Paul Cornell My rating: 3 of 5 stars It's a period of turmoil in Britain, with the country's politicians electing to remove the UK from the European Union, despite ever-increasing evidence that the public no longer supports it. And the small town of Lychford is suffering. But what can …

Audiobook Review: In the Shadow of Spindrift House by Mira Grant & (narrated by) Jesse Vilinsky

In the Shadow of Spindrift House by Mira Grant My rating: 4 of 5 stars Nature abhors a straight line. The natural world is a place of curves and softened edges, of gentle mists and welcoming spirals. Nature remembers deviation; nature does not forgive. For Harlowe Upton-Jones, life has never been a straight line. Shipped …

ARC Review: The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water by Zen Cho

The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water by Zen Cho My rating: 4 of 5 stars Zen Cho returns with a found family wuxia fantasy that combines the vibrancy of old school martial arts movies with characters drawn from the margins of history. A bandit walks into a coffeehouse, and it all goes …

Review: Deadline by Stephanie Ahn

Deadline by Stephanie Ahn My rating: 4 of 5 stars Disgraced witch Harrietta Lee has made a lot of mistakes in her life; there's a reason she's got a sizable burn scar slapped across the side of her neck and a formal letter of excommunication from the international underground magical community. But who has time …

ARC Review: Drowned Country by Emily Tesh

Drowned Country by Emily Tesh My rating: 4 of 5 stars Even the Wild Man of Greenhollow can’t ignore a summons from his mother, when that mother is the indomitable Adela Silver, practical folklorist. Henry Silver does not relish what he’ll find in the grimy seaside town of Rothport, where once the ancient wood extended …

ARC Review: The Ghosts of Sherwood by Carrie Vaughn

The Ghosts of Sherwood by Carrie Vaughn My rating: 3 of 5 stars Everything about Father is stories. Robin of Locksley and his one true love, Marian, are married. It has been close on two decades since they beat the Sheriff of Nottingham with the help of a diverse band of talented friends. King John …

Review: Exit Strategy by Martha Wells

Exit Strategy by Martha Wells My rating: 5 of 5 stars Murderbot wasn’t programmed to care. So, its decision to help the only human who ever showed it respect must be a system glitch, right? Having traveled the width of the galaxy to unearth details of its own murderous transgressions, as well as those of …

Review: Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells

Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars SciFi’s favorite crabby A.I. is again on a mission. The case against the too-big-to-fail GrayCris Corporation is floundering, and more importantly, authorities are beginning to ask more questions about where Dr. Mensah's SecUnit is. And Murderbot would rather those questions went away. For good. …

Review: Artificial Condition by Martha Wells

Artificial Condition by Martha Wells My rating: 5 of 5 stars It has a dark past – one in which a number of humans were killed. A past that caused it to christen itself “Murderbot”. But it has only vague memories of the massacre that spawned that title, and it wants to know more. Teaming …

Review: All Systems Red by Martha Wells

All Systems Red by Martha Wells My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, planetary missions must be approved and supplied by the Company. Exploratory teams are accompanied by Company-supplied security androids, for their own safety. But in a society where contracts are awarded to the lowest bidder, safety isn’t a primary …

Review: Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh

Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh My rating: 3 of 5 stars There is a Wild Man who lives in the deep quiet of Greenhollow, and he listens to the wood. Tobias, tethered to the forest, does not dwell on his past life, but he lives a perfectly unremarkable existence with his cottage, his …

Audiobook Review: The Messengers By Lindsay Joelle

The Messengers By Lindsay Joelle My Rating: 3/5 In the midst of a decades-long intergalactic war, a soldier and a messenger discover that they share more than a mission...while a runner and a refugee find an unexpected path to freedom that will link their lives forever. Performed with wit, warmth, and humor, The Messengers is …

ARC Review: The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo

The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo My rating: 4 of 5 stars A young royal from the far north, is sent south for a political marriage in an empire reminiscent of imperial China. Her brothers are dead, her armies and their war mammoths long defeated and caged behind their borders. Alone and …