ARC Review: Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru, Vol. 4 by Masashi Kishimoto & Akira Okubo

Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru, Vol. 4 by Masashi Kishimoto My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Becoming a samurai seems like an impossible dream for Hachimaru, a boy who can’t even survive without the help of his father. But when a samurai cat appears before him, his whole life changes! A legendary manga creator …

ARC Review: Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru, Vol. 3 by Masashi Kishimoto & Akira Okubo

Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru, Vol. 3 by Masashi Kishimoto My rating: 3 of 5 stars Becoming a samurai seems like an impossible dream for Hachimaru, a boy who can’t even survive without the help of his father. But when a samurai cat appears before him, his whole life changes! A legendary manga creator …

ARC Review: Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru, Vol. 2 by Masashi Kishimoto & Akira Okubo

Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru, Vol. 2 by Masashi Kishimoto My rating: 2.5 of 5 stars Becoming a samurai seems like an impossible dream for Hachimaru, a boy who can’t even survive without the help of his father. But when a samurai cat appears before him, his whole life changes! A legendary manga creator …

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 …

Podcasts for Readers #17: The Penumbra Podcast

Oh it has been quite a while hasn't it? I kinda forgot these past few months, about this series 😅 The Penumbra Podcast Episodes: 69 (~40 min each) Status: ongoing; currently in season 3 Genres: fantasy, horror, space noir Is it gay? no straights to be found Ships? many ships, and spaceships Short take? At …

ARC Review: Samurai 8, Vol. 1: The Tale of Hachimaru by Masashi Kishimoto & Akira Okubo

Samurai 8, Vol. 1: The Tale of Hachimaru by Masashi Kishimoto My rating: 1 of 5 stars A futuristic tale of samurai adventure from the creator of Naruto! Becoming a samurai seems like an impossible dream for Hachimaru, a boy who can’t even survive without the help of his father. But when a samurai cat …

ARC Review: Artifact One Volume 1 by J.T. Krul, Vince Hernandez & Romina Moranelli

Artifact One Volume 1 by J.T. Krul My rating: 4 of 5 stars Introducing Remi, a young and energetic explorer and relic hunter, whose boundless curiosity leads to a startling discovery beyond anything she could have imagined! Along with her alchemist father, Remi works in secret, away from the prying eyes of the ruling clerics …

ARC Review: The Pioneer by Bridget Tyler

The Pioneer by Bridget Tyler My rating: 3 of 5 stars When Jo steps onto planet Tau Ceti e for the first time, she’s ready to put the past behind her and begin again. After all, as a pioneer, she has the job of helping build a new home away from Earth. But underneath the …

Podcasts for Readers #15: EOS 10

This month's rec is one that is fresh up from behind a paywall ! EOS 10 Episodes: 29 (20-25 min each) + 3 specials Status: Season 4 just released Genres: scifi, comedy, Is it gay? you betcha Ships? there's a few you can ship with Dr Ryan itself Short take? Doctors in space, a deposed …

ARC Review: The ​Missing of Clairdelune by Christelle Dabos & (translated by) Hildegarde Serle

The ​Missing of Clairdelune by Christelle Dabos My rating: 5 of 5 stars When our heroine Ophelia is promoted to Vice-storyteller by Farouk, the ancestral Spirit of Pole, she finds herself unexpectedly thrust into the public spotlight and her special gift is revealed to all. Ophelia knows how to read the secret history of objects …

ARC Review: Prism Stalker, Vol. 1 by Sloane Leong

Prism Stalker, Vol. 1 by Sloane Leong My rating: 3 of 5 stars Release date: September 11, 2018 Far from the border of colonized space, a newly discovered planet teems violently with strange psychic life and puzzling telekinetic ecology. Vep, a refugee raised away from her devastated home planet as an indentured citizen in a …

ARC Review: The Final Six by Alexandra Monir

The Final Six by Alexandra Monir My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars When Leo, an Italian championship swimmer, and Naomi, a science genius from California, are two of the twenty-four teens drafted into the International Space Training Camp, their lives are forever altered. After erratic climate change has made Earth a dangerous place to live, the …

ARC Review: A Conspiracy of Stars by Olivia A. Cole

A Conspiracy of Stars by Olivia A. Cole My rating: 4 of 5 stars Octavia has only ever had one goal: to follow in the footsteps of her parents and become a prestigious whitecoat, one of the scientists who study the natural wonders of Faloiv. The secrets of the jungle’s exotic plants and animals are …

Review: The Diabolic by S.J. Kincaid

The Diabolic by S.J. Kincaid My rating: 4 of 5 stars A Diabolic is ruthless. A Diabolic is powerful. A Diabolic has a single task: Kill in order to protect the person you’ve been created for. Nothing else. For Nemesis, that person is Sidonia, heir to the galactic Senate. The two grew up side by …

ARC Review: The Gauntlet

The Gauntlet by Megan Shepherd My rating: 3 of 5 stars Cora and her friends have escaped the Kindred station and landed at Armstrong—a supposed safe haven on a small moon—where they plan to regroup and figure out how to win the Gauntlet, the challenging competition to prove humanity’s intelligence and set them free. But …