Audiobook review: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir November’s TBR optional theme: Change of Plans After absolutely loving the audiobook of The Martian, I picked up Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir as soon as it came out in 2021, but it sat on my virtual shelf ever since. The story about a man alone […]
Queen Demon Author: Martha Wells Reviewer: Sophia Rose Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: Last year, I came to The Rising World series from Martha Wells’ Murderbot series and promptly discovered she was not a one-trick pony. Her fantasy writing has its own voice and a richness of setting, worldbuilding, characters with nuance, and a […]
You Make It Feel Like Christmas Author: Sophie Sullivan Reviewer: Ang Rating: A What I’m Talking About: You Make it Feel Like Christmas is like enjoying the perfect cup of cocoa with a ginger bread cookie on the side…. Sweet and spicy. The setting is perfection! The characters are completely likable and the struggles are […]
Stilettos and Whiskey Author: Gail Koger Reviewer: Sophia Rose Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: Her best bud and adopted sister has been her ‘ride or die’ partner in the sheriff’s department. With Gemma away and the family enemies in jail, Julie expects a day on patrol with only the usual callouts coming her way. […]
Audiobook review: Blind Date with a Werewolf Asil, the once-alpha, deadly wolf, lives a solitary life waiting for the day his viscous wolf breaks free and Bran will have to put him down. Despite keeping his distance from his pack mates, he’s made friends, and some of these friends have decided to set up Asil on […]
Blind Date with a Werewolf Author: Patricia Briggs Reviewer: Sophia Rose Rating: A+ What I’m Talking About: Within the Alpha & Omega series, a certain brooding, death-wishing werewolf holds a place of significance and is no mere side-character with no agency. So, it was with unmitigated pleasure I encountered recent anthologies featuring a series of […]
Audiobook review: Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells The story opens with the discovery of a dead human in the mall on the Preservation Station, which is so unlikely that it draws the attention of Murderbot. It continues to anticipate there will be a retaliatory attack by the GrayCris Corporation and needs to determine if an […]
Audiobook review: Sweep with Me [Dramatized Adaptation] by Ilona Andrews Picking up immediately after the conclusion of One Fell Sweep (book 3), and running parallel in time with Maud’s book (Sweep of the Blade, book 4) Sweep with Me takes readers back to Gertrude Hunt, the magical Inn for space travelers, where werewolf Sean is […]
Audiobook review: A Silence in Belgrave Square by Jennifer Ashley Picking up some time since the previous tale, A Silence in Belgrave Square opens with Daniel telling Kat that he’s going undercover in a very dangerous household and she cannot help him this time. Filled with worry, Kat convinces an old friend and confidence trickster to […]
Let’s Give ‘Em Pumpkin to Talk About Author: Isabelle Popp Reviewer: Jen Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: Sadie is living (temporarily) in her childhood home, taking care of her father’s pumpkin patch while he’s out of state helping his brother after an accident. She hopes her good deeds will begin to repair the rift […]
Audiobook review: A Touch of Treachery by Jennifer Estep A Touch of Treachery opens a few weeks after the conclusion of the previous adventure, Sugar Plum Spies, with Charlotte and Desmond undercover trying to lure villainous Henrika out into the open. When things go sideways, Section 47 Chairman General Percy, Desmond’s father, comes to the DC […]
Audiobook review: Network Effect by Martha Wells Network Effect is the fifth story, but the first full-length book in the Murderbot Diaries. I feel like all of the previous books were build up to this amazing adventure. We needed to see MB learn more about itself, how to move among and interact with humans, and […]
Audiobook review: Sweep of the Blade [Dramatized Adaptation] by Ilona Andrews The Innkeeper Chronicles is probably my favorite book series. This is the fourth time I’ve read Sweep of the Blade. As with the re-reads of the earlier books, I continue to enjoy the series and books more and more with each reading. I also […]
Risky Passion Author: Kendall Talbot Reviewer: Sophia Rose Rating: A What I’m Talking About: A Border Force pilot sees something she isn’t supposed to see and a K9 Officer unearths a fresh body at a chilling abandoned orphanage putting them in the crosshairs of the same powerful enemy. Kendall Talbot has kept me on the […]
Audiobook review: Once Upon a Crime by Brynn Kelly Lana is working as an extra on the set of the highly popular Gods and Mortals TV show where her sister, Vivian, was a production manager. Vivian has gone missing and Lana wants to find out why. Griffin Hart is the god-like actor playing the lead, […]