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 […]
Mr. Darcy’s Dragon Author: Maria Grace Reviewer: Jen Rating: DNF October’s optional theme: Here There Be Monsters What I’m Talking About: I have heard wonderful things about the Jane Austen’s Dragons series by Maria Grace for years now and thought Pemberley: Mr. Darcy’s Dragon would be the perfect book to read for this month’s optional […]
Audiobook review: Sweep of the Heart by Ilona Andrews Unlike the previous books in this series, this is the first time I’ve reread Sweep of the Heart, so I opted for the unabridged audiobook. The story opens a while after the previous adventures, with Sean and Dina settled as the Innkeepers of Gertrude Hunt. The […]
Only Rogue Actions Author: Jennifer Estep Reviewer: Jen Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: Only Rogue Actions picks up the adventures of Kyrion and Vesper two weeks after the conclusion of the previous book. The pair remains in the Erzton with Asterin’s family, under the protection of House Collier. Following the advice of Lady Collier, […]
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 […]
Alien Heir Author: Cara Bristol Reviewer: Sophia Rose Rating: B What I’m Talking About: When her flamboyant twin sister signs her up for an intergalactic dating service and when an alien prince needs help from his impulsive younger brother to avoid a boring arranged marriage, Cosmic Mates comes to the rescue. A combo of marriage […]
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 […]
Audiobook review: Exit Strategy by Martha Wells Exit Strategy picks up immediately after the conclusion of book 3 with Murderbot on Ship and heading back to the closest station. Its mission is to find Dr. Mensah to give her the evidence against GrayCris that it’s discovered. It soon finds out that Mensah has been taken […]
Audiobook review: Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells Rogue Protocol is another exciting story in the Murderbot Diaries series. This time around Murderbot is determined to find evidence against the evil GrayCris organization on an abandoned terraforming platform. Murderbot sneaks in with the help of a “pet bot” and soon finds it’s protecting humans (and the […]
Audiobook review: Artificial Condition by Martha Wells After leaving its human team, Murderbot sneaks on an unmanned ship and heads to the remote mining planet where Murderbot killed over fifty humans before it was made a free SEC unit. In order to get on planet to find out what happened in his past, Murderbot pretends […]
Audiobook review: One Fell Sweep [Dramatized Adaptation] by Ilona Andrews The Innkeeper Chronicles is probably my favorite book series. This is the fourth time I’ve read One Fell Sweep. You can find my original ebook review here, as well as reviews of the original unabridged audiobook and the dramatized adaptation (both reviews on Goodreads). I found […]
Audiobook review: All Systems Red by Martha Wells Murderbot has gone rogue, and it doesn’t want the humans to find out. But when the team discovers there is an evil group on planet that is out to kill them, Murderbot allows the truth to come out so it can save the team. Overall, I enjoyed […]
Infinite Archive Author: Mur Lafferty Reviewer: Sophia Rose Rating: A What I’m Talking About: For this third venture involving very alien aliens, a few quirky humans, near-future space, and unavoidable murder, Mur Lafferty confounds reluctant sleuth, Mallory Viridian with the disastrous adventures that accompany Queen Tina, the raising of a sentient baby ship, a mystery […]