Only Bad Options Author: Jennifer Estep Reviewer: Jen Rating: B- What I’m Talking About: Vesper Quill works hard as a lowly designer for the powerful Kent Corp. When she points out a significant design flaw in their new star cruisers, she’s surprised to find herself on the run for and fighting for her life. Kyrion […]
Audiobook review: Junkyard Cats by Faith Hunter Shining Smith runs a junk yard where she hides because she is official dead. She’s not all human… she’s undergone genetic modification from alien bugs and no one must ever find out the truth. She harbors a LOT of illegal tech and weapons on site, not to mention her […]
Audiobook review: Terminal Peace After stopping Admiral Sage from creating more feral super soldiers, Mops and her motley crew join the Earth Defense Fleet, upgrade the EDFS Pufferfish, and set out on a secret mission to find a weapon that can stop the xenocidal Prodryans. Yet when they meet the mysterious Jynx, the crew learn […]
Upgrade Author: Blake Crouch Reviewer: Nima Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: Speculation about the brain’s capacity has long been a topic of science fictions writers. We daily live with differences in intelligence, education, diminishing capacity and disease as we age, and wonder about environmental factors on what our brains are capable of doing. Mayim Bialik […]
Audiobook review: Grey Magic by Jeffe Kennedy Grey Magic, the third (and final?) book in the Bonds of Magic series, picks up at the immediate moment the previous story ended. This book is not a standalone story! Gabriel and Nic have just discovered her alternate form and need to prove they are truly bonded so the Convocation […]
Audiobook review: Bright Familiar by Jeffe Kennedy Bright Familiar begins immediately following the conclusion of the first book, Dark Wizard. Gabriel and Nic are in their chambers at House Phel following their bonding ritual. They have received missives demanding her return and begin to make lists of what needs to be done to return House Phel […]
Unbroken Author: Alli Temple Reviewer: B. Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: For years, the infamous Captain Cinder has known exactly who she is. Rejected daughter Mercenary for hire. Terror of the Seas. Respected by her crew. Nothing on the horizon save her next destination. She even got to defeat the bad guy and win […]
Audiobook review: Dark Wizard by Jeffe Kennedy Gabriel is a Wizard. Lady Veronica is a Familiar. Their respective houses are part of the Convocation, although his is not in good standing. In order to restore his home and lands, Gabriel plans to win the betrothal competition to make Veronica his bride and Familiar. Dark Wizard is […]
Curse of Darkness Author: Bec McMaster Reviewer: Jen Rating: B- What I’m Talking About: WARNING: This review contains spoilers from the previous books. Curse of Darkness is the long-awaited, highly anticipated third book in the Dark Court Rising fantasy romance series by Bec McMaster. This trilogy of stories must be read in order, and there was […]
Braking Day Author: Adam Oyebanji Reviewer: Nima Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: Braking Day, thoughtful debut offering by Adam Oyebanji, begins in the sixth generation of a seven-generation trip through space. The seventh generation are currently infants and toddlers. For genealogical purposes, a generation is typically defined as twenty years. That means that it’s […]
Audiobook review: The League of Gentlewomen Witches by India Holton Charlotte would be a witch, if witches existed. She is the prophesied heir of Black Beryl and next in line to lead the League of Gentlewomen Witches. When the long-lost amulet of Black Beryl is discover, both the League and their arch-nemesis, The Wisteria Society (dreaded […]
The Impossible Us Author: Sarah Lotz Reviewer: Nima Rating: A+ for premise and writing, B+ for content What I’m Talking About: This was a tough book to rate. The Impossible Us by British author Sarah Lotz was unexpected in a really good way. Main characters Bee and Nick are incredibly normal people. Bee has given […]
Audiobook review: Crowbones by Anne Bishop Bringing readers back to The World of the Others after a three year absence, Crowbones is the highly-anticipated return of the Others. The story heads back to the town of Sproing, first introduced in 2018’s Lake Silence. Chronologically, the story takes place a few months after the conclusion of Lake […]
Crowbones Author: Anne Bishop Reviewer: B. Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: I couldn’t help being somewhat uncertain about Crowbones after having some minor issues with Lake Silence, the first of the series dealing with the residents of Sproing. However, this story ended up dispelling every one of those doubts and I enjoyed reading it […]
The Demon Equilibrium Author: Cathy Pegau Reviewer: Jen Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: The Demon Equilibrium is a wonderful new fantasy from Cathy Pegau. She’s created an alternate timeline, historical setting where women of the Order of Saint Teresa wield magic and fight the demon horde, all unknown to the average human. The magic […]