Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie I’m not sure if this is the weakest book of the three or if the thing that blew me away in the first book was the unusual premise and by now it no longer feels weird. By book three, I’m starting to figure out how the ship crew are sorted …
Tag: sci fi
Dec 18
Book Review: To Kill a Mockingjay
To Kill A Mockingjay by Harper Collins This book is about the daughter of a lawyer living in District 12 who is chosen to take part in “the Hunger Play” in which children dress up like items of food. The daughter, Scatniss Finch is forced to dress up like a ham for the play, along with other …
Sep 11
Book Review: Lock In
Lock In by John Scalzi I’d been hearing about this book for months before it came out, and kept checking to see if my hold at the library had been filled yet, when I decided not to wait anymore and just buy the audiobook. They gave me the choice between Amber Benson and Wil Wheaton …
Jun 05
Book Review- The Silver Metal Lover
The Silver Metal Lover by Tanith Lee This is a very nice SF love story that, if I had read it when I was a teenager, would probably have crept into my soul and stayed there. The protagonist, Jane, is a spoiled rich girl who knows she’s a spoiled rich girl and feels enough chagrin …
Jun 03
Book Review- Engaging the Enemy
Engaging the Enemy by Elizabeth Moon I liked this book, and I liked it well enough to immediately go out and purchase the next in the series, but I think in many ways it’s the weakest of the novels. Or maybe I’m just over the excitement of Pirates! In Space! and am starting to notice …