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Review: The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

Title: The Fifth Season Author: N.K. Jemisin Series: The Broken Earth #1 Rating: 4 Stars 468 pages Published August 4th by Orbit Borred from the library Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository Tired of the endless slew of Tolkienesque fantasy, I asked for recommendations of fantasy-loving friends. N.K. Jemisin’s Broken Earth trilogy came up again […]

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Review: Chimera by Mira Grant

Title: Chimera Author: Mira Grant Series: Paraistology #3 Rating: 4 Stars 488 pages Published November 24th 2015 by Orbit Bought Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository Mira Grant – of Feed fame – has finished another wonderful science-fiction trilogy, proving again that she knows how to write good endings. In the final Parasitology book, the […]

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Review: The Unquiet by Mikaela Everett

Title: The Unquiet Author: Mikaela Everett Series: Standalone Rating: 2 Stars 464 pages Published September 22nd 2015 by Greenwillow Books Review copy received from the publisher Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository The Unquiet makes me thoroughly uncomfortable. Not the story itself, even though the things the main character goes through are terrible, but the […]

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Review: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick

Title: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Author: Philip K. Dick Series: Standalone Rating: 4 Stars 193 pages Published March 2010 by Gollancz Bought Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? is a science-fiction classic from the 1960s that has been largely forgotten outside of the genre. After World War […]

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Review: Foundation by Isaac Asimov

Title: Foundation Author: Isaac Asimov Series: Foundation #1 Rating: 3 Stars 256 pages Published June 1st 2004 by Spectra Bought Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository The Galactic Empire, which spans the entire galaxy, is going to crumble. It’s inevitable. The only factor that humanity can influence is how long the period of chaos and […]

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Review: This Monstrous Thing by Mackenzie Lee

Title: This Monstrous Thing Author: Mackenzie Lee Series: Standalone Rating: 3 Stars 384 pages Expected publication September 22nd 2015 by Katherine Tegen Books Review copy received from the publisher Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository I enjoyed this steampunk rendition of Frankenstein, but ultimately the story left me as cold as the monster’s corpse. Alasdair […]

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Review: Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh

Title: Slave to Sensation Author: Nalini Singh Series: Psy-Changeling #1 Rating: 3.5 Stars 352 pages Published September 5th 2006 by Berkley Sensation Bought Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository The only reason that it took me so long to read Slave of Sensation is the terrible cover and the cringe-worthy title. The book looks like […]

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Review: Black Moon by Kenneth Calhoun

Title: Black Moon Author: Kenneth Calhoun Series: Standalone Rating: 4 Stars 288 pages Published January 20th 2015 by Hogarth Review copy received from the publisher Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository What if the world is hit with an epidemic of insomnia? That is the premise of Black Moon, Calhoun’s debut novel. Often called hallucinogenic […]

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Review: The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin

Title: The Stepford Wives Author: Ira Levin Series: Standalone Rating: 3 Stars 135 pages Published July 23rd 2002 by Perennial Read on Scribd Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository Unlike most of my reviews, this review contains hints towards the final revelation in The Stepford Wives. It’s safe to read if you know what the […]

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