It’s been a while since I’ve updated you all on my reading challenge progress, so it’s time to check what badges I’ve acquired in the Spells and Spaceships badge collecting extravaganza, as well as what prompts I’ve met in the Hodderscape 2021 Reading Challenge. Has this been an “august” performance in terms of reading challenges?… Read More Reading Challenges: August Progress Update
This week, the subject of my review is Claire North’s dystopian novella Sweet Harmony, set in a near-future world where humanity has lovingly embraced nano-technology. But is the beauty it engineers only skin-deep?
This week, I’m thrilled to be part of the blog tour for Shards of Earth, the first book in Adrian Tchaikovsky’s new Final Architecture trilogy. The tour is organised by The Write Reads in association with Black Crow PR, who furnished me with a free electronic copy of the book in exchange for this fair… Read More Book Review: Shards of Earth, by Adrian Tchaikovsky
For this week’s review, I got myself a front row seat to humanity’s extinction in Day Zero, C. Robert Cargill’s prequel to Sea of Rust. This fair and unbiased review was conducted with gratitude for the free electronic copy of the book which I received from the publisher, Gollancz. This review contains an affiliate link… Read More Book Review: Day Zero, by C. Robert Cargill
April is finished, along with plenty of books for the reading challenges I’ve undertaken. Read on to see what I’ve ticked off my challenge TBR this month!
This week, I’m stepping back in time to review Gareth L. Powell’s second novel The Recollection, soon to be available in a shiny new tenth anniversary edition from Solaris. This fair and unbiased review was conducted with gratitude for the free electronic copy of the book which I received from the publisher. This review contains… Read More Book Review: The Recollection, by Gareth L. Powell
This week, I’m reviewing a book which won the Hugo, the Nebula and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award on its publication in 2009. It’s The Windup Girl, by Paolo Bacigalupi, and it’s fair to say that it comes pretty highly recommended. But will I enjoy it as much as the judges did? Read on… Read More Book Review: The Windup Girl, by Paolo Bacigalupi
March is finished, and with it, plenty of books! This time I managed to complete some prompts from the Hodderscape 2021 reading challenge and earn a Spells and Spaceships badge, so I’m feeling like I’m back on track. You could almost say I’ve been marching on, but you shouldn’t, because that’s terrible. Shame on you… Read More Reading Challenges: March Progress Update
This week, I’m reviewing a book that I’ve been looking forward to since I first saw that enigmatic cover; it’s Composite Creatures, the debut novel from poet Caroline Hardaker. This fair and unbiased review was conducted with gratitude for the free electronic copy of the book which I received from the publisher, Angry Robot. This… Read More Book Review: Composite Creatures, by Caroline Hardaker
It’s review time for the final part of the Rampart Trilogy by M. R. Carey, The Fall of Koli. Can our young hero and his companions finally get the answers that they crave? This fair and unbiased review was conducted with gratitude for the free electronic copy of the book which I received from the… Read More Book Review: The Fall of Koli, by M.R. Carey
