WE ARE MERIDIANS: BOOK ONE by S. Ghali My rating: 2 of 5 stars There I was, merrily reading along in this science fiction book. Then WHAM, S. Ghali ruined it completely. How? They depicted the main female character as having…
Review: Sucker Punch by Laurell K. Hamilton
Sucker Punch by Laurell K. Hamilton My rating: 3 of 5 stars Boring! If I hadn’t been having trouble finding enough to read, I wouldn’t have finished it. I thought there was too much talking in Serpentine, but this volume takes…
Review: Marque and Reprisal by Elizabeth Moon
Marque and Reprisal by Elizabeth Moon My rating: 4 of 5 stars Another decent, though not amazing, book from Moon. I messed up in not doing my review as soon as I finished, because I moved straight on to volume three in…
Review: Trading in Danger by Elizabeth Moon
Trading in Danger by Elizabeth Moon My rating: 3 of 5 stars I wanted to like Vatta’s War as much as I did The Serrano Legacy, but this one nearly lost me at some points. Maybe it’s intended for a young adult…
Review: The Peter Grant/Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch
Lies Sleeping by Ben Aaronovitch My rating: 5 of 5 stars I just finished Lies Sleeping after reading the entire series straight through, so this review is about the series as much as about the ultimate entry in it. Wow! I’ve been…
Review: The Serrano Legacy Series by Elizabeth Moon
Against the Odds by Elizabeth Moon My rating: 5 of 5 stars I just finished reading the entire Serrano Legacy series by Elizabeth Moon, and I’m experiencing fiction letdown syndrome. You know, when you’ve been totally engaged in a marvelous world that’s…
Review: Serpentine by Laurell K. Hamilton
Serpentine by Laurell K. Hamilton My rating: 3 of 5 stars I’m having a little trouble figuring out a rating for this, the 26th (!) book in the Anita Blake series. On the plus side, the book kept me engaged to…
Review: Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman by Lindy West
Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman by Lindy West My rating: 5 of 5 stars For as long as I’ve been part of the size acceptance movement (oh, excuse me, it’s “body positive” now!), I’ve read surprisingly few books about it…
Review: Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solutions by Johann Hari
Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solutions by Johann Hari I just finished this book, which I listened to while driving. I find myself wishing that I’d read it on my Kindle, instead, in…
Review: The Annihilation Score by Charles Stross
The Annihilation Score by Charles Stross This is the sixth book of the Laundry Files and the first to be narrated by Mo instead of her husband. The plot kept me thoroughly engaged, and I enjoyed Mo’s voice — it…