I’m obsessed with space travel stories these days. Blame (or thank) Spock. In The Stars Too Fondly by Emily Hamilton, Cleo and her three best friends have grown up with the knowledge that Earth is pretty much a lost cause. Climate change is ravaging the planet, and there isn’t much to do now but wait …
Tag: adult fiction
Book Review | Cinder House (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Cinder House by Freya Marske. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. Cinder House is a novella that retells the story of Cinderella. In this version, Ella died at age sixteen and …
Book Review | Daedalus Is Dead (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Daedalus Is Dead by Seamus Sullivan. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. Daedalus Is Dead follows the titular mythological character, as he awakens in the Underworld after a life of fear …
Book Review | The Raven Scholar
I knowingly started another series. I only slightly regret it (because I need book two. I NEED IT). In The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson, the time has come for the empire of Orrun to elect a new ruler, as Bersun the Brusque’s twenty-four year reign is reaching its conclusion. So the seven selected competitors …
Book Review | The Austen Affair (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Austen Affair by Madeline Bell. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In The Austen Affair by Madeline Bell, Tess Bright is a struggling actress who’s also dealing with the recent …
Righter of Words 