I watched the new Artemis Fowl movie, and it is… not good. So, to feel better about another part of my childhood reading being ruined, I decided to reread the first book, on which the film is (extremely loosely) based. As usual, the book is better. Artemis Fowl, the first book in the eight book …
Tag: science fiction
Book Review | Making the Monster
Making the Monster by Kathryn Harkup explores the science and medicine studied at the time Mary Shelley wrote her most famous novel. Not only does it provide a wider scientific and cultural context for one of the best known sci-fi books in history, it also delves into Mary’s life and examines what information and resources …
Book Review | Goddess in the Machine (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Goddess in the Machine by Lora Beth Johnson. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. Andromeda—Andra for short—is put into stasis in preparation for a hundred-year journey to a new planet, to …
Book Review | Time Travel for Love and Profit (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Time Travel for Love and Profit by Sarah Lariviere. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Time Travel for Love and Profit, a girl named Nephele ends her freshman year of …
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Trilogy Review | Arc of a Scythe
I get to meet Neal Shusterman next month (!!!), so figured I’d better read one of his most beloved series, Arc of a Scythe, before I do. And I’ve decided, since I marathoned this entire trilogy, to write a review for the whole thing at once. So there might be minor implicit spoilers, but I’ll …
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