I first read Invictus by Ryan Graudin in February 2018, and this review was originally posted on my Goodreads account then. Some minor edits have been made to this review. This book was enjoyable! Plenty of other reviews have already compared it to Firefly-with-Doctor-Who-elements, so I won't spend too much time doing the same. I'll …
Tag: science fiction
Book Review | Artemis
I first read Artemis by Andy Weir in January 2018. This review was originally posted on my Goodreads account. Some minors edits have been made since then. Everyone will inevitably compare this to Weir's previous novel, The Martian, so I'll address that first. While an enjoyable ride, Artemis is not as good as The Martian. The plot is …
Book Review | Calamity (SPOILERS)
This review contains SPOILERS. Proceed with caution if you have not read this book yet! I first read Calamity by Brandon Sanderson (the third book in the Reckoners trilogy) in December 2017. This review was originally posted on my Goodreads account. Some minor edits have been made to this review. What is it with young adult …
Book Review | Firefight (SPOILERS)
This review contains SPOILERS — proceed with caution if you haven't read the book yet! I first read Firefight by Brandon Sanderson (the second book in the Reckoners trilogy) in November 2017. This review was originally posted on my Goodreads account. Some minor edits have been made to this review. Firefight is a fine follow-up to Steelheart; …
Book Review | Steelheart
I first read Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson (the first book in the Reckoners trilogy) in November 2017, so it's about time I wrote a review for it! Steelheart is set in a near-future Chicago — now called Newcago — in which the landscape, politics, and life in general differ in substantial ways from ours. Here, people with …