Having really enjoyed The Martian and Artemis, when I learned about Project Hail Mary, I was immediately all over the idea of it. Thanks to the author, as well as Ballantine Books via NetGalley for the review copy! Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission--and if he fails, humanity and the... Continue Reading →
Review: The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers
I've absolutely adored the Wayfarers series so far, and as such, highly anticipated this addition (and conclusion) to it. When it came to my attention on NetGalley, of course I requested it, and was very pleasantly surprised when I was approved! So thank you to the author, as well as Harper Voyager via NetGalley for... Continue Reading →
Review: A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine
I really enjoyed A Memory Called Empire quite a lot, and so when this one came to my attention on NetGalley, I couldn't help myself. So thanks to the author, as well as Tor via NetGalley for the review copy! An alien armada lurks on the edges of Teixcalaanli space. No one can communicate with... Continue Reading →
Review: Nebula Awards Showcase 54 – Edited by Nibedita Sen
I don't always read too many anthologies, but I do sometimes get the urge. They are nice palette cleansers, so to speak, being able to throw a nice story or two in between bigger reads. This one showcases some of the year's best sci-fi and fantasy fiction. Thanks to all of the authors, the editor,... Continue Reading →
Review: The Sensation by Amanda Bridgeman
Having really enjoyed my time with the first book in the Salvi Brentt series, I gladly continued my foray into future San Francisco as soon as I could. Thanks to the author, as well as Angry Robot for the review copy! A series of brutal murders has the homicide division of San Francisco's Hub 9... Continue Reading →
Review: The Subjugate by Amanda Bridgeman
This one crossed my radar in a few different ways, but every way I looked at it, it looked right up my alley. Cyberpunk! Mystery! Hooray! So thanks to the author, as well as Angry Robot for the review copy! In a small religious community rocked by a spree of shocking murders, Detectives Salvi Brentt... Continue Reading →
Review: Nophek Gloss by Essa Hansen
This was a surprise book mail that I had heard good things about, so I was excited to start! So thanks to the author as well as Orbit for the review copy! When a young man's planet is destroyed, he sets out on a single-minded quest for revenge across the galaxy in Nophek Gloss, the... Continue Reading →
Review: Architects of Memory by Karen Osborne
Let us all take a moment to look at this cover. 😍 Alright, now you see why I jumped on this one. I mean I don't judge books by their covers, but pretty-cover books are way more likely to get grabby-hands Kristen to want them. So thanks to the author, as well as Tor via... Continue Reading →
Review: Red Noise by John P. Murphy
When I was offered a copy of this book for review, all it took was one skim of the blurb and one look at that amazing cover before I was totally on board. So thanks to the author, as well as Angry Robot for the review copy! Caught up in a space station turf war... Continue Reading →
Review: Network Effect by Martha Wells
This was one of those books where I preordered it as soon as it was... preorderable? Release day couldn't come fast enough once I heard that an entire Murderbot novel was in the works! You know that feeling when you’re at work, and you’ve had enough of people, and then the boss walks in with... Continue Reading →