Driftwood by Marie Brennan is a bit of an odd book. The world of Driftwood is fragmented, remnants of different worlds. It’s a place where lands go when they die. And if people are unlucky enough to be present when the land dies, they’ll get transported too. The story itself is fragmented too, but with Read More
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SPSFC Review: Titan Hoppers by Rob J Hayes
Titan Hoppers by Rob J Hayes is another quarter-finalist for the Wayward Stars team in the SPSFC. This is my personal review and doesn’t reflect the views of my team members. This is also the first progression fantasy/science fiction I read, and the first book I read by Rob J Hayes. I had no idea Read More
SPSFC Review: Clarity of Cold Steel by Kevin Wright
This review is part of the SPSFC competition. My team, the Wayward Stars is currently reading all the quarter-finalists of our allocated books to determine the semi-finalists. I’ve reviewed Tropical Punch and Intergalactic Bastard already. Clarity of Cold Steel is my third review, with reviews of Titan Hoppers and Viral still to come. Clarity of Read More
ARC Review: Emily Wilde’s Encyclopdia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
Thank you to Orbit and Nazia for giving an eArc in exchange for an honest review. When I first read the blurb, I was immediately excited for more cozy fantasy. I’m not a huge fan of the Fae but this seemed like a good perspective. Emily knows faeries and their mischief so she’s not a Read More
SPSFC Review: Intergalactic Bastard by Dave Walsh
Intergalactic Bastard by Dave Walsh is one of the six quarter-finalists for the Wayward stars. Tropical Punch was my first finished read, and this one was my second. You can read the shared team thoughts about the first quarter of the book here. This review will only cover my opinions of the book, no rating. Read More
Review: Last Gamer Standing by Katie Zhao
I wasn’t feeling well, so I wanted to listen to something fun. I couldn’t game so why not listen to a book about gamers? Last Gamer Standing by Katie Zhao is an Upper Middle Grade book about a gamer called Reyna. She wants to go pro and is at summer camp, taking part in the Read More
Review: K-Pop Revolution by Stephen Lee
After finishing K-Pop Confidential I knew I wanted to read K-Pop Revolution soon. Luckily, it was already out and I found the audiobook on Scribd. Double win! At the end of the first book, the line-up for the new girl group was announced and Candance made the cut. But her revelations changed the plan of Read More
SPSFC Review: Tropical Punch by SC Jensen
Now that all of the quarter-finalists for the Wayward Stars have been announced, everyone will read the six books, review them, and score them. The reviews will appear on any of our ‘homes’ but we’ll save the final score until the end. First up from me, my review of Tropical Punch I finished Tropical Punch Read More
Review: Sofi and the Bone Song by Adrienne Tooley
Sofi and the Bone Song by Adrienne Tooley is a YA sapphic fantasy released earlier this year. I listened to the audiobook via Scribd for the Ready Player Read(athon) in July. What interested me most about this book was the topic of music. It’s rare to find a fantasy book centered around it as much Read More
ARC Review: The Red Scholar’s Wake by Aliette de Bodard
Thank you to the author, the publisher, and Netgalley, for providing a free ARC in exchange for an honest review. The Red Scholar’s Wake is the first full novel in the Xuya universe created by Aliette de Bodard. I’ve read nearly every story set in it and I loved all of them, so I was Read More
