Another one I'm not sure what to say about, but this time for negative reasons. The premise is amazing, and I adore every scene with the octopuses themselves. But pretty much nothing else-plot, characters, dialogue, writing style-worked for me. However, it's a debut novel so perhaps the next one will be better.
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Gossamerchild reviewed The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler
The Mountain in the Sea
3 stars
Another one I'm not sure what to say about, but this time for negative reasons. The premise is amazing, and I adore every scene with the octopuses themselves. But pretty much nothing else-plot, characters, dialogue, writing style-worked for me. However, it's a debut novel so perhaps the next one will be better.
Gossamerchild rated The Mountain in the Sea: 3 stars

The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler
Humankind discovers intelligent life in an octopus species with its own language and culture, and sets off a high-stakes global …
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The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler
Humankind discovers intelligent life in an octopus species with its own language and culture, and sets off a high-stakes global …
Gossamerchild reviewed Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales by Yoko Ogawa
Revenge Review
4 stars
I'm going to have to sit on this one for a while. I think it also could use a reread. Intriguing and disturbing.
I'm going to have to sit on this one for a while. I think it also could use a reread. Intriguing and disturbing.
Gossamerchild rated Other Birds: 4 stars

Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen
Between the real and the imaginary, there are stories that take flight in the most extraordinary ways.
Right off …
Gossamerchild rated Daisy Darker: 5 stars
Gossamerchild rated Witchy vol. 1: 4 stars

Witchy vol. 1 by Ariel Slamet Ries (Witchy, #1)
In the witch kingdom Hyalin, the strength of your magic is determined by the length of your hair. Those that …
Gossamerchild reviewed Recursion by Blake Crouch
Review of 'Recursion' on 'Storygraph'
3 stars
Interesting concepts about memory and time and how screwing around with both/either can have catastrophic consequences. I didn't think the world building or the characters were very well-developed, but it did make for an entertaining story.
Gossamerchild rated Grave Reservations: 4 stars
Gossamerchild rated The Man Who Could Move Clouds: 5 stars

The Man Who Could Move Clouds by Ingrid Rojas Contreras
A TIME BEST BOOK OF THE SUMMER
From the author of the "original, politically daring and passionately written" (Vogue) …
Gossamerchild rated Sh*t I Say to Myself: 3 stars
Gossamerchild rated The Clockmaker's Daughter: 4 stars
Gossamerchild rated Solutions and Other Problems: 5 stars

Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh
Allie Brosh returns with a new collection of comedic, autobiographical, and illustrated essays.
Solutions and Other Problems includes humorous …
















