A typical romcom so you know the basic tropes, city versus country, opposites attract, career versus quality. On the other hand whereas 20 years ago I’d only have found such novels in LGBT bookstores now they are available in mainstream stores. Even with today’s “Christian” nationalist and right wing backlash there is far more available than there ever was when I was growing up.
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Major science fiction and fantasy fan but do dabble in other genres as well.
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Pablo finished reading The Problem With Perfect by Philip William Stover
Pablo started reading The Problem With Perfect by Philip William Stover
Pablo finished reading Ocean's Echo by Everina Maxwell
Ocean's Echo is a stand-alone space adventure about a bond that will change the fate …
I have loved both of Everina Maxwell’s books. The world building they have created through subtle references is a multifaceted nuance of competing powers. Though the principle relationships are homosexual the magic of this universe is the complete absence of struggle. Where gender identity is a personal thing and people have the ability to control how much they share. Politics and power dynamics remain but in a world where being LGBT just isn’t a factor, isn’t a struggle.
Pablo reviewed Ocean's Echo by Everina Maxwell
Ocean's Echo is a stand-alone space adventure about a bond that will change the fate …
Brilliant second novel
5 stars
The second novel from Everina Maxwell is just as delightful as the first. She builds a complex world with a background of competing factions and layers of politics.
One of the things I really love is that homosexual and heterosexual relationships are viewed the same and gender identity is just something personal and people can control the level they share. Huge strides have been made for #LGBTQ progress but from growing up in a world where you are still treated as other to seeing one where it is not even a concern is a subtle but poignant paradigm shift.
If you like Becky Chambers then definitely read Everina Maxwell!
Pablo started reading Ocean's Echo by Everina Maxwell
Ocean's Echo by Everina Maxwell
Ocean's Echo is a stand-alone space adventure about a bond that will change the fate of worlds, set in the …
Pablo finished reading The Light of the Fireflies by Paul Pen
Content warning Darker side of human behaviour
Not my normal fare but caught my eye in my local second hand bookstore. This is one of those novels where you don’t actually like any of the protagonists and deals with some of the darker aspects of human nature. However the translator has done a brilliant job creating a flow and bringing the imagination of the author into English.
Pablo finished reading Redshirts by John Scalzi
THEY WERE EXPENDABLE . . . UNTIL THEY STARTED COMPARING NOTES
Ensign Andrew Dahl has …
A really engaging read, I started one night when I was having trouble sleeping and then demolished it in 4 days.
Exploring how the minor actions of one person can have dramatic impacts on another.
Pablo finished reading In the Lives of Puppets by Travis Klune
In a strange little home built into the branches of a grove of trees, live …
While I do have to say Under The Whispering Door and The House In The Cerulean Sea are better novels this is still a captivating tale and like his other novels an exploration of love and connection. A heartwarming read and I’m looking forward to his releases for 2024.
Pablo started reading In the Lives of Puppets by Travis Klune
In the Lives of Puppets by Travis Klune
In a strange little home built into the branches of a grove of trees, live three robots--fatherly inventor android Giovanni …