Smoak rated A Spindle Splintered: 4 stars
A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow (Fractured Fables, #1)
USA Today bestselling author Alix E. Harrow’s A Spindle Splintered brings her patented charm to a new version of a …
Such a poorly written mess
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Smoak rated True Believer: 4 stars
True Believer by Abraham Riesman
The definitive, revelatory biography of Marvel Comics icon Stan Lee, a writer and entrepreneur who reshaped global pop culture at …
Smoak rated Elder Race: 5 stars
Elder Race by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Lynesse is the lowly Fourth Daughter of the queen, and always getting in the way.
But a demon is terrorizing …
Smoak reviewed Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders (Unstoppable, #1)
Outsmart Your Enemies. Outrun the Galaxy.
“Just please, remember what I told you. Run. Don’t …
Review of 'Victories Greater Than Death' on 'Storygraph'
2 stars
Smoak rated Jade Legacy: 5 stars
Smoak rated The Wonder Engine: 4 stars
The Wonder Engine by T. Kingfisher (Clocktaur War, #2)
Pull three people out of prison—a disgraced paladin, a convicted forger, and a heartless assassin. Give them weapons, carnivorous tattoos, …
Smoak rated Far Sector: 5 stars
Far Sector by N. K. Jemisin, Jamal Campbell
The first murder in 500 years. Twenty billion suspects. One hope.
The City Enduring, a booming metropolis at the edge …
Smoak reviewed A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers (Monk and Robot, #1)
It's been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; …
Review of 'A Psalm for the Wild-Built' on 'Storygraph'
3 stars
Cozy and mildly thought-provoking in a tropey way, but--like all of Chambers' work--it ultimately could have been told better in fewer pages (i.e. this novelette could have been a short story)
Smoak rated Snake Falls to Earth: 4 stars
Darcie Little Badger: Snake Falls to Earth (2021, Levine Querido)
Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger
Nina is a Lipan girl in our world. She's always felt there was something more out there. She still believes …
Smoak rated The Undocumented Americans: 5 stars
The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
One of the first undocumented immigrants to graduate from Harvard reveals the hidden lives of her fellow undocumented Americans.
Right …
Smoak rated A Desolation Called Peace: 5 stars
A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine (Teixcalaan, #2)
An alien armada lurks on the edges of Teixcalaanli space. No one can communicate with it, no one can destroy …
