I really enjoyed the world building and characters in this, but it was a little slow for my liking.
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_astronoMay rated When the Tiger Came down the Mountain: 4 stars

When the Tiger Came down the Mountain by Nghi Vo (The Singing Hills Cycle, #2)
The cleric Chih finds themself and their companions at the mercy of a band of fierce tigers who ache with …
_astronoMay reviewed The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin (The Broken Earth, #1)
_astronoMay rated The Philosopher's Flight: A Novel: 4 stars

The Philosopher's Flight: A Novel by Tom Miller (The Philosopher's War #1)
A thrilling debut from ER doctor turned novelist Tom Miller, The Philosopher’s Flight is an epic historical fantasy set in …
_astronoMay rated Jitterbug Perfume: 4 stars

Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins
Jitterbug Perfume is an epic.Which is to say, it begins in the forests of ancient Bohemia and doesn't conclude until …
_astronoMay rated Sourdough: A Novel: 3 stars

Sourdough: A Novel by Robin Sloan
Lois Clary is a software engineer at General Dexterity, a San Francisco robotics company with world-changing ambitions. She codes all …
_astronoMay rated The Power: 4 stars

The Power by Naomi Alderman
The Power is a 2016 science fiction novel by the British writer Naomi Alderman. Its central premise is women developing …
_astronoMay rated Our endless numbered days: 4 stars

Claire Fuller: Our endless numbered days (2015)
Our endless numbered days by Claire Fuller
"Peggy Hillcoat is eight years old when her survivalist father, James, takes her from their home in London to a …
_astronoMay rated All the Light We Cannot See: 5 stars

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
From the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning Anthony Doerr, a stunningly ambitious and beautiful novel about a blind French girl and …
_astronoMay rated Bridge of Clay: 5 stars

Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak
A lost typewriter - A dead dog - The bones of the snake that killed it
Matthew Dunbar, eldest of …
_astronoMay rated The Hate U Give: 4 stars

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD STARR CARTER moves between two worlds: the poor black neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school …
_astronoMay rated Go, went, gone: 4 stars

Go, went, gone by Jenny Erpenbeck
The novel tells the tale of Richard, a retired classics professor who lives in Berlin. His wife has died, and …
_astronoMay reviewed Exit Strategy by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #4)
Review of 'Exit Strategy' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
I loved this one. Murderbot finally gets the opportunity to grapple with what freedom really means and is reunited with its favorite human(s). Murderbot deserves the universe after all it has done for so many humans ♥️
_astronoMay reviewed An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
Review of 'An Absolutely Remarkable Thing' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Ehh this was between a 2 and a 3 for me. The idea of these "Carls" arriving around the world and asking humanity to work together is compelling, but ultimately I did not like the way in which the story was told, it felt like it was trying too hard to be currently relevant and I spent way too much time cringing. Not to mention the constant focusing on the fact that April finds herself attractive? But in the end I rounded it up to a 3 because I'll probably end up reading the next one just to see what happens, so at least it was interesting enough for me to want to do that.