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Avid reader of science fiction and fantasy. Sometimes lover of poetry and wordplay.

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finished reading Earthside: Quantum Earth, Book 2 by Dennis E. Taylor (Quantum Earth, #2)

Dennis E. Taylor: Earthside: Quantum Earth, Book 2 (AudiobookFormat, Audible)

The Yellowstone super-eruption has put an end to modern civilization. As cities and countries continue …

This was painful to get through. In particular, if I have to listen to another audiobook read by whoever read this one, I may not be able to get past the memory of him saying “Bitch” as many times as he did (and the way he did) in this book.

About the actual contents of the novel, this was a bit of a prepper wet dream. Also contains some anti-liberal sentiment that was particularly upsetting.

finished reading Estranged by Ethan M. Aldridge

Ethan M. Aldridge: Estranged (Hardcover, 2018, HarperCollins)

A changeling and a human child who were switched at birth must work together to …

I enjoyed this quite a bit. Modern take on the fairy changeling that takes the place of a human child fable. There is a sequel and I’ll be requesting it from the library.

finished reading Witchy vol. 1 by Ariel Slamet Ries (Witchy, #1)

Ariel Slamet Ries: Witchy vol. 1 (Paperback, 2019, The Lion Forge, LLC.)

In the witch kingdom Hyalin, the strength of your magic is determined by the length …

A kingdom full of witches, where the length of your hair correlates to the strength of your magic. No mention of hair growing…

Anyway, this was good. As in, I enjoyed it and will read the sequel.

reviewed Abaddon's Gate (The Expanse, #3)

Abaddon's Gate (2013)

Abaddon's Gate is a science fiction novel by James S. A. Corey (pen name of …

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I didn’t love this one as much as the first two. A ton of offscreen people died. Plenty on-screen too, of course, and some that I really liked. The idea, I think, was to redeem some folks who made terrible decisions. We were definitely supposed to sympathize with Clarissa Mao, for instance. Forgive her, maybe, by the end. I don’t really buy it, myself. I mean, I’ll probably think about her - assuming she comes back in subsequent stories - how the authors intend, but it’ll only be by ignoring her past entirely. It’s impossible to forgive the stuff she did. The lives she took. This ended with just the barest hint of what the alien investigator is still expecting from Holden. If there weren’t the rest of the series sitting on this kindle waiting for me to read it, I might be kind of pissed about how little of …