The political allegory is ham-fisted at times, but the book is terrifically engaging. I couldn't put it down.
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Matthew Bandy rated Onyx Storm: 3 stars

Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros (The Empyrean, #3)
Brave the dark. Get ready to fly or die in the breathtaking follow-up to Fourth Wing and Iron Flame from …
Matthew Bandy rated Iron Flame: 3 stars

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros (The Empyrean, #2)
“The first year is when some of us lose our lives. The second year is when the rest of us …
Matthew Bandy rated Fourth Wing: 3 stars

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (The Empyrean, #1)
Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the …
Matthew Bandy rated The Kingmakers: 3 stars
Matthew Bandy rated The rift walker: 3 stars

The rift walker by Clay Griffith (Vampire empire -- bk. 2)
Matthew Bandy rated The Greyfriar: 3 stars

The Greyfriar by Clay Griffith, Susan Griffith (Vampire Empire, book 1)
In the year 1870, a horrible plague of vampires swept over the northern regions of the world. Millions of humans …
Matthew Bandy finished reading The Greyfriar by Clay Griffith (Vampire Empire, book 1)

The Greyfriar by Clay Griffith, Susan Griffith (Vampire Empire, book 1)
In the year 1870, a horrible plague of vampires swept over the northern regions of the world. Millions of humans …
Matthew Bandy rated Infinite Detail: 4 stars

Infinite Detail by Tim Maughan
BEFORE: In Bristol’s centre lies the Croft, a digital no-man’s-land cut off from the surveillance, Big Data dependence, and corporate-sponsored, …
Matthew Bandy finished reading Infinite Detail by Tim Maughan

Infinite Detail by Tim Maughan
BEFORE: In Bristol’s centre lies the Croft, a digital no-man’s-land cut off from the surveillance, Big Data dependence, and corporate-sponsored, …
Matthew Bandy rated Titanium Noir: 5 stars

Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway
Cal Sounder is a detective working for the police on certain very sensitive cases. So when he’s called in to …
Matthew Bandy reviewed Blood Over Bright Haven by M. L. Wang
Matthew Bandy started reading Blood Over Bright Haven by M. L. Wang

Blood Over Bright Haven by M. L. Wang
For twenty years, Sciona has devoted every waking moment to the study of magic, fueled by a mad desire to …
Matthew Bandy rated Livesuit: 4 stars

Livesuit by James S.A. Corey (The Captive's War, #1.5)
Humanity's war is eternal, spread across the galaxy and the ages. Humanity's best hope to end the endless slaughter is …
Matthew Bandy started reading Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner

Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner
A new novel about a seductive and cunning American woman who infiltrates an anarchist collective in France—a propulsive page-turner of …