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sotolf

sotolf@bookwyrm.social

Joined 3 years, 4 months ago

I'm mostly a sci-fi reader, preferring happy feelgood stories, and competency porn, but reading a lot of different stuff makes me happy :)

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P. D. James: Cover Her Face (Adam Dalgliesh #1) (2001, Scribner Paperback Fiction) 3 stars

Cover Her Face is the debut 1962 crime novel of P. D. James. It details …

Decent murder mystery, oldfashioned unlikeable charaters

3 stars

I've wanted some more recent procedurals, kind of like police TV series, just in book form, this was my first try.

It was a decent book, I kind of liked it, but I didn't like any other characters than the detective really, and it all feld rather old fashioned, the 2001 release must have been a rerelase I think of an older book? At least it felt that way. All in all it was decent, but it was kind of a bit of a drag to get through.

Elizabeth Moon: Rules of Engagement (The Serrano Legacy) (Paperback, 2000, Orbit) 3 stars

Esmay Suiza, one of Fleet's most gifted young officers, and Brun Meager, daughter of the …

Well written thought provoking book

5 stars

I really enjoyed this book, it was fun to read, the characters were good, and I really enjoy the way moon writes, it's just so easy to read, even when the situations are dire, there is at least some hope there. Really enjoyable in general, could be a bit less rapey though.

Skyler Ramirez: The Worst Spies in the Sector (2023, House of Valencia Inc DBA Persephone Entertainment Inc.) 3 stars

It sucks being dead...... especially when you're broke. Former Captain Brad Mendoza and former Commander …

Fun book with some issues

3 stars

I picked this up as a short interlude between some a bit more serious books, it's a fun little action type book, and I kind of enjoyed the first one, so why not, well, I kind of enjoyed this one as well, and I will probably read the next one and kind of enjoy that one as well.

The biggest issue for me was that the foreword claims "it's a clean book with no foul language, or graphic scenes" When I read through the book and it has multiple graphic murders, a male protagonist with constant male gaze continuously leering at any woman around him, multiple mentions of previous rapes, threats of rape, and something very close to torture.. But to say fuck, or a consensual sex scene would be over the line?

Elizabeth Moon: Once a hero (1997, Baen Books) 4 stars

Esmay Suiza wasn't a member of a great Navy family like the Serranos. She'd had …

New Protagonist, and one that really hit me

5 stars

I really enjoyed this one, it felt more like 3 stories about the same person, that kind of wouldn't work in isolation.

Then again I'm a sucker for these stories about a hyper competent young person joining the military for some reason, I don't really know why, but I always find them really enjoyable.

C.J. Cherryh: The Pride of Chanur (Alliance-Union Universe) (Paperback, 1982, DAW) 4 stars

No one at Meetpoint Station had ever seen a creature like the Outsider. Naked-hided, blunt …

First contact with an interesting twist

5 stars

I really enjoyed this one, I have enjoyed a lot of Cherryh's books, this one is a bit lighter on politics than most of them are, and it's a quite fun story with alien aliens and a fun universe and some fun characters, I at least really enjoyed this one.

Elizabeth Moon: Winning Colors (1995) 3 stars

Winning Colors is the third novel in the space opera, military science fiction Familias Regnant …

Great book a bit much horsing

4 stars

A lot of horses in this book, but it was pretty good, a bit worried about the wanking off rich people that happens here, but that is rather standard in much sci-fi

Ilona Andrews: The Kinsmen Universe (Paperback, 2018, Nancy Yost Literary Agency, Inc) 4 stars

** PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED - This is an anthology edition of the Kinsmen Universe, which includes …

Good shorter story collection

4 stars

I did enjoy these, even though the characters were a bit too stereotypically beautiful, decent stories that felt shorter than they should be, which can be a blessing and a curse.

reviewed Capture the Sun by Jessie Mihalik (Starlight's Shadow, #3)

Jessie Mihalik: Capture the Sun (2023, HarperCollins Publishers) 4 stars

Acclaimed author Jessie Mihalik returns with the thrilling conclusion to her Starlight's Shadow trilogy. An …

Really enjoyable and fun

5 stars

This was a really fun reread, As the other ones in the series it has just the right amount of action and tugging at my heartstrings.

reviewed Hunting Party by Elizabeth Moon (The Serrano Legacy #1)

Elizabeth Moon: Hunting Party (Paperback, 1999, Orbit) 3 stars

Really enjoyable

4 stars

I enjoyed this book a lot, I thought I would, since I've really enjoyed most of the other books that Moon has written, For some reason the hunting scenes of the island kind of freaked me out, and I usually don't get freaked out with books, so that's kind of interesting.

reviewed Hunt the Stars by Jessie Mihalik (Starlight's Shadow, #1)

Jessie Mihalik: Hunt the Stars (Paperback, 2022, Harper Voyager) 4 stars

Octavia Zarola would do anything to keep her tiny, close-knit bounty hunting crew together—even if …

Just as much fun on the second read as the first

5 stars

I really needed something light and fun after the otehr one, and this was perfect, really enjoyed it.

reviewed Destroyer by C.J. Cherryh (Foreigner (7))

C.J. Cherryh: Destroyer (Paperback, 2005, DAW) 4 stars

The seventh novel in Cherryh’s Foreigner space opera series, a groundbreaking tale of first contact …

Good book, but heavy politicking

4 stars

I really enjoyed reading through this book, it felt a lot more cozy and close, and less bleak than the other ones in the series I think, it was nice to see Bren really starting to have some more successful relationships, and it just felt good. Like always in these books though, there is a lot of politics, and the book is written in a more literary fashion, which does have some nice turns of phrase like "The sun slipped over the horizon" and stuff like that, but it somehow really tires me out to read things like that for a long time :p

commented on Destroyer by C.J. Cherryh (Foreigner (7))

C.J. Cherryh: Destroyer (Paperback, 2005, DAW) 4 stars

The seventh novel in Cherryh’s Foreigner space opera series, a groundbreaking tale of first contact …

Still really enjoying this book, but I need something a lot more light after this one, and I'm kind of planning to reread some favourites to cleanse the palate a bit :)