Review: The Raven Boys

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

interesting and well written. not what I expected which was a very positive thing.

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Review: The Twelve Clues of Christmas

The Twelve Clues of Christmas by Rhys Bowen
My rating: 0 of 5 stars

Good entry into an entertaining series.

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Review: Limited Wish

Limited Wish by Mark Lawrence
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Stranger things, stranger!

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Review: Orbital Decay

Orbital Decay by Allen M. Steele
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The tech is dated but still a fun read. Blue collar workers save the world.

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Review: Witch World

Witch World by Andre Norton
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Okay, but a bit dated.

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Review: A Man of Some Repute

A Man of Some Repute by Elizabeth Edmondson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Interesting mix of small town life and spies

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Review: A Memory Called Empire

A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A space opera that pays attention to diplomacy and intellect rather than just guns. Highly enjoyed it.

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Review: The Spellman Files

The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The Spellmans put the fun in dysfunctional.

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Review: Weapons of Choice

Weapons of Choice by John Birmingham
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

DNF

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Review: The Calculating Stars

The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

What a wonderful book. Can't wait to read book 2. Best book of the year for me.

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Review: Blood of Elves

Blood of Elves by Andrzej Sapkowski
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Not quite what I expected, but interesting.

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Review: The Trespasser

The Trespasser by Tana French
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Excellent entry to the series.

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Review: The Bullet-Catcher's Daughter

The Bullet-Catcher's Daughter by Rod Duncan
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

interesting YA steampunk fantasy. Nicely done.

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Review: Sisterhood of Dune

Sisterhood of Dune by Brian Herbert
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

never felt really engaged with the characters. interesting story though, so that was a shame.

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Review: The Golden Compass

The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

As good as I remembered it. this is a re-read for me, a revisit to the series.

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Review: The Infernal Battalion

The Infernal Battalion by Django Wexler
My rating: 0 of 5 stars

Last of the Shadow Campaign series
Excellent series if very bloody and gory - lots of battles. Enjoyed it a lot!

The audiobook was very well done.

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Review: The End of All Things

The End of All Things by John Scalzi
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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Review: Fear in the Sunlight

Fear in the Sunlight by Nicola Upson
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Did Not Finish. Boring.

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Review: Space Opera

Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Eurovision gone galactic. :)

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Review: The Emperor's Blades

The Emperor's Blades by Brian Staveley
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Good beginning to a new series. Interesting world building, complex characters and a plot that moves along, even if you're not sure just where it is going at first.

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Review: The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter

The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter by Theodora Goss
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Perhaps better titled 'Righteous Revenge of the Daughters' Amusing, and well written.

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Review: The Lesson

The Lesson by Cadwell Turnbull
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

The story of an alien 'invasion' of only the Virgin Islands.

Interesting concept, but awfully slow plot and I'm still not sure what the lesson was supposed to be.

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Review: The Human Division

The Human Division by John Scalzi
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Just as crazy and good as the rest of the series.

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Review: A Matter of Justice

A Matter of Justice by Charles Todd
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Excellent characterization, as usual.

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Review: A Study in Scarlet Women

A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Enjoyable pastiche with a lady detective and some pretty interesting social commentary regarding women's rights at the time.

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Review: The Guns of Empire

The Guns of Empire by Django Wexler
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Swords and sorcery with demons. Excellent series, with complex world building, deeply layer characters, and plot twists galore.

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Review: Diving into the Wreck

Diving into the Wreck by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

interesting take on folks who have a passion for searching out old tech in the far future.

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Review: The Event

The Event by Nathan Hystad
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Easy and fun read, read really well by Luke Daniels.

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Review: Stations of the Tide

Stations of the Tide by Michael Swanwick
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Hmmm

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Review: Dancing with the Virgins

Dancing with the Virgins by Stephen Booth
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Interesting second book of a series about two police officers in the Peak District. Lots of description of the area, lots of local color and legends, and a pretty good mystery to boot.

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Review: Breach

Breach by W.L. Goodwater
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Interesting marriage of magic and history, where the Berlin Wall was put in place by Magic. I did feel all too much the historical truth of how the female was treated by men at the time, having experienced all too much of that myself. But she gets her revenge in the end.

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Review: Waking Gods

Waking Gods by Sylvain Neuvel
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: Trail of Lightning

Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Imaginative and different sort of 'urban' fantasy, set in the Navaho nation separated from the ruin of the world by a magical wall. Monsters and gods roam the world.

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Review: Finder

Finder by Suzanne Palmer
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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Review: The Cornish Coast Murder

The Cornish Coast Murder by John Bude
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Interesting mystery, beautiful setting, characters well drawn

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Review: The Dispatcher

The Dispatcher by John Scalzi
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: The Naked God

The Naked God by Peter F. Hamilton
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: Once a Hero

Once a Hero by Elizabeth Moon
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: 1632

1632 by Eric Flint
My rating: 3 of 5 stars



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Review: Nine Coaches Waiting

Nine Coaches Waiting by Mary Stewart
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

wherever you were, you took your little circle of loneliness with you

Excellent gothic thriller, with all the requisite tropes. Innocent female, child at risk, huge mansion, spooky owner, and a lover who might, or might not, be involved.

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Review: Naughty in Nice

Naughty in Nice by Rhys Bowen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Fun entry to a great series. I love the characters.

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Review: The Cruel Prince

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

This was a DNF for me. Too much cruelty perpetrated for nothing.

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Review: A Pale Horse

A Pale Horse by Charles Todd
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

love this series about a man who barely managed to survive WWI and is now trying hard to get his life back together again, and solving murders along the way.

Great characters, complex plots.

I also loved the setting. I've been to Uffington, seen the Horse and Wayland's Smithy.

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Review: Recursion

Recursion by Blake Crouch
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Related but not directly to [Dark Matter], a study of what is time and what is memory. Changing the world's timeline turns out to not be a good idea. Who knew?

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Review: Dark Matter

Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I waited a month for [Recursion] but then belatedly realized I got [Dark Matter] mixed up with something else and I hadn't yet read it. So, at the last moment I was able to get it from the library and jumped in.

I enjoy Blake Crouch thrillers. Lots of science, likeable characters, and interesting sciency scenarios. Enjoyed it a lot.

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Review: Not Alone

Not Alone by Craig A. Falconer
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

What a fun take on First Contact. Focus is on social and political responses rather than tech and aliens. Definitely reading more of this series.

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Review: The Eye of the World

The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Interesting but not quite what I expected/

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Review: Winning Colors

Winning Colors by Elizabeth Moon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This was a fun series. Horses and sci fi aren't often paired, but I enjoyed it and especially enjoyed the characters.

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Review: Chindi

Chindi by Jack McDevitt
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Archaeology in SSSSssspppppppaaaaaacccccceee! Dangerous Archeology in space. Especially when you turn up an alien space craft you don't understand, and get trapped there.

I really enjoy this series. Lots of fun stuff, lots of nail biting, great main character who is a kick-ass female captain, who backs off from nothing, and will do all in her power to protect her passengers, even when they are exceedingly stupid.

Definitely continuing on with this series.

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Review: The Fall of Dragons

The Fall of Dragons by Miles Cameron
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Great wrap up to an excellent series.

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