Review: Golden Son

Golden Son by Pierce Brown
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I've been listening to the audio version of the series, and I have to say the reader is excellent.

The story itself is compelling and heart-breaking and discouraging all at once. Darrow is complex and driven and torn asunder from his own conflicting wants/needs/hopes.

Rating: Highly recommended

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Review: The Hanging Tree

The Hanging Tree by Ben Aaronovitch
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Yet another impressive entry to the series. Peter and Nightingale continue to entertain.

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Review: Ninefox Gambit

Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A very different sort of military sci fi. A difficult read, because.... math!

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Review: Aftermath

Aftermath by Chuck Wendig
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The audio was a bit overheated but the story was pretty good.

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Review: Snow Crash

Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Cyberpunk, dated but still interesting.

My main complaint was way too much exposition especially in the second half.

Not my favorite Neal Stephenson, but NS can certainly create an intriguing world and likes a lot of action.

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Review: The Magicians' Guild

The Magicians' Guild by Trudi Canavan
My rating: 3 of 5 stars



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Review: Uprooted

Uprooted by Naomi Novik
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Girl meets Dragon. No, not that kind of dragon. This one is a magical fellow who regularly carts off a young girl from a nearby village to keep her in his tower for ten years, and then releases her.

Only this time the girl turns out to have magic of her own. As such, she draws the attention of the sinister Wood, which has been trying its best to kill any human it can get its hands on.

The dragon and the girl end up fighting off the Wood, and some folks who seem to have been taken over by the Wood.

Interesting set up, the Wood is suitably sinister, the Dragon suitably opaque and threatening in his own way.

The story takes quite a few twists and turns along the way and what appears to be happening is not at all what it seems.

I enjoyed it very much! The audio version was very well done!

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