Twenty Books of Summer Wrap-Up

Many thanks again to Cathy at 746 Books. for hosting this event! I had a lot of fun with it again this year. Even though I didn't finish every book on my initial list, I did get through a lot of them and I read a lot of other fun books besides these. 🙂 Here’s … Continue reading Twenty Books of Summer Wrap-Up

September TBR Pile

Well hello there and welcome to another brand new month of books. I'm taking it easy once again in September. These books are leftovers from my 20 books of summer reading challenge but I didn't want to completely give up on them even though the challenge was over, so here we are. I did a … Continue reading September TBR Pile

Book Review: Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey #TwentyBooksofSummer

Summary: Humanity has colonized the solar system—Mars, the Moon, the Asteroid Belt and beyond—but the stars are still out of our reach. Jim Holden is XO of an ice miner making runs from the rings of Saturn to the mining stations of the Belt. When he and his crew stumble upon a derelict ship, the … Continue reading Book Review: Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey #TwentyBooksofSummer

Monthly Wrap Up: July 2020

Here we are at the end of another month! 2020 sure has been flying by! I had really hoped to read more books this month, 9 total is not bad by any means but it's EXTREMELY low for me. I would say I was busy doing other things (like watching The Untamed) but it feels … Continue reading Monthly Wrap Up: July 2020

Book Review: In the Garden of Iden by Kage Baker #20BooksofSummer

Summary: This is the first novel in what has become one of the most popular series in contemporary SF, now back in print from Tor. In the 24th century, the Company preserves works of art and extinct forms of life (for profit of course). It recruits orphans from the past, renders them all but immortal, … Continue reading Book Review: In the Garden of Iden by Kage Baker #20BooksofSummer

This Week in Reading: Making Great Progress

I had a pretty fantastic reading week last week and managed to make a lot of progress with books I've been trying to read/finish reading for a while. I finished FOUR books (two of them I was almost finished going into the week), all of them SFF. I got my 'currently reading' down to three … Continue reading This Week in Reading: Making Great Progress

The Book Predictions Tag

I saw this tag over on The Orangutan Librarian and thought it looked like a fun tag to fill out so here we are. 🙂 THE RULES: Pingback to the creator of the tag, @bookprincessreviews  Tag the person who tagged you Find an answer to match each prompt Have fun! All of these prompts are your … Continue reading The Book Predictions Tag

Book Review: Crosstalk by Connie Willis

Summary: In the not-too-distant future, a simple outpatient procedure to increase empathy between romantic partners has become all the rage. And Briddey Flannigan is delighted when her boyfriend, Trent, suggests undergoing the operation prior to a marriage proposal - to enjoy better emotional connection and a perfect relationship with complete communication and understanding. But things … Continue reading Book Review: Crosstalk by Connie Willis

Can’t-Wait Wednesday: Architects of Memory by Karen Osborne

Can’t-Wait Wednesday, aka Waiting on Wednesday, is a weekly meme originating from Jill at Breaking the Spine and now hosted by Wishful Endings. If you’re interested in participating, stop by Wishful Endings to link up your posts.   Terminally Ill salvage pilot Ash Jackson lost everything in the war with the alien Vai, but she'll be damned if she … Continue reading Can’t-Wait Wednesday: Architects of Memory by Karen Osborne

July TBR Pile

Hello and welcome to the latter half of 2020, let's see how this goes. I'm kind of expecting aliens (oh wait that already happened) or dinosaurs to come back (oh wait that's in the works) or maybe a giant meteor at this point. The new slogan is '2020:  Anything Could Happen. Anything.'. Anywho. Last month … Continue reading July TBR Pile