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About Amalthea

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Anger and Iron: Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

April 2, 2022 by Amalthea 1 Comment

In the world of this book, humans are in constant battle with alien insect creatures. Mecha robots, piloted by 2-person male-female teams, are critical to the battle efforts. However, the female member of the team is mainly used as kind of battery for the mecha – generally dying during battle as their life force is drained by the mecha. Human society is centered around this war – glorifying battle – and in order to ensure a steady supply of women volunteered for battle, their families […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Xiran Jay Zhao

Amalthea's CBR14 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Xiran Jay Zhao ·
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Diving In

Daughter of the Deep by Rick Riordan

February 3, 2022 by Amalthea 2 Comments

This is my first review and I am excited that it is for a Rick Riordan book (because it’s the book I happened to be reading this week). I first read a Percy Jackson book because my 9-year-old son wanted me to read it, so we could talk about it together. After reading the first chapter, I found myself compelled to read the next and the next, needing to know what happens to Percy. And then I read through the rest of the series, then […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #youngadult, Rick Riordan

Amalthea's CBR14 Review No:1 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #youngadult, Rick Riordan ·
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