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Reads books. Drinks tea. Pets cats. Loves to be cozy.

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“What if it’s enough to just be…Us.”

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers

March 17, 2023 by anana 1 Comment

The previous book in the Monk and Robot series by Becky Chambers was one of the first books I read and reviewed in 2023, and I adored it. I immediately put a hold on the second (and so far, last) book in the series, A Prayer for the Crown-Shy. I eagerly waited for it to make it through my queue, fully confident that I would love it based on my feelings for the first book as well as my experiences with Chambers’ Wayfarers series.  After […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: Becky Chambers, hopepunk, monk and robot, Women's History Month

anana's CBR15 Review No:7 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: Becky Chambers, hopepunk, monk and robot, Women's History Month ·
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Cyborgs and Princesses and Lunar Aggression

Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Scarlet by Marissa Meyer

Cress by Marissa Meyer

Winter by Marissa Meyer

March 1, 2023 by anana Leave a Comment

I picked up the first book of Marissa Meyer’s Lunar Chronicles, Cinder, after one of my coworkers recommended it by telling me how much her 12-year-old loved the book. I was craving a fast-paced book that would be the right amount of complex to be interesting but still simple enough to follow in audiobook form.  Also I figured – if it’s good enough for the 12-year-old, it’s good enough for me!  The Lunar Chronicle books absolutely fulfilled my requirements, and after enjoying Cinder I went […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Marissa Meyer

anana's CBR15 Review No:6 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Marissa Meyer ·
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“It is enough to exist in the world and marvel at it”

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

February 2, 2023 by anana 4 Comments

I adored Becky Chambers’ The Wayfarers series, so when I found out that she had a newer series I jumped at the chance to put it in my Libby queue. While it took a while to work its way into my grubby hands (err e-reader), it actually ended up being the absolutely perfect book to read in January: A Psalm for the Wild-Built is a calm, sweet novella in the midst of the “new year, new you” advertisements being hurled my direction elsewhere. Sibling Dex […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: Becky Chambers, hopepunk

anana's CBR15 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: Becky Chambers, hopepunk ·
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“The most important thing is finding someone you wish to play with.”

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

February 1, 2023 by anana Leave a Comment

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin was all over my radar last year, both on official “Best of 2022” lists and in more informal recommendations from friends. I didn’t quite get to it in 2022 (partially because I was 657th on the waitlist at the library for it!), but I found it to be well worth the wait and I’m so happy to have started off 2023 on a strong note with it.  The plot of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow follows best […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Gabrielle Zevin

anana's CBR15 Review No:1 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Gabrielle Zevin ·
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Catnip For People Who Love the End of the World

Walk the Vanished Earth by Erin Swan

December 7, 2022 by anana 2 Comments

I’m drawn to climate catastrophe and dystopian novels the same way some people are drawn to horror or crime stories: seeing fictional representations of my worst fears are somehow calming to me. Walk the Vanished Earth by Erin Swan was compared to Station Eleven and Severence on its Goodread page, so I put it in my library queue figuring it would basically be like catnip for me.  Walk the Vanished Earth is difficult to describe, because it encompasses so much: seven generations, two planets, 200 […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: apocalyptic, Erin Swan, Speculative Fiction

anana's CBR14 Review No:26 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: apocalyptic, Erin Swan, Speculative Fiction ·
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A Satisfying Conclusion (For Now…)

King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo

Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo

October 23, 2022 by anana Leave a Comment

After watching the Shadow and Bone series on Netflix, 2022 became the year of Leigh Bardugo for me – and although I didn’t connect equally to all of her work, overall I’ve very much enjoyed this adventure. I started out with the original Shadow and Bone trilogy, then moved on to the Six of Crows duology, took a brief detour to read the first of the Alex Stern Series, and now I’ve rounded out the year with the King of Scars duology.  For me, these […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: #YAFiction, cbr14bingo, grishaverse, Leigh Bardugo

anana's CBR14 Review No:25 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: #YAFiction, cbr14bingo, grishaverse, Leigh Bardugo ·
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