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“Isn’t it a merry thing to cheat death?”

Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo

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I read and reviewed the first book in the Alex Stern series, Ninth House, last year (AKA 2021, the Year of I Became a Leigh Bardugo Superfan), and I’ve been eagerly awaiting the second book in the series ever since. Hell Bent finally came off of my Libby queue last week, and I pretty much abandoned all other responsibilities (including sleeping..) until I had consumed this new adventure.  Hell Bent follows the same structure as Ninth House, opening with our main character, Alex, in a […]

“What if it’s enough to just be…Us.”

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers

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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 […]

Cyborgs and Princesses and Lunar Aggression

Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Scarlet by Marissa Meyer

Cress by Marissa Meyer

Winter by Marissa Meyer

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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 […]

“It is enough to exist in the world and marvel at it”

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

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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 […]

“The most important thing is finding someone you wish to play with.”

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

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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 […]

Catnip For People Who Love the End of the World

Walk the Vanished Earth by Erin Swan

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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 […]



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