Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi
This book is...interesting. It's not super clever (if you can't see the villain coming then you need to get out more), it's not super novel (the kaiju are the kaiju types that have been populating Japanese cinema from time immemorial), and it doesn't have too much tension (because...it's a … [Read more]
The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin
It's funny--I really liked this book, but find myself struggling a bit to remember what happened specifically in it. I remember the broad strokes and the feeling of finishing it very well, but not so much the details of the plot. As a set up: we're still focusing on the travails of Essun, orogene … [Read more]
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
CW: homophobia galore, of course, but also familiar disappointment/lack of support on coming out (period appropriate, I suppose, but heart wrenching nonetheless) This is a hard one for me to review--it hits a bit close to home, years later and on the opposite coast. I'm so glad that it was the … [Read more]
The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin
Without that twist from the first book--and without having another large twist in this one, which would end up feeling a bit gimmicky--it's inevitable that this second entry in the The Broken Earth series would be a bit anticlimactic in comparison. And true to form, it sort of is. My hopes that … [Read more]
Wedding Crasher by Mia Sosa
Sigh herein lies the risk when I don't write reviews soon after reading a novel. I clearly liked this book, but I can't remember enough about it to write a proper review. I'll rely a bit on the review of the incomparable Emmalita, on whose advice I read this to begin with, to jog my … [Read more]
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
So first, a story about this book from way back in...2017? 2018, maybe. I'm in the middle of interviewing for a new job, and am close to the end of the final day of interviews. The interviewer happens to know my former boss and so we were vibing, sharing stories. He proceeds to ask me what I do … [Read more]
