Artemis by Andy Weir
I have gotten woefully behind in posting reviews, so welcome to the lightning round! Let’s see if I can get 10 reviews written and posted in the next 10 days, shall we? Artemis is an interesting departure from The Martian. And while it has a lot of the same elements that made The Martian work for … [Read more]
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Let's just jump right in. My biggest issue that I had with Gideon the Ninth is that I frequently did not know entirely what was going on. And not in a "Ohh, there's a mystery afoot, and people are being secretive" nor in a "The narrator and I are both doubting reality" a la Annihilation by Jeff … [Read more]
Rewording the Brain by David Astle
After coming across a chance social media post containing a cryptic crossword clue and instructions for how to solve it, I fell headlong into the addictive craze and borrowed this book from the library. I've now kept it for its maximum number of renewals and have to return it so I'm on the lookout … [Read more]
Joe Cinque's Consolation by Helen Garner
I listened to this audio book as part of my project to read Helen Garner's collection of books this year and also because of my horror/fascination at the crime and subsequent trial featured within. (As proof of this, I found the book on my shelf a few weeks after I finished listening, completely … [Read more]
Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher by Timothy Egan
Shortly after taking up photography during a long convalescence, Edward S. Curtis of Seattle established himself as that city's premier portrait taker. All the best families in the area wanted a Curtis family photograph, and he easily could have spent the rest of his days in ease and wealth. But the … [Read more]
Tommy Cabot Was Here (The Cabots, #1) by Cat Sebastian
This was a very sweet second chance romance novella set in 1959. I don't normally like second chance romances all that much, but in this case, Sebastian plays it perfectly. Our two main characters went to an all-boys school for almost their entire childhoods, and Everett was in love Tommy for most … [Read more]
