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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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“There was a button,” Holden said. “I pushed it.” “Jesus Christ. That really is how you go through life, isn’t it?”

Nemesis Games (The Expanse, #5) by James S.A. Corey

September 2, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

Once again, I find myself rushing to complete this review before I can allow myself to start my re-read of book six. This book was just as good as I remembered, and in fact, I actually think it was better. I noticed so many things this time around that I didn’t before, when I was just focused on, basically, OMG WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. (Something you can only notice on a series re-read: SPOILERS They really hit it hard that Amos would be the “Last […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, james s.a. corey, narfna, nemesis games, re-reads, sci-fi, sff, space opera, the expanse

narfna's CBR14 Review No:150 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, james s.a. corey, narfna, nemesis games, re-reads, sci-fi, sff, space opera, the expanse ·
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When the $hit Gets Even More Real

January 5, 2017 by Lipton 10 Comments

Hello Cannonball Read 9 and hello to my very first Cannonball Read review! I’m more than happy to do whatever I can to help kick cancer squarely in the metaphorical nuts. All right, let’s get down to business.

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: james s.a. corey, nemesis games, sci-fi, science fiction, space opera, the expanse

Lipton's CBR9 Review No:1 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: james s.a. corey, nemesis games, sci-fi, science fiction, space opera, the expanse ·
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My favorite of the series so far.

August 19, 2015 by narfna 2 Comments

First, a warning: I have officially passed the point of objectivity for this series. You know you’ve passed that point when you no longer care what happens in a book series as long as you get to spend more time in its world hanging out with its characters. This isn’t a place I get to easily, but once I’m there, I never ever leave. Love, it is irrational. With that said, oh boy, this book was awesome. In retrospect, one of my favorite things about […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Science Fiction Tagged With: james s.a. corey, jefferson mays, narfna, nemesis games, sci-fi, science fiction, space opera, the expanse

narfna's CBR7 Review No:121 · Genres: Audiobooks, Science Fiction · Tags: james s.a. corey, jefferson mays, narfna, nemesis games, sci-fi, science fiction, space opera, the expanse ·
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    If you read it, I'd love to know what you think. I have it written down on my list.
  • BlackRaven
    on So close
    It makes me wonder about The Silence of the Wilting Skin. What seems to be the first book.
  • Kyra
    on I think I’m finally ready to quit you
    I've read every other book in the series and I couldn't get through this one at all, it reads like...
  • narfna
    on I think I’m finally ready to quit you
    Interesting. I could not fathom writing about the same characters in the same way for that long.
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