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Know It in the Dark

Slooooow-burn sapphic romance with a fire starter (pun intended)

Know It in the Dark by Skye Kilaen

August 19, 2022 by llamareadsbooks Leave a Comment

CBR14Bingo – Shadow: A large chunk of the book is the women dealing with the potential threat of a shadowy government agency… plus other things that hide in the shadows *dun dun dun* I loved the first book in this sapphic slow-burn scifi series and I couldn’t wait to get my hands on this one! This is the second novella in the series and must be read in order, so if you haven’t read If I Were a Weapon yet, get on that! Given that, note […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: cbr14bingo, Romance, SciFi, Skye Kilaen, WLW

llamareadsbooks's CBR14 Review No:67 · Genres: Romance · Tags: cbr14bingo, Romance, SciFi, Skye Kilaen, WLW ·
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Drunk on All Your Strange New Words

“Now everyone will think she can’t cope with the demands of her job, just because she fell off a balcony.”

Drunk on All Your Strange New Words by Eddie Robson

July 5, 2022 by llamareadsbooks 2 Comments

For whatever reason, I love books about alien linguistics. Not necessarily first contact, but more in terms of the pitfalls and cultural quirks of learning an alien language and then interacting with those aliens, so when I saw that this book featured a linguist I jumped on it. The quote on the book calls it “weird” and well, yes, this is definitely a quirky mix of science fiction wrapped up in a murder mystery. “Now everyone will think she can’t cope with the demands of […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: Aliens, Eddie Robson, linguistics, SciFi

llamareadsbooks's CBR14 Review No:55 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: Aliens, Eddie Robson, linguistics, SciFi ·
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Dark Minds

These books are like potato chips

Dark Minds by Michelle Diener

May 31, 2022 by llamareadsbooks 1 Comment

I very much enjoyed the last two books in the series, so when I needed a break from some heavier material, I picked this one up. Sure, it’s not particularly complicated in the plot or characterization department, but it’s fun and engrossing! This is the third in the series and I wouldn’t recommend reading it as a standalone as a lot of the world building relies on you already knowing the events of the past two books. Cam was expecting a routine mission to interview […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: Michelle Diener, SciFi

llamareadsbooks's CBR14 Review No:48 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: Michelle Diener, SciFi ·
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World War Z, but with Robots

Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson

March 31, 2022 by ifso Leave a Comment

Hey, did you like Max Brooks’ novel World War Z ? Did you love the structure, the multitude of accounts woven together to form a much larger story of survival? Well, Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson is a fun read but a weak substitute. In brief: sometime in the near future, a sentient AI has taken control of the worlds’ robots and has mostly wiped out humanity. This novel is a concentration of accounts that detail how humans fought back.  It’s only possible to avoid […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, apocalypse, Daniel H. Wilson, robots, SciFi

ifso's CBR14 Review No:5 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, apocalypse, Daniel H. Wilson, robots, SciFi ·
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Trans-Galactic Bike Ride Book Cover

Short Stories Unbound by Gravity or Gender

Trans-Galactic Bike Ride by Lydia Rogue

January 16, 2022 by Sofi Keren 2 Comments

The full name of this anthology is Trans-Galactic Bike Ride: Feminist Bicycle Science Fiction Stories of Transgender and Nonbinary Adventures, which is a title almost long enough to be a short story of its own. It’s the seventh volume of the Bikes In Space series. As editor Lydia Rogue says in their introduction, this book is meant for the trans and nonbinary community. Characters in each story are trans or nonbinary, as are their authors. You might think that the feminist sci-fi short stories featuring […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: bicycles, LGBTQ, Lydia Rogue, queer, SciFi, short stories

Sofi Keren's CBR14 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: bicycles, LGBTQ, Lydia Rogue, queer, SciFi, short stories ·
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The book "Winter's Orbit" by Everina Maxwell stands next to a wooden snowman decoration.

“Well someone has to marry him, said the Emperor.” Part space opera, mystery, and romance, all of it captivating.

Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell

December 14, 2021 by Dome'Loki 10 Comments

Winter’s Orbit came on to my radar through Cannonballers and then I noticed my independent bookstore featuring it as a staff pick for Pride month.  It went on my book wish list and I got it for my birthday! In the far distant future there are multiple galactic civilizations and they are all connected through ‘the link network’ governed by the Resolution.  Trade happens through the link and having the Resolution in place means that no invading force can use the link to attack another […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, CBR13, Dome'Loki, Everina Maxwell, Fiction, gay romance, lgbt, mystery, SciFi

Dome'Loki's CBR13 Review No:42 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, CBR13, Dome'Loki, Everina Maxwell, Fiction, gay romance, lgbt, mystery, SciFi ·
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