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“I wanted to go home, where I felt safe. It occurred to me, as we continued our journey in silence, that when the first refugees from Earth had arrived on Giant—and, for that matter, on Io—they must have felt much the same.”

The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles by Malka Older

September 8, 2025 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

When I finished The Mimicking of Known Successes a couple weeks ago I knew I wasn’t in love with that book, but that I wanted to continue reading the series to see how Malka Older built out her world and dug into her sapphic Watson & Holmes stand-ins because I had become quite attached to Mossa and Pleiti. The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles begins the same way as its predecessor in that we get a prologue from Mossa’s point of view and then the rest […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: cbr17bingo, diaspora, Malka Older, read harder challenge, Sherlock Retellings, The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles, The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti

faintingviolet's CBR17 Review No:36 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: cbr17bingo, diaspora, Malka Older, read harder challenge, Sherlock Retellings, The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles, The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti ·
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Cover of Malka Older’s The Potency of Ungovernable Impulses

When I probe the gallimaufry of blurred memories from that night I can still feel the potency of the ungovernable impulse that demanded I place my palms on her bony shoulders

The Potency of Ungovernable Impulses by Malka Older

June 10, 2025 by Emmalita 4 Comments

Every time I pick up a Malka Older book, I am struck anew by how beautifully she writes. As much as I enjoy the melding of mystery, romance, and science fiction in her Mossa and Pleiti series, the way she uses words is such a joy to read. The Potency of Ungovernable Impulses is the third in the series, and you must read the first two books in order to understand this one. The Rector’s actions in The Mimicking of Known Successes continues to reverberate. Mossa and […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction Tagged With: Malka Older, Mossa and Pleiti, The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti, The Potency of Ungovernable Impulses

Emmalita's CBR17 Review No:38 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction · Tags: Malka Older, Mossa and Pleiti, The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti, The Potency of Ungovernable Impulses ·
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Filled my Earth Day square! (Double bingo)

The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older

November 8, 2024 by Malin Leave a Comment

CBR16 Bingo: Earth Day (while this novella is set off-Earth, a lot of the plot involves conservation efforts to try to reintroduce healthy biodiversity on Earth) Mossa is investigating the mysterious disappearance, most likely a suicide, on one of the human colonies on Jupiter. Mossa discovers that the missing man worked at the colony’s university, where conveniently for her and her further investigation, Mossa’s ex-girlfriend is a scholar working with others to try to recreate the ecosystems of Earth before it collapsed. Pleiti is surprised […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, CBR16, cbr16bingo, colony, Earth Day, LGBTQIA, Malin, Malka Older, mystery, neuro diversity, novella, Romance, space, the environment, The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti, The Mimicking of Known Successes

Malin's CBR16 Review No:65 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, CBR16, cbr16bingo, colony, Earth Day, LGBTQIA, Malin, Malka Older, mystery, neuro diversity, novella, Romance, space, the environment, The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti, The Mimicking of Known Successes ·
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