Monthly Archives: April 2019

Blackfish City – Sam J. Miller

Posted on 28/04/2019 by readerofelse

And back to the Nebulas, so I can actually finish (and blog) before the winner is announced. This year, I definitely will! I’m reading the last one as we speak (ssh, yes I am a blogpost behind). Aaaaand I was … Continue reading →

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Unquiet Women – Max Adams

Posted on 28/04/2019 by readerofelse

I’ve actually been reading this for a while, but it’s a very pretty hardback I’ve not wanted to ruin by carrying around in my bag, so it’s been something I’ve been dipping in and out of at home, rather than … Continue reading →

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Darkspell – Katharine Kerr

Posted on 28/04/2019 by readerofelse

… why yes I did read the sequel only a couple of books later, why do you ask? I just… really wanted to read some more fantasy trash, ok? I may or may not have been avoiding some of the … Continue reading →

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The Priory of the Orange Tree – Samantha Shannon

Posted on 27/04/2019 by readerofelse

You know what the smartest plan is, when you’re behind on your Goodreads reading goal? Picking up an absolute brick of an 830 page fantasy epic to speed you along. Yeah… Honestly though, it was not as terrible an idea … Continue reading →

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Daggerspell – Katharine Kerr

Posted on 23/04/2019 by readerofelse

A brief interlude from the Nebulas, to read some escapist fantasy trash. I mean, c’mon look at that cover. The title. The series title. Everything about it says “do you want to get sucked into reading something totally compelling and … Continue reading →

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The Poppy War – R. F. Kuang

Posted on 14/04/2019 by readerofelse

This one’s not going to be spoiler safe, I’m sorry. I didn’t like the book, but there’s no real way for me to explain why I didn’t without spoiling some fairly major plot points (and indeed, the ending). Equally, I’m … Continue reading →

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Trail of Lightning – Rebecca Roanhorse

Posted on 14/04/2019 by readerofelse

Things can only get better, right? In this case, yep, absolutely. For a start Trail of Lightning has some actual substance to it and achieves a proper story with a normal pace and characters that are actually characters. This shouldn’t have to … Continue reading →

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Witchmark – C. L. Polk

Posted on 10/04/2019 by readerofelse

And onto the Nebulas! The nominees for this year are: Witchmark – C. L. Polk Trail of Lightning – Rebecca Roanhorse The Poppy War – R. F. Kuang The Calculating Stars – Mary Robinette Kowal Blackfish City – Sam J. Miller Spinning … Continue reading →

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Ghost Wall – Sarah Moss

Posted on 10/04/2019 by readerofelse

I’d been looking at this for a while but not got round to it, so when it turned up in the Women’s Prize longlist, it was the kick I needed to actually get round to reading it. Good decision all … Continue reading →

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The Raven Tower – Ann Leckie

Posted on 02/04/2019 by readerofelse

Oh my god. I mean, after reading the Ancillary series, the bar was set pretty high for Leckie. And when I found out she was doing a fantasy novel… it was both thoroughly exciting, and slightly daunting – she’s clearly amazing at … Continue reading →

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