Book Review: Counterpoint, Michelle Cook Dystopian: Counterpoint, Michelle Cook Blog Tour October 31, 2022 In her previous book, Tipping Point, Michelle Cook brings us to a near-future world that has been brutalized by huge changes in the climate, destroying countries and governments, leaving England in the hands of a barely democratic cabal of […]
Book Review: The Wild Dead, Bannerless Saga Book 2, Carrie Vaughn Mystery: The Wild Dead, Bannerless Saga, Book 2, Carrie Vaughn Like the first book in this series (Bannerless), The Wild Dead is a mystery set in a dystopian future. The people of the Coast Road live by strict rules. Households must live within […]
Book Review: Bannerless, Bannerless Saga Book 1, Carrie Vaughn Fiction: Bannerless, Carrie Vaughn In the dystopian future, being “bannerless” could mean any number of things. Many of them are not good. On the least pejorative side of the meaning, one simply has not yet earned the right to receive a banner. Banners are given when […]
Book Review: Seafire, Natalie C. Parker Young Adult Fiction: Seafire, Natalie C. Parker Seafire is the young adult adventure I want my granddaughters to read when they get older. Natalie C. Parker has put together a tale of rebellion on the high seas that features as tough a heroine as you may ever meet in […]
Book Review: Senlin Ascends, Josiah Bancroft Fiction: Senlin Ascends, Josiah Bancroft Senlin Ascends is the first book in the series, “The Books of Babel.” Thomas Senlin and his wife Marya are on their honeymoon. Senlin is headmaster of the school in a small fishing village. He has long studied and taught about the most amazing technological achievement […]
Book Review: An Unkindness of Ghosts, Rivers Solomon Science Fiction: An Unkindness of Ghosts, Rivers Solomon I love finding new books from authors with different voices. Often, their characters are refreshing and also speak with different voices, representing populations that open my eyes to people I might otherwise overlook. Rivers Solomon is such an author, and […]
