Book Review: My Name Is Ten, Colleen MacMahon Book Review: My Name Is Ten, Colleen MacMahon Blog Tour August 5, 2022 Do yourself a favor. Put the name, “Colleen MacMahon” somewhere you won’t forget. Then again, I suspect she may become an author you are unlikely to forget. Regardless, put it somewhere on your […]
Book Review: Noor, Nnedi Okorafor Science Fiction: Noor, Nnedi Okorafor The problem with living in a world where everyone has a recording device is that everything can be recorded and broadcast virtually in real time. Anwuli Okwadili prefers the nickname AO. Rather than referring to her initials, though, to Anwuli the nickname stands for […]
Book Review: The Space Between Worlds, Micaiah Johnson Science Fiction: The Space Between Worlds, Micaiah Johnson Cara is a “traverser.” Technology exists that allows people to traverse between dimensions, to visit other versions of Earth. Coming from a world with stark distinctions between the white […]
Book Review: The Book of M, Peng Shepherd Science Fiction/Fantasy: The Book of M, Peng Shepherd An elephant, it is said, never forgets. Despite the dubious scientific basis for that aphorism, an elephant’s memory is prodigious. Not usually as good as human memory and we certainly do forget. Still, quite good. We […]
Book Review: The Last Beekeeper, Silent Skies Book 1, Rebecca L. Fearnley YA/Science Fiction: The Last Beekeeper, Silent Skies Book 1, Rebecca L. Fearnley Blog Tour June 27, 2022 Sometimes you learn the most unexpected things from books. For example, I learned through The Last Beekeeper that an important part of a young hero’s arsenal […]
Book Review: What Rough Beast, Remembrance War Book 3, Michael Johnston Science Fiction: What Rough Beast, Remembrance War Book 3, Michael Johnston I was 10 years old when Star Wars exploded onto movie screens. It was a very different entertainment world than today. The movie was showing in one theater in Denver. One. After […]
Book Review: I Know What You’re Thinking, Phill Featherstone Young Adult/Science Fiction: I Know What You’re Thinking, Phill Featherstone Blog Tour June 15, 2022 Beth and Cameron. Cameron and Beth. It’s been that way since they first met. Inseparable as they grew up, the two of them were the very best of friends. […]
Book Review: The Galaxy and the Ground Within, Wayfarers Book 4, Becky Chambers Science Fiction: The Galaxy and the Ground Within, Wayfarers Book 4, Becky Chambers Hugo Award winner for Best Series The planet Gora is essentially a truck stop for weary travelers across the galaxy. Devoid of native life, absent an atmosphere […]
Book Review: The Blood Trials, Blood Gift Duology Book 1, N.E. Davenport Science Fiction/Fantasy: The Blood Trials, Blood Gift Duology Book 1, N.E. Davenport Blog Tour April 22, 2022 Ikenna, Selene, and Zayne are nearing the completion of their preliminary training. They have each spent eight years learning about warfare, weaponry, martial arts, and almost […]
Book Review: Dread Wood, Jennifer Killick Book Review: Dread Wood, Jennifer Killick Blog Tour April 6, 2022 If The Breakfast Club were ever combined with Tremors, you might have the movie version of Dread Wood. On a fine Saturday, four students at Dread Wood (High School) have gotten detention for their roles in an […]
