Musings on Books to Video Games and Everything In Between
Publisher: Orbit BooksPage Count: 415Release Date: October 5th, 2021Series: BURNINGBLADE & SILVEREYE, Book 2Rating: 4/5 Stars - Really Liked It! Warning: Possible light spoilers for earlier books in the series. You can read a review of that book here: ASHES OF THE SUN Gyre Silvereye may not have found what he was looking for in... Continue Reading →
Welcome to If/Then, a potential new series where I play around with the age-old recommendation scheme "If you liked X, then you should try Y." For my first outing, I'm discussing the book VELOCITY WEAPON by Megan E. O'Keefe and the video game PREY by Arkane Studios. I'm going to avoid spoilers as much as... Continue Reading →
Publisher: Tor BooksPage Count: 432Release Date: August 17th, 2021Series: THE DIVIDE, Book 2Rating: 5/5 Stars - Loved It! WARNING: Possible light spoilers ahead for the first book in the series. You can read a review for that book here: THE LAST WATCH It's one thing to declare a rebellion, and quite another thing to lead... Continue Reading →
Publisher: MIRAPage Count: 336Release Date: January 29th, 2019Series: StandaloneRating: 3/5 Stars - Liked it! When a mission goes terribly wrong, time travel agent Kin finds himself stuck in the 1990s with no way to return to his own time of 2142. Eighteen years later, Kin has settled into a new life, married, had a kid,... Continue Reading →
Publisher: Tor.com Page Count: 160Release Date: July 13th, 2021Series: MONK & ROBOT, Book 1Rating: 4/5 Stars - Really Liked It Sibling Dex is at a crossroads in their life. They've taken up the calling of a tea-service monk, a person who travels from village to village, offering comfort and tea to anyone who wants it.... Continue Reading →
Publisher: Del ReyPage Count: 336Release Date: September 1st, 2020Series: THRAWN ASCENDENCY, Book 1Rating: 3/5 Stars - Liked It The Chiss Ascendency is the supreme power in the region of the galaxy known as a chaos, so when a small fleet launches a surprise attack, the Chiss Expansionary Defense Fleet is left more confused than concerned.... Continue Reading →
Publisher: Orbit BooksPage Count: 566Release Date: June 22nd, 2021Series: THE PROTECTORATE, Book 3Rating: 5/5 Stars - Loved it!! Warning: Possible light spoilers ahead for previous books in the series. You can read reviews for earlier books here: VELOCITY WEAPON, CHAOS VECTOR Humanity's days are numbered. At least they are if Rainier gets her way. The... Continue Reading →
Publisher: Shadow Spark PublishingPage Count: 290Release Date: May 18th, 2021Series: WIND TIDE, Book 1Rating: 2.75/5 Stars - Just Short of Liking It Ambassador Keen Draden is on a simple diplomatic pit stop; show up, shake some hands, move on. But before he even touches down on the planet of Kol 2, he finds himself kidnapped... Continue Reading →
Publisher: Harper VoyagerPage Count: 336Release Date: 04/20/21Series: WAYFARERS, Book 4Rating: 3.5/5 Stars - Liked it! Haven't read the other books in the series? You can find a review for previous book here: RECORD OF A SPACEBORN FEW The planet Gora is a desolate wasteland, notable only for its convenient location along several space routes to... Continue Reading →
Publisher: Tor BooksPage Count: 480Release Date: April 20th, 2021Series: THE DIVIDE, Book 1Rating: 4.5/5 Stars - Really Liked It! Note: I was provided a free ARC by the publisher in exchange for my fair and honest review. Cavalon is the latest addition to the military spaceship the Argus. The posting is at the literal edge... Continue Reading →
