Have you ever been in or part of a fandom that you love SO much and then something new gets released? And you *gasp* don’t love it? How do you exist in that fandom still? It’s such a hard place to be and that is exactly where I find myself after finishing the behemoth that is Pierce Brown’s Dark Age. Let’s get started by saying I feel like some people will want to come for me and my Howler cloak. […]
Why Did I Read? I love Jay Kristoff! Love his writing and his stories despite his tendency to always want to break reader’s hearts! My Thoughts: This is just my sort of thing! AI, nonstop space adventure, secret history, flashbacks, twists and surprising reveals: I was enraptured from the get go! The lifelikes are so complex! What/who exactly are they and all the gray morality questions that come up around them. Are they people? Do they have feelings? How should […]
Why Did I Read? Two of my favorite authors teaming up for another sci-fi adventure meant I had this baby preordered from the get-go! My Thoughts: I loved it! There is just something magnetizing about Jay and Amie’s writing. They create really strong, unique characters and then they make you invested in them and their journey. They suck you in and then inevitably, once you are all in, they stab you viciously in the heart. And despite all the pain, […]
My Thoughts: So this was one of my top anticipated books of 2018! I really loved Erin Bowman’s Vengeance Road and Retribution Rails so I was psyched to find out she was coming out with a sci fi! Unfortunately… I was really let down! You know when you’re watching a bad movie and everyone is just making bad decisions left and right and you’re sitting there thinking of COURSE you’re going to do that. Like the scary movie when the […]
**NO spoilers for Iron Gold but possible spoilers if you haven’t read the Red Rising trilogy yet! Why Did I Read? The Red Rising series, now known as the Red Rising Saga, is one of my absolute favorite sci fi series. I’ve been waiting for Iron Gold akin to waiting for the next Harry Potter book! My Thoughts: Oh I have so very many thoughts! Firstly, I have to say, that after I finished it late last night, I have since had a […]