I devoured this book in the course of 24 hours…and then promptly realized I kind of hated it. Trigger warning: this book is about incest and extreme abuse, and all of it is described in graphic detail. Some of my issues with this graphic detail will be described in the review, so keep this in mind before reading ahead. As mentioned, the main protagonist of this book, Turtle, is being physically and sexually abused by her loner father, who eschews all social norms because he […]
Damn! All the Answers I Wanted, and an Ending That Fits Perfectly with the Tone of the Series
Bingo Square (Round 2): This is the End In this final Hugo Award winning novel of The Broken Earth trilogy, Jemisin finally takes us back to the Shattering, the beginning of the Seasons and explains exactly how the world as Essun and Nassun know it came into being. There have already been many reviews singing the praises of this trilogy so I am going to keep it short and basic. Hoa has been the narrator throughout the trilogy but in this one, he finally narrates his […]
As good as I remember
I re-read my favorite for #cbr10bingo Throwback Thursday, partly because it is still my favorite book, and party because I had just finished reading Heartstone, a fantasy version of P + P. I felt I needed to go back to the source.
Be a Jukebox Hero, Got Stars in His Eyes
Bingo Square (Round 2): Center/Free Space I was originally going to use this as my brain candy spot, but it didn’t quite fit that category for me. There was just a bit too much going on in the first few chapters for it to be pure fluff, and required more attention than my tired brain was expecting. There are absolutely absurd and hilarious moments, but with all the details of the all different parts of the galaxies, it also demands slightly more reader attention than […]