Dark Matter (4 stars) I was in the midst of a 14 hour car trip when I suddenly realized that I was finished with my book (one in the Undying Mercenaries series) and didn’t have the next one on my phone. Oops. So I got on Libby and downloaded the first book I recognized. And by recognized, I mean I’ve seen the cover a few times on this website. This was a pleasant surprise. The science was just complex enough to make it interesting, but […]
Okay, I spend most of my time not talking about this book
In an attempt to stave off the degradation memory has on my ability to write these reviews, I’m going to try doing a better job at making notes for myself while I read them. I haven’t been doing a very good job of that lately. Last year, I discovered the novels of Brent Weeks. Soon thereafter, I abandoned what I had thought was going to be an interesting series because I couldn’t stomach the depiction of the women in the books. They were all beautiful […]
I saw these books described as Zack Morris is space, and now I can’t forget it.
(It’s late, I’m just back from vacation, and this review is nearly 4,500 words. Just to warn you: I’m not proof-reading this.) Earth is small and insignificant. Humanity doesn’t matter. This series is set about a hundred and fifty years in the future. Earth has been forcibly pulled into a vast and cold Galactic Empire, where all the power and decision making exists at the center of the galaxy. Earth is a backwater on the frontier, marking a sharp divergence from typical science fiction, where […]
2nd quarter stats update!
Now that we’re (more than) halfway through the year, it’s time for the second quarter database update. I’m not going to lie, though, I kind of forgot to do this. That’s the bad thing about not doing this every month, I guess. You kind of get out of the habit of it. And I kind of miss doing the more in-depth posts, but I just don’t have the time for it. Sorry about that, everyone. On with the stats! Monthly review totals: January – 416 […]