Science Fiction – Page 75 – Cannonball Read 17

Two reviews for the price of one

Azula in the Spirit Temple (Avatar: The Last Airbender) by Faith Erin Hicks

Poiko: Quests & Stuff by Brian Middleton and Rebecca Taylor

October 12, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Some days I find the hit of all hits when it comes to books and sometimes I find a book that is good but is not OMG Best ever! And that is the theme of these two graphic novels. I enjoyed them, I am glad I read them, but I am not going onto any sequels most likely with one and the other is a book in a series I will continue to read, but hope these “mini stories” are a smidgen stronger. And I […]

CBR15 Bingo: Take the Skies (Double bingo)

Network Effect by Martha Wells

October 11, 2023 by Malin Leave a Comment

4.5 stars CBR15 Bingo: Take the Skies Murderbot is away from Dr. Mensah, the person it likes the most (although it would never admit this to anyone, or itself), in order to guard a research party (which includes Mensah’s daughter). The group is attacked and sucked through a wormhole, and Murderbot is really very annoyed about the sudden upheaval. When it turns out that the abduction may in fact have something to do with an old friend of Murderbot (not that it acknowledges friends, as […]

Triggers. Messed up humans. Realistic and fantastical and surreal situations.

Bolero by Wyatt Kennedy

October 11, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The rating I am giving for Bolero is a bit complicated. It is a 3 for the story and a 4 for art. There is a 2 for the obvious shock for shock value and a 2 for some oogy bits. There is another 4 for this is not an easy book, and I was not always in the moment, but I know I could be if the circumstances were more ideal towards reading. Therefore, it is a very solid three that had its moments […]

Reading the city

City Under the City by Dan Yaccarino

October 10, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I think I have read City Under the City before. However, I did not really remember it at all. Sure, things seemed a smidgen familiar, but the theme is similar in other works and I always find samples here and there so that’s why a page or two wasn’t completely “fresh.” And that is not necessarily a bad thing as I was able to read it fresh. And like with another book I read and this happened to me, I was able to take something […]

Bit Different From the Show

Wool by Hugh Howey

October 7, 2023 by ASKReviews Leave a Comment

Best for: Those who like their science fiction without a ton of world-building In a nutshell: The Silo is a 130+ story underground bunker, housing 10,000 people. Juliette is a mechanic there who ends up discovering more about this world than she is meant to. Worth quoting: (Nothing jumped out at me.) Why I chose it: I thoroughly enjoyed the first season of Silo, which is roughly based on the first third or so of this book. What it left me feeling: Intrigued. Review: I […]

The new Guardian Knights

Juniper Mae Volume One: Knight of Tykotech City by Sarah Soh

October 6, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I had a small adventure when I first tried to read Juniper Mae Volume One: Knight of Tykotech City. Nothing fancy, just I had an online link, lost it, then found it again. Who knows how that happened; but it did. Then recently I went back to my stored online reader copies and was deleting the links that were no longer active. But Sarah Soh’s short graphic novel was. And since this was published March 2023 you can run out and get the book, too. […]

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