So, I’ve been travelling recently, and on Monday was stuck waiting for a flight in Miami airport for about 9 hours. I’d ran out of physical books to read, my devices were low on power, and I couldn’t find an outlet anywhere, so naturally, I headed to the books section of the nearest airport convenience store in search of entertainment (or at the very least, a mildly interesting distraction). Predictably, the selection was small (I don’t think I’ve ever seen a James Patterson novel outside […]

SADIE GREEN, YOU HAVE DIED OF DYSENTERY! Sam Masur and Sadie Green were childhood friends who had a major falling out, and they haven’t spoken to one another in years. But one winter day they bump into each other at a T station, and it is the start of a collaborative partnership that will define the rest of their lives. Sadie is studying video game design, and when she shares one of her class assignments with Sam, he realizes that together they could build something […]

I picked this up based on a yearly book round up chat at Go Fug Yourself – Fug Nationals can generally be relied upon for compelling recommendations. Honestly I’ve started writing this not knowing exactly how to say what I want to say about this one.  I’ve had a quick look around and it looks like I’m late to this party, so let’s do this with spoilers, so I can be a bit more specific. I found it compulsively readable, and knocked it over in […]