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Wants to read Aftershocks

Rated You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty 8/10

Touching. Sweet. "Real". Fascinating.<br/><br/>Not my usual genre, but I enjoyed it.<br/><br/>No space viruses or magic. Just people living. Also from a racial and cultural vantage that I rarely inhabit.<br/><br/>Glad I read it!

Wants to read Come As You Are: Revised and Updated: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life

Rated Fourth Wing 8/10

A fun book. The world building and magic bits are great. The characters are interesting and fun.<br/><br/>It's a bit...interesting? jarring?...to have a medieval vibe in the world with 2000s lingo (swearing, anatomy, etc), but it's entertaining.<br/><br/>The spicy parts are spicy. I don't think I'm the target audience, but I never wanted to put it down.<br/><br/>If you're into fantasy, not a prude, and over 18: enjoy.<br/><br/>Already downloaded book #2.

Rated Eyes of the Void 6/10

I really really really wanted to like this book, but it just couldn't hold my attention.<br/><br/>Not sure if it's the narrator or what.<br/><br/>I listened to it. Pretty sure I followed most of the plot, but my mind would just wonder.<br/><br/>I'm generally a HUGE Tchaikovsky fan. *shrug*

Rated Alien Clay 10/10

O.M.G. Tchaikovsky is just...mind blowing.<br/><br/>The book is gritty and dark and depressing. At times disgusting and heart wrenching. But the payoff: holy COW! The message borders on (wonderfully, powerfully, strikingly) subversive.<br/><br/>Recommended without reservation.

Rated The Lost Tribe 6/10

I liked this book. I wanted to love it, but it's a bit too much for me.<br/><br/>Super hard to suspend my disbelief.<br/><br/>Some very sweet moments. So truly laugh-out-loud moments.<br/><br/>A bit to silly/sappy for my taste, though.

Rated Finder 4/10

I tried. Honestly. Couldn't get into it. Even tried re-listening to chapters. 🤷‍♂️

Finished reading Taaqtumi: An Anthology of Arctic Horror Stories

Wants to read The Unincorporated Man

Rated Leviathan Wakes 10/10

Dude weaves an amazing story. Great dialog. Great peaks into each character's mind. A fascinating, believable future with some crazy plot twists. Already inhaling #2.

Finished reading Heaven's River

Finished reading The Arab of the Future: A Childhood in the Middle East, 1978-1984

Rated Colony One Mars 8/10

Basically zombies is space. Fun. Interesting.

Rated Livesuit 8/10

So glad these guys are back writing. A darker world, but the world building is amazing.

Rated Task Force Hammer 8/10

As always, can't wait for the next one.

Rated The Lost Metal 8/10

Read all of these books. So fun. Such a great ride.

Rated The Bands of Mourning 8/10

Rated Shadows of Self 8/10

Wants to read The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet

Wants to read Good Without God: What a Billion Nonreligious People Do Believe

Rated The Alloy of Law 8/10

Sanderson rocks. A very fun ride. Great characters. Great pacing. Funny, exciting, at times scary.<br/><br/>Wild West + magic is a great combination.

Rated Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism 9/10

If you still had any sympathy for Facebook left, this will properly kill that completely. Great behind-the-scenes read!

Rated The Mercy of Gods 10/10

Not as "fun" as the Expanse series. MUCH more serious. Much more grim.<br/><br/>But the writing is poetic. The story is FASCINATING. Can't wait for the next one!

Rated The Anvil of Dust and Stars 6/10

Listened to it. Pretty fun. Excited to listen to the next one, but sadly no more audio books.