MadelineSea Of Tranquility was written by Emily St. John Mandel, who also wrote Station Eleven. Station Eleven was written prior to COVID-19 and yet it is about a killer flu that wipes out a large …
The Final Empire: The Beginning of the Mistborn World
The Final Empire was a difficult book to get into. I almost returned the book back to Libby in the middle of reading through the story. Right when I was about to give up on …
Elevation: The Rare Condition Of Getting Lighter But Not Thinner
When ending Elevation, I could only image that Stephen King was trying to get to something. There were the obvious themes, but this is a comment on something deeper. This is not just a scary …
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Neil Gaiman, the author of The Ocean at the End of the Lane, is that whimsical writer who has a very unique tone and few other authors can mimic. Although he has worked on a …
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing: Robots Emerging Out Of Nowhere
When a group of robots emerging out of nowhere, April May, an aspiring artist is suddenly receives riches and fame from out of nowhere. These robots emerging has become something the whole world is watching. …
Cinder: The Daring Cyborg Cinderella Story
Cinder, the cyborg Cinderella story, is not generally the type of book I would be interested in. Sci Fi and Fantasy does not hit high on my list. And the demographic seemed a bit young …
Ready Player Two: The Rushed Version Of The First Book
Ready Player One was, not only my favorite book of the mid 2010s, but many of people in the US. It was just a matter of time until the movie came out and the sequel …
Oryx and Crake: Atwood’s Imagination Is The Palahniuk I Have Been Craving
I am a huge Chuck Palahniuk fan and I have recently been disappointed by the lack of quality writing since the early 2000s. I also loved Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale. Once I read it, a …
Mexican Gothic: A New Kind of Ghost Story
Mexican Gothic starts as a sane and practical story. Nothing about the story is crazy, insane, or farfetched. This is not norm for most ghost stories that start with a creep factor. But just like …
A Gathering of Shadows: A Shades of Magic Book
This is the second book I have read of V.E. Schwab’s series, Shades of Magic books, and I am still very impressed by her imagination and her writing to put her thoughts into play. The …