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I really enjoyed this book. It features great characters, interesting and original superpowers, great action, and enjoyable world-building. The only weakness is t...

Three books in, and this series is still very hit or miss (mostly miss). The characters and occasionally funny dialog make it just compelling enough to keep readi...

DNF. Got about halfway through and gave up. I loved the premise, as the book digs into all the time and technology it would take to terraform an entire planet, b...

I recently watched the show Narcos, which was good, but left a lot to be desired. This book, while not without its own flaws, fills in some of those gaps. It’s a ...

The good Terrific opening. Starts off with a grim narrative on the possible effects of climate change. Although it starts the story on a dark note, I fou...

Another good entry in the Gamache series. This one tackles some more tough themes, and makes good use of the characters and relationships built up in this series.

A reasonably entertaining spy tale. This one takes place long after the Cold War, so it pits the CIA versus Vladimir Putin and Russian intelligence. The good ...

The good The central mystery is great: humans discover the remnants of lost alien civilizations and are trying to figure out what happened to them. ...

A (very) short story that briefly explores life on an interstellar arc ship. A few cool ideas, a couple characters that just start to develop, and then it’s over.

Veronica Speedwell is a very fun character, and she’s the highlight in an otherwise fairly standard mystery tale set in 19th century London.