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Zero Days

by Ruth Ware

Finished 2023-07-11

Love Ruth Ware and her storytelling kept me in this till the end but it was disappointing overall—predictable almost from the start.
Morning Star

by Pierce Brown

Finished 2023-07-03

Really enjoyed this. Resolved the series well. Found that I had grown really attached to the characters by the end.

two spoiler things: First, dunno if it was this book or the last, but I wasn’t up for the redemption of Tactus the rapist. I did not feel sad when he got his comeuppance. And second, I feel like the twist near the end here could easily have come off as Deus Ex Machina but I believe it was pretty well-executed. My only gripe is that at no point in the trilogy before that point had we seen such an unreliable narrator. Yes, Sevrus had swooped in a few times without warning, but it seemed like we saw real emotion from the protagonist when he “died,” which is more than withholding information. But still, even with that, I liked it. It was set up well and was a big moment of joy when it was revealed.
Golden Son

by Pierce Brown

Finished 2023-06-26
Red Rising

by Pierce Brown

Finished 2023-06-17
Nine Perfect Strangers

by Liane Moriarty

Finished 2023-05-29
Dust

by Hugh Howey

Finished 2023-05-28
Shift

by Hugh Howey

Finished 2023-05-24
Wool

by Hugh Howey

Finished 2023-05-11
You Are Not Alone

by Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen

Finished 2023-05-07

I enjoyed it but it’s a little unsatisfying once it’s all unfolded. basically: “oh no, they’re gonna frame her—but they failed, the end”
Still Life

by Louise Penny

Finished 2023-04-23

Honestly I’d rate this book higher if it weren’t for the weird side plot with the junior detective. She seems to be on the spectrum, but she’s played as this weird, angry “kids these days only care about themselves” character that seems to have no purpose and amounts to nothing other than weird, hateful scorn. I’m probably missing some subtext but it felt very out of place.
New Dark AgeTechnology and the End of the Future

by James Bridle

Finished 2023-04-16
The Way of Shadows

by Brent Weeks

Finished 2023-04-08

Honestly I tend to enjoy Brent Weeks books and this was no exception but I have to knock it down a little because of several over-the-top “men writing women” bits and some implied or explicit sexual violence that really didn’t need to be there.
All Systems Red

by Martha Wells

Finished 2023-03-28
Legends & Lattes

by Travis Baldree

Finished 2023-03-27

This came highly recommended from a few people but it didn’t do much for me. It was fine. I listened to it on audiobook and like six of the nine recurring characters are pendry/hendry/tendry or something? Why do that?
The Future of the MindThe Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind

by Michio Kaku

Finished 2023-03-27

Some really interesting stuff that, over and over, descends into silliness that is not just goofy in how it relates sci fi to real world tech, but extremely credulous or over-ambitious and not at all wary of the dangers of the things it’s proposing. The actual, scientific, brain stuff is interesting. The “maybe we could recreate The Force from Star Wars” stuff feels amateurish and goofy.

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Zero Days

Morning Star

Golden Son

Red Rising

Nine Perfect Strangers

Dust

Shift

Wool

You Are Not Alone

Still Life

New Dark AgeTechnology and the End of the Future

The Way of Shadows

All Systems Red

Legends & Lattes

The Future of the MindThe Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind