Usually-short reviews of books that I enjoyed or had thoughts on.
To Own the Libs by Zoe Storm - 30 November, 2024
To Own the Libs by Zoe Storm is exactly the kind of book I’ve been searching after for years. I think I found it when going down a Goodreads rabbit hole of trans books, and with a title like that how could it not grab my attention. Despite its meme-able name however, this book can be extremely serious, grounded and relatable on a personal level.
The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin - 25 October, 2024
The Three-Body Problem is a science fiction novel originally released in China by Liu Cixin before being translated to English by Ken Liu. It features multiple storylines taking place at different points in time; one with a disgraced astrophysicist after the Chinese Cultural Revolution and one with a nanotechnology professor seeking to uncover a conspiracy.
The Scapegracers by Hannah Abigail Clarke - 10 June, 2024
The Scapegracers was recommended to me in a random Discord chat as I was bitching about how hard it was to try and find good queer non-contemporary fiction. Written by August Clarke as their debut book, as soon as I saw it involved lesbians, witches, deer and the colour purple it instantly shot to the top of my “to-read” list.
Axiom's End by Lindsay Ellis - 7 December, 2023
Axiom’s End is a sci-fi first-contact novel by the ex-YouTuber, now Nebula-er(?) video essayist Lindsay Ellis. Set in 2007, it features Cora Sabino trying to live a normal life after her estranged father whistleblows a government cover-up of first contact in the wake of a large meteoric event. Her attempts are quickly thrown off when a second event happens right over her new workplace.
Artemis by Andy Weir - 23 June, 2022
Artemis by Andy Weir is an awesome hard sci-fi action/mystery in which entire chapters of the climax are dedicated to welding and it could not be more riveting. Weir branches out a lot compared to his previous novels and it pays off, with more great characters and a diversity that makes the world feel alive.