In The Solarium

5/5 ⭐ This was everything I wanted and more. I am relatively new to sci-fi and am always a little hesitant to start a new book for fear of not liking it because it ends up being very science and math-heavy. But whoa, when I tell you I fell in love with Murderbot and their just general attitude toward most things, I did. I very much enjoyed seeing things through their eyes and how they responded to the others and how they essentially developed their own personality without it having been impacted from years of childhood. Now they say they really don’t know who they are, they are still figuring it out and that’s only fair. How many of us know who we are even after living by our own prerogative? I ended up devouring this book in just a couple of hours because I just couldn’t not know what happened next. And if I hadn’t been outside when I finished it I would have screamed at that ending. It is the only way it could have ended but damn did I want it to go the other way. So very good. Recom...

5/5 ⭐ In this mind-blowing sequel to the equally amazing A Psalm for the Wild-Built , Chambers has once again made me stop to think and question things I had never considered before. I am relatively new to Becky Chamber’s work but so far I have loved everything I have been fortunate enough to read. Chamber’s has a way of writing that makes you feel exposed yet comforted in knowing that the thoughts and ideas that have been plaguing you are familiar to someone else as well. In Crown-Shy, Mosscap and Dex are journeying through towns and farmlands on their way into the City. Mosscap is given its chance to ask the question it’s been holding on to and Dex is able to finally get the bath they so desperately desire. There is more exploration of the question “What do people want?” and in turn that becomes what do people value and what is purpose. I think, similar to others that have read this, that seeing Dex and their dealings with burnout in relation to our current world and own feelings and...

💜 AHAHAHAHHAHAHHHHHHHHHHHHH Ahem. Sorry about that. I have a lot of feelings about this. A lot of them are just incoherent noises about how much I freaking loved this book. It was just freaking incredible. It is a comforting, warm cup of tea cozy sci-fi. First of all, we have Sibling Dex, our non-binary Tea Monk as our main character, who is in search of something. They don’t know what more they could want when they have everything they could have ever wanted. And I think a lot of us can relate to that. And while on the journey meets Mosscap, a robot who wants to know ‘what do people need?’. They decide to travel together and learn from each other. This story may not expand a lot on the why and how their reality became the way it did, which for some might be disappointing, but worked perfectly for me. Instead, this story focused on exploring one's self value, slowing down, and learning to just simply live. Cause that’s enough. Safe to say I am eagerly waiting for book 2. 5/31/22 *...

5/5 ⭐ A collogue of mine is the one that recommended this title to me, and boy was I not disappointed. If you’ve been around, you know that I am interested in sci-fi but have struggled to get into it for one reason or another. Finding something that wasn’t overwhelming, well balanced, and interesting enough to keep me hooked is hard to find. But I found it here. Where do I even begin? The dialogue. Let’s start there. It is so hecking hilarious, slightly over the top, but it never felt ingenuine to the characters. Or just there for shock value. It made them even more realistic and lovable. And boy, did I love those characters. Meeting the crew of the Wayfarer, Ashby, Kizzy, and Jenks, to name a few, were just the freaking best. I loved the characters, all of them. But I loved their relationships with each other even more. The love they shared for one another, familial and romantic, is heartwarming and touching. And so well done, I can't put it into words. All you really need to know...

5/5 ⭐ The Kaiju Preservation Society is an immensely clever, fun, and dynamic story. The worldbuilding is unique and massive in more ways than one. It’s never overwhelming or bogged down by details. Scalzi gives us exactly what we need to understand and then we’re off. The characters are a hoot and god I love that sweet karmic justice that comes. This book is literally for the people doing the lifting. For the people most ignore and forget about. This time, they are front and center which is a nice change. The dialogue was witty, snappy, and so funny. Lots of quips and one liners. To some it might seem like too much but I was laughing the entire time. Plus all the sci-fi references were just simply fun. I don’t usually read sci fi but I loved this one and am interested in reading another one of John Scalzi’s work. Can’t suggest this one more. 4/26/22 *This review was previously posted on my google site.

5/5 ⭐ I don't usually read fantasy and I haven't read anything from Lavie Tidhar before so this is an interesting introduction for me. I wasn't totally excited when I realized clowns were going to be a huge part of the story but wanted to give it fair chance beyond my discomfort. The description is very detailed without feeling overwhelming. The world-building alone paints a vivid environment. In fact, two environments that we see the father traverse into to search for an item that could save his sick and dying son. While I didn't feel compelled to complete this story, I did. Getting to the end and having watched the struggle of both the Father and the Stranger in parallels search for this flower they both desperately seek was a lot and I definitely had that 'woah' moment of finally getting there. I definitely recommend this to fantasy lovers and those who are interested in Lavie Tidhar's work.  5/9/21 *This review was previously posted on my Google Site.