Tag: science fiction
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Review: Allegiant
Divergent book 3: Allegiant by Veronica Roth Insurgent was better than I thought it would be, though not as good as the first, so I lowered my expectations for the third book and will hopefully be surprised. Read: Aug 14 – Aug 18, 2023 Book contains: violence, oppression, death, major character death I Was NOT…
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Review: Insurgent
Divergent book 2: Insurgent by Veronica Roth The second book of the Divergent series. Leading into it, the first book ended with such potential, so I’m excited to get started! Read: August 7 – August 11, 2023 Book contains: violence, manipulation, death, murder, non-graphic torture, human experimentation, mind control, depression, suicidal thoughts Darker Than the…
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Review: Divergent
Divergent book 1: Divergent by Veronica Roth A book I’ve been meaning to read since high school. I didn’t read it before because it was “the popular book” and I didn’t do a lot of reading back then anyway, but now I’ve finally gotten to it. Very excited to also watch the movie! Read: July…
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Review: Daughter of the Deep
Daughter of the Deep by Rick Riordan I’ve loved Riordan’s books since I was seven, so even though Daughter of the Deep isn’t one of his Percy Jackson books, I thought I’d give it a try. Read: June 19 – June 30, 2023 Book contains: mass murder/destruction, betrayal, manipulation Hard to Get Into; Ending Made…
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Review: The Fifth Season
The Broken Earth trilogy: The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin I learned about this author through taking her Masterclass for Creative Writing. I tend to lean toward teen and young adult science fiction and fantasy, rather than adult fiction like hers is, but I felt that I would enjoy the series, so I bought all…
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Review: Dune
Dune by Frank Herbert I bought this from a small bookshop near my house called The Owl and the Cat Bookery that I didn’t know existed until I stumbled upon it one day. I’d heard of the book before, though I haven’t dived too deep into any hardcore science fiction until now. Read: Apr. 24…
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Review: Keepers of the Zodiac
Keepers of the Zodiac by Natalie Brianne 4 stars – I liked it; it was good I found this ARC through Book Siren, downloaded it in December last year, and began reading as soon as I entered the new year. I was a bit hesitant during the first few chapters but settled in as the…
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Review: Navigators of Draconis
Navigators of Draconis by Jake Ashwell 3 stars – I liked it, but it could’ve been better I am embarrassed to say that even though I was sent this book back in April, I only started reading it in September. It was sent to me by the author to review. As such, I have completely…