Book Review: Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves

3 stars, a decent hybrid of survival and science fiction Cold the Night, Fast the WolvesMeg Long The Iditarod, but in space. Set on the frozen planet of Tundar, an annual race occurs to reach a mining operation and collect a valuable resource — exocarbon. Sena lost her mothers to the race, and wants nothing…

Book Review: Warcross

“Every locked door has a key” Warcross Marie Lu Last book of 2019, first review of 2020! Fresh off the heels of watching Disney’s The Mandalorian I wanted to sink my teeth into something similar. I had started (and abandoned) Lu’s Warcross when it first debuted, but after hearing one of my teens sing its praises…

Book Review: All Systems Red-The Murderbot Diaries

“I could have become a mass murderer after I hacked my governor module, but then I realized I could access the combined feed of entertainment channels carried on the company satellites. It had been well over 35,000 hours or so since then, with still not much murdering, but probably, I don’t know, a little under…

Review: Renegades [spoiler free]

Renegades Marissa Meyer Maybe it’s the fact that I’ve been binge watching My Hero Academia, but my initial impression of Marissa Meyer’s Renegades was that it was going to be the book version of what I already loved, and that gave me pause. Would it be original enough? Would I want to do the harder work of…

Book Review: Thunderhead [no spoilers]

Thunderhead Neal Shusterman Normally, I don’t like sequels. Most of the time, they only serve to draw out and build up the final book in a trilogy. Thunderhead is a glorious exception that lives up to the atmosphere and expectations set by Scythe. Scythe Anastasia, also known as Citra Teranova, has shaken up the scythedom with…