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: Steelheart

Absolute power corrupts absolutely. SteelheartBrandon Sanderson I swear, this isn’t just a Sanderson book blog. I read other things, I promise! But when two Sanderson novels are nominated for Battle of the Books, how can I not read them? 12 years ago, the Calamity happened and ordinary people ascended into Epics — the stuff of…

Book Review: Skyward

“Logically, one isn’t required to be able to finish a fight in order to start one.” -p.152 SkywardBrandson Sanderson It is so difficult to review Sanderson novels. Quite frankly, it’s one of the reasons for my nigh silence at the end of 2021 — how do I review something that is written by a man…

Book Review & Revisit: Cinder

CinderMarissa Meyer For long time readers of this review site, you will know that once a year all other reading summarily comes to a halt as I gear up for my library system’s Battle of the Books. Well, it is that time again, and this year we are reading (and reviewing) Marissa Meyer’s Cinder. Interestingly…

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…