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hawkwing_lbBooks 2014: 118-127
118-119. Richelle Mead, Gameboard of the Gods and The Immortal Crown. Penguin, 2013 and 2014.
Bah. These started out promising and rapidly descended into annoying - and in The Immortal Crown, nasty evil-religion kidnapping-and-selling-pubescent-girl-children-into-life-of-abuse because... religion? I dunno, mate, I just work here. Also Odin and Loki show up - how do you make the Norse gods boring? People seem to be managing it left and right these days - and oh, yeah, I almost forgot, there is rape by deception.
120-121. William C. Dietz, Andromeda's Fall and Andromeda's Choice. Titan, 2014. Second book: review copy via publisher.
I want to talk some more about these books - remind me to talk some more about these books - about what parts of them work really well and what parts of them don't work at all. But I largely concur with the Book Smugglers' review of Andromeda's Fall - it's not a very clever book, but it is a fun one.
122. Michelle Sagara, Cast in Flame. Mira, 2014. Review copy via author.
Read for column. Good, fun next installment in series. If you like the series, read this book! It is a return to the city of Elantra, and lots of things go boom.
123. Django Wexler, The Shadow Throne. Ace, 2014. ARC via Tor.com.
Review here at Tor.com. Very fun book!
124. Mike Shepherd, Vicky Peterwald: Target. Ace, 2014.
Awful horrible sexist problematic WTF BOOK. Read for review for Tor.com, though heaven knows if they'll publish my expletive-laden review.
125. Marianne De Pierres, Peacemaker. Angry Robot, 2014.
A fun book that mixes science fiction and the fantastic. Not entirely tightly plotted, though.
126. Ilona Andrews, Magic Breaks. Ace, 2014. ARC via Tor.com.
Latest series installment. Read for review for Tor.com. Fun.
127. Eleanor Arnason, Big Mama Stories. Aqueduct Press, 2014.
Read to talk about in a column. Interesting collection.
118-119. Richelle Mead, Gameboard of the Gods and The Immortal Crown. Penguin, 2013 and 2014.
Bah. These started out promising and rapidly descended into annoying - and in The Immortal Crown, nasty evil-religion kidnapping-and-selling-pubescent-girl-children-into-life-of-abuse because... religion? I dunno, mate, I just work here. Also Odin and Loki show up - how do you make the Norse gods boring? People seem to be managing it left and right these days - and oh, yeah, I almost forgot, there is rape by deception.
120-121. William C. Dietz, Andromeda's Fall and Andromeda's Choice. Titan, 2014. Second book: review copy via publisher.
I want to talk some more about these books - remind me to talk some more about these books - about what parts of them work really well and what parts of them don't work at all. But I largely concur with the Book Smugglers' review of Andromeda's Fall - it's not a very clever book, but it is a fun one.
122. Michelle Sagara, Cast in Flame. Mira, 2014. Review copy via author.
Read for column. Good, fun next installment in series. If you like the series, read this book! It is a return to the city of Elantra, and lots of things go boom.
123. Django Wexler, The Shadow Throne. Ace, 2014. ARC via Tor.com.
Review here at Tor.com. Very fun book!
124. Mike Shepherd, Vicky Peterwald: Target. Ace, 2014.
Awful horrible sexist problematic WTF BOOK. Read for review for Tor.com, though heaven knows if they'll publish my expletive-laden review.
125. Marianne De Pierres, Peacemaker. Angry Robot, 2014.
A fun book that mixes science fiction and the fantastic. Not entirely tightly plotted, though.
126. Ilona Andrews, Magic Breaks. Ace, 2014. ARC via Tor.com.
Latest series installment. Read for review for Tor.com. Fun.
127. Eleanor Arnason, Big Mama Stories. Aqueduct Press, 2014.
Read to talk about in a column. Interesting collection.
