Tag: N.K. Jemisin

Rating: 4.5 / 5 EVERYONE THIS CHRISTMAS HAS A SECRET by Benjamin Stevenson is the third installment in the Ernest Cunningham mystery series. This one is a novella Christmas special and it brings the tropes of a typical Christmas special to the usual series antics. Ernest is making a trek in secret to look into… Continue reading EVERYONE THIS CHRISTMAS HAS A SECRET by Benjamin Stevenson

Rating: 3.5 / 5 MISTRESS OF LIES by K.M. Enright begins with Shan killing her powerful Blood Worker father. This moves her to the head of the family and is step one in her plans. Samuel is a bastard from a far less glamorous and wealthy background. When he finds a dead body, it is… Continue reading MISTRESS OF LIES by K.M. Enright

Rating: 5 / 5 BAT EATER AND OTHER NAMES FOR CORA ZENG by Kylie Lee Baker follows the title character Cora, a young woman who is a crime scene cleaner. She's already been through the worst scene possible, the death of her beloved sister when someone pushed her in front of a train, uttering only… Continue reading BAT EATER AND OTHER NAMES FOR CORA ZENG by Kylie Lee Baker

Rating: 4.5 / 5 DEATH OF THE AUTHOR by Nnedi Okorafor is set in a not too distant future. Zelu is a young woman who loses her university job. She decides to shift from the literary fiction she's been writing, turning instead to science fiction. She writes a book about a future wherein humanity has… Continue reading DEATH OF THE AUTHOR by Nnedi Okorafor

Rating: 4 / 5 THE LUMINARIES by Susan Dennard is a YA fantasy following Winnie Wednesday. Her lifelong dream is to join the Luminaries, but her family has been shunned after her father was revealed to be a traitor. Knowing the rules inside and out, Winnie finds out that she can still undergo the trials… Continue reading THE LUMINARIES by Susan Dennard

Rating: 4.5 / 5 I have really loved my past N.K. Jemisin reading, so when I saw a readalong for The Dreamblood duology, I of course had to immediately sign up. THE KILLING MOON begins in Gujaareh, a place that is at peace thanks to the Gatherers who are tasked with keeping it. They use… Continue reading The Dreamblood Duology by N.K. Jemisin

Rating: 3.5 / 5 TRUTHWITCH by Susan Dennard has been on my TBR for quite a while, so when I saw a #Witchlandsalong readalong announced, I decided to order the books and join it. TRUTHWITCH is set in a world with many different types of magic. Safi is a Truthwitch which means she has the… Continue reading TRUTHWITCH by Susan Dennard

Rating: 4 / 5 SALVATION DAY by Kali Wallace was the March book pick for the Deep Dark Reads buddy read on Instagram. I knew nothing about this one going in, but it sounded really intriguing! SALVATION DAY is primarily set on an abandoned spaceship, House of Wisdom. This ship was once a functioning vessel,… Continue reading SALVATION DAY by Kali Wallace

Rating: 4.5 / 5 HOW LONG 'TIL BLACK FUTURE MONTH? by N.K. Jemisin was the February book pick for the Deep Dark Reads buddy read on Instagram. I loved N.K. Jemisin's Broken Earth Trilogy so I was excited to read more of her work. HOW LONG 'TIL BLACK FUTURE MONTH? begins with the author's explanation… Continue reading HOW LONG ‘TIL BLACK FUTURE MONTH? by N.K. Jemisin