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Money Shot, Vol. 1 by Sarah Beattie, Tim Seeley
4.0
Hilariously perverse. If you have a mind that lives in the gutter and need a laugh, read this.
We Light Up the Sky by Lilliam Rivera
2.0
*SPOILER ALERT*
This book had the potential to be great but unfortunately it took several wrong turns.
1. It seems like the COVID pandemic was added as an afterthought to the story rather than being integral to the plot. I’m sure I could have changed Covid with another terminal illness with no impact to the rest of the plot. The character motivations, actions, etc. didn’t seem impacted by the pandemic in any way.
2. Luna was…a lot for me. I admit I don’t deal with grief in the was neurotypical people do so please take this with a grain of salt. Luna was a lot. She refused to listen to any of the people who were trying to save her/keep her safe. To the point where she put herself in terrible situations and it drove me up a wall to see a character actively run to their own destruction.
3. It felt like the book wanted to densely pack as many messages within its pages and instead it lightly tapped on all of the elements without making much of a point. Police brutality, dysfunctional families, homophobia, grief/death, homelessness, alien invasion. It felt like too much and not enough at the same time. It would have been amazing to see any of these fleshed out more.
I will say Pedro and Rafa saved a lot of the book for me. Pedro is someone we all need in our lives. His boldness is what is needed in the world. And Rafa must be protected at all times.
This book had the potential to be great but unfortunately it took several wrong turns.
1. It seems like the COVID pandemic was added as an afterthought to the story rather than being integral to the plot. I’m sure I could have changed Covid with another terminal illness with no impact to the rest of the plot. The character motivations, actions, etc. didn’t seem impacted by the pandemic in any way.
2. Luna was…a lot for me. I admit I don’t deal with grief in the was neurotypical people do so please take this with a grain of salt. Luna was a lot. She refused to listen to any of the people who were trying to save her/keep her safe. To the point where she put herself in terrible situations and it drove me up a wall to see a character actively run to their own destruction.
3. It felt like the book wanted to densely pack as many messages within its pages and instead it lightly tapped on all of the elements without making much of a point. Police brutality, dysfunctional families, homophobia, grief/death, homelessness, alien invasion. It felt like too much and not enough at the same time. It would have been amazing to see any of these fleshed out more.
I will say Pedro and Rafa saved a lot of the book for me. Pedro is someone we all need in our lives. His boldness is what is needed in the world. And Rafa must be protected at all times.
The Tensorate Series by Neon Yang
4.0
If you read these novellas for any reason at all, it needs to be cause of the world building. Slackcraft is amazing. The author does a FANTASTIC job pulling you in IMMEDIATELY. I was hooked in the first couple of pages.
Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson
4.0
This book is mind-blowing. I loved the transcript- style structure. It kept the book interesting and forces the reader to think critically. About how all the events connect to the robot apocalypse. It reminds me of the NEtflix short-film show Love, Death, and Robots. I’m pretty sure someone was inspired by this novel. I am forcing my husband to read this book because it is that damn good.
Jade City by Fonda Lee
3.0
I’m only rating it like this because I truly believe this is one of those rare books that needs to be a movie. It will be the best movie. I didn’t mind the book or reading it but the visuals I picked up while reading says this book needs to be shopped around for film rights. I’d buy and watch the movies in a heartbeat. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE turn this into a movie. My mind didn’t conjure up the imagery necessary to do this book justice. PLEASE MAKE THIS A MOVIE!!!!!!
War by Laura Thalassa
2.0
I DNF’d it half way. It felt like a copy and paste of book 1 and I didn’t feel like I needed that. I read the blurbs for Books 3 and 4 and I don’t think I care to finish the series either. Book 1 was fantastic tho.