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<p>finished reading <a href="https://reviewdb.app/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/4V6cGsh8l3FW9ZCIxKj6N2" rel="nofollow">Ocean&#x27;s Echo</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑 <br>A queer romance set in a space-faring future where humans have developed telepathic abilities. Two telepaths are thrown together by political expediency, and despite initial incompatibility (they are both very different sorts of neurodiverse) they build a strong partnership, and eventually love. The two protagonists are well portrayed, and very likeable despite their foibles.</p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/queer/" rel="tag">#Queer</a> <a href="/tags/romance/" rel="tag">#Romance</a> <a href="/tags/spaceopera/" rel="tag">#SpaceOpera</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#SFF</a> <a href="/tags/neurodiversity/" rel="tag">#NeuroDiversity</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://aus.social/@wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WildWoila</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://friendica.world/profile/wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WildWoila@friendica.world</span></a></span><br></p>

<p>finished reading <a href="https://reviewdb.app/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/5Sn3RLerjNoDhagsQ3J8Fo" rel="nofollow">The Trouble with Peace</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑 <br>A cynical take on the deep power of finance &amp; capitalism in an age of rapid industrialisation. Numerous players (pawns) strive for &#x27;power&#x27; with varying degrees of cunning &amp; strategy. Provides his usual hefty dose of backstabbing and dry wit, and a touch less graphic violence.</p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#SFF</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://aus.social/@wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WildWoila</span></a></span><br></p>

<p>finished reading <a href="https://reviewdb.app/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/7RB8y7QQ8VUJuuC7OvUJIM" rel="nofollow">Harrow the Ninth</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑 <br>Our favourite necromancer has risen to the ranks of the most powerful, who are rather Machiavellian but disconcertingly human. In the process though, she has lost her marbles, and we are left without any certainty as to what the hell is going on, and doubts undermine our memory of the first book. Which is mostly bearable because it eventually unravels, only to be frustrated by an unwelcome dumping of unresolved head-scratchers which demands some re-reading. More serious than the first book, without the swagger.</p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#SFF</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://aus.social/@wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WildWoila</span></a></span><br></p>

<p>finished reading <a href="https://reviewdb.app/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/7VSl63niVQI6M0jij8boyb" rel="nofollow">Record of a Spaceborn Few</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑 <br>Centuries after sending colonies into space as insurance against Earth&#x27;s collapse, humans have integrated into alien civilisation. But now what purpose do those colonies serve, and what happens to their distinctive communal culture? Good premise &amp; great world-building but not much plot, with a few too many characters.</p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#SFF</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://aus.social/@wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WildWoila</span></a></span> @wildwoila@wyrms.de<br></p>

<p>finished reading <a href="https://reviewdb.app/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/1VEPtbqlSGjJnriu7yBRJc" rel="nofollow">Scythe</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑 <br>A future where AI has created the perfect world without war, illness or death, and a select group keeps the population in check via &#x27;gleaning&#x27;. Great premise but occasionally feels like a parody of itself and missed the opportunity for thought-provoking world building. Not much characterisation.</p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#SFF</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://aus.social/@wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WildWoila</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://friendica.world/profile/wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WildWoila@friendica.world</span></a></span><br></p>

<p>finished reading <a href="https://reviewdb.app/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/2iDlzdXShNzg3lHLiJtjPm" rel="nofollow">The Broken Kingdoms</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑 <br>A woman gets caught up in the manoeuvring of gods, godlings and grasping humans. Most notable for the protagonist&#x27;s blindness, except for her ability to see magic.</p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#SFF</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://aus.social/@wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WildWoila</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://friendica.world/profile/wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WildWoila@friendica.world</span></a></span><br></p>

<p>finished reading <a href="https://reviewdb.app/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/3i2Nm2Hu5uxR1RF3Gq57Eo" rel="nofollow">Howl’s Moving Castle</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑 <br>A young woman gets caught up in magical machinations and is turned old &amp; fabulously crotchety. Great characters and vibe but I lost track of the plot a bit (disclaimer: listened to this as a sleep story), and wasn&#x27;t really into the romantic ending.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8eOjQ3JrXk&amp;list=PLp6dwtXsi8Pu6G7MT4ajMGB1YrumzQRZ9" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8eOjQ3JrXk&amp;list=PLp6dwtXsi8Pu6G7MT4ajMGB1YrumzQRZ9"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8eOjQ</span><span class="invisible">3JrXk&amp;list=PLp6dwtXsi8Pu6G7MT4ajMGB1YrumzQRZ9</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#SFF</a> <a href="/tags/audiobook/" rel="tag">#AudioBook</a> <a href="/tags/sleepstory/" rel="tag">#SleepStory</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://aus.social/@wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WildWoila</span></a></span> @wildwoila@wyrms.de<br></p>

<p>finished reading <a href="https://reviewdb.app/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/6Z50tutUx6eh6zHsvHuAJX" rel="nofollow">Akarnae</a> 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑 <br>by Lynette Noni.</p><p>Fairly derivative YA fantasy: teenage girl crosses into a parallel world, where she becomes a fish-out-of-water at a school for talented students, and discovers she&#x27;s the only one who can prevent the obliteration of humanity. Some ingrained patriarchy - why do female heroes always have to be hot? Totally needless. Nice enough but nothing special.</p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/youngadult/" rel="tag">#YoungAdult</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#SFF</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://aus.social/@wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WildWoila</span></a></span> @wildwoila@wyrms.de<br></p>

<p>finished reading <a href="https://reviewdb.app/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/3DNylg82ng5pe2W5O65tmU" rel="nofollow">Mind of My Mind</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑 <br>by Octavia Butler.</p><p>The god-like mutant Doro finally breeds his race of super-powered telepaths. Can they hold it together, and can he tolerate them? Not much narrative tension or interesting characters, and not a lot happens.</p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#SFF</a> <a href="/tags/octaviabutler/" rel="tag">#OctaviaButler</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://aus.social/@wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WildWoila</span></a></span> @wildwoila@wyrms.de<br></p>

<p>finished reading <a href="https://reviewdb.app/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/5N9UUoQchWHC77d2mJpl9G" rel="nofollow">The Tainted Cup</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑 <br>by Robert Jackson Bennett.</p><p>A murder mystery fantasy novel - why is this a first for me?! Fairly standard whodunnit which escalates to political intrigue, made distinctive by very cool world-building: an empire built to defend against leviathans attacking from the sea, whose bodily fluids enable a raft of fantastical bio-enhancements. Interesting characters and the potential for more fleshing out give the series much promise.</p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/murdermystery/" rel="tag">#MurderMystery</a> <a href="/tags/crimefiction/" rel="tag">#CrimeFiction</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#SFF</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://aus.social/@wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WildWoila</span></a></span> @wildwoila@wyrms.de<br></p>

<p>finished reading <a href="https://reviewdb.app/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/7XJROmBNujm2wzcedzSCdv" rel="nofollow">Sleeping Giants</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑 <br>by Sylvain Neuval.</p><p>An alien artifact triggers a race to harness its immense power. Told mostly via interview transcripts, which kinda works (I liked how the interviewer gradually becomes more of a protagonist, and more invested in the interviewees) but doesn&#x27;t do justice to the action sequences. Smoking Man X-Files vibes.</p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#SFF</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://aus.social/@wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WildWoila</span></a></span> @wildwoila@wyrms.de<br></p>

<p>finished reading <a href="https://reviewdb.app/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/7T6I0bpltH54E49M419qo3" rel="nofollow">The Veiled Throne</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑 <br>by Ken Liu.</p><p>A silkpunk epic full of far-fetched but fun battles - of both the naval and MasterChef kind! A refreshing change from the usual fantasy fare, although rather too long &amp; detailed. Explores the mess of identity, culture &amp; colonisation.</p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/silkpunk/" rel="tag">#SilkPunk</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#SFF</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://aus.social/@wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WildWoila</span></a></span> @wildwoila@wyrms.de<br></p>

<p>finished reading <a href="https://reviewdb.app/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/1KhQnLjrX6LRwHtctt8rAF" rel="nofollow">Just One Damned Thing After Another</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑 <br>by Jodi Taylor.</p><p>A shameless rip-off of Connie Willis&#x27; time travelling historian concept, but with much more chaotic excitement. A bit too much, perhaps, and not enough historic immersion. Don&#x27;t think too hard, just enjoy the ride.</p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#SFF</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://aus.social/@wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WildWoila</span></a></span> @wildwoila@wyrms.de<br></p>

<p>finished reading <a href="https://reviewdb.app/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/1lRzL8BnoQxMULGEIWX5xo" rel="nofollow">The Lathe of Heaven</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑 <br>by Ursula Le Guin.</p><p>A man&#x27;s dreams shape reality, and his therapist uses him as a tool to fix the wrongs in the world. But if utopia lacks free will, diversity &amp; creativity, is it still utopia?</p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#SFF</a> <a href="/tags/ursulaleguin/" rel="tag">#UrsulaLeGuin</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://aus.social/@wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WildWoila</span></a></span> @wildwoila@wyrms.de<br></p>

<p>finished reading <a href="https://reviewdb.app/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/6ipPgeHSuAHm6IjLoAqTy1" rel="nofollow">The Windup Girl</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗 <br>by Paolo Bacigalupi.</p><p>In a dystopian future, Thailand has maintained independence despite rampant genetically-modified diseases destroying both humans &amp; crops and fossil fuels becoming near unattainable. Western capitalists connive to inflame internal tensions and trigger a favourable coup, but in a world under so much tension, chaos reigns. A great choice of alternative perspectives highlighting the complexity of a society under strain, and the lack of any good choices.</p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#SFF</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://aus.social/@wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WildWoila</span></a></span> @wildwoila@wyrms.de<br></p>

<p>finished reading <a href="https://reviewdb.app/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/5E9UNRuhkuq7bcU4hPlCum" rel="nofollow">The Mars House</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑 <br>by Natasha Pulley.</p><p>A sci-fi romance set on Mars, where recent refugees from climate-riven Earth are so strong in the low gravity that they are a mortal accidental risk to Martians. Excellent premise, and the contradictory reactions of the protagonist feel real &amp; difficult. But some of the underlying science is dubious (MW ≠ MWh!!!), the romance had potential but felt a bit weak and the ending used up its momentum too soon. Mammoths!</p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#SFF</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://aus.social/@wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WildWoila</span></a></span> @wildwoila@wyrms.de<br></p>

<p>finished reading <a href="https://reviewdb.app/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/25Z2tWWVTFmkIBHXcviS2X" rel="nofollow">Comes the Night</a> 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑 <br>by Isabelle Carmody.</p><p>YA dystopian set in Canberra! In a polluted world, cities have been enclosed in domes and pervasive tech &amp; propaganda keep the population in line. A teenage boy gets entangled in mysterious intrigue, and soon starts to wonder if his dreams are more than they seem. Very slow and overly explicatory, except for the ending which was sudden, unclear and too easy.</p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#SFF</a> <a href="/tags/youngadult/" rel="tag">#YoungAdult</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://aus.social/@wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WildWoila</span></a></span> @wildwoila@wyrms.de<br></p>

<p>finished reading <a href="https://reviewdb.app/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/7LB3uLF8QrG0JvMu8V3oDr" rel="nofollow">Slade House</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑 <br>by David Mitchell.</p><p>Every nine years, people disappear into a house which otherwise can&#x27;t be found. The author&#x27;s usual layering of stories across different time periods gradually reveals the truth, though it&#x27;s not particularly clever this time around. Dark arts &amp; illusions, bit creepy, not really my thing.</p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#SFF</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://aus.social/@wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WildWoila</span></a></span> @wildwoila@wyrms.de<br></p>

<p>finished reading <a href="https://reviewdb.app/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/1SeMak4TOTilrfNfrR4xZp" rel="nofollow">Watership Down</a> 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑 <br>by Richard Adams.</p><p>The trials &amp; adventures of rabbits setting up a new warren: strange cultures, claw-biting escapades and the terror of war. Similar to Wind in the Willows but the anthropomorphism is weaker and the characters less vibrant. It&#x27;s just as misogynistic: does are thought of as mere &#x27;breeding stock&#x27;, though worth fighting over. Drags along though it builds to a decent climax.</p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#SFF</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://aus.social/@wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WildWoila</span></a></span> @wildwoila@wyrms.de<br></p>

<p>finished reading <a href="https://reviewdb.app/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/563WXLdGUxPPF4Krt5ofP1" rel="nofollow">Skyward Flight: The Collection: Sunreach / ReDawn / Evershore</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑 <br>by Brandon Sanderson &amp; Janci Patterson.</p><p>While the hero of the series is lost in the Nowhere, her fellow pilots get on with being awesome and taking the fight to the oppressors. Decent YA fare with lots of dogfights, light humour and a little romance. The hyperslugs are adorable.</p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#SFF</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a> <a href="/tags/youngadult/" rel="tag">#YoungAdult</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://aus.social/@wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WildWoila</span></a></span> @wildwoila@wyrms.de<br></p>

<p>finished reading <a href="https://reviewdb.app/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/6TO7WvawlYsBFOWSry4U6s" rel="nofollow">Bookshops &amp; Bonedust</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑 <br>by Travis Baldree.</p><p>A worthy prequel to Legends &amp; Lattes. New friends come together to reinvigorate a bookshop, with a couple of baddies dealt with along the way. Loved Satchel the animated skeleton. Moist!</p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#SFF</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/cosyfantasy/" rel="tag">#CosyFantasy</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://aus.social/@wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WildWoila</span></a></span> @wildwoila@wyrms.de<br></p>

<p>finished reading <a href="https://reviewdb.app/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/3lwIKeSfEQzXhCriEByKnS" rel="nofollow">The Scar</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑 <br>by China Mieville.</p><p>An exuberant, barely believeable steampunk world with cactus &amp; mosquito people, underwater &amp; floating cities, and mysterious powers. Very very long, and rather too serious.</p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#SFF</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://aus.social/@wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WildWoila</span></a></span> @wildwoila@wyrms.de<br></p>

<p>finished reading <a href="https://reviewdb.app/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/70XlcW3yOC6eqiuF3NniX1" rel="nofollow">The World We Make</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑 <br>by NK Jemisin.</p><p>New York finishes the job against the Multiverse, despite the conservative reticence of the Old Cities. Clunkier and without the freshness of the original. But fun to see more city avatars. I think Mamdani could easily be a character in these books!</p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#SFF</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://aus.social/@wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WildWoila</span></a></span> @wildwoila@wyrms.de<br></p>

<p>finished reading <a href="https://reviewdb.app/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/1dlVcNvNvYmEc8TtoI7yZX" rel="nofollow">Wind and Truth</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑 <br>by Brandon Sanderson.</p><p>An absolute brick of a book - possibly the longest I&#x27;ve ever read. Could certainly have been shorter (successful authors get way too much latitude), with too frequent changes in PoV, and while I appreciate his use of mental health to disrupt tired fantasy tropes, after three weeks of amateur therapy I was a bit over it. But he does pull together sprawling plotlines to a satisfying climax, with an appealing set up for a fresh take on the second half of the series.</p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#SFF</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://aus.social/@wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WildWoila</span></a></span> @wildwoila@wyrms.de<br></p>

<p>finished reading <a href="https://reviewdb.app/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/5RBsycpka556c9Y0QQcQHE" rel="nofollow">Contact</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑 <br>by Carl Sagan.</p><p>A message from outer space is detected, and humanity sets about decoding it, then attempts to make contact with the originators. Delves into the nexus of science &amp; religion, the complexity of international collaboration, and the social upheaval of such a paradigm-shifting discovery. Some excruciating elite-level gaslighting. Surprising ending!</p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#SFF</a> <a href="/tags/sleepstory/" rel="tag">#SleepStory</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://aus.social/@wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WildWoila</span></a></span> @wildwoila@wyrms.de<br></p>