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JOY, Vol. 2 by Etsuko
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
JOY, Vol. 1 by Etsuko
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
The Eidolon by K.D. Edwards
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
The Archive Undying by Emma Mieko Candon
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway!
Do you like complex worldbuilding ala Yoon Ha Lee? Layered characters ala Tamsym Muir? Intricate politics ala Dune? This is the book for you!
This a world where AI’s create city states, each unique in their functioning and design, a projection of the relationship between the inhabitants and the AI. But corruption strikes and when they die, the AI drags everything and everyone with them.
Sunai not only survived the corruption of his AI, but he can’t die. He has spent the last seventeen years trying to forget/run/change using drugs, alcohol, and men. But one more mission sends him back home, falling/already in love with Veyadi and not completely aware of the Doctor's plans. Old and new friends and foes, scheme to gain control of what remains of the AI city and keep their independence from the Harbor expansion.
It’s a complex world, incredibly solid and detailed. Where politics, religion, duty and love collide and intertwine through characters that are stubborn, pitiful, adorable idiots in love and really good friends with good intentions and bad actions.
My only but it’s the constant change of the narrative voices, and don’t take me wrong I love it! BUT. Inglis it’s my second language and I think I miss some nuances and some characters' perspectives. It’s good that I have planned to reread it when it goes on sale in June!
Do you like complex worldbuilding ala Yoon Ha Lee? Layered characters ala Tamsym Muir? Intricate politics ala Dune? This is the book for you!
This a world where AI’s create city states, each unique in their functioning and design, a projection of the relationship between the inhabitants and the AI. But corruption strikes and when they die, the AI drags everything and everyone with them.
Sunai not only survived the corruption of his AI, but he can’t die. He has spent the last seventeen years trying to forget/run/change using drugs, alcohol, and men. But one more mission sends him back home, falling/already in love with Veyadi and not completely aware of the Doctor's plans. Old and new friends and foes, scheme to gain control of what remains of the AI city and keep their independence from the Harbor expansion.
It’s a complex world, incredibly solid and detailed. Where politics, religion, duty and love collide and intertwine through characters that are stubborn, pitiful, adorable idiots in love and really good friends with good intentions and bad actions.
My only but it’s the constant change of the narrative voices, and don’t take me wrong I love it! BUT. Inglis it’s my second language and I think I miss some nuances and some characters' perspectives. It’s good that I have planned to reread it when it goes on sale in June!
Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight by Ursula K. Le Guin
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Architects of Memory by Karen Osborne
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Japanese misogyny at his peak
The Nightland Express by J.M. Lee
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Thank you Erewhon for the final copy of this book!
Jesse Murphy takes the job to reach California and find her father before her sister gives birth and it’s excited to take a job that allows her to dress up as a boy. Ben Foley, it’s a white passing boy escaping slavery and running from his family. They sign up for a special run for the Nightland route of the Pony Express. A special route that runs between words and has its own rules.
They start a magical journey while being followed by the harsh realities of life. It’s a journey to discover themselves, to confront themselves and their ideas of the world, to understand that there’s more than the daylight reality. It's the book equivalent of a road movie, the action and the danger never stop; and for me that’s the problem. I’m more of a character reader and the action was too much sometimes.
The other thing was that I was expecting more Native American folklore and less fae. It was well integrated, and it’s a me thing, not the book's fault.
I will read more of the author for sure.
Jesse Murphy takes the job to reach California and find her father before her sister gives birth and it’s excited to take a job that allows her to dress up as a boy. Ben Foley, it’s a white passing boy escaping slavery and running from his family. They sign up for a special run for the Nightland route of the Pony Express. A special route that runs between words and has its own rules.
They start a magical journey while being followed by the harsh realities of life. It’s a journey to discover themselves, to confront themselves and their ideas of the world, to understand that there’s more than the daylight reality. It's the book equivalent of a road movie, the action and the danger never stop; and for me that’s the problem. I’m more of a character reader and the action was too much sometimes.
The other thing was that I was expecting more Native American folklore and less fae. It was well integrated, and it’s a me thing, not the book's fault.
I will read more of the author for sure.
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
The Elusive Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5