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Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.5
Another fantastic cosy read. I expected this to be a sequel but it's a prequel that introduces some wonderful new characters and friendships set in a small town where Viv helps a bookstore owner whilst she recovers from an injury that prevents her from continuing with her mercenary life. Along the way they get mixed up with a necromancer.
Very cute, very fun read.
Very cute, very fun read.
Upgrade by Blake Crouch
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
5.0
Absolutely phenomenal! This book reads like a movie, it's begging for an adaption.
Set in a near future, where a massive genetically modified induced famine has wiped out 2% of the global population, combined with rampant climate change, the world is both recognisable and unrecognisable from our own in a very scary way.
Due to the major advancements in sciences and the gene sequencing event that led to the famine, genetic research is largely illegal and has a huge black market for unnatural animals and minor body mods.
Logan is one of the scientists responsible for the famine, but has joined the newly formed government agency to prevent further disasters. During a raid, he is targeted with a genetically modified virus, which starts to change his DNA into something superhuman. Betrayed by his own agency, he is on the run and trying to stop the upgrade he received from wiping out even more of humanity and what makes us human.
Thrilling and immersive from beginning to end, and brimming with hard science, the blend of dystopian with sci-fi gene mods was fantastic and exploring the origins of this sci-fi classic trope was like nothing else I've ever read.
Set in a near future, where a massive genetically modified induced famine has wiped out 2% of the global population, combined with rampant climate change, the world is both recognisable and unrecognisable from our own in a very scary way.
Due to the major advancements in sciences and the gene sequencing event that led to the famine, genetic research is largely illegal and has a huge black market for unnatural animals and minor body mods.
Logan is one of the scientists responsible for the famine, but has joined the newly formed government agency to prevent further disasters. During a raid, he is targeted with a genetically modified virus, which starts to change his DNA into something superhuman. Betrayed by his own agency, he is on the run and trying to stop the upgrade he received from wiping out even more of humanity and what makes us human.
Thrilling and immersive from beginning to end, and brimming with hard science, the blend of dystopian with sci-fi gene mods was fantastic and exploring the origins of this sci-fi classic trope was like nothing else I've ever read.
Masters of Death by Olivie Blake
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
5.0
I am a sucker for Olivie Blake's writing and with this one she yet again played with themes I love and made me question everything. As usual the characters are fantastic, so nuanced and varied. The plot was like nothing else I've ever read. Loved it.