Here will eventually be every review for everything I have read. For the time being only some of the more recent ones will be listed as transferring my older reviews to this new format requires a lot of manual labour and rewriting.
The Weaver and the Witch Queen
Genevieve Gornichec tells an easier to digest story exploring the culture of vikings and witches with nuanced and interesting characters but unfortunately finishes with a rushed Deus Ex Machina ending.
Sword of Destiny (The Witcher #2)
What I thought would be the start of the Witcher’s story proper turns into another series of set up short stories, some of which read more awkwardly than others but there is a subtle hint of higher stakes keeping up the attention.
System Collapse (Murderbot Diaries #7)
The Murderbot series is starting to show signs of degeneration as the series is getting longer still without a continuous story to tell. System Collapse is still enjoyable but it clearly suffers from being a full sized novel instead of a short story.
Lord of the Flies
One of the rare books where I have to think that an analysis of the story would be more interesting to read than the book itself since this clearly reads like an author who wanted to say something than tell a compelling story. It also left me underwhelmed as I didn’t buy into the premise in the slightest.
Boyfriend Material (London Calling #1)
“Absurd comedy done right” is something I get to say too rarely but I can say it here. Its presentation might be a bit rough on the edges but Boyfriend Material is a delightful romcom that is as funny as it is sweet.
Neuromancer (Sprawl #1)
I’ll openly admit that I think I missed something here. Neuromancer’s writing style was so confusing to me that I struggled to follow what was happening and to understand the world events were taking place in. It feels very cyberpunk-y to an extreme degree but that is really the only aspect I could semi consistently enjoy.