Category: Solo Reading
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A Bear Called Paddington (Paddington #1)
It’s maybe a bit childish for an adult to read consistently but it’s also very cute and comforting and sometimes a bit of childhood nostalgia is just what’s needed.
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Golden Son (Red Rising Saga #2)
The sequel to arguably my favourite book of 2023 Red Rising, it stumbles a bit at the start but once it gets going it’s impossibly hard to put down. The story of Darrow’s rebellion against Gold is very different from the Hunger Games style story told in Red Rising but it loses nothing in thrill…
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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.
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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.
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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…
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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.
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The World of Cyberpunk 2077
A fun visual way of exploring the world of Cyberpunk 2077, it feels a bit cheap and gamey at times but as a little extra to get more immersed into the main game it’s a good time and doesn’t take too long to get through anyway.
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Red Rising (Red Rising Saga #1)
A surprising hit for me, Red Rising’s premise is heavily Hunger Games inspired but manages to detach itself from it and arguably perform better (at least if I compare this book to the HG movie). The greco-roman mythology twist is pure flavour but it works and the book is simply fun even if it tells…
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Bunny
Bunny is more of a puzzle than a book and I don’t know how to rate that. I spent more time confused than anything else whilst reading and yet I wanted to keep reading it. It’s a book best experienced blindly and not one that can or cannot be recommended based on any standard criteria.
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The Last
Turns out that mixing murder mystery, post apocalypse and survival doesn’t make a very good cocktail. The Last falls short in each genre, and if the blurb is intriguing, its execution is quite lacklustre. Not an offensive read but there’s bound to be better things to read.