Micro Reviews: May Edition
In which I review the books I've finished reading this month in one sentence.
Covers link to Goodreads.
Covers link to Goodreads.
The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction edited by
Mike Ashley
A fun (albeit long) sci-fi anthology, although it needed more diversity and women writers and I enjoyed the early and middle stories the most.
Radio Girls by
Sarah-Jane Stratford
A fantastic, vivid historical fiction with important themes, lots of sass, and superb character growth from the protagonist.
The Seafarer's Kiss by
Julia Ember
A nice enough YA fantasy that didn't quite live up to the hype as it was too short for the romantic relationship to develop, I kept wondering about mermaid science like how would bowls even work underwater, and it felt like a dystopian set in a historical/mythological setting.
Shaken to the Core by
Jae
An angsty f/f romance set in 1906 San Francisco that has three very interesting main characters and deals with cool themes.
The Gustav Sonata by
Rose Tremain
An interesting, well-written, and grim (no-one in it can be called happy) character-based novel set in Switzerland.
The Sappho Companion by
Margaret Reynolds
An interesting anthology about my favourite poet, Sappho, however it's too long and some of the poems and other included works are barely related to her.
Heart Trouble by
Jae
I enjoyed this interesting (and hot) f/f medical paranormal(?) romance although the soulmates trope came through a little too heavy (even though that word wasn't mentioned once).
Queens of Geek by
Jen Wilde
Cool premise, cool diversity, and informative about fan conventions, but it was very clichéd, the main characters were flat, romance was valued more highly than friendship, and it didn't have a plot.
I'm currently reading Here Comes the Sun by
Nicole Y. Dennis-Benn. It's so good so far! Hopefully I'll review it in the next few days.
