The Running Man by Richard Bachman / Stephen King is a 1982 dystopian sci-fi novel that recently came back into the spotlight with the new movie of the same name starring Hollywood's recent darling Glen Powell. While I'm sure the movie is bound to be a action extravaganza, I was more curious about reading the …
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Note: This copy of Borderlands: Debt or Alive was provided by NetGalley. If you're looking for anything on a slightly absurd scale with a healthy dose of action and humour, the borderlands franchise never fails to disappoint. While the games were a bit much for me at the time, this book has me considering picking …
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Having gotten me excited with the LitRPG genre again with his Iron Tyrant Series, Seth Ring's Exlian Syndrome Series brings us a more sci-fi oriented story compared to the above. In a dystopian world where aliens known as Exlians terrorize the local population, its down to a group of awakened individuals who work as the …
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A very highly anticipated novel from the author that brought us Babel, Katabasis is pitched as a dark academia-esque novel where two Ph.D students venture into hell in order to save the soul of their advisor who died in a freak magic accident. Intriguing premise? Yes. Cover art? On point. So far it was two …
Note: This copy of Seven Reasons To Murder Your Dinner Guests was provided by NetGalley. K.J. Whittle's Seven Reasons To Murder Your Dinner Guests may have an innocuous and innocent looking cover; it is anything but. The story of how seven seemingly random strangers are invited to a dinner where they are provided with a …
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Note: This copy of Hekate: The Witch was provided by NetGalley. There has been a preponderance of books around deities recently and while none have really piqued my interest, this book on Hekate, did. This was partly because Hekate, the goddess of witchcraft and necromancy, appears in the game Hades 2 as the mentor to …
Continue reading Book Review: Hekate: The Witch – Nikita Gill
The Iron Tyrant series by Seth Ring has done something I didn't expect to happen so soon. It has gotten me excited with the LitRPG genre once again. Having consumed quite a bit from this genre in the past, I had reached a level of saturation where every story felt the same. Compared to most …
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I have decided that this is the year I shall dedicate to Adrian Tchaikovsky. Having been reminded of his brilliance when reviewing The Hungry Gods, I just knew I had to dive into more of his work. Service Model is the book I decided start with, and it did not disappoint. Service Model is the …
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Note: This copy of The Man Who Died Seven Times was provided by NetGalley. The Man Who Died Seven Times is one hell of an intriguing title. Originally published in 1998 (according to Goodreads, though some sources say 1995) in Japanese, it is the first of the author, Yasuhiko Nishizawa's works to be translated into …
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Note: This copy of Down Cemetery Road was provided by NetGalley. I must say that I first heard about Mick Herron when the Apple TV show Slow Dogs was announced. Having not read any of his work, seeing the option to read/isten to Down Cemetery Lane came as the perfect opportunity to get started. This …
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Note: This copy of The Hungry Gods was provided by NetGalley. The Hungry Gods is a sci-fi dystopian novella by Adrian Tchaikovsky that is, I believe, a part of his Terrible Worlds: Innovations series of novellas. My first foray into the author’s works was with Dogs of War, and I absolutely loved that book. That …
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Note: This copy of A Practical Guide to Evil I was provided by NetGalley. Originally serialised on the web, A Practical Guide to Evil is a very interesting take on the heroes vs villains trope. The series is set in a world where evil has been reigning for the last 20 years. While this may be …
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Note: This copy of The Burning Stones was provided by NetGalley. With a blurb touting the author as the funniest writer in Europe, it'll come as no surprise as to why I picked up this book. The Burning Stones is humourous murder-mystery novel set in Finland. The story follows Anni Korpinen, one of the top …
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Despite having read numerous urban fantasy series, I still consider the Dresden Files as the benchmark for what good urban fantasy looks like. So when I was done with the books that were released I was left with this void I had to fill. The Iron Druid Chronicles is one such series that despite the …
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Note: This copy of The Undercutting of Rosie and Adam was provided by NetGalley. I went into this book fairly blind. I had heard of the author and that another book of her's was quite popular in the romantasy genre, and so I wanted to give this book a whirl. I was a bit unsure in …
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Note: This copy of The List was provided by NetGalley. I initially picked up this book to serve as nothing more than a palate cleanser from the urban fantasy train I've been riding for a while. This was my first Steve Berry novel which is surprising since he occupies the same space as other noteworthy …
Note: This copy of Murder on Friday Street was provided by NetGalley. Murder on Friday Street by Russell Cooper is a charming cosy murder-mystery set in an idyllic village in England around the early 2000s. The plot follows a now 28 year old woman, Charlie, who had lost her father over a decade before in a …
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A historical-fiction series around an Indian police sergeant in and around Fiji during the colonial times. The author is of Indian, Fijian, and Australian descent and uses this to her advantage in crafting a meticulously reseached series that is charming as well as eye-opening. The series revolves around Sergeant Akal Singh as he goes about …
Continue reading Series Review: Akal Singh Series – Nilima Rao
All Better Now by Neal Shusterman is a dystopian novel with more than a passing nod at the COVID pandemic. The story revolves around this virus that seems to be spreading that leaves the people that survive the initial fever stage with a deep sense of calm and happiness. They feel no negative emotions and …
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Note: This copy of The Floating World was provided by NetGalley. The Floating World by Axie Oh is a romantic fantasy that hits just the right notes. It is said to be the reimagining of the Korean Legend of Celestial Maidens involving a human who tricks a nymph into marriage. Our protagonists are Sunho, an …