Good for the overview, but we're more outdoorsy than Rick.
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I only track books that I read for pleasure, mostly SF/Fantasy. I've fallen out of the habit of actually writing reviews beyond giving a star rating. It would be nice to get back into that habit.
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Aneel rated Trail of lightning: 4 stars
Trail of lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse (The sixth world -- book one)
"While most of the world has drowned beneath the sudden rising waters of a climate apocalypse, Dinétah (formerly the Navajo …
Shrill by Lindy West
Coming of age in a culture that demands women be as small, quiet, and compliant as possible--like a porcelain dove …
Aneel rated Enchantress from the Stars: 3 stars
Enchantress from the Stars by Sylvia Engdahl
When young Elana unexpectedly joins the team leaving the spaceship to study the planet Andrecia, she becomes an integral part …
Aneel reviewed Rick Steves Iceland by Rick Steves
Review of 'Rick Steves Iceland' on 'Goodreads'
Good for the overview, but we're more outdoorsy than Rick.
Aneel rated All strangers are kin: 4 stars
All strangers are kin by Zora O'Neill
If you've ever studied a foreign language, you know what happens when you first truly and clearly communicate with another …
Aneel reviewed Cold Steel by Kate Elliott
Review of 'Cold Steel' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
There were too many threads, and wrapping them up seemed forced.
Aneel rated The City of Brass: 4 stars
The City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty (The Deavabad Trilogy, #1)
Nahri has never believed in magic. Certainly, she has power; on the streets of 18th century Cairo, she’s a con …
Aneel rated Finding Baba Yaga: 3 stars
Aneel rated Spinning Silver: 5 stars
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
"A fresh and imaginative retelling of the Rumpelstiltskin fairytale from the bestselling author of Uprooted, called "a very enjoyable fantasy …
Aneel rated Exit Strategy: 4 stars
Exit Strategy by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #4)
"Martha Wells's Hugo, Nebula, Alex, and Locus Award-winning, New York Times and USA Today bestselling series, The Murderbot Diaries, comes …
Aneel rated Cold Magic Kate Elliott: 5 stars
Aneel reviewed The Stone Sky by N. K. Jemisin (The Broken Earth, #3)
The Moon will soon return.
Whether this heralds the destruction of humankind or something …
Review of 'The Stone Sky' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
I wasn't sure this series was going to end as satisfyingly as it did, but I was pleasantly surprised at how the many threads tied together. Excellent.
I wasn't sure this series was going to end as satisfyingly as it did, but I was pleasantly surprised at how the many threads tied together. Excellent.
Aneel rated The Black God’s Drums: 5 stars
The Black God’s Drums by P. Djèlí Clark
In an alternate New Orleans caught in the tangle of the American Civil War, the wall-scaling girl named Creeper yearns …