July 2022 Books Vs Moods

This is my monthly wrap-up post. I did only slightly better this month in review writing than the last month and not as great as I hoped to do. It has something to do with time and mood and when the two align! I list the books I reviewed in the past month with the…

Careering by Daisy Buchanan

This was not my kind of book. The cover page led me a little astray, and I thought I'd be getting something different.The story is quite good in its way, but the style and the end result are not something I usually enjoy. The blurb does not talk about the kind of writing that our…

The Hitman’s Daughter by Carolyne Topdjian

This is yet another book that I did not realise was going to be part of a series until I saw it on Goodreads as I sat down to write this review.Sometimes it is satisfying when a book provides exactly what it promised. I liked the book. My rating is a reflection on the similar…

The Rise of Jonathan Flite by Matthew J. Beier

I read and reviewed the previous works of the series: here This is one of the most complex and expansive books I've had an opportunity to read. I read the first two books after they languished on my shelf for a while. I had since forgotten that this would be a longer series and when…

Outlandish by Nick Hunt

I feel like I have been reading more non-fiction this year when compared to the previous few years. This is not from actual numbers but just a feeling; when November rolls around, I will know the exact values. When I started reading this book, it began with the author talking about outlandish places in the…

Mickey7 (Mickey7 #1) by Edward Ashton

I found the concept at the centre of this book quite interesting. It was the main reason I wanted to read this. In a world where interstellar travel is standard but filled with jobs that people would not survive, our lead protagonist gets a job to be an 'expendable'. His memories are uploaded and saved,…

Lost Coast Literary by Ellie Alexander

I did not expect magical realism in this story, although the blurb does talk about it. Sometimes in such stories, I enjoy a little diversion in the form of magic or the inexplicable, but this time around, I was not as drawn.I began with this introduction not to discount the book but to mention a…

Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett

There are a few drawbacks of reading books out of order. There are fewer than average drawbacks of reading Discworld books out of order. But I found the first and foremost to be character development. I am so used to viewing a person/creature to be a certain way - the order of things, to be…