Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

It was near impossible to avoid hearing about this book before its release. I found it mentioned in places that I do not usually use to find my next-to-read books. When I saw it at my library as a hardcover, I brought it home and sat down with it. There was a discolouration thanks to…

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,…

Sashay to the Centre of the Earth by Chris McCrudden

I have reviewed the previous two books earlier on the blog #1,#2 This entire series was quite a pleasant surprise and a roller coaster of stuff (for the lack of a better word, I did try, but there's something about this set of books that does not fit into any particular box).I was curious after…

One Arm Shorter Than The Other by Gigi Ganguly

The unexpectedness of the book is what set this book apart for me. When I first started reading it, I encountered the eponymous man with one arm shorter than the other who was doing repairs in Delhi. The time changes over the next few books, but the man is in all of them.After the first…

To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara

I do not know why I finished this book. It might have been the author's skill in writing a story, but the story's content did not hold me the way I hoped it would.It is a tome of a book, or at least felt that way. It is the primary reason for my not enjoying…

The Truth and Other Stories by Stanisław Lem

Translated by: Antonia Lloyd-Jones I read this book a few months ago but with the reviewing break, I took, its review got pushed. I then wanted to talk about each short story briefly to give a better picture of the entire collection (as I usually do). This time, however, there was the slight issue that…

Arc of Scythe #2,#3 by Neal Shusterman

I listened to and reviewed Scythe (Arc of a Scythe #1) on this blog earlier. I listened to the first book a long time ago. The popular series was somewhere on the blogosphere at all times, and I kept watch for access to it at all times. I do not usually buy books in this…

Chaos Walking #2,#3 by Patrick Ness

The Ask and the Answer This was the book I liked best in the series. There was a point after reading the first that I was unsure if I was going to continue with the rest. When I kept seeing them at the library, I decided that I should just go ahead and work my…