A Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsfriendship / hopeful / LGBTQIA+ / Monk & Robot series / non binary / robots / Sci-fi / Science Fiction8 Comments
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy is a story of kindness and love from one of the foremost practitioners of hopeful SF. After touring the rural areas of Panga, Sibling Dex (a Tea Monk of some renown) and Mosscap (a robot sent on a quest to determine what humanity really needs) ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviewsaliens / Massachusetts / Science Fiction / Sorrow Falls series / spaceship / teenager4 Comments
Annie Collins is back! Becoming an overnight celebrity at age sixteen should have been a lot more fun. Yes, there were times when it was extremely cool, but when the newness of it all wore off, Annie Collins was left with a permanent security detail and the kind of constant ... more >
B Reviews / B Reviews Category / B- Reviews / Book Reviewsasexual character / Fantasy / m/m romance / Science Fiction / SFF1 Comments
Seersana University is worlds-renowned for its xenopsychology program, producing the Alliance’s finest therapists, psychiatric nurses and alien researchers. When Jahir, one of the rare and reclusive Eldritch espers, arrives on campus, he’s unprepared for the challenges of a vast and multicultural society… but fortunately, second-year student Vasiht’h is willing to ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsfriendship / LGBTQIA+ / Monk & Robot series / non binary / novella / religion / robots / Sci-fi / Science Fiction9 Comments
It’s been centuries since the robots of Earth gained self-awareness and laid down their tools. Centuries since they wandered, en masse, into the wilderness, never to be seen again. Centuries since they faded into myth and urban legend. One day, the life of a tea monk is upended by the ... more >
A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsalternate England / dystopian / Fantasy / Science Fiction / series conclusion / teenager6 Comments
Dear M.R. Carey: This is the third and final book in a trilogy, following The Book of Koli and The Trials of Koli. Final books in suspenseful series often falter under the weight of expectations, so I went into this one with a bit of trepidation. When we last saw ... more >
A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAlien Hero / cats / Contemporary / Fiction / First-Person / found family / friendship / juvenile / POC / Science Fiction6 Comments
He’s not a stray house cat, he’s an immortal being. And now he must choose whether to return to his planet or remain with his new human friend in a humorous, heart-tugging story from the author of I, Cosmo. The cat that Olive rescues from a flood has a secret: ... more >