Pros: Characterization, plotting, ability to stand alone Cons: Check your expectations; still-unidentified bad guys Rating: 4 out of 5 The Application of Hope is a part of Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s Diving Universe. I’ve only read one other book set in…
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Review: “Leverage in Death,” J.D. Robb
Pros: The usual fun world and characters; an interesting mystery Cons: So. Much. Talking. Rating: 3 out of 5 J.D. Robb’s (Nora Roberts’s) Leverage in Death: An Eve Dallas Novel (In Death, Book 47) is not her best work. In…
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Review: “Renegade Star,” J.N. Chaney
Pros: Good action near the end; interesting premise Cons: Pale retread of Firefly; unlikable main character Rating: 3 out of 5 J.N. Chaney’s Renegade Star: An Intergalactic Space Opera Adventure is noted in its Amazon description as appealing to Firefly…
Review: “Lucky Forever,” Joshua James
Pros: Fantastic, intense action scenes Cons: I feel like I’m missing something Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Since my third class of the term (physics) hasn’t started yet, I decided I could afford to take a few hours to read…
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Review: “The Falls,” Kristine Katheryn Rusch
Pros: Fascinating mystery; interesting characters; stands alone well Cons: A bit slow and slightly ponderous in places Rating: 4 out of 5 The Falls: A Diving Universe Novel (Diving Series) (Volume 5) is something I picked up in a storybundle,…
Review: “Lucky Empire,” Joshua James
Pros: Pacing; characters; action; worldbuilding Cons: The Empire’s alien tech built up awfully fast Rating: 4.5 out of 5 In Joshua James’s Lucky Empire: Lucky’s Marines | Book Three we pick up again after the events of Lucky Universe and…
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Review: “Lucky Legacy,” Joshua James
Pros: Less confusing than its predecessor; great action; interesting world-building Cons: Still a bit confusing in places; typos Rating: 4 out of 5 Lucky Legacy: Lucky’s Marines | Book Two is the sequel to Joshua James’s Lucky Universe. While that…
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Review: “Lucky Universe,” Joshua James
Pros: Fascinating new universe; great combat scenes Cons: Somewhat confusing in places; opening didn’t grab me Rating: 4 out of 5 Joshua James’s Lucky Universe: Lucky’s Marines | Book One is a great military sci-fi novel about a bunch of…
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Review: “Daughter of Nothing,” Eric Kent Edstrom
Pros: Interesting diversion Cons: I don’t feel compelled to read more Rating: 3 out of 5 Eric Kent Edstrom’s Daughter of Nothing (The Scion Chronicles) (Volume 1) investigates an unusual island with an even more unusual group of people living…