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Luna: Wolf Moon by Ian McDonald
Luna: Wolf Moon is the second book in the science fiction series by Ian McDonald. These books are set on the Moon, in a future where it is controlled by five warring corporate families. If you enjoy hard science fiction books this is a must read. LUNA: WOLF MOON SUMMARY The Luna series is set in a futuristic version of our own world where Dragons; powerful dynastic corporate families have set up on the Moon, mining and producing chemicals and equipment which is sent back to Earth. The story starts out in Luna: New Moon which introduces us to the Corta family and their helium mining industry Corta Helio. The…
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Am I Pretending To Be A Book Blogger?
A week ago I was in a Waterstones and came across a copy of The Song Rising by Samantha Shannon. This is not particularly surprising because it was close to the release date. But when I saw that book last week, it was on a shelf 5 days before the official release. Normally during occasions like this the book blogger in me would have had a tiny freak out moment in the store. Immediately buy the book then come home and tell everyone on the internet that I got a book before the release date. ON NOT BUYING BOOKS This time it wasn’t quite like that. This time I noted…
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How To Get Rid of Books
You may have noticed I own quite a lot of books. Around this time every year I go through everything I own and clear out the ones I don’t want. I do this mostly because I have limited space and there is no point keeping something just for it to sit on a shelf. So today I am going to share my process for purging books. CHOOSING WHAT BOOKS TO GET RID OF The first thing I do is just look at my shelves. It may seem pointless to mention it but this is what I do. I go through each shelf and pick out the books I’ve read and…
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Review | Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
Crooked Kingdom is the second part of a duology written by Leigh Bardugo. The first book, Six of Crows follows the antics of a young conman, Kaz Brekker. Crooked Kingdom is a young-adult heist book set in the same universe as the Grisha Trilogy written by the same author. SUMMARY Kaz Brekker and his crew have just pulled off a heist so daring even they didn’t think they’d survive. But instead of divvying up a fat reward, they’re right back to fighting for their lives. Double-crossed and left crippled by the kidnapping of a valuable team member, the crew is low on resources, allies, and hope. As powerful forces from…
