Tag: book depository
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Book Review | Vox by Christina Dalcher
Vox by Christina Dalcher is a new dystopia set in a futuristic version of America. One where women are only allowed to speak 100 words every day. With nods to The Handmaid’s Tale and The Stepford Wives. Vox feels very relevant in our modern day society. SUMMARY On the day the government decrees that women…
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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…
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carre
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy is a cold war spy thriller written by John le Carre. It follows the story of spymaster George Smiley. Who is trying to uncover a Soviet mole in the British secret service. TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY BY JOHN LE CARRE SUMMARY George Smiley, who is a troubled man of infinite compassion,…
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[AD] Morning Star by Pierce Brown
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Morning Star is the third part of the Red Rising trilogy written by Pierce Brown. This is a dystopian science fiction series set in the far future inspired by Roman mythology. Please note that Hodder sent me a copy of Morning Star to review. MORNING STAR SUMMARY Darrow would have lived in peace, but his…
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Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson
Aurora is a 2014 science-fiction novel by Kim Stanley Robinson. The book is set on a generational ship travelling to Tau Ceti in order to begin a human colony. However things don’t quite go according to plan. AURORA BY KIM STANLEY ROBINSON SUMMARY Our voyage from Earth began generations ago. Now, we approach our destination.…
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We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler
Rating: 4 / 5 stars Format: Paperback Published: 19th June 2014 Book Depository | Goodreads Rosemary doesn’t talk very much, and about certain things she’s silent. She had a sister, Fern, her whirlwind other half, who vanished from her life in circumstances she wishes she could forget. And it’s been ten years since she last…
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Review | Seveneves by Neal Stephenson
Rating: 5 / 5 stars Format: ebook Published: 21st May 2015 Book Depository | Goodreads SUMMARY What would happen if the world were ending? When a catastrophic event renders the earth a ticking time bomb, it triggers a feverish race against the inevitable. An ambitious plan is devised to ensure the survival of humanity far…
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Review | Reawakened by Colleen Houck
Rating: 2 / 5 stars Format: Paperback Published: 13th August 2015 Book Depository | Goodreads SUMMARY When seventeen-year-old Lilliana Young enters the Metropolitan Museum of Art one morning during spring break, the last thing she expects to find is a live Egyptian prince with godlike powers, who has been reawakened after a thousand years of…
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The Long Way To A Small, Angry Planet
Rating: 5 / 5 stars Format: Hardback Published: 13th August 2015 Book Depository | Goodreads SUMMARY Somewhere within our crowded sky, a crew of wormhole builders hops from planet to planet, on their way to the job of a lifetime. To the galaxy at large, humanity is a minor species, and one patched-up construction vessel…
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Luna: New Moon by Ian McDonald
Rating: 5 / 5 stars Format: ebook Published: 17th September 2015 Book Depository | Goodreads SUMMARY The scions of a falling house must navigate a world of corporate warfare to maintain their family’s status in the Moon’s vicious political atmosphere. The Moon wants to kill you. Maybe it will kill you when the per diem…
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