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Way Out West by Frank Tuttle

Posted on January 17, 2024 by thebookgator

Read January 2023 Recommended for fans of UF   ★    ★    ★    ★    1/2 One of my favorite urban/fantasy series. Tuttle remains sadly unknown, I think due to problems with publishing deals (and might I point out … Continue reading →

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City of Bones by Martha Wells.

Posted on July 29, 2023 by thebookgator

Read June 2023 Recommended for fans of fantasy  ★    ★    ★    ★    ★    Watch out for Martha Wells–I get the feeling she is playing with a different Dungeons and Dragons set than the rest of … Continue reading →

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Into the Riverlands by Nghi Vo

Posted on October 19, 2022 by thebookgator

Read August 2022 Recommended for fans of folk tales ★   ★   ★   ★    ★        I liked this so much I’m going to go read again. Brb. The third installment in a series of novellas that loosely … Continue reading →

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The Iron Khan by Liz Williams. Or, Sheer Gold.

Posted on February 10, 2022 by thebookgator

Read February 2022 Recommended for fans of Chinese mythology ★   ★   ★   ★       1/2 Currently the last in the Detective Inspector Chen series. It deserves more than this partial review, but I am, after all, on vacation, so … Continue reading →

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Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede

Posted on August 9, 2021 by thebookgator

Recommended for:  fans of fractured fairy tales Read in August 2021 ★   ★   ★   ★   ★    Charming and cute. Nostalgia and a sale on the electronic boxed set brought this to my attention; while I have the paperback set, … Continue reading →

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Fugitive Telemetry

Posted on April 10, 2021 by thebookgator

Read April 2021 Recommended for fans of sci-fi, humor and AI  ★     ★     ★    ★    ★      2021 is looking to be a pretty special year. No, I don’t mean the vaccine, although that’s pretty … Continue reading →

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The Secret Life of Bots by Suzanne Palmer. Tell me more secrets!

Posted on July 26, 2020 by thebookgator

Read July 2020 Recommended for fans of rouge AI  ★     ★    ★    ★    ★     I first read this about the time that Murderbot installments were coming out, leading me to an epiphany that I had … Continue reading →

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Ocean Anatomy: The Curious Parts and Pieces of the World Under the Sea by Julia Rothman

Posted on January 23, 2020 by thebookgator

Read January 2020 Recommended for people who like oceans  ★     ★     ★    ★    ★    Almost perfect* This is a solid overview of the ocean environment that should appeal to both visual and book learners. Done … Continue reading →

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Lies Sleeping by Ben Aaronovitch

Posted on December 19, 2018 by thebookgator

Read December 2018 Recommended for fans of supernatural mysteries, Peter Grant ★     ★    ★    ★    1/2   The Post in Which I Muse on Audio Versions of Books Stop reading the paper copy and give listening a … Continue reading →

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Exit Strategy by Martha Wells. Please, don’t.

Posted on November 21, 2018 by thebookgator

Read November 2018 Recommended for fans of introverted robots ★     ★    ★    ★    ★   “I had a complex emotional reaction. A whole new burst of neural connections blossomed. Oh right, I often have complex emotional reactions … Continue reading →

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