Autonomous features a rakish female pharmaceutical pirate named Jack who traverses the world in her own submarine. A notorious anti-patent scientist who has styled herself as a Robin Hood heroine fighting to bring cheap drugs to the poor, Jack’s latest drug is leaving a trail of lethal overdoses across what used to be North America—a drug … More Autonomous by Annalee Newitz
A collection of four chilling novels, ingeniously wrought gems of terror from the brilliantly imaginative, #1 New York Timesbestselling author of The Fireman, Joe Hill. This book overall was really awesome and I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Short stories can be really hit or miss but I shouldn’t have had doubt that Joe … More Strange Weather by Joe Hill
On a remote Highland mountain, the body of Elaine Buxton is burning. All that will be left to identify the respected lawyer are her teeth and a fragment of clothing. In the concealed back room of a house in Edinburgh, the real Elaine Buxton screams into the darkness. Detective Inspector Luc Callanach has barely set … More Perfect Remains by Helen Fields
Today I’m doing a mash up of Top Ten Tuesday hosted by Broke and Bookish and the #LoveOzYABloggers which is hosted by #LoveOzYA, a community led organisation dedicated to promoting Australian young adult literature. Todays Top Ten Tuesday is Top 10 fave books of 2017 and I have a few posts coming up with my fave 3 books … More 2017 Christmas Reads – Mixing Top Ten Tuesday and #LoveOzYABloggers Prompts
Romy Silvers is the only surviving crew-member of a spaceship travelling to a new planet, on a mission to establish a second home for humanity amongst the stars. Alone in space, she is the loneliest girl in the universe until she hears about a new ship which has launched from Earth – with a single … More The Loneliest Girl in the Universe by Lauren James
In a future so real and near it might be now, something happens when women go to sleep; they become shrouded in a cocoon-like gauze. If they are awakened, if the gauze wrapping their bodies is disturbed or violated, the women become feral and spectacularly violent; and while they sleep they go to another place. … More Sleeping Beauties by Stephen & Owen King
Yes I am continually questioning the titles of my posts because I keep fooling myself into think I’m actually doing a TBR this month. HA HA CASEY funny joke. Seriously this month is full of read everything hurry up, we don’t have time to waste, mad hatter rabbit nonsense. I’m going to start off with … More December End of year goals and a late TBR
Hiya, I’ve seen a lot on Twitter lately about Young Adult and New Adult and thought I’d do a short and sweet recommendation for my fellow 20ish year olds and books that feature an older main character that aren’t your usual Colleen Hoover recs. So here are some adult sci fi books that I loved … More New Adult? Sci Fi Recommendations
In a city of living bone rising high above the clouds, where danger hides in the wind and the ground is lost to legend, a young woman must expose a dangerous secret to save everyone she loves. Welcome to a world of wind and bone, songs and silence, betrayal and courage. Kirit Densira cannot wait to pass … More Updraft by Fran Wilde
NOVEMBER – The month of stress, of oh shit we’ve officially sold our house, the shit we need somewhere to move, the shit I have packed anything and the shit I’m going to just read instead because calling people hurts my brain and I can’t with responsibilities anymore. Anytime I have a really life heavy … More November Wrap up & Haul
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