Science Fiction
Defy the stars by Claudia Gray
This is part of my mini reading challenge for this year, book 1 of the Constellations trilogy. I’m not much of a science fiction reader but this is really more speculative futuristic solar system space opera featuring the blossoming of a romance that is just right for me. I mean, I am just very against soppy or melodramatic romance and there is none of that here so I am 100% on board. Some dry, perhaps dark, humour here. I was pleasantly surprised by this book and went on to book 2.
Defy the worlds by Claudia Gray
This book has really ramped up the stakes for the protagonists from the start right up to the very end. I think that is enough said.
Defy the fates by Claudia Gray
The author has really worked on stakes since the grand finale ups it again for Neomi and Abel. I do find the conclusion satisfying in a hopeful type of way. I don’t think there will be another series featuring these two and I might not be that tempted to read it but it’s a good point to leave things at.
Children’s fiction
The Same Stuff as Stars by Katherine Paterson
The second book for my mini reading challenge that didn’t turn up in my initial search. I was actually waiting for Gideon the Ninth and am currently 10th on the reservation list. So this was the tie-over book.
This book is for you if you like heartwarming stories featuring family and/or stars. So far, I’m pretty happy with what has turned up for my mini reading challenge this year.
Mystery
Girl, Forsaken by Blake Pierce
I feel like I am actually getting 2 for 1 with this novel in that it alternates between two female cops which I wasn’t expecting from the blurb (well, one is the actual protagonist of the series and the other is her partner). It’s an engaging read overall and I might be tempted to read more of the author and this particular protagonist.
The Empress Murders by Toby Schmitz (audiobook narrated by Jennifer Vuletic)
I wanted a light reading to tie me over after my EU trip so I got back to audiobooks but so far I’m zoning out on this.
23 Minutes by Vivian Vande Velde
I think this is actually classified under urban fantasy since the protagonist has a special power but I see it more as a thriller (and the majority of thriller I read is mystery so hence I put this book under mystery).
It has short chapters and a fast pace, a good twist.
Fantasy
The Wilderwoman: A Novel by Ruth Emmie Lang
I think this is the supernatural sub-genre of fantasy and I would probably later reclassify it as mystery. It’s about two sisters trying to find their missing mother from the blurb. So far it reads okay but I won’t have more to report until I get to the end. So stay tuned for the September post.
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