Monday, December 8, 2014
Friday, December 5, 2014
The Genome by Sergei Lukyanenko
The
Genome by Sergei Lukyanenko
2/5
stars
I
don’t even know what to say about this read. So I’ll try. This book is divided
into 3 sections. The first section, I could not put down. The reader is
immediately thrown into world of space and genetically altered beings and we
are introduced to Alex Rominov a space captain who happens upon a young girl
and helps her.
The
second section is heavily laden with thoughts of love and Alex’s supposed
inability to love since he is a pilot he is only able to love his ship. This part
was where the flip switched. At 52% I
found myself putting the book down a lot and very easily. The entire story
changed into something reminiscent of a fourteen year old boy’s dreams of
romance and sex. Alex turns into a man-whore with the women on the ship, the descriptions
of him connecting to the ship sound like erotica, and then the love-square develops
with Alex, Kim, the boy trapped in a gel-crystal, and the female doctor on the
ship. Ugh.
The
third part of the book turns into a whodoneit,
complete with a Dr. Watson and Mr. Homes investigating a murder on the ship. Not
my cup of tea.
The
author does give a warning note before the start of the book about cynical and
immoral things. The Genome is well written, the fictional aspects are greatly
executed, but I still feel like this book could have been something amazing
besides a tongue-in-cheek mockery. Maybe that’s what the author was trying to
accomplish, maybe he wanted this work to really stand out from the pack, but I
feel like it could have been executed differently.
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Friday, October 24, 2014
Zombie Crawl Blog Party!
Zombie Crawl Blog Party Schedule
Party Host & Grand Prize: Band of Dystopian
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Sunday, October 19, 2014
Friday, October 17, 2014
Thursday, October 16, 2014
The Healer by Allison Butler
ARC provided by the publisher
The cover: I am so sick of rippling abs on romance novels, this cover is a welcome stray from the norm. I kinda love it ;)
The book:
One word comes to mind as I power off my Kindle and that is: Refreshing.
The Healer is a historical romance that's sweet and angsty. The pacing is perfect, the characters are well developed, and the setting was a welcome change. Not once did I find myself skimming as I read. The RN in me really enjoyed Lynelle's passion as a healer.
If you're looking for a bit of romance with historical charm, pick this book up.
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