I have a void and I must scream.
Pages: 347
Purchased from: Kobo
A rather depressing hard sci-fi novel. This one definitely leant into the psychological horror aspects of hard-scifi. I am not sure just how realistic the mental breakdowns depicted are but it certainly was a book where there’s no respite from the onslaught of the terror of being in deep space far away from any help.
I only recommend this one if you are up for a psychologically grueling read.
Pages: 614
Purchased from: Kobo
Folks, this one was a real slog to get through. The author drags scenes and arcs for far too long which is a pity because there are some interesting characters and worldbuilding happening that just gets mired in these long arcs. This book would have been much more enjoyable if it was about 200 pages shorter.
Meh.
Pages: 391
Purchased from: Kobo
One of the review quotes for this book described it as a “powerfully disturbing space operas” and I agree with the disturbing bit but I don’t think I would describe it as powerful. To be quite honest I found most of it fairly tedious, especially the middle section of the book. The writer also seems obsessed with the concept of birthing in a way that felt just a tad bit weird (and not in a good way).
The premise/world of the book is interesting, the rest of it is…meh.
Pages: 398
Purchased from: Kobo
Definitely a very interesting look at contemporary Malaysian life. At times it felt a bit uncomfortably like I was reading from the depths of the author’s mind in a way that felt like I was intruding. But other than that I enjoyed the various aspects of the region’s mythology that were depicted in this. I will mention this, there is a scene in this book depicting sexual assault. It is not particularly graphic or long but it is present, just a heads up.
Pages: 450
Purchased from: Kobo
A lovely little queer love story which also happens to deal with the themes of death and mortality. The story is very well written with lovable characters and a narrative that will both make you laugh out loud and cry your eyes out. 10/10, I absolutely loved this one.