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Did you love Fourth Wing? Umbra by @AmberRaeToro has that same bonded rider experience with a great twist, instead of dragons, they characters bond with sentient Al ships who still have that sarcastic care, the partnership is everything. 🐲🚀View quoted post on X
October Wrap-up 📚
What. A. Month. 🤯
Honestly one of the best months I've had since I started doing this, I completed The Sun Eater series, with an early look at Shadows Upon Time by my Christopher Ruocchio. Ruocchio's magnum opus was a fitting end to a deeply complicated story that perfectly pulls together a decade of work. This solidified Ruocchio as one of my all time favorite authors and this series will be one that I always recommend to people looking for a great space opera.
I read this Sept but the review dropped this month, The Strength of the Few by @IslingtonJames, the BEST BOOK 2 I'VE EVER READ. This was a masterclass in plot weaving and Islington delivers in such a huge way on so many questions from book 1, can't wait for everyone to read this!
Got to get more SciMantasy in with Parallax from @amberraetoro and I finally got to see Torro flex that spicy prose skill after the yearn fest that was book one, she nailed the timing and execution. If you're a romance fan and even have the slightest interest in sci-fi this is a must-read.
Keeping on the blended genre train, I got to read Immortal Aberration by @calumlott early-its released now, go buy it-and what an incredible job Lott did in not only blending fantasy elements into this sci-fi world, but also being able to introduce new SciFantasy tech, create character stakes, and execute a full cohesive arc in a novella format.
I got on the hype train along with everyone else on bookstagram and the reading world and ready Alchemised by @SenLinYuWrites and they hype was not wrong about this one. While I didn't love the Dark Romance aspect of it, what I did love was SenLinYu's unflinching exploration of the trauma and devestation of war. Its one of the best I've read in any fantasy that Grimdark fans will really enjoy.
Just under the wire I finished Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang and what a ride this book was. I usually don't post the score before the review but I won't have the full review out for a few more days. The magic system in this was so unique and such a fun twist with a deep cost, and the main character was a great realistic example of morally gray.View quoted post on X
