Elantris by Brandon Sanderson – I’m getting used to Sanderson’s style.
I finally guessed a plot twist long before it happened. In a way, it was better
than the Mistborn trilogy, and I only didn’t care for one POV. 4/5 stars
Abbadon’s Gate by James S. A. Corey – The first book in the Expanse
series was great. The second book was just okay. This one was meh. It was a
pain to get through the first half. Then it gets better, but you still have to
get through the first half. It didn’t help that an editor recently pointed out
to me the importance of avoiding SOB verbs. I kept spotting them all over the
place and that really took me out of the story. 4/5 stars
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman – The prose is
beautiful, it almost makes you want to listen to is like a bedtime story. It’s
a typical bittersweet, angst ridden Gaiman story, and the length is just right.
4/5 stars
Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman – After reading American Gods, which I
absolutely loathed, I decided to give Gaiman’s a break for a while. The release
of the new book brought my interest back and good thing it did. This story is
playful, but it strays too often from the plot, and I didn’t care for the too
many story-within-the-story and dream sequences. 4/5 stars
Sundiver by David Brin – Some great ideas, but I wasn’t so keen on the
execution. 3/5 stars
The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson – I never thought the lack of
physical description of a main character could be so annoying. The science is
interesting, but all the drawings took me out of the story. The book doesn’t
work well as a stand alone novel, there are some plot holes and don’t get me
started on how female characters are portrayed. It’s the weakest Sanderson
novel I read so far, or maybe YA just isn’t for me anymore. 3/5 stars
Hmm, not much reading this month it seems. Well, I also caught up with half a year's worth of Lightspeed Magazine short stories. Not many moved me this time. Shrug.
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