We're nearly at the end of the year and I'm tying up some loose ends. One of which is this audiobook, that I've been dipping in and out of for the last six months. This was a hard one to review, as it's gruesome and brutal with regard to both culture and the genre. But it's so rough and painful and honest that it's quite impressively told.
Month: December 2020
Review: We Ride the Storm by Devin Madson
I started this book back in June, had to take a break because it was pretty chonky and I had other commitments on, and I finally returned to it last week to finish the job. That makes it sound more of a chore than it actually was - and in no way was this book bad! The setting is so well-considered, planned and plotted. But if you are looking for fast fantasy, We Ride the Storm is probably not for you ...
The Love Curse of Melody McIntyre by Robin Talley
So, a fun story - theatre kids put on performance in the face of their 'cursed' theatre, where one of the curses prevents a character from dating. But the characters weren't that likeable, and were so incredibly intense and uptight as to be almost unpleasant ...