Cover art by Jaime Jones
Exit Strategy by Martha Wells
My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
Series: The Murderbot Diaries (Book #4)
Genre: Science Fiction
Pages: 150 pages (Kindle Edition)
Word count: 32,400 words
Published: 2nd October 2018 by Tordotcom
Exit Strategy concluded the first story arc of The Murderbot Diaries with another action-packed narrative.
“I was having an emotion, and I hate that.”
Calor by J.J. Fischer
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Calor is the first installment in the Nightingale saga, a completed epic fantasy trilogy followed by a standalone sequel. The entire series is inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s beloved short story, “The Nightingale,” and also includes notes of the Hades and Persephone myth. I was enraptured by Calor from the very beginning. The worldbuilding is fascinating, the characters are compelling and sympathetic, the writing is lovely and incredibly engaging, and the pacing never falters.
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Darkfell by Amanda Wright
My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
Darkfell is a timeless, refreshing take on classic fantasy tropes that deserves shelf space alongside The Chronicles of Narnia and Dekker’s Circle series. Like the aforementioned works, Darkfell tells a powerful, fantastical tale on the surface, with layers of spiritual depth underpinning the plot. I love finding Christian fantasy that is actually, unabashedly Christian, not simply clean and penned from a Christian worldview. Darkfell is unashamedly Christian. While the plot is propulsive, the characters engaging, and the worldbuilding exemplary, this is a story that would quite literally fall apart without the Creator holding it together. Which is a writing decision that I love, because my story would also fall about without Him. …