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Month: October 2025

Book Review: Singularity (Eternities, #2) by Shannon McDermott

Book Review: Singularity (Eternities, #2) by Shannon McDermott


Singularity by Shannon McDermott
My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars

While Singularity is the second half of the Eternities duology, there is no cohesive plot linking this book to The Time Door While both novels take place in the same world, sharing a speculative history and technology and certain characters, each book is entirely its own self-contained story. I loved The Time Door, and found it one of the strongest works of science fiction I’ve read in years. While Singularity was still tense and thought-provoking, it didn’t entrance me in quite the same way, or to the same intensity, as its predecessor.

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Book Review: All That We See or Seem (Julia Z, #1) by Ken Liu

Book Review: All That We See or Seem (Julia Z, #1) by Ken Liu

ARC provided by the publisher—Saga Press—in exchange for an honest review.


All That We See or Seem by Ken Liu

My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars

Series: Julia Z (Book #1 or 3)

Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller

Pages: 416 pages (Kindle Edition)

Published: 14th October 2025 by Saga Press (US) & 9th October 2025 Head of Zeus (UK)


All That We See or Seem is the newest near-future sci-fi thriller from Ken Liu, one of my favorite authors of all time. Did it manage to live up to the quality of his previous works?

“Freedom, belonging, telling a story about yourself that you love. Dreaming together. Meaning in all that we see or seem.”

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Book Review: The Time Door (Eternities, #1) by Shannon McDermott

Book Review: The Time Door (Eternities, #1) by Shannon McDermott


The Time Door by Shannon McDermott
My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars

“One thing I know…God did not bring us this far, and save us from so much, for nothing. There is more for us. Let’s go discover it.”

The Time Door is exactly what I’m always looking for on the rare occasions I venture into hard science fiction, though it’s something I rarely find. This book is by turns fanciful and believable, philosophical and propulsive. It swept me away while also keeping my mind fully engaged, and I never found myself drowning in the science or the politics that were both so vital to the story. I drew comparisons to both The Martian and Project Hail Mary as I read, which is some of the highest praise I can give any work of science fiction as I adored both novels.

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Skysworn (Of Earth and Sky, #2) by Katee Stein

Skysworn (Of Earth and Sky, #2) by Katee Stein


Skysworn by Katee Stein

My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars

I received an advance digital copy of this novel from the author. All thoughts and opinions are entirely my own.

Skysworn is a fantastic followup to Earthbound, one of the most compelling and unique science-fantasies I’ve had the pleasure of reading. This completes the Of Earth and Sky duology, and gives readers the culmination of a story that is truly epic in every sense of the word. Both books are packed with compelling characters, brimming with depth and passion and their own kind of brokenness. This world is expansive and refreshingly original, beautifully fleshed-out in terms of worldbuilding. The plot is propulsive, the prose tight and crisp, and the romance believably messy.

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