As the last book in The Devoured Worlds trilogy, I was super excited to pick up The Bound Worlds, which was easily one of my most anticipated reads of 2024. I couldn’t wait to see how everything ended for main characters Naira and Tarquin. After all, the first book in this trilogy, The Blighted Stars, single-handedly made me vow to read more science fiction. So I don’t know if it […]
Ever since I read Megan E. O’Keefe’s The Blighted Stars, I, a predominately fantasy reader, have strived to read more science fiction. The Mercy of Gods, a story about an alien takeover, by renowned author James S.A. Corey (made up of authors Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck), seemed like a great pick. It wasn’t exactly what I expected in an alien takeover novel, but did a fantastic job creating flawed […]
While waiting for the release of the final entry in Megan E. O’Keefe’s other science fiction trilogy, The Devoured Worlds, I decided it was time to check out some of her works. Velocity Weapon, with its badass female protagonist, galactic empire, political intrigue, plot twists, and moral dilemmas surrounding artificial intelligence did not disappoint. However, it did take me quite a while to actually finish the book. I was […]
Ever since reading The Blighted Stars and its recent follow-up, The Fractured Dark, I have been determined to break out of my predilection for the fantasy genre and to try to read more science fiction. When I read the blurb for These Burning Stars, a science fiction novel centering on three very different women out for revenge, I knew I had found my next science fiction read. And boy, am […]
Ever since I read The Blighted Stars—one of, if not my favorite science fiction novel ever—its sequel has been on my “to read as soon as humanly possible” list. So as you probably guessed, I was incredibly hyped to read The Fractured Dark. Though I didn’t like the follow-up quite as much as its predecessor, it was still an incredibly fun and suspenseful read. The novel picks up […]