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 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 […]
Alien meets Mexican Gothic. Main characters Tarquin Mercator and Naira Sharp are trapped on a dead planet (which was supposed to be a replacement for Earth), after having to abandon their spaceship, which has much bigger problems than just a malfunctioning AI. The atmospheric horror of this silent dead planet, the crew growing mysteriously sick and emotionally unstable, and strange creatures lurking in the dark makes for […]