All the Books.

"A heart wrenching, story of violence, loss and death but told in such beautiful prose, Morrison's writing is transcendent. This book will stay with me forever."  5 Stars Pros:  This was so emotionally and mentally heavy, that sometimes I had to put it down and walk away. Like, take breaks and remember to breathe because Morrison doesn't pull any punches, nor should she. It's no surprise she won the Nobel Prize 👏. And yes, when a book hits me that hard, I consider it a Pro, not a Con. You want books that stay with you.  Cons:  The part where Beloved, Sethe and Denver are all one and the same, those chapters were trippy and threw me for a bit.  Full Review Almost told in reverse, we learn of Sethe, a former slave, who ran away to Ohio, to her Mother in Law, having sent her children ahead of her. They were free, at least for awhile but then something threatened that freedom. We learn that Sethe did something drastic then, to try and preserve what they had.  ...

"The Penultimate in this insane, whirlwind of a series, Corey, as usual, makes the turning of the page effortless. All the same characters with a few new faces and some serious insanity from the Protomolecule had me hooked." 4 Stars Pros:  Teresa Duarte is an entitled little brat, but I like her all the same/Timothy 💖  Cons:  The siege of Laconia was very technical and completely lost on me.   Full Review Since this is the eighth book in a nine-book series, if you haven't already done so, I suggest you stop reading this fascinating blog and go read the first seven books 🤣.  If you've already done so, then please, proceed.  It's unclear how much time has passed since the ending of Persepolis Rising, but it feels like it's been a while. The crew of the Rocinante are all off doing their part to serve the Underground, the rebellion against Laconian rule. Naomi spends her time acting as an agent, sending out communications to other spies, following her o...

"Part research paper, part journal, all parts endearing with an original and fun idea but frankly, the plot got a bite contrived by the end. All the gasping moments of melodramatic realization and "shocking betrayals" just didn't feel all that shocking. It was a fun read but not a real page-turner."   3 Stars Pros:  I did like January for all her doe eyed, lid batting, naiveite.  Cons:  Everything was so melodramatic to January but to me, I was like, "How is this a surprise?" Maybe I was too jaded and bitter for this book 😅 Full Review January Scaller, thinks she's just the Ward of the surprisingly wealthy curator of the New England Archeological Society, Mr. Cornelius Locke. She spends most of her time torturing her nanny and reading in the many attics of Locke House, a palatial estate in the Lake Champlain area of Vermont. When she's not causing trouble, she's playing with the local Grocer's boy, Samuel and distantly waiting for her ...