This is a fun, fast paced novel that's half romance and half sci fi adventure. Assuming you can suspend your disbelief for long enough to accept a tee...moreThis is a fun, fast paced novel that's half romance and half sci fi adventure. Assuming you can suspend your disbelief for long enough to accept a teenage Nobel laureate, the scenario is even quite plausible - featuring funding politics and corporate cover- ups a plenty. Fun and engaging; I'm looking forward to the next one.(less)
A wonderful mystery set in Prohibition era Texas. Heroine Jazz is a young and ambitious journalist who finds she needs to apply her skills of observat...moreA wonderful mystery set in Prohibition era Texas. Heroine Jazz is a young and ambitious journalist who finds she needs to apply her skills of observation to a rather different sort of problem when her brother is wrongly arrested.(less)
This enjoyable sequel to Twin Bred sees the human and tofa twins setting out to cross space in search of a new home planet. Meanwhile, back home on To...moreThis enjoyable sequel to Twin Bred sees the human and tofa twins setting out to cross space in search of a new home planet. Meanwhile, back home on Tofarn, their leaving hasn't magically resolved all of society's problems, so the story unfolds in parallel on two ends of an interstellar comm link. I've loved the concept of the twin-bred pairs since the first novel (which you should definitely read first, if you haven't), and their special abilities are further developed in interesting directions The only down-side is that the two storylines, while sometimes intersecting, don't exactly feel related. Other sections of this book feel like they're there to set up storylines for a future sequel, which I hope is in the works.(less)
An entertaining start to a gentle, genre-crossing series of steampunk fantasy adventure romance novels. Finley is a sharp and not always heroic heroin...moreAn entertaining start to a gentle, genre-crossing series of steampunk fantasy adventure romance novels. Finley is a sharp and not always heroic heroine, and I loved her new best friend, the brilliant inventor Emily. Finley's relationships with the group, as well as with crime lord Jack Dandy, were entertaining and fairly believable - while the adventure plot was really completely unbelievable, but in an exciting and thoroughly compelling manner. Fun, light reading.(less)
An international thriller spanning Nazi history through to the present day (with a hint of sci-fi thrown in), this novel starts off quite slowly but,...moreAn international thriller spanning Nazi history through to the present day (with a hint of sci-fi thrown in), this novel starts off quite slowly but, after introducing all the characters and some of the history, the pace does pick up. I found this to be an enjoyable, low-effort read, but I struggled to care about the characters, who often came across as unsympathetic and unlikeable.(less)
A very sweet romance. The 'mystery' element provides a suitable backdrop, but don't go into this expecting a crime thriller, it just isn't. As a roman...moreA very sweet romance. The 'mystery' element provides a suitable backdrop, but don't go into this expecting a crime thriller, it just isn't. As a romance, though, it's lovely.(less)
Bettina & Arjuna are a pair of detectives in the city of Eisenstadt - above which the isle of Inselmond mysteriously drifts. The people of the cit...moreBettina & Arjuna are a pair of detectives in the city of Eisenstadt - above which the isle of Inselmond mysteriously drifts. The people of the city take this strange geographical feature somewhat for granted, so the last thing this husband-and-wife team expects is for a case to take them into the skies. I loved the relationship between the two happily married, but very different, characters of Bettina and Arjuna. And I was immediately sucked in by the plot - even rereading the novel for a second time, I didn't want to put it down before I'd unwrapped all the mysteries of the island.
The Drifting Isle Chronicles is a collaborative series of novels written by different authors, covering the same sequence of events from differing perspectives - an intriguing experience which makes reading feel a bit like a jigsaw puzzle.(less)
The latest from one of my favourite authors, Black Mercury is a steampunk adventure set in the city of Eisenstadt, over which the isle of Inselmond my...moreThe latest from one of my favourite authors, Black Mercury is a steampunk adventure set in the city of Eisenstadt, over which the isle of Inselmond mysteriously drifts.
The heroine of the piece is Clara, a young woman with mechanical skills, great strength of character, and all the common sense required to get a stubborn racing driver through his day. When he gets into more than his usual trouble, however, Clara has to use all her wit and all her friends to help him survive. I love strong female leads and Clara was perfect.
The Drifting Isle Chronicles is a collaborative series of novels written by different authors, covering the same sequence of events from differing perspectives - an intriguing experience which makes reading feel a bit like a jigsaw puzzle.(less)
An easy, diverting read - but I didn't feel like I got a very good idea of what paddling around Ireland would be like, which was a little disappointin...moreAn easy, diverting read - but I didn't feel like I got a very good idea of what paddling around Ireland would be like, which was a little disappointing.(less)
Great follow-up to Flat Spin (though it would read equally well as a stand-alone thriller). Logan is as grumpy as ever, but somehow manages to be char...moreGreat follow-up to Flat Spin (though it would read equally well as a stand-alone thriller). Logan is as grumpy as ever, but somehow manages to be charming despite his talent for offending. Strapped for cash, he reluctantly takes on what should be an easy job, investigating the circumstances around the death of a fellow pilot's daughter... but from the start, things just don't add up, and it will take all of Logan's skill to get him out of this one alive.(less)
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