Genre: Science fiction

FLOATING HOTEL by Grace Curtis – Review

FLOATING HOTEL by Grace Curtis – Review
Posted March 26, 2024 by Tammy in 4 stars, Reviews / 29 Comments

The nitty-gritty: A (mostly) gentle character study about a motley crew of hotel staff and patrons, Floating Hotel is light on plot but succeeds with its lively characters and emotional connections. Floating Hotel is a delightful found family, slice-of-life story revolving around a group of people aboard the Grand Abeona Hotel, a spaceship that ping-pongs […]

THE GLASS WOMAN by Alice McIlroy – Review

THE GLASS WOMAN by Alice McIlroy – Review
Posted March 7, 2024 by Tammy in 3 1/2 stars, Reviews / 24 Comments

The nitty-gritty: A woman is thrust into a disturbing mystery when she loses all her memories, in this solid but sometimes confusing debut. “My name is Iris and I am thirty-five years old. My husband is called Marcus. I was born in Suffolk, England. I work at the London Research Institute. It is Wednesday, the […]

DEEP FREEZE by Michael C. Grumley – Review

DEEP FREEZE by Michael C. Grumley – Review
Posted January 22, 2024 by Tammy in 3 stars, Reviews / 21 Comments

The nitty-gritty: A fascinating idea—cryonics—held my attention, but the plot was confusing at times, as the author kept his readers in the dark far too long. Deep Freeze is a sci-fi thriller about cryonics, and I enjoyed parts of it very much. Saying that, I struggled with the way the story was told, which I’ll […]

MEMORY REBORN by David Walton – Review

MEMORY REBORN by David Walton – Review
Posted December 29, 2023 by Tammy in 4 stars, Reviews / 12 Comments

The nitty-gritty: David Walton’s thrilling sci-fi dinosaur-centric series concludes with plenty of action and surprises. David Walton’s exciting trilogy has come to an end, and this was such a fun reading experience. If you love science fiction books with an emphasis on the “science,” combined with high stakes and thrilling action, then you might be […]

CALAMITY by Constance Fay – Review

CALAMITY  by Constance Fay – Review
Posted November 23, 2023 by Tammy in 4 1/2 stars, Reviews / 27 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Romance, humor and thrilling action combine in this fun sci-fi series opener. “I know all about you, Temperance Reed, and you’re a calamity waiting to happen. It’s my job to mitigate the damage.” Calamity is the first book published by Tor’s new Bramble imprint, which focuses on SFF romance, and judging by how […]

EARTH RETROGRADE by R.W.W. Greene – Review

EARTH RETROGRADE by R.W.W. Greene – Review
Posted November 13, 2023 by Tammy in 4 stars, Reviews / 28 Comments

The nitty-gritty: R.W.W. Greene’s witty and creative alt history series ends with a bang in this well written, if sometimes uneven, conclusion. “Brooklyn bought a ticket on the Magic Bus, a bright yellow flying party that traveled between Eisenhower and Dragon, the Moon space station, a couple of times daily, a six-hour trip, drinks and […]

STARS LIKE ACID by Marissa Lupe – Review

STARS LIKE ACID by Marissa Lupe – Review
Posted September 29, 2023 by Tammy in 2 1/2 stars, Reviews / 23 Comments

The nitty-gritty: An ambitious SF dystopian tale with plenty of interesting characters and situations gets bogged down under some basic writing mistakes. I badly wanted to love Stars Like Acid, especially since my review copy came directly from the author. And the reviews on Goodreads are mostly rave reviews, so I’ll admit my expectations were […]