Tag: science fiction

MARS GIRLS by Mary Turzillo – Review

MARS GIRLS by Mary Turzillo – Review
Posted June 1, 2017 by Tammy in 4 stars, Reviews / 17 Comments

The nitty-gritty: A high-octane adventure tale in space, populated by some of the craziest characters you’ll ever meet. Well, this is probably the strangest, wackiest story I’ve ever read, and that’s saying something. Being a lover of speculative fiction, “strange” is the norm and I’ve definitely read my share.  Mary Turzillo takes strange to a whole […]

WEIGHING SHADOWS by Lisa Goldstein – Review

WEIGHING SHADOWS by Lisa Goldstein – Review
Posted November 30, 2015 by Tammy in 3 stars, Reviews / 4 Comments

The nitty-gritty: A time travel story with loads of potential and an important message about feminism, which could have benefited from more editing. I’m always up for a good time travel story, and Weighing Shadows seemed like it was going to be a good one. And it was—to an extent. There were many things I enjoyed, […]

THREE by Jay Posey – Review

THREE by Jay Posey – Review
Posted August 5, 2013 by Tammy in Reviews / 9 Comments

Three by Jay Posey Genre: Adult Science Fiction Publisher: Angry Robot Release date: July 30 2013 Source: ARC from publisher Pages: 421 In a word: One of the best examples of world building I’ve seen in quite some time, gorgeously written, with a finely paced plot and characters that will break your heart. Once in […]

THE LIVES OF TAO by Wesley Chu – Review

THE LIVES OF TAO by Wesley Chu – Review
Posted May 21, 2013 by Tammy in Reviews / 1 Comment

The Lives of Tao by Wesley Chu Genre: Adult Science Fiction Publisher: Angry Robot Release date: April 30 2013 Source: ARC from publisher Pages: 375 In a word:  an ingenious concept, flawed but likable characters, exciting action sequences, with an emotional payoff at the end. This whole alien-in-his-body was starting to sound better and better. […]