REVIEW: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

Everything about this book is what I honestly love about science fiction. Full of fascinating characters, complex species, intergalactic laws and society, this book was a wonderful read and it's definitely one of my favourites of this year. All you can do Rosemary - all any of us can do - is work to be …

REVIEW: Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton

The world outside the observatory was silent, but the universe wasn't. I was so eager to get this book, and I did a little dance when I got the acceptance email from NetGalley and Orion Publishing, so thank you so much! As always, Orion has pulled out another wonderful dystopian novel that really pulls at …

REVIEW: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

This book is so subtle and beautiful that it just flows, each person's story intertwined into a narrative that spans the 20 years of an apocalyptic world. Survival is insufficient. And that's really what makes this book. It's realistic. It's a dystopian world, but one that is fundamentally understandable, without the drama and the extremes …

REVIEW: The Communication Room by Adam Aresty

Thank you to NetGalley and Strange Fictions Press for a great read! This novella really packed a punch and had me hooked until I'd finished it. What really stands out in this book is how clever the narrative is. From one man and one room, we see the unfolding of an alien invasion that roughly …

REVIEW: Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

We were neither what we had been nor what we would become once we reached our destination. To put a bit of context to this, I have just finished up a module called 'The Weird Tale', that looks at horror and science fiction short stories that are primarily concerned with the 'weird': something outside the …