Yesterday, I sat down to start BINTI by Nnedi Okorafor. I knew it was a novella, on the short side, probably a fast read, but I was not prepared for how completely it pulled me in and made me it’s bitch. This book is deserving of all the attention it’s received, and more, and I’m […]
This book people. It’s a monster, it’s huge, it’s brilliant, it’s been infiltrating my dreams. It’s so much that I’m not even sure how to start writing a review for it. There’s a little bit of something every sci-fi lover will enjoy but if you’re into Hard Science Fiction and World Building, this shit is […]
Atlantia is an interesting book. It’s not really as sci-fi as I had hoped, it could have been, had more been discussed about the biology of the evolutionary changes discussed, but instead the author relied on the commonly understood mythos of sirens. I got the sense the author wasn’t as interested in exploring the science […]
In June, I gave away a copy of one of my very favorite books Lilith’s Brood by Octavia Butler. I read it a long time ago and while I remembered bits and pieces of it, I thoroughly enjoyed re-immersing myself in this multi-faceted and completely unique world. I have never read anything else like this book, […]
In May, I gave away a copy of The Heart Goes Last to one of my newsletter followers (I do this monthly, check it out here: www.pktyler.com/giveaway). After I sent her a copy of the book I wandered into a used bookstore at the beach, thinking to pick up something mindless while my kids jumped in […]