Horror 4/5

Orphan Will Henry becomes ward and assistant to a scientist who studies Anthropophagi—fearsome eating machines who track the scientist to his home town, wreaking destruction. Although I’m not a fan of horror, I found this book fascinating, particularly the narrator’s voice and style.

In my rewrite of Book 4 I’m tossing around some new plot ideas and it is tons of fun!

Fantasy 5+/5

Shae, a high-powered lawyer returned to her family at a time of political upheaval between the warring organized crime clans of Asia-inspired Jonloon, struggles to keep her family intact when the family’s wise leaders both die and her hot-headed brother is left in charge. Riveting for its complex characters, unusual setting, and danger-charged political and militaristic twists, I could not put this book down.

Dave and I got to watch a hilarious play (Murder on the Links, Agatha Christie) and sell Undaunted at Vertigo Theatre on Friday. Great show, and sold a few books!

Science Fiction 3-/5

Binti, sole survivor of an alien attack on her inter-planetary flight to university, uses her cultural inheritance to communicate with the aliens and broker a truce between aliens and humans. Although this award-winning novella was well-written, it failed to engage me.