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I love Octavia Butler's heroines. It was wonderful to read her stories and spend time with her absolutely awesome main characters.

...... I'm extremely disappointed by how underwhelmed this book was. I gave up at about 10% because I just couldn't muster up any interest. I was really looking forward to this book but man I am disappointed. I think my main problem was that it was extremely plain and boring. It's about cool AI and gender concepts set in space, I thought I would have loved it. But I was just so bored........ What a pity.

Atwood's dystopias are always terrifying because of how plausible they are. I enjoyed this one.

Awesome book. Wish there were more books that were collaborations between Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett.

June 2017: reread in preparation for [b: The Raven Stratagem|30691976|Raven Stratagem (The Machineries of Empire #2)|Yoon Ha Lee|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1466524955s/30691976.jpg|51237351] and I understood more than I did the first time round. It's amazing how quickly I get attached to Cheris and Jedao. Onward to [b: The Raven Stratagem|30691976|Raven Stratagem (The Machineries of Empire #2)|Yoon Ha Lee|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1466524955s/30691976.jpg|51237351] now and I hope it knocks my socks off.

so. damn. good. can't wait to read the sequel

Just realized I didn't write a review for this. I love Celie. There's something so likeable about her; I was drawn to her from the very first letter and I just devoured this book in one sitting. I love the letter format, I love the subtle switch from 'Dear God' to 'Dear Nettie' -- the final chains falling free. I also really appreciated Celie's desire/love for Shug, Shug's bisexuality, the community and friendships Celie gains, and most of all, the spirituality pervading the book. I think this is one of the favorite quotes I've ever read: I think us here to wonder, myself. To wonder. To ask. And that in wondering bout the big things and asking bout the big things, you learn about the little ones, almost by accident.

This was a great book. I love Martha Wells' books so I was excited for this release, and I'm glad to have read it. I really loved how awkward, sarcastic, funny, and stoic Murderbot was. I really liked them, and I'm really looking forward to the next book.

I've found my new favorite romance writer. I did not finish this book and [b: Guard Wolf|28232172|Guard Wolf (Shifter Agents, #2)|Lauren Esker|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1450362523s/28232172.jpg|48262580], but I still loved both of these. I finished [b: Dragon's Luck|3692209|Dragons Luck (Dragons, #2)|Robert Lynn Asprin|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1442059437s/3692209.jpg|3735694] and [b: Tiger in the Hot Zone|35052692|Tiger in the Hot Zone (Shifter Agents #4)|Lauren Esker|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1493753870s/35052692.jpg|54848219] and I loved those. They're going on to my list of comfort rereads.

Things I liked about this series, as compared to the usual romances I come across: I like how much kindness and gentleness there is in the romance, and I love that there was no alpha male. God, I hate that trope with a burning passion. Anyway. The book wasn't drenched in lust (thank god), and most importantly, instalust does not drive the development of the relationship, bless the lord. The heroes and heroines actually got to know each other without thinking of jumping each other's bones every five seconds. I can't believe the bar is this low.

Another thing I forgot to add is that I liked how the world was actually developed?? Esker dealt with shapeshifting in a pretty thoughtful and realistic way, and it's so rare to see in PNR.

I feel like Esker gets better, because by the time I got to the fourth book, I loved everything that I was reading. I love her heroes. I have a soft spot for Avery ([b: Guard Wolf|28232172|Guard Wolf (Shifter Agents, #2)|Lauren Esker|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1450362523s/28232172.jpg|48262580]), and especially Noah ([b: Tiger in the Hot Zone|35052692|Tiger in the Hot Zone (Shifter Agents #4)|Lauren Esker|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1493753870s/35052692.jpg|54848219]). I love the softness between Peri and Noah in the fourth book; loved their playfulness and their love for each other. I forgot to mention she's got great heroines too. I love Jen from the third book. I'm so happy to have found this series. It was so fun reading my way through these.

Delightful. This author writes delightful retellings. This was absolutely charming to read.

This is such a cute and delightful read! It's Sleeping Beauty, but written in a lighthearted way, with a whodunnit plot and some cool magic stuff. Delightful. I was so charmed. Totally recommend it, what an enjoyable read.