to read, divine
Whoops, I've been so crazy busy this past week (we had a parental visit, bought a car and closed on the refinance of our house all in *six days*) that I totally forgot I was scheduled to post today. thegrrrl2002 asked me to tell her the last book that I read and I was all prepared to talk about books in-depth and give lots of recs and anti-recs. But...given that we'll be leaving soon for a celebratory refinance dinner (we halved our interest rate!), I'm going to talk about the last two books I read that I really enjoyed. I read both of them this week, so I think they count for this request. As a bonus, both of these are indie publications and can be bought DRM-Free on Smashwords, or in EPUB format on Kobo with the unlimited use coupon 50Dec - half-off, woo!
Last (good) book(s) I read for thegrrrl2002
Justice by Jennifer Harlow: I pretty much ate this book right up. It's dark and gritty (not as much my speed) and full of superheros (more my speed) but mainly, it just sucks you right in and what a ride it is.
Joanna is an amazing cop and a real person, with strengths and flaws and a whole lot of self-awareness, combined with blindness she just can't see through. It's the first of a trilogy and I'm so so happy I read it this week just as the second came out. I've already got it loaded on my reader and can't wait to see where the story takes us next.
If you like excellent female characters, superheros and villains and the unpowered people who live in their world, actions and consequences and of course, justice, this is most definitely the book for you.
Digital Divide by K.B. Spangler: I didn't think this book would be my speed, but I saw such enthusiastic recs and reviews that I gave it a try and, wow, it was awesome! In case it's not clear from my other book recs, detailed world-building is a real kink of mine and this story (and Justice above) has it in spades.
Digital Divide takes place in a world just like ours, except a few years ago, some of the nation's most promising twenty-somethings volunteered to have chips implanted in their heads to better serve their country. As always, things didn't work out as planned and now they're public and the whole world has to deal with the unintended consequences.
This is a much less dark book than Justice and I was so fascinated by the world and the characters. The main character is Rachel - a former Army vet and current police liaison, doing everything she can to aid in the Cyborg acceptance cause - but there are many many other amazing characters and their interactions and dynamics just leave you wanting more and more. Book two won't be out until March and I'm already haunting her blog, hoping that some miracle will happen and she'll release it tomorrow.
I've read almost 500 new to me books this year and given an A to less than 5% of them. These two books both got an A-, which I think says it all about just how much I enjoyed reading them. They were both unexpected treats and truly excellent and I hope somebody out there reading this post discovers them and gains as much joy from the experience as I did.
Last (good) book(s) I read for thegrrrl2002
Justice by Jennifer Harlow: I pretty much ate this book right up. It's dark and gritty (not as much my speed) and full of superheros (more my speed) but mainly, it just sucks you right in and what a ride it is.
Joanna is an amazing cop and a real person, with strengths and flaws and a whole lot of self-awareness, combined with blindness she just can't see through. It's the first of a trilogy and I'm so so happy I read it this week just as the second came out. I've already got it loaded on my reader and can't wait to see where the story takes us next.
If you like excellent female characters, superheros and villains and the unpowered people who live in their world, actions and consequences and of course, justice, this is most definitely the book for you.
Digital Divide by K.B. Spangler: I didn't think this book would be my speed, but I saw such enthusiastic recs and reviews that I gave it a try and, wow, it was awesome! In case it's not clear from my other book recs, detailed world-building is a real kink of mine and this story (and Justice above) has it in spades.
Digital Divide takes place in a world just like ours, except a few years ago, some of the nation's most promising twenty-somethings volunteered to have chips implanted in their heads to better serve their country. As always, things didn't work out as planned and now they're public and the whole world has to deal with the unintended consequences.
This is a much less dark book than Justice and I was so fascinated by the world and the characters. The main character is Rachel - a former Army vet and current police liaison, doing everything she can to aid in the Cyborg acceptance cause - but there are many many other amazing characters and their interactions and dynamics just leave you wanting more and more. Book two won't be out until March and I'm already haunting her blog, hoping that some miracle will happen and she'll release it tomorrow.
I've read almost 500 new to me books this year and given an A to less than 5% of them. These two books both got an A-, which I think says it all about just how much I enjoyed reading them. They were both unexpected treats and truly excellent and I hope somebody out there reading this post discovers them and gains as much joy from the experience as I did.