Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs
Slipping back into the world of Mercy Thompson comes so easily for me. I don’t struggle with a huge readjustment because everything feels so familiar and Patricia Briggs has such an easy style to enjoy. Tragically, this at times means that I am not as engrossed in the story as I expect to be, because it feels much like more of the same thing over again.
Frost Burned is the seventh novel in the MERCY THOMPSON series.
April 3rd, 2013. John Hulet and Kat Hooper´s rating: 3 | Patricia Briggs | Audio | SFF Reviews | 2 comments |
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
“Sometimes I think that government is an inescapable disease of human beings. But it may be possible to keep it small, and starved, and inoffensive.”
It’s the year 2075. The Earth, which has a worldwide government of Federated Nations, sends its criminals and exiles to the moon where they won’t bother anyone on Earth. The “Loonies” are governed by wardens who require them to grow hydroponic grain which is sent back to Earth. This has been going on for over a century,
April 3rd, 2013. Kat Hooper and Stuart Starosta | Robert A. Heinlein | Audio, Hugo Award, Stand-Alone | SFF Reviews | 4 comments |
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Pretty challenging book. Cut by half, speed up the cadence. Trying to figure out the plot, the main point of…
Thanks for the kind words, Marion! Coming as they are from a professional writer, they are much appreciated!
Wonderful review, Sandy.
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