Thomas

Some interesting twists, some of which I saw coming (partly, and there's the hook). Some solid world building, though I might have liked to learn more about the Quadriga and FNG development.

A satisfying conclusion to the story begun in Path of Darkness. This installment manages to up the stakes while leaving the reader guessing about where we'll end up. I enjoyed the character development, especially in terms of the relationships between the humans and angels (there's a sentence I never pictured myself writing). If you enjoy the supernatural and/or action-packed fantasy, I think you'll like this book.

Great set of essays. Several paragraphs that had me thinking and re-evaluating for hours or days afterwards.

Police procedural set 50 million years in the future. Fascinating tech and fascinating implications thereof. One mystery remaining: what happened to the human race in the 23rd century? One explanation strongly implied...

Eddo-Lodge's book came in a lot of lists in the spring of 2020 as the pandemic raged and George Floyd's killing sparked demonstrations and organizing around the world for the Black Lives Matter movement. The book is written by a Black British feminist and as such has interesting historical details about race relations in the UK that were new to me in the specifics if not the contours, which mirror those in the US to a remarkable degree. This sets up chapters about systemic racism, white supremacy and white nationalism. The author recounts some of the “good trouble” she's gotten into by confronting white feminism in the UK, as well as the intersections between race gender and class in the process of gentrification. She wraps up with some hopeful reflections on the changes in public discourse on race, though it is an understandably reserved hopefulness. Well-written and clear, with examples and reflections from her own experience that illustrate the analysis, this is a book that earns it's praises.