Cody

What if…? You find yourself stuck in a time loop…but you’re the most boring person ever.

I really wanted to like this book. I love time loops! Mother of Learning, Palm Springs, Groundhog Day, etc. I really enjoy watching characters test their limits, learn new skills, explore and experiment to try and escape from their awful situation! Now imagine a person who gets stuck in the loop and spends half a year just sitting in their room, not doing anything. Now perhaps this is highly realistic, this is exactly what a normal person would do, grow listless and depressed and anhedonic. However, reading about that was a chore.

It’s not all gloom and doom. The writer (perhaps more specifically, the translator) really have a way with words. I loved the beautiful prose. It was vivid and at times poignant. The complete lack of dialogue was interesting, as the whole thing is a diary and who honestly writes in full quotes in a diary! I imagine the next book will explore the next day, which would be a little more interesting, but I’m not going to move on. Way too many other things to read.

LOVE the idea of the snails. So weird and creepy!

Great small Dresden story. Super creepy villains, compelling stakes, and Trip (Tripp?) had a great arc. Also, it's fun to get a novella so quickly after Twelve Months came out!

One of my favorite murderbot stories. Super stressful, in a good way, and as always, being in murderbot's head as it navigates human interaction is always a hoot.