Cody

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.

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!

things starting to get rather repetitious. How many “glares” and “hairy eyeballs” can one man take?

4.6 stars, what an absolute delight. Went in with no expectations, just a book I could read with my daughter. Lo and behold! It was just so charming. Tremendous fun.

4.6 stars. Magnificent ending to one of my favorite series.

4.5 stars

4.5 stars

Can't get over how much of an idiot the main character is. How he survived for 30 years before the book started is beyond me.

Terrific standalone. The characters are everything, and it still maintains the classic Abercrombie humor and writing.

Fun! Writer clearly has a good grasp on both science and the human condition.

Holy moly. This book was equal parts terrifying and thought provoking. Plus it was a quick read, no reason not to give it a try.

6 out of 5. Absolutely stunning.

3.5 stars

3.5 stars

A absolute masterwork, totally exceeds the hype. I cannot recall the last time any book moved me this much. It was equal parts charming, tragic, entertaining, and fascinating. (The fact that I got it while in Oxford was just a lovely perk.) 6/5, would read again.

6 out of 5 stars. Absolutely terrific from start to finish. Great prose, terrific protagonist, interesting novel world, vaguely menacing magic system, multiple competing political factions, competition, action, romance. This book had it all.

2.5 stars rounded up for sheer inventiveness.

SOLID outing

5% plot
10% dialogue
85% internal monologue/infodump/reiterations/teenage angst

Woof. Such a cool concept that was just an absolute slog to get through.

Magnificent

Absolutely terrific. Chilling and exciting and somber and approachable. A perfect late October read.

Starts off awesome but slows down enough that it became my least favorite Crouch book so far.

This book was a delight! I've been a fan of North ever since he started Dinosaur comics and have followed him through Adventure Time, Squirrel Girl, choose your own adventure Hamlet, and now his great non-fiction stuff. Do you want to laugh and be tricked into learning a bunch of stuff? Look for further!

The story was loads of fun, but man, there is such a thing as too much exposition.

Aside from a cumbersome title and a super cheesy cover, this book was a blast. I can't remember the last time that a book kept me up at night because I didn't want to stop reading, but this one did. And the narration was the tops. Highly recommended if you like progression fantasy.