goatsrsexy's Reviews (604)

I really like Edward Ashton's writing! I've read all his books from Mickey 7 on, and each one I've liked more than the last. His books are a very accessible version of sci Fi because the stories are personal and comedic, but they are accessible without being too simple. They have complex and interesting world building just on a small scale. 

The Fourth Consort reminded me a lot of Antimatter Blues, the sequel to Mickey 7 which is one of my favourite stories. It also reminded me a bit of the spin off Animorphs book, the Andalite Chronicles.

I love stories about diplomatic relations between aliens because there's so many places you can go with them.

I won't go too much into plot points in this review because I found it enjoyable to read the book and figure out what was happening as I went.

If you're a fan of this authors other books you'll definitely like this one too. Id recommend it as well to fans of Becky Chambers and other more light hearted sci-fi authors.

Thanks so much to the publisher for the advanced copy!!

This is a great YA novel about an enslaved teenager named Junie who lives in Alabama around 1860. She is a housemaid to a girl named Violet who she grew up with and sees almost as a sister, but as they both get older and face the expectations that come with their ages, Junie starts to realize how dark her life is and feels unable to accept the way things are, all the while she's being haunted by the ghost of her recently deceased sister who wants Junie to get the freedom she couldn't have for herself.

This was a very strong story, I've not read a book about slavery from this perspective before, but to be fair I haven't read very many books that take place during this time in American history. I really liked how all the characters felt fleshed out and not like side characters, you could feel sympathy for Violet and Bea without excusing their racism and acceptance of the status quo, it's not easy to make a character sympathetic without excusing their bad behaviour, so this is something I always appreciate. 

I do wish that there'd been more than a brief mention of the slaves who didn't work in the house, but with the author's note at the end, I understood why she made that decision.

I really appreciate when publishers send me books like this, because it's not something I would have picked up on my own but it was a very good book and I'm glad to have read it. So thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the advanced copy.

For me this was just ok. It was pretty interesting and entertaining but a lot more surface level than I was expecting 

If you thought things couldn't get any crazier and more traumatic and out of hand after reading Happy Head, you're really gonna be in for it with Happy Head.

The top 10 from the Happy Head program get to move on to the next phase which is some Lord Of The Flies island adventure with super insane challenges and eugenics.

While the stuff happening to the characters was completely absurd, the scary part was that it didn't seem that unrealistic that it could really happen. Seeing the psychological effects of abuse, manipulation, and cult-like behaviour on these poor teenagers was really scary!!

I kinda wish there had been a third book because the conclusion felt a bit rushed to me, but all in all this was a good conclusion to the story and a duology that is very much worth reading.

Thanks to Penguin Teen Canada for the advanced copy prior to the North American publication date.

This was a very ambitious read for me! It took me almost 10 months to read it. I've always struggled to read classics but I've been trying to read at least one per year (this was my 2024 pick obviously). 

I find it very challenging to read such large novels where there is a lot of rambling and side tangents, but those things definitely added to the richness of th book and didn't feel superfluous. 

I'll probably have to sit with this for a while before writing a proper review on instagram, but this book is definitely worth your time.

While it's quite simplistic and very condensed, this is a lovely overview of Leonard's life with some interesting facts, thoughtful insights, and funny moments. I wouldn't recommend this to everyone, but if you're a big Leonard Cohen fan like I am, it's worth the read for sure

I really enjoyed this one! Not a ton happened but I was into the drama

Good start to the series. It was a bit slow to start but then got fast paced and interesting 

A beautiful and unexpected story about two sisters and the different ways they reacted to their childhood and grew into adulthood. This is a quick but very emotional read. Beware if you are sensitive to the subject of suicide, but if you're okay with it, it's very worth the read.

I buddy read this book with one of my favorite people and I'm so glad that they put it on my radar because I'm not sure I would have read it otherwise and I really liked it... 

The Ministry If Time has a really imaginative and interesting premise that I think works super well, "refugees" from the past learning how to acclimatize to the present and it's done in a very interesting way. This is very soft. Sci-fi definitely accessible to people who think they don't like sci-fi. 

It had some interesting things to say about identity, culture, and morality, but the plot is what really interested me and kept me reading on the edge of my seat. The romance was sweet as well, I love a little romance with my sci-fi and don't see it that often for some reason.