3.5
This book was so fun! As with every short story collection, there were a mix of good and bad stories. With this one, that was the case but I was genuinely entertained by every story. I loved the diversity of the characters, authors, and monsters! The dollhouse story could have been its own book. I also really liked how there were interviews with the authors at the end. Overall, this is a fun, quick read that highlights women in a male dominated genre. Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC. This book comes out next month.

I loved how this world was set up with the intersection of science, nature, and magic. the descriptions of the spaceships like ocean animals was really cool. binti herself was a great protagonist, and I loved how the narrative allowed her to be vulnerable. it was really fantastic how she threads her family history and cultural identity throughout the story. at some point, I definitely want to read the rest of this series.

3.5. high fantasy doesn’t really do it for me because the plot and characters often get lost while describing the details of the world and this book was definitely like that. still, I think this book is worth reading just for the chapter from jissavet’s point of view. sofia samatar is an incredibly talented writer. I will be picking up the winged histories soon.

I read this book in one day. basically in two sittings. I really don’t know what to say other than the novel is stunning, the characters were perfectly crafted, and this is what apocalypse fiction (and honestly sci fi as a whole) should be. definitely in my top five of 2019.

I knew what was going to happen and this still broke me.

I knew I would like it (because Gaby Dunn) and I read this comic in one sitting. I LOVED the art style, the bisexual representation, and how sociopathic Dahlia was. A lot of books don't make female characters with no remorse and I liked that this story did that. This is more personal, but I liked how it was set in Boston and that you could tell the writer had lived there. It was also really cool how the whole story was based on Gaby's experience. I thought that most of the characters were really well developed. The only thing I didn't like was how the Hispanic characters had Spanish words in every sentence. That's something that bothers me whenever I see it because it's just not realistic. Also, I thought that the way the comic was set up was a little disorienting in some parts, but that might have been on purpose. Overall, I really enjoyed this graphic novel and would totally recommend it. Thanks to Netgalley and Boom Studios for the ARC.