thecandlelightlibrary's Reviews (1.25k)

Thank you to Macmillan/Flatiron Books for sending me an ARC of this title. I received this copy for free and this review contains my honest opinions. 

 

I am so glad I gave this book a chance! David Moinina Sengeh is an excellent storyteller (and seems like a pretty incredible person) who has brought about so much positive change with the opportunities he’s had. Radical Inclusion breaks down Sengeh’s approach to fostering and implementing change in an interesting, informative, and engaging way that I can see myself applying to many different areas of my life and how I engage with others. Thank you again to the publisher for sending me a free ARC. 

Thank you to Macmillan/Tordotcom for sending me an ARC of this title. I received this copy for free and this review contains my honest opinions. 

 

It’s no secret that I look forward to every new Martha Wells release (and we are so lucky to have multiple this year!). I love Wells’ writing style and how she is able to craft fantastic characters in exceptional worlds. Witch King delivers on both characters and world-building for me: I enjoyed how the characters interacted with each other as we learned more about the world and its limits. 

 

While this was an enjoyable read for me, there were a couple of things that prevented it from being a favorite like her Murderbot books. I usually enjoy reading dual timelines, but I don’t think they were the right choice for this story and neither was fully realized in the way I wanted. This also didn’t read like a standalone to me, but I haven’t found any information to support that this will become a series. Thank you again to the publisher for sending me a free ARC. 

This definitely needed photos of each dish (and there was room on each page to include more photos). It was hard to visualize some of the recipes, and while I'm unlikely to actually make most of these recipes, it was fun to read the history.