Murderbot first two eps, no spoilers
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cesyJust seen first two episodes of Murderbot. It is not a perfect representation of the books in my head, but it seems reasonable within the constraints of a TV adaptation. I love it and will now go and re-read the book.
princessofgeeks has a more detailed post with spoilers.
princessofgeeks has a more detailed post with spoilers.Book Bingo: B1 | Over 300 Pages | Death at the Manor
May. 16th, 2025 07:17 amseleneheartDeath at the Manor by Katharine Schellman
Blurb:
Another Regency-era mystery, a fun read, delightfully twisty. This installment removes to the country instead London. For me, the ultimate murder motive wasn't as satisfying as the previous book. However, the relations between the characters are wonderful, and there is a brewing romance with two different suitors.
Blurb:
Regency widow Lily Adler is looking forward to spending the autumn away from the social whirl of London. When she arrives in Hampshire with her friends, the Carroways, she doesn’t expect much more than a quiet country visit and the chance to spend time with her charming new acquaintance, Matthew Spencer.
But something odd is afoot in the small country village. A ghost has taken up residence in the Belleford manor, a lady in grey who wanders the halls at night, weeping and wailing. Half the servants have left in terror, but the family seems delighted with the notoriety that their ghost provides. Intrigued by this spectral guest, Lily and her party immediately make plans to visit Belleford.
They arrive at the manor the next morning ready to be entertained—only to find that tragedy has struck. The matriarch of the family has just been found killed in her bed.
The dead woman’s family is convinced that the ghost is responsible. Lily is determined to learn the truth before another victim turns up—but could she be next in line for the Great Beyond?
Another Regency-era mystery, a fun read, delightfully twisty. This installment removes to the country instead London. For me, the ultimate murder motive wasn't as satisfying as the previous book. However, the relations between the characters are wonderful, and there is a brewing romance with two different suitors.
Book Bingo: Third Bingo
May. 12th, 2025 12:05 pmseleneheartThese last few should be easy to get, because most of the books I read fall in these categories. I got this Bingo when I finished Leviathan Falls but there are already some other completed books on here.
Book Bingo: I3 | Sci-Fi/Fantasy | Leviathan Falls
May. 11th, 2025 09:02 amseleneheartLeviathan Falls by James S.A. Corey
Blurb:
I feel like this blurb misstates the situation, but whatevs.
I have finished all NINE of these books, it took me 10 months all together (there was a gap between the second and third) - it's occupied most of my life this past year. Each of them are over 500 pages. These books are a big commitment and I nearly didn't finish them, but I'm glad I did. The reward and the payoff by the last books were so worth it. Highly, highly recommend. What a story!
These authors were mentored by G.R.R. Martin, but I'm glad one lesson they didn't take from him was, "never finish your series." Seriously, if you enjoyed what there is of A Song of Ice and Fire, read all of The Expanse! You have your multiple POVs, political maneuvering, existential and incomprehensible threat to all of humanity, polyamory, a horrible and monstrous warrior who protects little girls, and so much more beyond what is in ASOIF because the places humans live aren't meant for them, so it's a struggle just to live sometimes.
I am not okay. I'm never going to get over the crew of the Rocinante. This ship should be spoken of with the same reverence as other sci-fi ships like Enterprise and Millennium Falcon.
I need more of this universe. I wasn't planning to read the short-stories and novellas, but I think I am now. I can't let this story go. And, I suppose I'll have to get Prime and watch the series. It astounds me that there are less than 500 fics on AO3. I might try to fix that but I have to recover first. Prepare for incoming hyperfixation, I think.
Blurb:
The Laconian Empire has fallen, setting the thirteen hundred solar systems free from the rule of Winston Duarte. But the ancient enemy that killed the gate builders is awake, and the war against our universe has begun again.
In the dead system of Adro, Elvi Okoye leads a desperate scientific mission to understand what the gate builders were and what destroyed them, even if it means compromising herself and the half-alien children who bear the weight of her investigation. Through the wide-flung systems of humanity, Colonel Aliana Tanaka hunts for Duarte’s missing daughter. . . and the shattered emperor himself. And on the Rocinante, James Holden and his crew struggle to build a future for humanity out of the shards and ruins of all that has come before.
As nearly unimaginable forces prepare to annihilate all human life, Holden and a group of unlikely allies discover a last, desperate chance to unite all of humanity, with the promise of a vast galactic civilization free from wars, factions, lies, and secrets if they win.
But the price of victory may be worse than the cost of defeat.
I feel like this blurb misstates the situation, but whatevs.
I have finished all NINE of these books, it took me 10 months all together (there was a gap between the second and third) - it's occupied most of my life this past year. Each of them are over 500 pages. These books are a big commitment and I nearly didn't finish them, but I'm glad I did. The reward and the payoff by the last books were so worth it. Highly, highly recommend. What a story!
These authors were mentored by G.R.R. Martin, but I'm glad one lesson they didn't take from him was, "never finish your series." Seriously, if you enjoyed what there is of A Song of Ice and Fire, read all of The Expanse! You have your multiple POVs, political maneuvering, existential and incomprehensible threat to all of humanity, polyamory, a horrible and monstrous warrior who protects little girls, and so much more beyond what is in ASOIF because the places humans live aren't meant for them, so it's a struggle just to live sometimes.
I am not okay. I'm never going to get over the crew of the Rocinante. This ship should be spoken of with the same reverence as other sci-fi ships like Enterprise and Millennium Falcon.
I need more of this universe. I wasn't planning to read the short-stories and novellas, but I think I am now. I can't let this story go. And, I suppose I'll have to get Prime and watch the series. It astounds me that there are less than 500 fics on AO3. I might try to fix that but I have to recover first. Prepare for incoming hyperfixation, I think.
The House Dream
May. 10th, 2025 07:57 amseleneheartI had the house dream again (I start every one of these posts the same way).
This time, it wasn't a locked room full of looming menace, but a whole other house. It backed up to ours, and was an old rotting thing, a nearly classic haunted house. The siding was warped and green with decay. The windows were black holes. My bedroom faced it and every time I was in there - dressing, trying to sleep - I felt the house was watching me.
There were other unsettling things about my house. For instance, it was connected to all the other houses by a long galley with openings but no doors, so the neighbors (or anyone else) could wander in without barrier.
It's been a long time since I've had one of these dreams, but like always, it lingers with me.
This time, it wasn't a locked room full of looming menace, but a whole other house. It backed up to ours, and was an old rotting thing, a nearly classic haunted house. The siding was warped and green with decay. The windows were black holes. My bedroom faced it and every time I was in there - dressing, trying to sleep - I felt the house was watching me.
There were other unsettling things about my house. For instance, it was connected to all the other houses by a long galley with openings but no doors, so the neighbors (or anyone else) could wander in without barrier.
It's been a long time since I've had one of these dreams, but like always, it lingers with me.
