Interesting subversion of certain tropes and well crafted telegraphing. It didn't hit quite right for me, probably because I'm currently in an argument with the "special boy/girl" model of fantasy.
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I like to complain, learn new things & read. My favorite things to learn are related to the fantasy-genre or to computers/programming. My favorite things to complain about are when I don't understand something I'm learning & when the humidity levels change.
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Nomad Scry reviewed Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao (Iron Widow #1)
Nomad Scry started reading Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard
Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard
in this science fiction, norta is separated by blood. red and silver, silvers being the rich and higher in the …
Nomad Scry reviewed Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
Red Queen
4 stars
While this one is still a "special boy/girl" sci-fantasy, I did like the constant edging of foreshadowing betrayal immediately followed by descriptions of how nice a character is. In fact, when a significant betrayal did come, I didn't believe it and more than halfway expect to find it reversed later on the series. The ratio of fantasy to sci-fi felt weird to me but I couldn't say why.
Nomad Scry rated Red Queen: 4 stars
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
This is a world divided by blood - red or silver. The Reds are commoners, ruled by a Silver elite …
Nomad Scry started reading Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard (Red Queen #1)
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard (Red Queen #1)
This is a world divided by blood - red or silver. The Reds are commoners, ruled by a Silver elite …
Nomad Scry reviewed Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao (Iron Widow #1)
Iron Widow
3 stars
Iron Widow is a sci-fantasy story that incorporates various genre tropes, but they are covered in a fresh and interesting skin. I appreciated that certain recognizable beats were, at least so far in the story, subverted or not followed through. Despite that, and probably for personal reasons rather that book-related ones, I was not invested and didn't have that anxiety and delight that I feel with the best stories.
Nomad Scry started reading Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao (Iron Widow #1)
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao (Iron Widow #1)
Science fiction and East Asian myth combine in this dazzling retelling of the rise of Wu Zetian, the only female …
Nomad Scry reviewed Proving Ground by Kathy Kleiman
Proving Ground
4 stars
I'm glad I read this. The ENIAC 6 deserve more respect and more awareness of how much they brought to programming. I expected the quiet sexism of having their work accepted but not their value as people. I wasn't expecting modern jackasses to try to erase their contributions and deny their importance.
Nomad Scry started reading Proving Ground by Kathy Kleiman
Proving Ground by Kathy Kleiman
For fans of Code Girls and Hidden Figures, PROVING GROUND is the untold, World War II-era story of the six …
Nomad Scry reviewed Authority by Jeff VanderMeer (The Southern Reach Trilogy, #2)
Nomad Scry started reading Authority by Jeff VanderMeer (The Southern Reach Trilogy, #2)
Authority by Jeff VanderMeer (The Southern Reach Trilogy, #2)
"In the second volume of the Southern Reach Trilogy, questions are answered, stakes are raised, and mysteries are deepened. In …
Nomad Scry reviewed No Gods for Drowning by Hailey Piper
Nomad Scry finished reading No Gods for Drowning by Hailey Piper
No Gods for Drowning by Hailey Piper
IN THE BEGINNING, MAN WAS PREY. WITHOUT THE GODS, THEY'LL BE PREY AGAIN
The old gods have fled, and the …
Nomad Scry started reading No Gods for Drowning by Hailey Piper
No Gods for Drowning by Hailey Piper
IN THE BEGINNING, MAN WAS PREY. WITHOUT THE GODS, THEY'LL BE PREY AGAIN
The old gods have fled, and the …