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I finished 10 books in June, which is unusually high for me these days. I got a boost to my reading motivation after finally finishing Borderlands/La Frontera, which is good but challenging so was weighing me down a bit. Good progress on #ReadHarder, finally, plus a couple of extracurricular romance/sff books. The Siren Depths was my favorite, but I'd recommend just about anything on this list. #MonthlyWrapUp

I am in awe of Martha Wells's ability to pack as much action into a short novel as some authors do in a multi-book series, and still have characters that feel psychologically real and affecting. If you're a fan of Murderbot but haven't checked out her earlier work yet, I highly recommend it. I loved this one.

Because we were out and about so much in LA - 2 days at Universal Studios, meeting friends, eating great food - I never really got to really enjoy the deck of the lovely vacation rental. It had a great view and was surprisingly a very quiet neighbourhood, oh except for the first night we were there and John Legend was playing at the Hollywood Bowl for its opening season concert and we could hear it all quite clearly!

I've got a lot of feels about these brothers right now 😭

Ha! Unexpected trilogy-conclusion! Very satisfying, but, ah! (I want more. I'm so glad there is more.)

If you want to continue a series where the books get progressively weaker and less coherent, do not read this book. If you want a continuation of a thrilling tale of winged beings unearthing the past to create a stronger future, read this book.