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Chilling Effect
Chilling Effect | Valerie Valdes
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A hilarious, offbeat debut space opera that skewers everything from pop culture to video games and features an irresistible foul-mouthed captain and her motley crew, strange life forms, exciting twists, and a galaxy full of fun and adventure. Captain Eva Innocente and the crew of La Sirena Negra cruise the galaxy delivering small cargo for even smaller profits. When her sister Mari is kidnapped by The Fridge, a shadowy syndicate that holds people hostage in cryostasis, Eva must undergo a series of unpleasant, dangerous missions to pay the ransom. But Eva may lose her mind before she can raise the money. The ships hold is full of psychic cats, an amorous fish-faced emperor wants her dead after she rejects his advances, and her sweet engineer is giving her a pesky case of feelings. The worse things get, the more she lies, raising suspicions and testing her loyalty to her found family. To free her sister, Eva will risk everything: her crew, her ship, and the life shes built on the ashes of her past misdeeds. But when the dominoes start to fall and she finds the real threat is greater than she imagined, she must decide whether to play it cool or burn it all down.
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DinoMom
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This one is up next.

peanutnine 😻😻 6mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 6mo
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Robotswithpersonality
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Panpan

Well shucks. In reading this review, take into account the fact that I skimmed the last third because I just couldn't take it anymore. I like the idea of a found family crew, a badass female protagonist, various hijinks, emotional investment in relationships between characters. 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? But I don't enjoy so much bad luck heaped on our heroes that the jam-packed action scenes leave me nothing but tense, especially when they are frequently accompanied by the self-flagellation shame spiral of the protagonist, and the frequent vacillation of interpersonal relations. 6mo
Robotswithpersonality 3/? It took four missions for Eva to realize things had to change; considering the risk to her crew mates in missions two and three, that is an absurd buildup for no other reason than bulking up the text and ratcheting up the tension, at which point, I just get pissed off and impatient. 6mo
Robotswithpersonality 4/? When the plot shifted to accompany the inevitable eventual epiphany of Eva that she couldn't keep this up, yet more shit hit the fan, again in an emotionally overwrought fashion. Somehow this character has time to get in and out of all kinds of trouble despite the amount of time she spends worrying about family, crew, friends and potential lovers, upcoming plans, recent and past mistakes, etc... it's just exhausting. 6mo
Robotswithpersonality 5/5 I fear I'm failing to convey what bothered me because it all looks reasonable typed out. Maybe there are those who have the patience/temperament for it, but this wasn't leisure/entertainment reading for me, it was big ball of stress reading and I don't need that from my erroneously pitched as wacky 'it's got psychic cats and fish emperors!' sci fi. No, I will not be reading the sequel. 6mo
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Robotswithpersonality
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Does that count as a good trip, or a bad trip? 😵‍💫🌻

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Robotswithpersonality
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Aaannd now we come to the downside of programmable tattoos. Which otherwise sound totally awesome, btw.

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Jen2
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So fun!

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rachelsbrittain
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Cozy sci-fi really does exist! I had so much fun putting together this list. Any cozy sci-fi titles you would add to it?

bookriot.com/cozy-sci-fi-books/

peanutnine Great list! Most of these I've read or are on my TBR but there're a couple new ones I'm excited to check out! 11mo
rachelsbrittain @peanutnine I love to hear that! 11mo
julesG What @peanutnine said. 😁 11mo
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wanderinglynn
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Bailedbailed

Sadly I am DNF‘ing the tagged book. Interesting premise but failed to execute. I found the story a bit of a mess with poor world building and lack of character development. I found myself skimming more & more and getting more & more irritated. Plus there‘s another reason that I put in the comments with the spoiler tag in case.

DNF‘d at 45%.

Book 2 for #20in4

wanderinglynn Also, the psychic cats, which are not only mentioned in the blurb but on 👏🏻the 👏🏻 cover 👏🏻 have *nothing*, absolutely NOTHING to do with the story! One of the reasons I wanted to read this book was because of *psychic* cats! 🤬🤷🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️ 1y
Laughterhp I am glad to see I‘m not the only one that didn‘t like this book and bailed on it!! 1y
wanderinglynn @Laughterhp you are definitely not alone. 1y
julesG I managed to finish. I even skimmed the sequel. I understand why you bailed 1y
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wanderinglynn
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rachelsbrittain Love Chilling Effect and Murderbot!! 1y
julesG Looking forward to your review of the Parrot book. Liked Chilling Effect and love Murderbot. 1y
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IhoardBOOKS
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Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes is the first book in this funny/nerdy sci-fi, space opera trilogy. This book was fun, full of pop culture references and pokes fun at tropes.
This book has my favorite trope of all time found family, and if you're still not sold they have psychic cats on their ship as well, how can you not be intrigued?

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Susanita
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1. Drama and silliness. In space. But no singing.
2. It‘s not really my genre, but this book sounds fun. I might even read it someday!
3. With proper life support of course, I‘d like to visit Venus.
#sundayfunday

BookmarkTavern Oh I‘ve read your tagged! I really enjoyed it! Thank you for sharing! 💖 3y
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MeganAnn
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3/6: Science Fiction #noshamereadathon22

1. Space Opera: Chilling Effect
2. Hard Sci-fi: A Closed & Common Orbit (Wayfarers 2)
3. Steampunk: An Alchemy of Masques & Mirrors
4. Speculative Fiction: Severance (also my #roll100 second roll for January)
5. Cyberpunk: Warcross; one I don‘t already own but would like to read. Will probably get it from the library or choose something else

All subject to change at any time depending on my mood. #NSR22

Nessavamusic These look good! I enjoyed 3y
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BookmarkTavern
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Pickpick

Eva is just a regular cargo ship captain, trying to make a living in the galaxy. And then her sister is kidnapped, and she has to decide how far she‘s willing to compromise herself for her family.

This was a fun, popcorn kind of listen. Lots of clever references, found family in space, and so many heists! Things kept accelerating and piling up, and the ending felt rushed. But this was a lot of fun. And the narrator was *chef‘s kiss* 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

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BookmarkTavern
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Going to do some Halloween #AudioNails while listening to a space heist!

brittanyreads Sitting here doing the same thing 😀 What O&J color are you going with? I think I'm opting for Study Hall tonight. 3y
BookmarkTavern @BrittanyReads Fun times! I used Sweet & Gracious and Bright & Focused. 3y
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julesG
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#ShadowCat is guarding my book while I push(!) the groceries into the fridge. 😁

#NutsInMay #readathon @Andrew65

Meanwhile I'm listening to the 4th book in Sherry Thomas's Lady Sherlock series: The Art of Theft ⬇️

Leftcoastzen So cute!😻 3y
rubyslippersreads 😻😻😻 3y
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Ruthiella 😻😻😻 3y
Laughterhp I just downloaded The Art of Theft audio from the library! 3y
Lreads 😻😻❤️ 3y
Andrew65 Coming along well 👏👏👏 3y
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julesG
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Enjoying the view. 😁

Might eventually finish this book today. Unless I keep scrolling through Litsy.

#NutsInMay #readathon @Andrew65

Ruthiella Nice! 😍 3y
Cathythoughts The Litsy scroll is hard to resist 🙋🏼‍♀️😬😂 3y
Andrew65 Get reading 🤣 3y
GingerAntics What @Cathythoughts said. I might fall asleep in that lovely seat, though. 3y
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julesG
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You can't see it, but the weather is quite glum. I'm trying to escape it all by heading into outer space. 😁

#BooksAndTea

rockpools Very sensible. Avoid the Hailstorms (??! Although we have blue sky & rain now...) 3y
julesG @rockpools Hail might have happened last night, or might happen tomorrow. It's just raining at the moment, a lot. Well, by Teutonic Forest standards. Which expats reminded me often enoug, is similar to in-land Britain (not the coastline). 3y
julesG @rockpools I might not be making sense here. I'm between two zoom meetings. School board, first history department. Up next, chemistry. My brain feels fried. 3y
rockpools @julesG That sounds... like outer space is probably a really good plan! 3y
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Laughterhp
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1. Tagged and re-listening to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer Stone on audio

2. Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri (it was one of my TBR books recommended by Book Riot)

3. I currently only have audiobooks on hold at the library, 7 of them 🤦‍♀️. A few are Marion Lane and the Midnight Murder, The Burning Girls by CJ Tudor, and Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor

#WeekendReads

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Tracyantoon
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Mehso-so

This was... interesting? I enjoyed the world building but had a really hard time connecting with any of the characters (besides the psychic cats, of course-they were awesome). Decision making didn‘t seem to make sense at times and that is a big pet peeve of mine. Overall it was just ok for me. #bbbbc

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LazyOwl
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Pickpick

I found a little difficult to get into this book at the beginning. It felt a bit disjointed & didn't flow well but about 1/3 the way through I started to enjoy. There are definitely some creative components to this but at times it felt like the author was trying to throw in as many random weird things as possible which IMO detracted from the pacing at times.

All in all, I did enjoy and became a little attached to some of the characters. ⭐⭐⭐ 1/2

LazyOwl This was my first book off my #BookSpinBingo this month @TheAromaofBooks 4y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4y
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sebrittainclark
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Pickpick

4/5

This book was really fun. Eva is the captain of a small cargo ship who's trying to make a life for herself and her crew in a frequently violent galaxy.

This book is non-stop action. I kept thinking I must be at the end of the book because the action was so exciting only to realize I wasn't even halfway through.

It also involves my favorite trope of mysterious and advanced alien tech existing around the universe.

#bbbbc

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InLibrisVeritas
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#BBBBC

It's time for a new book! For March and April's scifi pick we will be reading Chilling Effect!

Pls let me know if you don't plan to read this one so I don't bother you with notifications 💕

If you would like to added or removed from the overall club notifications let me know and I will take care of it.

Eyelit I‘ve been looking forward to this one 🙂 4y
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LazyOwl I am reading this at the moment, so I'm in. 4y
Tracyantoon I just downloaded the audiobook yesterday so I‘m in too. 🤓📚❤️ 4y
MeganAnn I‘m really excited for this one! It‘s been on my shelf for a long time waiting to be read. I keep almost picking it up and then deciding on something else. 4y
bookandcat Have it from the library and am excited to start! I gave up on Mists of Avalon on the first or second chapter because it was too uncomfy for me but I'm pumped for this one!!! 4y
Laughterhp Yay! Have this one already. Hoping to get to it in April! 4y
TheBookDream Please add me! Is there a discussion time date? 4y
RainyDayReading I‘m so excited for this one! 4y
SconsinBookyBadger I‘m in. I downloaded the ebook through hoopla. 4y
IndoorDame I‘m in! 4y
Angeles I got the audiobook but after a couple of chapters I bailed out. I don't like the heroine and her family is way too sterotypical. It is bad enough books set in the present seem to only show hispanic people who are criminals or victims of crime, but apparently we can't even have a different narrative in the far future! 4y
sebrittainclark Can you add me to notifications? 4y
Gezemice I am in, too! Thanks for hosting :) 4y
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julesG
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#BookMail slowly trickling in. We had just one week of snow, but post still arrives late.

No #PennyPerPage pennies were used, I had a voucher. ?

This is the first book in a series, got the second book already. (it wasn't held up in the "flake-down".)

The book is as good as the cover promises. I started reading an eBook copy.

ScientistSam I enjoyed this one! 4y
charl08 Sounds like fun! Sold. 4y
rockpools Out of coffee 😱 4y
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julesG @rockpools It's hilarious. 4y
Caroline2 This sounds awesome. 😁 4y
rockpools Oh, go on then. Stacked! 4y
julesG @rockpools 😂😂 4y
mavey That's a beautiful cover! 4y
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InLibrisVeritas
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Hey #BBBBC crew!

Our sci-fi pick for March and April will be Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdez. The official start date will be on March 1st with the discussion coming in on the last few days of April!

As always let me know if you wish to be added/removed to the Notification list!

Do you plan to read this one or sit it out?

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Laughterhp Yes! I already have this one, so I‘m in! 4y
Eyelit I‘m in! I have this book 🙂 4y
TheSpineView I am not familiar with this book. It should be interesting to read. 4y
daena Oooo. This sounds super fun! 4y
sebrittainclark Can you add me to the notification list? 4y
wordslinger42 I'm going to sit this one out! 4y
Read-y_Picker Looks like fun. Count me in! 4y
RainyDayReading I‘ll join in! I actually already own this one so it‘ll be easier this time around 😄 4y
bookandcat Ooh sounds fun! Count me in 4y
LazyOwl If I can get the book in from my library in time, I'm in 4y
MeganAnn I was hoping this one would be chosen since it‘s already on my shelf. 🎉😊 I‘m definitely in! 4y
jessjess Can I join in? Can I get on the notification list? 4y
SconsinBookyBadger Count me in for this one 🙂 4y
Grrlbrarian Love this one❤️ 4y
Gezemice I have never heard of it but I always like humorous fiction so I will give it a try! 4y
InLibrisVeritas @jessjess Absolutely! I will add you now! 4y
Bookgirl Sounds crazy. I‘m in! 4y
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rachelsbrittain
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Pickpick

An incredible fun space opera about a found family crew getting tangled up in some very bad business when her sister is kidnapped and her relationship used as leverage. Uplifting compared to a lot of sci-fi which I loved and Ava's voice is so compelling. Story felt a bit ambling at times and any book that starts with psychic cats ought to utilize them a lot more, but still a really enjoyable sci-fi romp.

cozypunk Sign me up for psychic cats! 4y
rachelsbrittain @dandy.punk haha right? 4y
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rachelsbrittain
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I've been doing some stress relieving audio baking

readordierachel How lovely! What kind of pie is that? 4y
michellelav Wow, that is absolutely beautiful! 4y
rachelsbrittain @readordierachel It's a cranberry curd pie! My sister @sebrittainclark made one last year and inspired me to try my hand at it 4y
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Sleepswithbooks It looks too pretty to eat 😊 4y
DinoMom That looks amazing! 4y
Hooked_on_books So pretty! 😍 4y
Nebklvr Pretty 4y
rachelsbrittain @Sleepswithbooks it is definitely sad to see it sliced up but the concensus has been that its worth it thankfully 😂 4y
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LeticiaToraci
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Sace Oooo.... Those Latinx themed -athons are intriguing... 4y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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Matching your blanket to your book ✅

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ReadingEnvy
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Mehso-so

I ordered this back when we were worried about our independent bookstores during the pandemic and I was in the mood for a lighter read. This *almost* scratches the Becky Chambers itch but the main character made me crazy and for all the mention of cats on the cover they didn't really play as important of a role as I wanted them to. I didn't want to leave it unfinished so polished it off this weekend.

Have you read past this book? Thoughts?

Ruthiella Not read it but did you know Becky Chambers has a new book coming out this year? 😃 So excited! 4y
ReadingEnvy @Ruthiella no! Same series as before? 4y
Ruthiella Ok, NEXT YEAR- sorry 😐! But February 2021 per Amazon, so only 7 months. It is a Wayfarer book and is called The Galaxy, and the Ground Within. 4y
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ReadingEnvy @Ruthiella thank you for doing my research for me 🤪 4y
Centique @Ruthiella this is WONDERFUL news! 😍 4y
Ruthiella @Centique I know! You already know about the Murderbot novel, right? 4y
Centique @Ruthiella yes! I‘m on hold for it at the library. 4y
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Mindelan
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Doing some reading as a pick-me-up after my last preschool zoom. I thought saying goodbye was hard last year! 😭🤞We‘ll be able to have a reunion and do the goodbyes properly later. Really enjoying this odd scifi adventure comedy. So far, it has an adorable ragtag crew, telepathic cats and a bunch of spanish swears to learn. Also may try to divide my big Monarda taking over the blue pot & see if I can fill some empty containers this afternoon.

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HeyT
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Pickpick

I really enjoyed this. A found family crew gets embroiled with a shady organization due to the captain‘s family problems. It had its funny moments and lots of action. I will definitely look out for the next installment.
#BuriedAliveChallenge

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CaitlinSiem
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Mehso-so

If the Guardians of the Galaxy movies (which I love) were written as a new crew, in book form, and then tossed into a blender, you‘d get this book.

I feel like I‘m the only one who thought this was completely disjointed. It could‘ve easily been made into two actually fleshed out novels and been okay. It was just too much for me. Haphazard. And that says something.

There just wasn‘t enough fleshing out of the characters for me to care about them.

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SassenachTheBookWizard
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Pickpick

Sooooooo I'm a bit confused and surprised. I read this cause there were weird cats on the cover...but I ended up liking it in a non-gag way. The characters were enjoyable. I want more of Eva's crew and the weird space cats. My beef with this book is it was like the author finished a lot of chapters with language that made it seem like the end...but it wasn't. That happened like 25 times and it messed with my head

ravenlee ...but wait - there‘s MORE! 5y
TheLibrarian I haven‘t read this yet but bought it because of psychic cats in space. 5y
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SassenachTheBookWizard
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I've been trying to work on Angel Mage by Garth Nix but I feel so lost so I'm shifting gears a bit to cats in space

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HeyT
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I told myself I was going to try and cut back my book buying until I make a sizable dent in my tbr pile and yet here‘s my #BookHaul from today.

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Grrlbrarian
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Ooh sorry, would love to go out in the cold & snow to do something, but I have plans. 😉 #sorrynotsorry

Lindy I‘m with you. ❄️ 5y
readinginthedark This sounds like such a fun book! Is it good? 5y
Grrlbrarian @readinginthedark I LOVED it. Found family, humor, psychic cats, amazing ❤️ 5y
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readinginthedark Have you read The Tea Master and the Detective? It's more serious and doesn't have psychic cats, but it's sort of a feminist, sci-fi, Sherlock Holmes adaptation novella. Short and amazing! 5y
Grrlbrarian I have and loved it, @readinginthedark 🙌 5y
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NotCool
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“Don‘t give me those puppy eyes.” Pink said “My brother would let me sleep in his basement, if I asked. And I‘d get to hug my nibblings before bed, every night. Hell I could get a job on any ship or station in the fringe, if I wanted.”
“If you wanted?”
Pink smirked “I don‘t. But I could. Anyway my brother‘s basement is cold and I like stealing from assholes. It helps me sleep at night.”

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ScientistSam
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Pickpick

This was so good!!! It's a space Opera/madcap space adventure (or rather, series of misadventures). And we find an overarching nemesis whose take-down will ultimately drive the next books' story arc. Psychic cats in space. What else do you need to know?
5⭐

mabell Sounds fun! 5y
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MeganAnn
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@Grrlbrarian thank you for such wonderful #lgpog secret Santa gifts!! Everything you sent is so wonderfully me and I cant wait to read these books. I‘m so very appreciative of your thoughtfulness & kindness, words cannot possibly express 💖

Also, these cookie cutters are the coolest! My son is now requesting fantastic beasts cookies for his birthday next week so we‘ll get to try them out soon! 😆✨

A huge THANK YOU and Merry Christmas!! 🎄😘✨💖📚

Grrlbrarian You‘re so welcome! Thought Axton might enjoy those 😊 Happy Christmas to you!!! 5y
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Susanita
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1. If nothing else, read the tagged book that‘s due back to the library next week.
2. Lots of eating. Might meet my niece‘s boyfriend this year the stars are properly aligned.
#Two4Tuesday

TheSpineView Lots of eating on Thanksgiving is wonderful! Happy Thanksgiving! 5y
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AshleyC816
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Pickpick

I enjoyed this space adventure- aliens, space pirates, psychic cats-it was a fun read! Don‘t be deceived by the cartoonish cover, this read is definitely for adults. I hope the next book has more about the cats!

AlaMich What a face! 5y
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LouBeth
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There are cats... in space... and they are psychic! 😻😻

Alora 😍😍😍 5y
TheLibrarian The psychic cats sold me on this book. 5y
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Centique
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Pickpick

A great setup - if like me you need some more Becky Chambers/Firefly flavoured space opera. Captain Innocente is exceptionally kick ass, her crew are colourful, her love interest is lizardy and she is in deep merde with both a criminal empire and a jilted royal with serious firepower. Plenty of space opera tropes but the new elements were excellent. I just wish she‘d made more of the psychic cats. 3.5 stars

Centique Background are roses in my father‘s garden. 5y
Cinfhen LOVE the flowers 💕 5y
Cathythoughts It‘s all going on 👍❤️ psychic cats ... I get that ! 5y
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Centique @Cinfhen this is a massive bush about 10 foot high. I think he feeds it with a homemade fertiliser he makes from seaweed ! 😋 5y
Centique @Cathythoughts you‘re so right - it is ALL going on 😂😂😂 Were you happy with the SA win? Seems like it was very special with the team really playing with the whole country in their hearts 👍👍 5y
readordierachel You had me at "Becky Chambers" #stacked 5y
Cinfhen It must give off such a lovely aroma 5y
Cathythoughts We are away on a short break & I missed the game 🙄. I was , however , ecstatic when I heard the result & Googled a bit of the action. Absolutely brilliant result... it was very special 👍❤️ 5y
Reggie Whew now I‘m not so scared anymore, I jumped the gun after reading your other post. Now I‘m excited again. P.s. hope you‘re feeling better. 5y
Centique @Reggie thanks matey. Yeah I may be a little stingy with the stars on this one. I‘m wavering towards 4! Its because I‘ve read a lot of Space Opera this year and I‘m feeling the similarities - with more of a gap I wouldn‘t notice as much. 5y
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unabridgedchick
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Pickpick

Captain Eva Innocente loves her ship, La Sirena Negra, and her work: running cargo and passengers around the universe. The characters are charming, funny, interesting -- her sweet, concerned engineer Vakar and her tough and badass doctor Pink (who gave me serious Gina Torres-as-Zoe vibes) -- as well as the completely bananas fish-faced emperor who is obsessed with adding Eva to his harem.

BookmarkTavern Gina Torres as Zoe vibes! Sign me the hell up! I literally do not need to know anything else about this book. 5y
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unabridgedchick
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Firefly but with a lesbian Mal?!?! Sign. Me. Up.

Kaylamburson Happy Litserversary!!! 5y
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AutumnRLS
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Because sometimes, when you're chronic pain gets to be too much, you just need psychic cats. #tuesday #bookriot #latinx

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AmyM43
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Pickpick

Based on the blurb I can guarantee you that Chilling Effect is everything you think it‘s going to be, plus so much more. It's nothing if not fast-paced space adventure with a heroine who will do anything for the people she cares about. See early review at VBC blog (http://vampirebookclub.net/early-review-giveaway-chilling-effect-by-valerie-valdes/) There's also a giveaway going on from now until 9-23. #scifi

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MCYmermaid
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That chapter title... am I right?!

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Matilda
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Latinas and cats in space! Plus magnets for best #bookmail !!

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heikemarie
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Pickpick

This book comes out September 17 and features a Latina human space captain trying to balance being blackmailed by one of the most powerful groups in the galaxy with telling the truth to her friends and crew, and keeping them and her ship safe. It is definitely a fun space romp! It was a bit ambitious in scale, so I think the 2nd will be better now that I‘m more familiar with the world. Pick!

GrilledCheeseSamurai That cover is 👌 5y
heikemarie @GrilledCheeseSamurai riiiight? Drew me right in. 5y
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