so-soI‘m disappointed not to have liked this more than I did! A sapphic sci-fi Sherlock Holmes?! Yes, please. And all those aspects were great. The worldbuilding was so creative and fascinating. But I never felt a connection to the characters or the chemistry between them. I never felt the importance of Pleiti‘s profession and the ending fell pretty flat because of that.
#doublespin for January @TheAromaofBooks
Very fun mix of mystery, science fiction and romance. I need to read the next book soon!
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pickMalka Older has created a brilliant sci-fi spin on Sherlock Holmes that features Investigator Mossa and scholar Pleiti. I can't think of anything I didn't love about this novella. The characters are well-crafted with distinct individual voices (and narrator Lindsey Dorcus does an excellent job bringing them to life). Older's world of Giant feels real without overloading the reader with needless exposition. I highly recommend this series.
pickWellll, this review goes back to September 😬
I really enjoyed this sci-fi steampunk-ish mystery novella, set on a gas giant where humanity has fled after the collapse of Earth‘s environment. The world building is fascinating and subtly done, and the character development is equally subtle and patient. I also liked the mystery‘s slow unfolding of hints and clues. I‘m looking forward to reading more of this series!
Gender-bent Sherlock and Watson, in an off-planet future, with romance. i love the romantic vibe of this SF novella, in which the “Watson,“ falls once again under the spell of a Holmes she doesn't fully understand but can't stop caring for.
Book rec: jump scare.
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A fun, sherlock holmes style mystery taking place in the future on when humanity has relocated to live on a series of rail connected platforms above Jupiter. I loved the world building and look forward to reading future books in the series.
audiobook: The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older
e-book: Tadek and the Princess by Alexandra Rowland
#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain
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An interesting sapphic/queer dystopian science fiction gender swapped Sherlock Holmes and Watson retelling, set on Jupiter.
Mossa‘s investigation starts after a man disappears from one of the less often visited platforms they live on. Potential suicide? Or is there something more going on?
Read this book after doing a quiz by @CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian !
https://www.autostraddle.com/quiz-which-queer-mystery-novel-should-you-read/
#bookreport A good week! Finished The Phoenix Crown on audio, which I quite enjoyed. Finished The Mimicking of Known Successes a few hours before the Nebula finalists were announced, handy as it's on the list!
So now I'm in Nebula reading mode for the next few weeks. So far I've finished the short stories and 2 novelettes. #weeklyforecast hope to finish the novelettes (4 left) and ideally the novellas (3 left) but we'll see.
