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Modified Bingo!!! “Going back and reading these books”? Well, I’m not as successful acquiring yet olde books as you are 😊 I even have trouble with books released in 2016-2018 - fun fact, I ordered a trilogy from said years and so far they’ve sent me book … THREE. Great, what am I supposed to do with that?! 😆 MAKO clip! 🤗

The Pan are from the UK. I've been reading this series for the last year and read 5 about a month ago. They're great right after some big knotty book.

i love the podcast about pop culture hosted by Hannah McGregor and Marcelle Kosman. It's called material girls. I highly recommend

I completely agree!

If the first sentence didnt drive you away, you must be a manchild

🫢 So was your childhood swearing card the ultimate genesis of your Classic SciFi Bingo Board⁉️I do love your signature Sound & Fury channel tangent topics 👰‍♀️😁

I didn’t make it very far into this book review. It sucked from the start. To start a book review by reading the dust cover and saying the book isn’t interesting and that it’s no value… Doesn’t prompt me to listen to the ramblings of some egocentric person that thinks she deserves time on air.

I don’t have a tale of considering what happens to a partner, but I did wake up this morning dreaming that my house roof had lost a tile and there was a gaping hole 🌧️ No idea what the connection is to anything, but I wasn’t getting back to sleep afterwards! 😱 The cover art is lovely. Do you think you might replace your soggy/crinkly copy with a pristine version? I confess that is how I roll, despite the ‘character’ of your copy!

🧛‍♀️ I don’t remember book blurbs or movie trailers, yet I still don’t want to read a blurb or see a trailer. I don’t mind blurbs on BookTube because I’m not going to remember a thing by the time I get around to reading it. “Why did I buy this book? 🤷‍♂️ Who knows!” 😆

whaaat your daughter is named after a vampire queen? haha that is kick ass

Omg, when is book 2 out?!?

What are 'bergens'?

ooo yea thanks for mentioning that I would have been triggered

Hi Can you tell me how 'scat' was used in this book (just picking out one of the many 'taboo tropes' she uses...) I would be curios to know if she had any orginal thoughts or ability to use it outside of the ole cliched use it receives on porn sites etc Thanks

🫣 Not “horrifically disgusting” but rather “restrained/yeesh/body horror” still sounds uncomfortable to me! 👩🏻‍🏫 Particularly enjoyed the writing masterclass that gave a clear example to reinforce your point. These are tidbits I am not going to noticed and I really appreciate this kind of insight.

I read this earlier this year as well, and felt the same way, it floored me. The combination of really beautiful and lush prose with the horrific elements just worked so well, in a contemporary Irish Gothic mode, if you will. (My review isn't coming until the end of the month, closer to publication). This is the first time it is being published in the US, the original publication was only in Ireland, I think. Your writing 101 example was a nice touch, and really clear and direct. Offering a positive critique and then dissecting it and rearranging/re-imagining it was a smart way to highlight the author's choices regarding style and tone.

“OMG, this book is messed up!” 😆 😲 I *genuinely* gasped out loud when I saw you whip up “The Gentle Giants of Ganymede” *because I own that book*!!!! Holy 💩 I don’t believe it, I actually have a copy and have read (several times) one of your classic SF books. Amazing, first time! BUT! That’s book two in a trilogy (that later became a quadrilogy), and I’d definitely recommend book one, “Inherit the Stars”, first in this case. I really hope you see this msg now! Catch ya later!

📖 Oooo, I book that I’ve actually read! I’ve even completed the trilogy, last year I think it was. Good times. This was my first exposure to Nevair’s writing, and I’ve since gone on to get caught up with “Agent Renault Adventures” too. I like the fluidity of the writing, so I was very interested to hear how you had got on too.

Excavating alien ruins is my jam too, but I have to wait until November this year before I can get my mittens on this book. Physical ARCs were appearing all over BookTube months ago, making it all quite agonising for me! Actual genuine splutter over keyboard LOL at the 🍍 tangent! I had just taken a swig of Kombucha as well 😋 I’ve read the first two “Final Architecture” books. They’re a tad too fast-paced for me - like, they visit ancient alien runes, have a fight, AND THEN LEAVE!!! Wat?! - but there are a couple of stand-out characters there, FWIW.

Awesome review! Gave me exactly the info I was curious about before picking it up. Cheers!

[spoiler comments] I finished Nothing But the Rain yesterday. It’s true that it’s stuck with me overnight but I’m afraid I was left dissatisfied. I think it’s fine to say we don’t need an explanation of what’s happening (eg why are they losing memories, why this town only (or is it this town only - the ending implied it was), why have they been blocked in?) - but give me another reveal instead. The information I had at the end of the novella wasn’t much different from what I had after ten pages. So for example, at one point I considered that perhaps she just has dementia or an illness and all this information about rain and experiments and journals would be burst by the reveal that it’s her own paranoia. And what a great metaphor it could be for the real world struggles many people have (I accept the metaphor is still there). But no, it turned out to be what she thought on page 1. Then when we got to Part 2 it felt like a wasted potentially brilliant plot device. Because the opportunity was for her to go with Katie unquestioningly, but her attitude towards leaving was quickly the same as it had been at the end of part 1. I praise that this came from character and gave us something to think about when it comes to how memory affects (or in this case, doesn’t) our behaviour, choices and decisions. But this was a plot device that didn’t really affect the plot. But it did raise my expectations for a Part 3 where she wouldn’t just find the same diary we’d read, but another one from BEFORE (before part 1) so that reframed the WHOLE thing - perhaps revealing that being made a prisoner was a trick and all the notes she’d made like ‘they shoot on sight’ were disingenuous and maybe even made by someone else. But in my opinion the opportunity wasn’t taken. What we’re left with is a simple story with one character who’s not particularly described; Katie, whose character and motivations are utterly unclear; Zoe, who’s ‘quiet’; and a man who had yellow gloves and is a coward? The author creates a clear atmosphere at least and the central idea was new to me. And like I started with - it stuck with me overnight so the ideas contained within are compelling.

Thank you for the in-depth review! I just ordered this off Amazon... Im just hoping that the Xenos don't just get portrayed as cannon fodder like they do in all the other AVP books I've read 🙏

🤣 at the surveillance conspiracy side-bar! 🔫 I got stuck on registering the gun every 50-60 firings. I wonder how that would get policed 🤔 🔍 I chuckle every time microfiche comes up, because I’m old enough to have searched reference material on that format 😄 😲 Holy 💩 a Bingo!!! New 2025 Bingo card sounds like a fun refresh.

I must admit that I tend to dodge around historical fiction a little, something I’ve only recently realised about myself. Even at my crusty collection of tours around the ☀️ I can still determine new specifications to my reading habits 😊

This novella is more of a prequel to Okorafor's other novel, Who Fears Death. This one is set in the same universe as that one. Reading Who Fears Death would give you better idea about the actual background of the story. Thank you for the review! :)

I love this book. Thanks for review.

Hospital story! 😱 I’ve never thus far been dinged by a dodgy food product recall, that I know of anyway. I think we have incredibly long wait times over here 🇬🇧 now, since our previous govt of the past 14y ran our health service into the ground in the names of privatisation and PROFIT 😤 But I remain healthy enough that I don’t take up any of their precious resources. This was a really insightful breakdown of the tropes in the story. I’m probably not here for this type of story, but I enjoyed hearing your step-by-step analysis of it.

Your commentary was very good. It helped that I avoid the type of books that let you down. Have subscribed. You are quite better than most booktubers.

Loved this one! And the farting dog >>

I’ve seen the author describe this as African Futurism or African Jujuism. I’ve only read “Binti” so far but I think there are a whole bunch of upcoming new releases with these absolutely fabulous covers! 😍

😆 Loved the live decision making for your BotM 🏆 Torn, I can see you were 😁 I had to look up what “Listeriosis” was!

the age confusion is probably because it took the author from 21 to 27 to write the book. i def kept thinking the characters were in their early 20s. agree with the ai romance critique! also got confused on which character was speaking (pov) between billie and kris bc they were both italicized.

"Multiple sentences in CAPS were downright offensive to me." 🤣

I was like, “holy crap, we are on for a first row bingo, let’s GO!” Thinking for sure that ‘sexy female scientist’ was already ticked off by your earlier three-in-one comment. But no, it was not to be 😱 Oh my word!

I've been wanting to check out Corey forever but was hesitant about jumping into a big series. This sounds sooo up my alley. Great video!

One could argue that neither The Mercy of Gods nor Asunder qualify for BotM in July since they launch, for mere mortals, in August? But that doesn’t help if you’re wrestling between the two for the accolade…so I’ll shut up now 😂

Oh wow, considerations of bumping it into August to ease the decision making process! 🫣 I’m seeing a lot of hypewagon for your other BotM candidate at the moment. But with this one, the monster ‘games’ 🤭 sounds a bit too steamy for me…

Well if you can’t wait for the second book, the first novella for this series is coming out October 1st with the title Livesuit.

Woe is me that I have to wait until March 2025 for my paperback edition of this bad boy!

I loveddd this one! The mundane part really got to me!

Thank you for this review. You really helped me understand what this book is about and I think I may give it a read. Thanks again.

I do like the whole future-person-in-the-past angle, that greatly appeals, and I have a similar reaction to YA as yourself. So this is quite tempting, even though I’d probably normally pass too!

Wait. Hasn’t this been a spanish tv series for many years? Different characters and better plot.

The author sent me a signed copy as we’re friends on booksta as I fell in love with Elliott in her book In Other Lands! This one was so fun too!!

🐿️ This book clearly makes a lot of links and references to other media! It had you bringing up loads of things! I also note that you have Nevair’s “Wind Tide” trilogy on the shelf behind you. That’s new since the Predator episode! I recognised “Jati’s Wager” first of all, and my 👀 zoned in immediately. PS - I’m more of a Keanu “Lake House” Reeves man myself 😊 but he’s a cool dood, I like him.

Hi, i bought this book for $2 here in New Zealand. Its Great, relevant for these times of conspiracy... unless its true of course 😁 Somebody Else is on the Moon 1977 by George Leonard is another good book very similar. I personally think the Moon was purposely put there to control tides. When the Moon leaves, the World will be covered in water again. Possibly

Oh have you read Slaughter House Five???

I have friend from my work who wants me to read this book.

I think valiant attempts were made to acquire the book, so taking a shortcut is where I’d probably end up too. No way I’m being gouged for a used paperback, probably with a broken spine 😱 You have me wondering how I can go and rewatch these Predator movies. I’ve seen (most of) them but it has been a long, long while. I think this must have been back in the day when Netflix was a DVD rental service, remember then?!

This was great 😂