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All The Birds in the Sky, by Charlie Jane Anders

February 26, 2016 by bex Leave a Comment

All The Birds in the Sky, by Charlie Jane Anders

Is a tree red? Patricia Delfine, a six-year-old fledgling witch talking to the Parliament of Birds for the first time, struggles to answer. Please. I need more time, she pleads just before waking in her father’s arms. Is this a dream, a memory, or a figment of her imagination? She doesn’t know. Seven years later […]

Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fantasy, Hardcover, New Review, Sci-Fi, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Uprooted, by Naomi Novik

June 27, 2015 by bex 2 Comments

Uprooted, by Naomi Novik

Theirs is a benevolent Dragon—kind really, though distant. He doesn’t eat girls. He simply takes them—one every decade. They return unharmed, but undeniably altered, only to leave soon after for larger spaces. In Agniesza’s opinion a fate that leads outside of her village of Dvernik, her family and friends, is a fate worse than death—worse […]

Filed Under: Award Winners, Book Reviews, Fantasy, My Favorites, Sci-Fi, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

My Real Children, by Jo Walton

May 29, 2015 by bex Leave a Comment

My Real Children, by Jo Walton

“VC” abbreviates very confused, making Patricia smile—”as if she was sufficiently confused to be given a medal for it.” Patricia is old and confused in 2015.  She lives in an assisted-living facility that some days has an elevator, some days only stairs. The changes are subtle, inexplicable, a softened boundary allowing two worlds to bleed […]

Filed Under: Award Winners, Book Reviews, England, Historical, Mental Health, My Favorites, New Review, Sci-Fi, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, WWII

Touch, by Claire North

May 8, 2015 by bex Leave a Comment

Touch, by Claire North

“I want what everyone wants—something better.” “Better than what?” “Better than whatever life I happen to be living in right now.” Kepler performs an unusual job, for unusual clients—trading in bodies, lives, and possessions. Clients come, looking for a new life, and Kepler finds them one. Kepler was alive once. Centuries ago Kepler lived, breathed, […]

Filed Under: Book Reviews, bookclub recommendation, My Favorites, Sci-Fi, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Thriller

The Just City, by Jo Walton

March 20, 2015 by bex Leave a Comment

The Just City, by Jo Walton

“Nothing mortal can last. At best it can leave legends that can bear fruit in later ages.” -Athene, “The Just City” “The Just City” is an experiment in mixing genres. Greek mythology, science-fiction, fantasy, history, and philosophy collide in this fast-paced and thought-provoking novel about Plato’s Republic. Apollo, jilted and confused, decides to try mortality […]

Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Mythology, Philosophy, Sci-Fi, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

About Bex Writes

I am a writer and indie bookseller with a journalism degree from Southern Oregon University and a voracious appetite for books. I don't view reading as an escape as much as an extension of reality. Books help me make sense of the world and find my place there. Read More…

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