Alcatraz versus the evil Librarians is a wierd one. A really really weird one. This is Brandon Sandersons foray into young adult stuff and of course its fantasy. I can very boldly say i have never seen any thing like this. Im so sure this book must have had polarized reviews upon release. Love it or Hate it.
Alcatraz Smedry is the protagonist of this book. He's a young orphan boy who just always happens to be around when accidents happens. Turns out he's from a superhero family and he has the power to...break things accidentally. He is rescued from possible death by his granfather who appears out of nowhere and tells him he has powers. The world has been taken over by evil librarians who then keep the people ignorant. I can hear the eyerolls but gosh is it ever so fun.
The book is wacky and zany yes but it does get pretty dark. Character development is great. I can see how this would be a good read for older kids. Can't give any more details without spoiling it. Enjoy!
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Brandon Sanderson shows up with yet another world in the Infinity Blade series. Ancient yet futuristic, Nier Gestalt type of thing. A hero is sent as a Sacrifice to rescue his people from the Deathless King. He then discovers that no one particularly was ready for him to win and killing the enemy is only the beginning of the fight for freedom . He gets a crash course in humanity and learns that freedom is not necessarily what the enslaved want.
I love the Protagonist. With Brandon Sanderson that’s almost par for the course honestly. Siris’s curiosity and naivety are so endearing. Possibly because he’s not actually so ridiculous he gets a bed in the Too Stupid To Live dormitory. He is however extremely good at what he does know and is very self aware.
Sanderson has no problem writing women either,Isa is a great addition to the book. She’s skilled and the perfect foil for Sirus’s innocence but also not boorish in that try hard manner that YA authors trying to write strong women end up crafting. The protagonist is attracted to her but it doesn’t overwhelm the plot. They are hilarious together, an important ingredient for well written camaraderie.
I cannot wait to see how the rest of this short story goes. I love a good mass deception plot. 5 stars!
| So apparently I played myself by not reading any Dan Simmons book all these years. First of all, a scifi author that doesn’t use sexual violence against women for shock value? I’m shocked! I didn’t appreciate how tired I was of that trope until I realized that I was tense and waiting for it. So many good sci-fi plots in one book, it felt like eating a tin of assorted cookies. My favorite was the story about the cruciform. A plot that can carry an intersection between religion and science fiction? A back story for Christianity that has interstellar origins? Inject it into my veins! This also has a theme of time travel,nanobots, evil AI, futuristic technology. Classic science fiction. 5 stars. |
They get to the Sons of Ares base and of course they are discovering revolution itself is just the beginning. There's hunger and anger in the land,they are also all fugitives. At least Sevro is so happy to see him and missed him so much he's wearing Darrow's eyes. I love Bromance. Darrow is done with terrorist plans but he's aware that he owes Sevro too much to speak over him. He remains shy until its almost too late. Their love is stronger than leadership politics after they come to blows they hug it out and move on.
They decide to get the Obsidian slave class on their side by getting the Obsidian Queen on their side. They meet up with Cassius and he almost (finally) dies but Ragnar is the one that get killed instead...and so they lose their link to the throne.They end up tearing it all to the ground as usual.Oh and they take Cassius prisoner.
They go to The Jupiter moon Io to meet the Archgovenor Romulus after his declaration of independence from the Sovereign. Then Darrow meets Roque,former best friend turned bigot. I was so heartbroken at the end of Golden Son because how could he????Darrow plays the hell out of him and wins a deal with Romulus while getting Roque kicked out as a traitor. The Iron Golds are also supremacists but they are so disciplined and principled its hard to not admire them. Darrow and Roque's team face up in space.Darrow's team breaks through and Roque decides to kill himself.Such a honorable daft boy. My eyes were so teary.
There's an obsidian riot quelled by Sevro and his Darrow like antics. Sevro and Julii get married, then Sevro is killed when Darrow tries to free Cassius. Spoiler time is over, a big plot twist happened after this. Go get this book its that good.
This installation, the second book in the Red Rising series started with Darrow having won a place in House Augustus over the years...and then promptly lost it. I love absolutely loved space warfare.As one of my nerd friends would say; Inject it into my veins! Cassius Bellona is still being an ''honorable'' pri.. er person by refusing to forgive Darrow for killing his sweet brother even though he's well aware that Darrow had no choice and had gotten his revenge anyway. The whole Bellona clan is after him this time and Augustus was done with being targeted over something he had nothing to do with. Anyway he's lost his place and his money and he teams up with who? Jackal. He thinks its worth it so I defer to his judgement, not like he had much of a choice. In fact the whole book is about Darrow not having any real choices and making do with what was available. We learn about the existence of Octavia au Lune, the Sovereign of the Society.She does a good job of pretending to be a fair leader but course shows her hand at the ball and when the Oracles were used. The book keeps giving revelation after revelation,*sneezes in Mustang Augustus*and ends with the best plot twist I've ever seen in my life. I refuse to spoil the best part of the book but oh my days it was good. If i reread it , its to see how i could possibly have not seen the signs. I immediately got book 3 then refused to read it for 2 weeks because i was so upset. Good one Pierce Brown. 5 Stars!
I was wrong.Totally hooked well before I was done with the first ten pages. I related to Kambili so strongly. The appearance of wealth when you really have very little that is yours in every sense. The discomfort of shyness when your mind is filled with a thousand things you'd rather say. The awkwardness that comes with being broken by fear. It all felt so familiar even though her story had nothing to do with my life.
The sensations! I felt every emotion Chimamanda wanted me to feel. Hated Kambili's father, felt afraid for her brother while admiring him, exasperated by Kambili's mother, had a crush on her priest, strong love for her aunt and grandfather. I could smell and taste things! I know its probably because as a Nigerian I'm familiar with the sights and sounds of the details in the book but do you know what it takes for an author to make you Taste! I felt the heat and buzzing mosquitos. I felt the anticipation that comes with being a Christmas visitor in the village.
Reading the book again as an adult made me...understand her father. He really did love them in the way he knew best. He really did think he was doing the right thing by refusing to enable his father's "idolatry''. Unfortunate that he missed all the scriptures that would have told him he was so terribly wrong. As a Christian the oppressive nature of her father's religion really hurt my heart. I hate seeing Christianity being used as a weapon to cudgel people. Its not supposed to be that way but it's the truth of many people's lives and experiences.
When I finally settle down professionally and I begin to build my hard copy library, I'd definitely be buying this book as it has great a reread value. Chimamanda Adichie is a national treasure. She taught me that the term ''first book'' is not synonymous with amateur nonsense and she helped me Consciously accept that being an impactful Nigerian writer has nothing to do with gender.
5 stars!
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