Goddess in the Machine

By Lora Beth Johnson

Hardback

385 pages

YA SF

Owlcrate 

Totally, 100% science fiction, even though it does talk about magic.

This was super interesting, and I read the entire thing today. 

Letter from the author! 

And signed!

The most fun part of gilded edges: when you open the book for the first time, and turn the pages, and the very edges stick together and you have to pull them apart.

So. Characters: likable and interesting. Plot: satisfying. I guessed some plot points, but it did still hold surprises. Ending: good. I mean, I disliked some of the choices characters made, but it was actually okay. 

But there was also this chapter:

I started to translate it, but decided not to do the whole thing. May contain spoilers, I don't know.

And - joy of joys - I think it's a stand alone novel.

Summer read #18 Crewel

By Gennifer Albin
Hardback
357 pages
Library book

Spinsters control the world - like the mythological fates.

I'm left wondering about many things -
Partly, the craft/art side of it all

The Martian

By Andy Weir
Paperback
369 pages

I was interested to read this because I saw the movie on a plane and really enjoyed it. From what I remember, the movie is pretty close to the book.

The weird part is that even though I knew what was going to happen, there was still a lot of page turning suspense for me.

I liked to book a lot!