Heart of Iron & Soul of Stars

By Ashley Poston

Duology

Same as last post - I'd received the first book as an Owlcrate book and finally caught up with the end. 

I loved this story. 

Starsight

By Brandon Sanderson

Hardback

Sci-fi

457 pages 

Library 

This is the sequel to Skyward. 

I picked it up on impulse at the library when I went to get the next book for my book club. I like this one far more! To be fair, I have enjoyed everything I've read by this author. 

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.