Review: The Last Unicorn

The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle

My rating: 2 of 5 stars



Way too unicorny! Big blue eyes, precious creatures, not the kind of drawings I enjoy, although my 10-year daughter did. I never saw the movie; my sister says it was good and apparently many people enjoyed it (perhaps while young) but I... find it all too (uni)corny!



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Review: Death Note: Give-and-Take, Vol. 6

Death Note: Give-and-Take, Vol. 6 by Tsugumi Ohba

My rating: 2 of 5 stars



Starting to be a bit of a slog now, this series. It keeps going back and forth, who's Kira, who's not. I may have to give it up.



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Review: The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin

My rating: 2 of 5 stars


I liked the gods, and thought they were very well-imagined. Their characterizations and the mythology were refreshing and novel but very - what's the word I want? Well, it really felt like a workable mythology with depth to it. I also liked the world she created; it seems richly detailed and interesting. However, I could not stop being irritated by the protagonist being such a Mary Sue! I read an excerpt of the second in this trilogy and I'm hoping the protagonist there is less marysueish; I'm looking forward to reading that book.



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Review: Boneshaker

Boneshaker by Cherie Priest

My rating: 2 of 5 stars


Reading this book made me sure that I don't. like. steampunk.



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Review: War for the Oaks

War for the Oaks by Emma Bull

My rating: 1 of 5 stars


Didn't like the whole musician thing, didn't like the fairy thing, didn't like the love story, so not my sort of book.



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Review: Blindsight

Blindsight by Peter Watts

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Can I give it 2.5 stars? I more or less liked it but there were many things that irked me, like the confusing ending, which I felt was a weakness in the writing (though it could have been a weakness in my capacity for understanding), and many dense parts describing the alien (I'm not into very hard sci-fi). But I thought the characters were interesting and had a lot of potential, some of which was not realized unfortunately. And I liked the vampire parts! All in all, it's worth a read for the ideas and character possibilities.



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Review: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


A bit of a sentimental love story in some parts, but some interesting history about Seattle's jazz scene and Japanese and Chinese communities. One thing that threw me, however, was why Henry's dad switches to Mandarin sometimes when he's a Cantonese speaker.



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