Happy Monday everyone and welcome to my fifth 2023 Popsugar Reading Challenge update with mini reviews! In May I read 5 books for a total of 30 out of 50 books for the 2023 Popsugar Reading Challenge. I've made some great progress! Keep reading to see my thoughts on the book I read in May:
Historical fantasy is one of my favorite subgenres and Siren Queen by Nghi Vo was exactly the thing I needed. I always love reading stories set in old Hollywood and I honestly have no complaints with this standalone novel. Plus, the production of the audiobook edition was excellent. I need to read everything Nghi Vo has ever written and I can't recommend this enough.
My review is also on Goodreads.
I obviously can't help but compare Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick to the movie Blade Runner. Honestly, this is one of the few cases where I definitely prefer the movie to the original book. There's a bit that I didn't quite expect especially all of the talk with the animals. It fleshes out the world, but I don't know if I needed quite so much information on electric animals. It's also tough to explain that it feels like not a whole lot actually happens given all of the ideas and the world-building going on. I might have to rewatch the movie and the sequel soon.
My review is also on Goodreads.
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It was good to return to the world for this prequel, The Curious Case of the Werewolf That Wasn't (Parasol Protectorate #0.5) by Gail Carriger. I highly recommend the audiobook production, but that said the character of Alessandro was kind of annoying.
My review is also on Goodreads.
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DNF'd @ p. 84
I really tried on The Wanderings of Wuntvor (The Ballad of Wuntvor #1-3) by Craig Shaw Gardner. It sounded intriguing, but this just was not for me. I was hoping for something like a Discworld story, but this wasn't that.
My review is also on Goodreads and I also attempted this for Wyrd & Wonder 2023.
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Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom Duology #1) by Sue Lynn Tan was sitting on my shelf since I bought my copy when it was brand new. I have no idea why I put if off for so long though because it was fantastic. The cast of characters are great, but what I especially loved was the world-building and learning more about the mythology behind the story. I loved that it drops us right into the action at the very beginning as well. It fits in so much into this first installment. I can't wait to read the finale of this duology, Heart of the Sun Warrior.
My review is also on Goodreads and I also read this for Wyrd & Wonder 2023.
I read Do Androids Dream before I saw the movie, and loved it. But you're right, the book and the movie are like night and day!
ReplyDeleteI think if I read the book first, I might have preferred it to the movie. :)
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