Drama-Lovers Book Club

Hello hello folks. Novellas have saved me once again.

In August I read the next book in the Murderbot Diaries  series by Martha Wells, which was Rogue Protocol. I'm going to be honest, this wasn't my favorite.  While the series is fun, sometimes its a bit over descriptive of Murderbot's environment and all the things she's keeping track of. Still there's always something dropped into these books that I enjoy. Murderbot just has an interesting perspective.

Hello folks! I read a bunch of novellas this month and I have a few more to go through. 

Thornhedge by  T Kingfisher was not bad. A peer of mine had introduced me to her work through her short story of the Jabberwoky (idk if im spelling it right) whuch I really loved. This novella didnt have the same feeling as that so I was a bit disappointed, but it was still pretty good and got me excited. 

Exit Strategy by Martha Wells  finally got our reunion between Murderbot and Dr. Mensa (though the reunion I actually crave is Murderbot with ART). The series is enjoyable but im starting to realize there is sometimes an over explanation of details. Still ill keep reading the series.

Flowers for the Sea by Zin E. Rocklyn. This was a good read but one I would hesitate to recommend.  It had a lot of scenes of labor (as in birth) and was just kind of odd. But its also a book im glad I read simply because it was different than what I usually go for. I will say the last scene is really what put it all together for me.

Fireheart Tiger by Aliette de Bodard started off promising as a political drama in a secondary world, but ended up feeling underwhelming. The politics that were at the forefront became background noise as it switched into a dark romance between the protagonist and her abusive ex girlfriend. There just wasnt enough emotional buildup for me in the resulting love triangle, which made the story end up feeling flat despite its depth in other areas. 

The Brides of High Hill by Nghi Vo. I mentioned this on the MyBookList feeds but this was a fun read. Im going to have to check out the rest of the Singing Hills series. Loved it! 

I read an exegetical book on a New Testament topic and another book on an O.T./Hebrew Bible topic. In addition, I read the following:

The Fox Wife was an entertaining book about three Foxes.  They had lived a long time with two of them touched by an agonizing tragedy that changed the trajectory of their lives.  The two key humans involved also had a past connection with each other and the foxes.  I wasn't crazy about the alternating POV chapters but began to adjust to it as the book went on.

Night was Elie Wiesel's story of being taken to concentration camps along with his father during WWII.  He was the only survivor in his family.  Not my first read on this tough subject.  I'd also read about Corrie ten Boom's and Dietrich Bonhoeffer's experiences.  Devastating what people can to do other people when they cease to see them as human.  :'(

 The Butterfly:

The Fox Wife was an entertaining book about three Foxes.

I'm really intrigued about this book. Will definitely give this a try if I find it here!

 The Butterfly:

It wasn’t amazing but I found it entertaining.  I do find the mythology of foxes interesting.  In real life the foxes that moved into our neighborhood have eaten all my squirrels and rabbits. I wish they’d eat the dadgum gophers taking over my backyard! XD

We used to see a lot of foxes up in the mountains near us, but not any more after all the recent wildfires...