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Title: Service ModelAuthor: Adrian TchaikovskyGenre: Sci-fi; DystopianBook Length: 373 pages (print)Format Read: eBookYear Published: June 2, 2024 Date Started: September 4, 2024Date finished: September 11, 2024 This story starts out with a majordomo robot named, Charles who discovers his master is dead and believes he committed the murder. Charles contacts the police and the hospital... Continue Reading →
Title: The Sunflower HouseAuthor: Adriana AllegriGenre: Historical Fiction, WW2, HolocaustBook Length: NovelFormat Read: eBook (ARC)Year Published: November 12, 2024 Date Started: August 29, 2024Date finished: September 6, 2024 This story takes place in Germany, where a woman named Allina is taken to work as an aide at a reproductive facility. There, she learns that the... Continue Reading →
Title: MajorityAuthor: Abby GoldsmithGenre: Young Adult; Fantasy; Sci-fiBook Length: 595 pages (print)Format Read: PaperbackYear Published: September 5, 2023 Date Started: July 6, 2024Date finished: August 28, 2024 This story primarily follows a boy named Thomas Hill. He and a few of his friends are taken to an alien planet, where he discovers that he’s only... Continue Reading →
Title: Demon CopperheadAuthor: Barbara KingsolverGenre: Literary; Coming of AgeBook Length: 556 pages (print)Format Read: eBookYear Published: October 18, 2022 Date Started: July 26, 2024Date finished: July 31, 2024 This modern-day take on the classic “David Copperfield” by Charles Dickens tells a story of a boy named Demon Copperhead, who is raised by a single mother.... Continue Reading →
Title: Second Chance KillerAuthor: Bradley CornishGenre: Fiction, Detective, Christian FantasyBook Length: 664 pages (print)Format Read: eBookYear Published: September 13, 2023 Date Started: July 3, 2024Date finished: July 8, 2024 This story follows a delivery driver named Damon, who made the mistake of entering a house after hearing strange noises from inside. He ends up being... Continue Reading →
Title: All We Could Still HaveAuthor: Diane BarnesGenre: Women’s FictionBook Length: 281 pages (print)Format Read: eBookYear Published: November 7, 2023 Date Started: June 30, 2024Date finished: July 3, 2024 It took me a while to get hooked into this book. I attempted it a couple of times before but just never was able to get... Continue Reading →
Title: The Amish WifeAuthor: Gregg OlsenGenre: Murder Mystery; DetectiveBook Length: 387 pages (print)Format Read: eBookYear Published: January 1, 2024 Date Started: June 5, 2024Date finished: July 2, 2024 I didn’t know what to expect going into this story. I don’t know much about the Amish world so was hoping to learn more about them, but... Continue Reading →
Title: Down in a Hole (Book 2)Author: Liam JamesGenre: FantasyBook Length: 49 pages (print)Format Read: eBookYear Published: September 4, 2023 Date Started: June 13, 2024Date finished: June 26, 2024 This story is about a man named James who isn’t getting along well with his wife. They are in the middle of a move and James... Continue Reading →
Title: AlCent Sagas (Book 2)Author: James CrawfordGenre: Hard Sci-fiBook Length: 233 Pages (print)Format Read: eBookYear Published: April 21, 2024 Date Started: June 7, 2024Date finished: June 10, 2024 In this story, Lt. James Van Wert and his crew are traveling between planets and scanning the area for a mysterious ship that should have been where... Continue Reading →
Title: Sea of RustAuthor: C. Robert CargillGenre: Sci-fi; DystopianBook Length: 274 Pages (print)Format Read: eBookYear Published: September 5, 2017 Date Started: May 18, 2024Date finished: June 3, 2024 This story follows Brittle, a robot wandering the earth who encounters other AIs. Together they discover the demise of humans and learn how robots share parts to... Continue Reading →
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