Great Premise, Meh Story: Proud Pink Sky by Redfern Jon Barrett
In another timeline, Berlin is the world’s first Gay State.
Unfortunately, the book about it isn’t nearly as interesting as it should be.
Tag: two point five star reviews
January DNFs
False princes that flopped; feel-good sci-fi that does not feel good; a magician’s daughter whose tricks did not impress; and a magical circus that did not enchant.
Epic Fail: The Rise of the Alliance series by Sherwood Smith
In which Sia rants. A lot.
October DNFs
Four books that crashed and burned for me this month – all of them ARCs.
A Book of Meh Revelations: The Genesis of Misery by Neon Yang
A would-be-not nonbinary Messiah in a far-future empire protected by angelic mechas.
Sunday Souçons #16
A Wizard of Earthsea and Not Good For Maidens – lackluster wizardry and a singularly un-tempting Goblin Market!
An Insomnia Cure: Kalyna the Soothsayer by Elijah Kinch Spector
Forget underwhelming; this book – about a prophet who can’t see the future – was literally exhausting.
March DNFs
Quite a few books I was looking forward to this month ended up not working for me, unfortunately.
Stings With Disappointment: Scorpica by G. R. Macallister
An amazing premise that starts to fall apart pretty much immediately.
Heartbreaking in the Wrong Way: Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
I wanted so badly to love this, but I just don’t.