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This book has a great premise: take a look at crazy survival situations (e.g., being stranded at sea, getting lost in the woods, surviving an airplane crash), and...

The good An interesting premise, of a family with genetic mutations that let them live vastly longer. The protagonist is from this family, and he has liv...

This May, I tore two tendons in my rotator cuff, and had to get surgery, followed by a 6+ month recovery process. My surgeon prepared me for some of what was to ...

DNF. Got about 150 pages through this book and gave up. On the positive side, there are a handful of hilarious and devious exchanges and dialogs, and the story o...

Great characters, fun dialog, and it takes place in Sonoma (I’ve spent a lot of time in Healdsburg and love that place), so this book was made for me. It can be a...

The good Intriguing mystery: a body shows up in a bathtub, with nothing on but some Pince-nez, and no one has any idea who it is. The resolutio...

The good An interesting premise: what would happen to humanity if earth was hit by a massive comet. Once the story starts focusing on post-apoc...

The good Intriguing premise / central mystery that grabs you right from the start. The book does a nice job of slowly exploring the mystery and gradually...

This is exactly the kind of sci-fi I like: a great premise that it explores and uses well, clean writing, a focused plot, interesting characters, and decent action.

A decent Sci Fi novel. The strength is definitely the characters, especially Kiva and Nadashe; the dialog can be witty, wicked, and fun; the plot is intriguing, b...