Tag: reads

book review, Genre: Fantasy, Most Anticipated

1.19. She Reads Her Most Anticipated 2022 Release: Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn

She Happily Reads Podcast

It is rage, expanding so fast and so hot that it fuels itself beneath your skin. Grief so deep you are only an open wound, only pain. Pain so fresh that the world itself feels like it should be burning.

–Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn

My most anticipated release of 2022 is finally here, and I couldn’t be more excited to share my thoughts! Today’s episode is chokeful of spoilers, so if you haven’t read both of these books (and you care about spoilers), then I would wait to listen to this one! The Legendborn Cycle is definitely shaping up to be one of my favorite fantasy series, for sure…

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book review, Genre: Sci Fi

1.18. She Reads Sci Fi: Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan

She Happily Reads Podcast

“Love wasn’t possible without a self, and nor was thinking.”

–Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan

Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan was a challenging read for one– not in the sense of it having difficult prose, but in the sense that it was frustrating. It follows the story of Charlie, Miranda, and a robot named Adam as they uncover Miranda’s secrets and become entangled in a pseudo-love triangle.

I hope if you listen to this episode, you understand that I was *not* looking for romance or a love story, but I was looking for an exploration of humanity through the subject of love, jealousy and intimacy in which a love triangle could have been a conduit for this conversation. At any rate, let me know what your thoughts are about this novel in the comments below!

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