David B.

This is a strange book to review. I did enjoy it. It had unique characters with unique abilities.

It is a rich fantastical world. The librarians are raised from children in 1 of 12 specialised talents by “Father” a god-like being with god-like powers.

I wavered between giving this 3 or 4 Stars (I would have given it 3.5 Stars if I could)

What stopped me giving it the 4 Stars were the horrific scenes of torture against children.

I would recommend this to lovers of strange dark fantasy, but with a warning of the violence.

#JennyGuyColvin

This Novella is a lead in to the full length John Scalzi novel “Lock In”

This is story of a pandemic Flu is told in an interview format similar to Max Brook's “World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War”

This was published in 2014 an is eerily prescient on some of the political machinations that we have seen over the last few years.

The third stage of this flu leaves some survivors “locked-in”. Left in a vegetative state, but fully aware of their surroundings. Scalzi comes up with some interesting technological advances that give these people a chance to participate in life, But these also come with problems for society and individuals to overcome.

I like the concept, but I won't be moving on to the full novel as the last few years have left me not in a mood to read pandemic fiction. Even if it comes with a sci-fi twist.

An okay read. 3 Stars

#JennyGuyColvin

An okay fantasy story set in an Indian like setting.

Not normally my type of Fantasy, but it has a few good moments.

The blurb made this sound a bit more spicy than it turned out to be. If you came for the sexy times then you'd be disappointed.

I did enjoy the book, but didn't enjoy it enough to read the sequels.

#JennyGuyColvin