THE DEAD CAT TAIL ASSASSINS BY P. DJÈLÍ CLARK
Fun fantasy romp involving assassins and shenanigans I can’t mention because spoilers. My first P. Djèlí Clark book and I really enjoyed it. The characters were fun, the word building interesting and though it had a slight stumble here and there overall the pace was great.
Will definitely be reading more of P. Djèlí Clark’s writing, I can’t wait to see what a full novel reads like. ★★★★☆
COMANCHE MOON BY LARRY MCMURTRY
Fourth in publication and second in chronological order, it’s a good read that doesn’t quite live up to Lonesome Dove. The writing is good, and though it’s interesting to find out what happened before the events in Lonesome Dove, I didn’t find the story as compelling. There is also a section where a specific torture method described really bothered me and I had to struggle past it in order to finish. Worth the read, but I’m very glad to have started the series with Lonesome Dove. ★★★☆☆
MEET ME IN ANOTHER LIFE BY CATRIONA SILVEY
This book has an intriguing premise, but though the writing is fair, the protagonists are dull, and the book itself is basically chapter after endless chapter of conversation. The dénouement doesn’t save it, merely serves to point out how good this idea could have been in another’s hands. It’s also the softest sci-fi imaginable, and probably better suited to those who don’t generally read sci-fi. ★★☆☆☆
SOURDOUGH BY ROBIN SLOAN
About a woman working at a tech company in San Francisco who, after being gifted a sourdough starter, becomes enamoured then obsessed with baking bread and what happens. It started out fine, a bit odd but fine, and then gradually devolved into a silliness of a type I abhor. I really did not enjoy this at all. I don’t mind satire when biting and funny, but I found this pointless, boring and a waste of my time. Not for me. ★★☆☆☆
