pickThere was something very claustrophobic about this book. Alefret is stuck in his body, in his prison, with his injuries, with Qhudur, in the political position he finds himself in, with the lies that have been told, with the state of the world, with his loses, with his morals. Alefret isn‘t a passive character but he does feel trapped.
pickI enjoyed this time travel sci-fi debut, and I look forward to further adventures with Rabbit Ward in the future.
This has a bit of an Indiana Jones vibe with our lead character being a treasure-hunting archaeologist with competition dogging his trail and a bit of possible romance thrown into the mix. There‘s also good historical world building and research that adds to flavoring the story with vivid imagery. I did (occasionally) have some🔻
pick38/100 I love books like this, written in 1977, envisioning the world of 2000, but looking back from 2025 and seeing how off the author's vision came to be. Sadly, no hovercars or helio-jets for the police, no Universal Credit Cards to replace money, no instant purchases delivered to your home by vaccum tube. It's still a fun read, although too short for any character development. 3 ⭐⭐⭐💫 #Read2025
Never posted my March stats - a low month because of family stuff (all fine, just busy!). But I've already read two books this month, so April is looking up! 😁
Here‘s my March roundup. Indian Horse was a clear favourite, read with the #OhCanada Book Club.
(April 3, 2025)
March was a great month for getting ahead in my challenges.
#52bookclub25 - 11
#bookchain2025 - 8
#litsyAtoZ - 6
#chunksters - 3
#mounttbr - 15
Bloodlands was my top read and I just bought Snyder‘s On Freedom which I‘m excited to dive into.
It seemed to last forever ( but shorter than January 🙏🏻) and it meant lots of books although none of them really from deep in my TBR 🤦🏻♀️
Final count for March!
Carried over from Feb:
Challenger - 5⭐️
Once Upon a River - 4⭐️
My Family and Other Animals - 4⭐️
Sam Neill‘s memoir was a strange, meandering experience but very entertaining, especially hearing him read it. 3⭐️
March:
Strange Sally Diamond - 3⭐️
The Dry - 4⭐️
Currently reading:
Last Bus to Wisdom
Entangled Life
