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This was between a So-So and a Pan. The actual stories of UAP are super cool, but this book gets so bogged down by government acronyms, and bureaucratic bullshit, I struggled to follow along. (56)
⭐️: 2.5/5

Interesting quest space opera with really alien aliens and nicely drawn characters. I enjoyed her imaginative retelling of the grail quest.

Ooh! I like this one a lot! In some ways, it reminds me of Martha Wells's Murderbot in that the main character is a (partial) outsider whose perspective on Earth and our species and Americans even more specifically is more poignant because she lacks an expectation of shared humanity with those she observes. It asks the reader, who on the planet *isn't* a visitor here? This is one I want to mull for a while and perhaps gift to a couple of people.

The 5th wave is a post apocalyptical world where humans are no longer at the top of the food chain. Through the first four waves of an alien force‘s deadly attack ninety nine percent of the worlds population is gone and now Cassie has to find a way to survive. This book is told in first person but the person who‘s viewpoint it is in swaps back and forth. If I could compare this book to another book I would choose contagion by Teri Terry.

#TournamentofBooks #Shortlist

I‘m liking this list. I‘ve only read 3 and have 4 on my shelves and am interested in a bunch more.

What do you think of the list? What should or shouldn‘t be on there? Enquiring minds want to know.

I got a little excited while visiting our brand new library branch (now we have two branches within two miles of our house!) and checked out four titles from the #ToB25 longlist (plus one more just for fun). Now to tell my secretary to clear my schedule so I have time to read them.

But I guess that means I first need to get a secretary.

At 37, I‘ve recently been diagnosed with ADHD. It definitely brings a lot into focus. That being said, with the busiest time of year for us, and trying to figure this out I feel even more scattered than normal lol. Woefully behind on #readingwesteros but I‘ll get there @5feet.of.fury ! Especially now that I found my book 😂🤦‍♀️
#readingbracket2024 @CSeydel