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A high-voltage sci-fi adventure story in a Disneyland-like amusement park of the future. The computer programming starts to glitch increasingly, pixel-holes, a few hushed-up attacks & accidents happen. Soon the AI goes fully awry and the remaining guests and staff of the park have to fight for their lives against attractions turned unpredictable & murderous to find a way out of the madhouse.
I just wanted to share that thanks to @CloakNQuill and the #HauntedHollowSwap , I am officially over 1000 books in #LibraryThing ! 🖤🧡🖤
pickI'm generally not a fan of science fiction so I attempted to start this book with an open mind. I'm glad I was able to do so because I was quickly impressed and hooked by chapter three. I'm used to not liking books like this because they are usually overdescriptive when it comes to the world building and don't make much sense. ..... cont
#TemptingTitles #April2023
Day 5: #WithASeason
My current read, an eARC by LibraryThing's #EarlyReviewer program. An #anthology about seasons and the circular nature of life and, well, #nature itself.
#photochallenges #seasons #LibraryThing #LTER #fantasy #scifi #speculativefiction
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
Excited for this month's #Bookspin and even more so for the #Doublespin picks!
#Bookspin was one of the LTER ( #LibraryThing Early Reviewers) eARCs still to be read & reviewed - those I need to prioritize on my TBR anyway.
That makes them perfect for participating in #ARCApril , too!
And the #Doublespin was one of my fave choices on the whole list! I was just looking for an excuse to put it on top of my TBR... 😁
@Andrew65 @TheAromaofBooks
This is turning out to be a great book! I requested it from the #EarlyReviewer program on #LibraryThing. I was interested in reading more about Benjamin Banneker as I am familiar with him because I live near where his historical home was. The book is written by his descendant who is a white woman. Its discussion of #race in a historical context as well as in current times is fascinating. This is a beautifully written and well researched book.
This is a book I requested from the #LibraryThing #EarlyReviewer program. It‘s the story of the author‘s return to #Nigeria to learn why & how his uncle Emmanuel, for whom he was named, disappeared during the #NigerianCivilWar in the late 1960s. I remember hearing about #Biafra in the news when I was younger, but never knew much about that country. I‘m learning surprising things now...such as that country only lasted for less than three years!
I just started this novel tonight for a challenge on #LibraryThing to read a novel by an author who was born in a North African country. The author of this book was born in #Morocco, and, as far as I‘ve read, our protagonist is still in Morocco trying to figure out how to get to Europe. Back to my book see what happens...! 😃
I‘ve just started this book and hope I like it. Generally I really like #Japanese fiction. Now my older son is visiting Tokyo, and I‘m sitting at home drinking hot tea in a cup he brought me from a previous visit to #Japan. I‘m just trying to get into the mood to enjoy this book! 😊
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You could feel how much fun the author had with telling the story of the things going, a bit like a kid in a candy shop, but after a while, it was just too goofy and stupid. There were tons of inconsistencies. And sorry, no one, no matter how loyal or brainwashed or partially incorporated by the park you were, would act that way when people are starting to get killed. No. No way. ... 13mo
There were so many instances where I just rolled my eyes because it just doesn't work that way, at least not on paper.
Maybe this would work better as a Hollywood blockbuster movie where all is action & nothing needs to make sense anymore.
Where were the editors on this one? This book is so promising – it could have been enhanced to a whole another level by a tough round of editing!
... 13mo
The ending with its very sinister twists redeems the goofy middle part a little, and, as I said, it was a fast ride! 3,5/5⭐
Thank you, #LibraryThing for an #EarlyReviewer #ARC in exchange for an honest review.
13mo