Last Books of August
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under_the_silk_treeI am so tired tonight but I wanted to wrap up my August books before I started on the next round of ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
ljbookbingo . It has been a busy couple of weeks but I hope everyone is doing good!
Imagine an America very similar to our own. It's got homework, best friends, and pistachio ice cream.
There are some differences. This America has been shaped dramatically by the magic, monsters, knowledge, and legends of its peoples, those Indigenous and those not. Some of these forces are charmingly everyday, like the ability to make an orb of light appear or travel across the world through rings of fungi. But other forces are less charming and should never see the light of day.
Elatsoe lives in this slightly stranger America. She can raise the ghosts of dead animals, a skill passed down through generations of her Lipan Apache family. Her beloved cousin has just been murdered in a town that wants no prying eyes. But she is going to do more than pry. The picture-perfect facade of Willowbee masks gruesome secrets, and she will rely on her wits, skills, and friends to tear off the mask and protect her family. ~Goodreads Description
I really loved this book. The author does such a good job with the worldbuilding and the characters. I loved Elatsoe and was very intrigued by the journey she goes on to solve her cousin's murder. The way magic is integrated into their world was so brilliantly done. This is a standalone and I wish this was a series because I would love to follow Elatsoe as she becomes a private detective who helps people with the supernatural. It is a very unique read!
The Martian was one of my favorite books a couple of years ago when I read it but his sophomore book Artemis was more of miss for me. So I was a little leery when I picked this book up. But I have to say I really really enjoyed this story. I loved how much science was in this book even though I couldn't tell you how accurate it was I still enjoyed getting to read about it. Grace is a great pov character very relatable and I loved his partnership with Rocky. If you liked the Martian I think you will thoroughly enjoy this book.
I tend to read more of Christie's Poirot and Marple mysteries and after the disaster that was her Passenger to Frankfurt book I was unsure about reading another standalone book by her so soon. But I am happy to report that Towards Zero was a thousand times better then PTF. I enjoyed the most of the characters and I loved how the author drew the seemingly different and unrelated threads of the plot together to make a very intriguing cohesive mystery. All in all a good story.
Reading Challenges:
Reading TBR: Towards Zero
Reading Writers of Color 2021: Elatsoe
Cloak & Dagger Challenge: Towards Zero, Elatsoe
LJ Book Bingo: N/A
ljbookbingo . It has been a busy couple of weeks but I hope everyone is doing good! 
Imagine an America very similar to our own. It's got homework, best friends, and pistachio ice cream.
There are some differences. This America has been shaped dramatically by the magic, monsters, knowledge, and legends of its peoples, those Indigenous and those not. Some of these forces are charmingly everyday, like the ability to make an orb of light appear or travel across the world through rings of fungi. But other forces are less charming and should never see the light of day.
Elatsoe lives in this slightly stranger America. She can raise the ghosts of dead animals, a skill passed down through generations of her Lipan Apache family. Her beloved cousin has just been murdered in a town that wants no prying eyes. But she is going to do more than pry. The picture-perfect facade of Willowbee masks gruesome secrets, and she will rely on her wits, skills, and friends to tear off the mask and protect her family. ~Goodreads Description
I really loved this book. The author does such a good job with the worldbuilding and the characters. I loved Elatsoe and was very intrigued by the journey she goes on to solve her cousin's murder. The way magic is integrated into their world was so brilliantly done. This is a standalone and I wish this was a series because I would love to follow Elatsoe as she becomes a private detective who helps people with the supernatural. It is a very unique read!
The Martian was one of my favorite books a couple of years ago when I read it but his sophomore book Artemis was more of miss for me. So I was a little leery when I picked this book up. But I have to say I really really enjoyed this story. I loved how much science was in this book even though I couldn't tell you how accurate it was I still enjoyed getting to read about it. Grace is a great pov character very relatable and I loved his partnership with Rocky. If you liked the Martian I think you will thoroughly enjoy this book.
I tend to read more of Christie's Poirot and Marple mysteries and after the disaster that was her Passenger to Frankfurt book I was unsure about reading another standalone book by her so soon. But I am happy to report that Towards Zero was a thousand times better then PTF. I enjoyed the most of the characters and I loved how the author drew the seemingly different and unrelated threads of the plot together to make a very intriguing cohesive mystery. All in all a good story.
Reading Challenges:
Reading TBR: Towards Zero
Reading Writers of Color 2021: Elatsoe
Cloak & Dagger Challenge: Towards Zero, Elatsoe
LJ Book Bingo: N/A
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Date: 2021-09-02 06:01 pm (UTC)Elatsoe sounds really good. And my library (system) has it! I've added it to my list.
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Date: 2021-09-06 04:51 am (UTC)It was good. I hope you like it!
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Date: 2021-09-02 09:06 pm (UTC)And while I have yet to read anything by Andy Weir, your description of which of his books did/didn't work for you and why is similar to what I've heard from several other booknerd friends in the past.
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Date: 2021-09-06 04:53 am (UTC)I have heard that as well I am very happy that he found his groove again in his latest book. Because I love all the science he incorporates into his stories.