Monthly Archives: June 2025

Six from Six – First Half of 2025

Posted on 29/06/2025 by Roseanna

The halfway point of 2025 approaches! Of the forty-nine books I’ve read in 2025 so far, there have been seven 5 star reads – this is, for me, unusual (though it does make it easier to cut down for a … Continue reading →

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Hugo Novella Roundup

Posted on 16/06/2025 by Roseanna

I’m not going to split out my Hugo Novella ballot discussion this year into separate posts, but handle it all as one. Part of that is because I’ve already reviewed several of them, another part because I cannot read one … Continue reading →

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Alien Clay – Adrian Tchaikovsky

Posted on 07/06/2025 by Roseanna

The sixth and final Hugo nominee for Best Novel, and I’ve saved… if not the best, then certainly one of the contenders for last. It’s a thoughtful, dark, critical and sometimes genuinely funny take on biology, politics and the futility … Continue reading →

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