Tag Archives: Nebulas

The Midnight Bargain – C. L. Polk

Posted on 07/05/2021 by Roseanna

And we end the Nebula nominee reading with an exasperated sigh. I didn’t like Witchmark – I thought it was poorly written, twee and a bad pastiche of post WWI Britain – so I wasn’t expecting a great deal out … Continue reading →

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The City We Became – N. K. Jemisin

Posted on 22/04/2021 by Roseanna

More Nebula (and now /Hugo, since they’ve been announced) shortlist reading. I read several books in between that I enjoyed, but aren’t getting their own blog posts… however if you want my opinion, Seamus Heaney’s translation of Beowulf is great. … Continue reading →

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Two for One – Nebulas Continue

Posted on 12/04/2021 by Roseanna

A quick double bill (mainly because one of them was slightly cheating so doesn’t deserve a full post), as I continue to read this year’s Nebula nominees. This time, Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia and All Systems Red by Martha … Continue reading →

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The Ten Thousand Doors of January – Alix E. Harrow

Posted on 16/04/2020 by Roseanna

It has been over a month since my last blog post. This is not because I’m running behind – for once – as I’m typing this the day I finished my next book. This… only tends to happen when I’m … Continue reading →

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Fire with Fire – Charles E. Gannon

Posted on 15/03/2020 by Roseanna

And so, inauspiciously, I begin the Nebula novel nominee read. The slate for this year is as follows: A Memory Called Empire – Arkady Martine (already read) Gideon the Ninth – Tamsyn Muir (already read) Gods of Jade and Shadow – Silvia Moreno-Garcia … Continue reading →

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Spinning Silver – Naomi Novik

Posted on 13/05/2019 by Roseanna

Final Nebula nominee, and with time to spare. Go me. But I’m going to cut to the conclusion on this one a little bit – honestly, it also just wasn’t great. Not terrible, not objectionable, not hate-worthy or awful. Just… … Continue reading →

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The Calculating Stars – Mary Robinette Kowal

Posted on 12/05/2019 by Roseanna

Penultimate Nebula! So close! The finish line nears! And it’s another meh one… great. This one was frustrating – I loved the idea behind it, and was really glad to read a novel about it… I just was completely underwhelmed … Continue reading →

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Blackfish City – Sam J. Miller

Posted on 28/04/2019 by Roseanna

And back to the Nebulas, so I can actually finish (and blog) before the winner is announced. This year, I definitely will! I’m reading the last one as we speak (ssh, yes I am a blogpost behind). Aaaaand I was … Continue reading →

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The Poppy War – R. F. Kuang

Posted on 14/04/2019 by Roseanna

This one’s not going to be spoiler safe, I’m sorry. I didn’t like the book, but there’s no real way for me to explain why I didn’t without spoiling some fairly major plot points (and indeed, the ending). Equally, I’m … Continue reading →

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Trail of Lightning – Rebecca Roanhorse

Posted on 14/04/2019 by Roseanna

Things can only get better, right? In this case, yep, absolutely. For a start Trail of Lightning has some actual substance to it and achieves a proper story with a normal pace and characters that are actually characters. This shouldn’t have to … Continue reading →

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