Bioshifter: Volume 2

Bioshifter #2

by Natalie Maher, Thundamoo

Still stuck in a slowly-mutating body on Earth and still waking up in a fantasy world whenever she sleeps, Hannah's stress continues to mount every single day. As magic continues to spread to her friends—whether they like it or not—Hannah is forced to confront what that magic means about her, and what her terrifying Goddess wants her to do with it.

Hannah is not human, and she's not sure what will happen when she stops pretending otherwise.

Genres: Fantasy

645 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 20, 2023

Reviews

[Mina Rimehaug · Rating 5 out of 5]

Couldn't put the book down

Goddess this is so amazing! I've so thoroughly enjoyed this that I had a really hard time putting the book down.

The story had me wanting, no, needing to know more, needing to know what was going to happen next!

[Richard · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautifully and Brutally an Emotional experience

I don't usually leave comments, but the story telling and world building is captivating. The characters come to life inside your head and feel just as real as your next door neighbors or your own family. It's a story that I feel a need to follow and route for the MC and her friends. It's been a hell of a ride so far and I can't wait to see what happens next.

[Setia · Rating 3 out of 5]

The dialog and exposition in this one is borderline unbearable at times.

Some of the Autumn plot points in particular are VERY VERY hard to get through. If I hadn’t been listening to the audiobook (narrator was great!) I would definitely have DNF’d this book.

[Johgilbe · Rating 5 out of 5]

So much yes

As a trans woman named Valerie, I approve

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[ironat · Rating 1 out of 5]

Unexpectedly, by far the worst by Maher. Mc has lost her charm. also it’s absurdly woke

Update: ok yeah it’s continuously insufferable, quite a feat, dropped -8hr

[Andrew Wentzel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Too real.

[Julian · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one burrowed into my brain and messed up my sleep until I finished the book. Fantastic.

[Nirkatze · Rating 5 out of 5]

Volume 1 was very squirmy to me. This entry still has squirmy bits--but there was more focus on mental well-being and a lot of increased worldbuilding which made the squirmy parts easier to stomach. I enjoyed watching the MC and friends navigate very real personal challenges like healthy/unhealthy relationships and figuring out/dealing with identity development and changes--I empathized deeply with the characters and thought the interactions were both meaningful and educational. I especially loved the therapist scenes--and seeing Hannah grow to be able to address her non-magical demons. The magic and physical changes--in both realms--were really interesting. If I'd wanted, I probably could have taken the time to meditate on deeper meanings and symbolism, but the systems stand on their own without it.

Also, I listened to the audio at 3.2x speed, but there's no listing on GR for the audio yet. 24ish hours long.

[Kimi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely loved Hannah's journey (and all the other characters as well--I seriously adore everyone) throughout this entire volume, but I know that the end of the volume will never leave me. Magic has come to symbolize the thing that causes Hannah the most grief... but also the most happiness. And it's when she finally accepts this and doesn't try to hide herself that she truly starts feeling comfortable with who she is. Hannah cannot mask herself as normal anymore--but that normalcy has never made her happy. I'm sure that things will get far more difficult from here on out--how will Earth react to having a bug girl running around?--but Hannah at least never has to worry about living her life in a way that pleases others again. She may be messy and flawed and still have a lot that she needs to learn, but she is, above all, herself. And that's incredibly inspiring.

[Sam · Rating 2 out of 5]

The book seems to be about being absurdly woke with a bit of a story wrapped around it. The whole narrative is aimed at educating the reader on pronouns and accepting people for who they want to be but wow it loves to keep hammering on, it's continuously insufferable. Speaking of insufferable, the main character is so incredibly annoying stupid.

[Christian Rosager · Rating 5 out of 5]

amazing

Captivating from start to finish, a brilliant 2nd book to the, the development og Hannah and all her friends especially Ida, Valerie, Alma and Jet gets you invested in more than just the main character on a very emotional level!

[Timelord Iain · Rating 5 out of 5]

More. More Magic. More Characters. More Shenanigans... Just More. I can barely talk about this without spoilers, but I love everything about it. I don't know how Thundamoo is gonna resolve/end anything in just 1 more book, but I believe they'll do it satisfactorily, somehow...

[Velhala · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love the different perspectives in this series. Mostly super entertaining and interesting to read too, though fair warning there’s this part where the main character gets tortured by cultists because they think she’s going to cause an apocalypse and that was not easy to read so much

[Wetdryvac · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not my usual speed, but a fun read, and hitting some interesting address of body image.

[Kingsley Elisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Second book and its still a Fun and unique story, as an autistic reader, this book feels like it fills in those gaps that regular books leave me wondering about, the idea of adding additional thoughts all the time really makes this book stand out. And the nerdy references without explanation really make it fun to read cause you feel like there's an inside joke between you and the writer. Recommended if you're nerdy, Must read if you're neurodivergent