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Samantha (AK) is on page 155 of 351 of Hummingbird Salamander
I feel like if Dead Astronauts was a fever dream, this is VanderMeer overshooting in the other direction. Not necessarily in a bad way, mind, but if he was aiming for the same vibe as Authority he didn't quite hit it. Still plenty of book to go, though.
Jun 18, 2025 09:31AM Add a comment
Hummingbird Salamander

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Samantha (AK) is on page 46 of 351 of Hummingbird Salamander
Hadn't the hummingbird been a kind of miracle?
Hadn't it diminished us not to see this as a miracle and protect it?
Jun 13, 2025 08:51AM Add a comment
Hummingbird Salamander

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Samantha (AK) is starting The Colours of Death
This is getting logged as a hardcopy because the epub I got from the kobo store isn't in the database and I don't feel like jumping through hoops this week to find out why.
Dec 20, 2023 04:51PM Add a comment
The Colours of Death

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Samantha (AK) is 85% done with Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1)
I... I didn't see that coming. Bravo, authors. I have no words.
Dec 19, 2023 07:34PM 2 comments
Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1)

Samantha (AK)
Samantha (AK) is 50% done with Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1)
This book keeps reminding me (setting-wise) of Cheryh's Heavy Time and Hellburner, and that's a good thing.
Dec 18, 2023 08:05AM Add a comment
Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1)

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Samantha (AK) is starting Forever Kept (Vampire Brides #4)
I met the author of these books back in March, and she was cool. Romance is not my typical reading material, but I'm on vacation, so now's as good a time as any to step out of my comfort zone for a quick read.
Sep 29, 2023 02:22PM Add a comment
Forever Kept (Vampire Brides #4)

Samantha (AK)
Samantha (AK) is on page 142 of 352 of A Half-Built Garden
The aliens, who learned about humanity from tv and radio broadcasts, don't know how humans do sex and gender. This seems incongruous.
May 15, 2023 09:04AM Add a comment
A Half-Built Garden

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Samantha (AK) is on page 126 of 352 of A Half-Built Garden
So, despite the description and the presence of aliens, this book is about 90% gender politics so far. Which is technically fine, but very much not what I expected based on the blurb.
May 12, 2023 03:37PM Add a comment
A Half-Built Garden

Samantha (AK)
Samantha (AK) is on page 64 of 352 of A Half-Built Garden
So far, this one is not grabbing me.
May 04, 2023 10:00AM Add a comment
A Half-Built Garden

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Samantha (AK) is on page 184 of 443 of Meru (The Alloy Era, #1)
I feel like I'm reading a train wreck. What is with this decision making???

...on the plus side, I *am* entertained, in a "what the hell" way. But still. What the hell? XD
Apr 28, 2023 02:11PM Add a comment
Meru (The Alloy Era, #1)

Samantha (AK)
Samantha (AK) is on page 128 of 443 of Meru (The Alloy Era, #1)
Not really relating to this "Oh no, he's hot!" crisis.
Apr 28, 2023 09:04AM Add a comment
Meru (The Alloy Era, #1)

Samantha (AK)
Samantha (AK) is finished with The Galaxy, and the Ground Within (Wayfarers, #4)
Yep. This was just what I needed. RTC.
Apr 26, 2023 02:31PM Add a comment
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within (Wayfarers, #4)

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Samantha (AK) is starting The Galaxy, and the Ground Within (Wayfarers, #4)
I'm in the mood for something optimistic and light on plot.
Apr 25, 2023 04:26PM Add a comment
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within (Wayfarers, #4)

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Samantha (AK) is 92% done with A Scarcity of Condors (Venery, #3)
Welp. There is now a "very spiritual" indigenous person who had a dream and is interpreting it over the phone to facilitate the last stage of the protagonist's journey. My disappointment is immense.
Apr 19, 2023 07:51AM Add a comment
A Scarcity of Condors (Venery, #3)

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Samantha (AK) is 36% done with A Scarcity of Condors (Venery, #3)
Alright, so I know this interaction is supposed to be funny/cute, and it kind of is in a romcom movie way... but if this was me? I'd be running the other direction so fast.
Apr 18, 2023 10:37AM Add a comment
A Scarcity of Condors (Venery, #3)

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Samantha (AK) is 20% done with A Scarcity of Condors (Venery, #3)
There are things that people do to each other that are just so far beyond horrific you lose all words for it. This book just gave me fresh nightmare fuel in that regard.
Apr 17, 2023 06:04PM Add a comment
A Scarcity of Condors (Venery, #3)

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Samantha (AK) is finished with A Charm of Finches (Venery, #2)
I finished this. am sitting on it, and will probably continue to sit on it for another day before I can pull my words together for a review. Really good, but also really heavy.
Apr 16, 2023 09:49AM Add a comment
A Charm of Finches (Venery, #2)

Samantha (AK)
Samantha (AK) is finished with An Exaltation of Larks (Venery, #1)
Absolutely phenomenal. A literary love story and so much more. Will write a full review later.
Apr 14, 2023 03:40PM Add a comment
An Exaltation of Larks (Venery, #1)

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Samantha (AK) is on page 342 of 497 of An Exaltation of Larks (Venery, #1)
"I had no war story. I'm safe, my family is safe, thousands of people are far worse off from this tragedy. What the hell is going on that all of a sudden, I can't get out of bed in the mornings?"

It's not often that I see a book directly address this kind of trauma/guilt response.
Apr 14, 2023 12:14PM Add a comment
An Exaltation of Larks (Venery, #1)

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