Silo, Hugh Howey

Silo,  aka Wool

(#1of 4?)

by Hugh Howey

science fiction

copyright 2013

not read in 2024

rated 4/10: bad but could be read

You know how it is. you start reading a book. get involved with the characters. wonder about the world. wonder how the main character will advance our understanding of the world. we read in hope and wonder and expectation.

except with this book. there is a woman who is beginning to understand then she dies.

her husband is thick but begins to wonder. then he dies.

all of a sudden i have no engagement with this book. no interest in reading more.

forget it.

Nick Lethbridge    /    Consulting Dexitroboper
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The Moria Pearls, Rosalie Oaks

The Moria Pearls

(Lady Diviner #2)

by Rosalie Oaks

copyright 2021

read in September 2024

fantasy, romance, mystery

rated 7/10: well worth reading

A pleasant book, sort of Pride & Prejudice for modern sensibilities. Meaning...

Book one impressed me by the number of naked and near-naked people on the final pages.

This book ends with many couples having, having had, or considering having sex. But all quite politely.

My rating would be six, read to pass the time -- plus one because the mystery is well done. Twists and turns, red herrings. Accusations and suspicions. Plus threats of violence. All well presented with hints and clues which, as usual, I failed to interpret :-)

My only complaint is the growing number of as-yet-unconsummated pairings. Argh, it's a series.

Dr Nick Lethbridge / Consulting Dexitroboper

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