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Pair a what?

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The Paradox Hotel by Rob Hart

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Time travel is something that gets a strong reaction when it’s coming from a science fiction point of view. This time travel is coming from a mystery point of view and that helped the story a lot. It had a cast of characters that were believable. The setting was limited, but contained a number of interesting bits that could keep a reader guessing.

My biggest issue with this book was the way the main character is portrayed. The main character is a woman, but is written exactly like a man with makeup and a pony tail.

I think this is a worthy entry into the time travel genre – a discussion generator.



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Short

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Shadows of the Short Days by Alexander Dan Vilhjálmsson

My rating: 2 of 5 stars


I have learned over time that I prefer characters that are at least a little bit heroic. I understand the preference and try to keep it in mind when I’m reading books containing anti-hero types.

I don’t think I would classify this characters in this book as anti-hero types. I would classify them as horrifyingly narcissistic. They can’t get past their own hang-ups and it costs them, and all of the people around them everything.

I really struggled with this book. I wanted to like it, and I just couldn’t stand these characters. I liked different world building and different myths, but it wasn’t enough for me.



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Claws and something

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Of Claws and Fangs by Faith Hunter

My rating: 2 of 5 stars


I picked this book up as a book club selection. I wouldn’t have known about it otherwise.

This collection is aimed at fans of the Jane Yellowrock world. It’s various shorts from various places all pulled into one book. That’s great – if you’ve read all the other stuff. The most challenging part of this book is that the majority of these stories are muted at best if you don’t know all the character back stories, histories or where all this fits into the larger world.

It’s not that this isn’t well written. It’s fast and easy to read. It’s like asking somebody to watch Avengers Endgame without watching any of the other movies. The impact just won’t be there. You don’t have the history. This book is for fans to get all the juicy in between bits, but it really wasn’t for me.



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