Weekly Read: Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman

a darkly humourous and action packed sci-fi LitRPG

Can subtlety punch you in the face? Yes. Yes it can. If you don’t believe me, pick up a copy of Dungeon Crawler Carl and get to reading. You will be blasted with gratuitous violence, obscenely offensive caricatures and darkly crass humour, all in service of a deeply relatable bigger-picture narrative about what it feels … Read more

Weekly Read: Full Speed to a Crash Landing

The first in a banter-filled space heist novella series with rivals-to-lovers romance.

Have you ever known you’d love a book based on the dedication alone? That was my first impression going into Beth Revis’s 2024 romantic space heist Full Speed to a Crash Landing. “This book is dedicated to spite, my greatest muse and motivator.” Apparently, me and Beth share the same muse! The moment I read … Read more

Weekly Read: Under Cover of Stars by Danielle Price

A Spacefaring spy romance with major Star Wars vibes.

If you love Star Wars, Space Romantasy and supporting indie debuts, add this book to your must-reads right now! I’ve been reviewing indie space opera and sci-fi for two years, and this book honestly has the most Star-wars-y feel of any indie book I’ve encountered so far (yes, it feels even more like Star Wars … Read more

Weekly Read: Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries #5)

In-Depth Review: Network Effect by Martha Wells. The 5th in the wildly popular Murderbot Diaries, an action-comedy series following a snarky cyborg’s quest to find its place in a hostile future.

I read Network Effect a few months ago, but I try to restrain myself from posting too much about my favourite sec unit so as not to overwhelm the blog with floods of Murderbot ravings. You guys know how I feel about Murderbot, though, I couldn’t wait all that long. I NEED to tell you … Read more

Weekly Read: The Edge of Life by Lena Gibson

The cover of the Edge of Life is shown against a background of purple galaxies and starts. The cover of the book shows a couple standing on a cracked road that leads to a damaged city, with asteroids in the sky above. Caption reads, "An apocalyptic survival romance with a great balance of action, spice and heart.

There are no space ships, no blasters, and no sexy blue aliens in The Edge of Life by Lena Gibson, but so far it’s the best sci-fi romance novel I’ve read in 2026. This 2023 apocalyptic romance expertly balances action, spice, and emotional depth to produce a pacey, edge-of-your seat read. If you’re a sci-fi … Read more

Weekly Read: Only Rogue Actions by Jennifer Estep

Only Rogue Actions by Jennifer Estep: The fifth instalment in an epic space opera romance with telepathy and magical bonds.

You guys know how much I love Jennifer Estep’s Galactic Bonds series. I’ve enjoyed every step of Vesper and Kyrion’s journey from enemies to lovers to fugitives fleeing an evil emperor who wants to steal their psychic powers. If you’ve been following my reviews of this series, you might be surprised that my love of … Read more

Weekly Read: Frostbyte by N.S. Chaudhury

Frostbyte by N.S. Chaudhury--A cyberpunk crime story with the most unique setting I read in 2025.

If you’re searching for unique indie reads, you need to check out Frostbyte immediately! This desi cyberpunk adventure takes place in one of the most interesting and vivid worlds I’ve encountered in recent sci-fi. The characters are likeable, the plot kept my attention, and the writing didn’t take me out of the story–which is saying … Read more

Weekly Read: Coldwire by Chloe Gong

A YA cyberpunk spy novel with a slow-build mystery, romance, and intriguing use of dual timelines ending in a great payoff.

I’m surprised to say that my fave sci-fi read of 2025 is a YA novel. I don’t often review YA, but I enjoyed Gong’s debut Romeo and Juliet retelling These Violent Delights, so when I heard this author had a cyberpunk novel coming out, I was interested to see how she’d tackle my fave genre. … Read more

Weekly Read: Alien Orc for Christmas by Ursa Dax

Looking for a saccharine and smutty Christmas romcom to satisfy your holiday sweet tooth? I’ve scoured the depths of Amazon’s offerings in search of quality sci-fi Christmas reads, and I think I’ve found you guys one of the most hallmarky and… er… most heavily frosted sci-fi Christmas romances out there. Like many popular alien romcoms, … Read more

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