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

April 18, 2026 by Amy

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: Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove

November 1, 2025 by Amy

Image showing the book cover with sixties style colourful atwork showing lips with vampire teeth surrounding the book title in three dimensional lettering, with a spaceship flying in the corner and a black background. Next to the book cover, the post title is written: In-Depth Review: Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove Tagline: "The queer love child of pulp horror and classic sci-fi"

I listened to this one on audio while I was road tripping around Oregon, USA this October. Along with Ruby Dixon’s Space Vampire, it’s another one on my list of “Halloweeny” sci-fi books that I’d hoped to review before October 31st. But even though I’m a day late with this one, Of Monsters and Mainframes … Read more

Weekly Read: A Psalm for the Wild-Built

June 13, 2025June 7, 2025 by Amy

PUBLISHED: 2021 SERIES: Monk and Robot #1 SCI-FI SUBGENRE: Cozy STYLE: Straightforward POV: 3rd person single SPICE SCALE: N/A TRIGGERS: N/A TROPES: Road Trip/Quest

I’m not going to lie. A Psalm For the Wild-Built is not going to appeal to some of my usual readers. It’s not a romance, and there’s very little action. Still, I found myself intrigued by this little novella, and I was drawn through it pretty quickly, just because I wanted to figure out whether … Read more

Series Review: Books 1-4 of THE MURDERBOT DIARIES

April 18, 2026April 12, 2025 by Amy

Note: Nerd rant video link updated May 29th Have I mentioned how much I love Murderbot? In case we’ve just met, that’s a joke. I have posted a few times about The Murderbot Diaries. (Read my Ode to Murderbot post and watch my Obligatory Sci Fi Nerd Rant In Defense of Murderbot video for some … Read more

Weekly Read: Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky

April 3, 2025August 17, 2024 by Amy

You all know I’m truly, madly, deeply in love with Murderbot until the end of time. So obviously, when a publisher describes a new release in any terms that compare it to the diaries of my most beloved Sec Unit, I’m going to buy the book immediately. Damn marketers know what they’re doing. And what … Read more

An Ode to Murderbot

April 18, 2026May 15, 2024 by Amy

Shall I compare thee to another book?Thou art more snarky and more action packed. Yes, like the rest of the internet, I’m truly, madly, deeply in love with Murderbot, and the whole Murderbot Diaries series by Martha Wells. No, the books do not contain romance. Not even the barest b-story hint of it. In fact, … Read more