Welcome to the wrap up of my 2025 Book Bingo Challenge. I will try to keep the preamble short, because I have a lot of books to review here. First, let's see what my card looks like now that the year is done. I did really well this year, with the only two tiles missing …
2025 is almost over, and I managed to get a lot done. Not as much as I would have liked, but there's been some downs this year, so that's to be expected. At the start of the year I set myself a few goals, so now it's time to see how I went. These were …
Got another book bingo. So time for another set of reviews. We've got a bunch of really good stories here... plus one I hated. But talking about books I didn't like is sort of fun. Anyway, can't waste too much time on an intro; I still have six squares to fill and I'm running out …
I got another bingo on my Book Bingo Card, so now it's time for some reviews. I'm making a lot of progress on this card. Not sure if I'll be able to finish it, but for now I have five good books to talk about. This was a very horror focused line, which is not …
After taking eight months to get my first Book Bingo, the 2nd one is ready right away. Hopefully the rest of the card fills up quickly. For now though, let's get to the best part of the Book Bingo challenge; talking about the books I've read. If you want to know all the details of …
Okay, it has taken me most of the year, but I have finally gotten a bingo on my 2025 Book Bingo card. Well, to be honest, I got a bingo last month and have since gotten a second one, but it took me a while to write up these reviews. The next lot should be …
I did this a few years ago and it was really fun, so I'm gonna do it again; let's read all the short stories that have been nominated for the big three SFF awards and talk about them. The best part about this, is that most of the finalists are available to read free online, …
Continue reading 2025 Hugo, Locus and Nebula Nominated Short Stories
I like talking about older Science Fiction, but I haven't had a chance to do so in a while. So let's talk about Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, Soviet/Russian brothers who wrote dozens of science fiction stories together. They were - according to the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction quote on my copy of Monday Starts on …
Continue reading Reviewing the Strugatskys; Roadside Picnic and Monday Starts on Saturday
I saw a hashtag on Mastodon and Bluesky called #20books20days. It's a very simple post format, where you simply post the cover of one book that "had an impact on who you are" with no explanation. Repeat for 20 days. The concept really made me stop and think because while there are a lot of …
Last September, I travelled to Europe with my Dad. I wrote a bit about the holiday at the time (read about my Ayreon Adventure here) but today I want to reminisce about one particular highlight from the trip: Jules Verne's house in Amiens, France. We only spent one day in Amiens and visiting Jules Verne's …
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