Book 3 was PJ Norris and the Town with the Butterfly Problem by S. Usher Evans (read by Caleb Summers).
Having dropped out of university, PJ and Grant roam the country in search of potential dragon-shifters. But what they find instead is a town plagued by butterfly attacks.
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Book 4 was The Sands of Mars by Arthur C. Clarke (narrated by Greg Wagland).
This book is very much a product of its time. Women? Never heard of them. Smoking! In spaceships! Fax machines! In spaceships! Carbon paper. Typewriters.
Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/20de0701-610c-4998-a600-bb8b4b7826fb
Book 5 was A Drizzle of Magic by S. Usher Evans (narrated by Jess Moran).
Lillie finds her fresh start in Silverkeep. But someone doesn’t want her there. In fact, it seems like no one wants her there.
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Book 6 was Those Old Gods: Short Stories by N. J. Leaver.
Juno is the semi-human equivalent of a ginger cat: a double helping of chaos with zero brain cells.
Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/e392569c-7d0c-4e0d-a1a3-d9de9062bf59
Book 7 was Burial of Ghosts by Ann Cleeves (narrated by Colleen Prendergast).
This isn’t my first Cleeves novel, but it was a strange one. I’m not a fan of novels where the main character is stupid.
Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/d0cd9432-f908-47a4-afc9-e16ad7f44bbf
Book 8 was Ethan of Athos by Lois McMaster Bujold (narrated by Grover Gardner).
Classic sci-fi often forgets that women exists; this takes that trope and cranks the dial to 11.
As well as being a fascinating look at gender constructs, this is just a really a fun story with fantastic characters.
Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/0ec19705-a348-41bb-9512-2cd72197bbfd?redirect=true
