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Nook&Cranny rated Rapport: 5 stars

Martha Wells: Rapport (EBook, 2025, Tor Publishing Group)

Rapport by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #7.5)

“Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy” is a short story set in the world of Martha Well’s bestselling and Hugo award-winning …

Nook&Cranny rated Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory: 5 stars

Martha Wells: Home (EBook, 2021, Tor Books)

Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #4.5)

“Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory” is a short story set in the world of Martha Well’s bestselling and Hugo award-winning …

Nook&Cranny reviewed System Collapse by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

Martha Wells: System Collapse (Hardcover, 2023, Tordotcom)

Am I making it worse? I think I'm making it worse.

Following the events …

Binge watch..., ehem, reading helps a lot

5 stars

Glad I am reading all the books back to back.

Love the longer novels in the series. Diving into the more human aspect of SecUnit. Tbh, I missed all the hacking into systems - and somehow (after such a long time preparing for the end) the book was ending too fast (meaning I could have gone with another chapter or two ;).

Off to read #8 - Platform Decay

Nook&Cranny rated Fugitive Telemetry: 5 stars

Martha Wells: Fugitive Telemetry (Hardcover, 2021, Tor Books)

Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)

The security droid with a heart (though it wouldn’t admit it!) is back in Fugitive Telemetry!

*No, I …

Nook&Cranny rated Network Effect: 5 stars

Martha Wells: Network Effect (EBook, 2020, Tor.com)

Network Effect by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #5)

I’m usually alone in my head, and that’s where 90 plus percent of my problems are.

When Murderbot's human …

Nook&Cranny rated Exit Strategy: 5 stars

Exit Strategy by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #4)

"Martha Wells's Hugo, Nebula, Alex, and Locus Award-winning, New York Times and USA Today bestselling series, The Murderbot Diaries, comes …

Nook&Cranny rated Rogue Protocol: 5 stars

Martha Wells: Rogue Protocol (EBook, 2018, Tordotcom)

Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #3)

Sci-fi’s favorite antisocial A.I. is back on a mission. The case against the too-big-to-fail GrayCris Corporation is floundering, and more …

Nook&Cranny reviewed Artificial Condition by Martha Wells (Murderbot Diaries, #2)

Martha Wells: Artificial Condition (EBook, Tordotcom)

Artificial Condition is the follow-up to Martha Wells's Hugo, Nebula, Alex, and Locus Award-winning, New …

Gripping Read

5 stars

Enjoyed it a lot.

Nook&Cranny reviewed All Systems Red by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)

Martha Wells: All Systems Red (EBook, 2017, Tor.com)

"As a heartless killing machine, I was a complete failure."

In a corporate-dominated spacefaring …

Entertaining and quick read

5 stars

Watched the Apple TV series a while ago and knew I wanted to read the books. The first one was great and fun to read.

Nook&Cranny reviewed Artemis by Andy Weir

Jazz Bashara is a criminal.

Well, sort of. Life on Artemis, the first and …

Entertaining read

5 stars

Definitely different from The Martian and Project Hail Mary which are literally one-man shows. Nonetheless quite a fun to read about the witty Jazz and her friends.

Read the ebook

Nook&Cranny reviewed The Martian by Andy Weir (The Martian, #1)

Andy Weir: The Martian (Hardcover, 2014, Crown)

A mission to Mars.

A freak accident.

One man's struggle to survive.

…

Reading this 7 years after I watched the movie... twice

5 stars

Fantastic story. Truly gripping and I need to watch the movie again. I find myself not remembering any major plots so I guess it'll feel like I've never seen it before.

As a non-native speaker with a full-time job it took me less than a regular book that size. Which means i really did read it in a pace very unusual for me.

Having read Andy's third book after The Martian I could see where he's coming from. He made the great science-stuff so much more tangible than in The Martian. Nonetheless, his skill to explain what's happening with all the analogies and metaphors is increcibly fascinating.

And off I go for Artemis. Truly curious.

Fantastic story. Truly gripping and I need to watch the movie again. I find myself not remembering any major plots so I guess it'll feel like I've never seen it before.

As a non-native speaker with a full-time job it took me less than a regular book that size. Which means i really did read it in a pace very unusual for me.

Having read Andy's third book after The Martian I could see where he's coming from. He made the great science-stuff so much more tangible than in The Martian. Nonetheless, his skill to explain what's happening with all the analogies and metaphors is increcibly fascinating.

And off I go for Artemis. Truly curious.

Nook&Cranny reviewed Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Andy Weir: Project Hail Mary (Hardcover, 2021, Ballantine Books)

Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission--and if he fails, humanity …

Entertaining and fun read

5 stars

After a few crime/thriller books I was looking forward to a lighter read. The book didn't disappoint. I loved the science behind the story and how the author's analogies and methapors.

Nook&Cranny finished reading Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission--and if he fails, humanity …

Such a great book. Fun, witty science and story-telling. Can't wait to watch the movie after some time has gone by.

Nook&Cranny reviewed The Legacy by Yrsa Sigurdardottir (Freyja and Huldar, #1)

Yrsa Sigurdardottir: The Legacy (Paperback, 2017, Hodder & Stoughton)

Detective Huldar is out of his depth. His first murder case is like nothing he's …

Good one

4 stars

Content warning no real spoilers but hints on how the story finds an ending

This was a great read—I enjoyed it so much that I’ve already downloaded the second book in the series.

That said, I personally prefer crime or thriller stories where the detective methodically closes in on the culprit. I’m not a fan of sudden, out-of-nowhere solutions to a mystery, especially when there’s not a single clue pointing toward the resolution until the last chapter of a book. For me, that’s a bit frustrating, but it didn’t stop me from appreciating the story overall.

Nook&Cranny commented on Inspector Alan Grant Mysteries - Complete Series by Josephine Tey

Josephine Tey: Inspector Alan Grant Mysteries - Complete Series (EBook, english language, 2023, DigiCat)

No rating

The "Inspector Alan Grant Mysteries - Complete Series" by Josephine Tey encompasses a masterful blend …

Finished the first out of five novels „A Man in the Queue“. Not sure how to describe it. I felt it too long-winded. A thrilling short phase was followed by an ending that was neither logical nor in any way prepared.It came literally out of the blue.

Besides that I couldn’t establish a connection with the main protagonist nor any of the characters in the book.

Not sure I’ll read the other ones. Neet something more satisfying.