#cold eternity

God dammit I fucking knew I’d find the romance

Can someone less romance inclined start writing space horror because I simply cannot deal with another SA Barnes book with a basic ass romance subplot

So, like February, we're going to have quite a few ebooks on the TBR for the month. We have three huge NetGalley ARCs we're reading in March (seriously, so excited for these). We'll also be trying out a new to me Romance Subgenre and reading this SciFi book that one of my husband's coworkers gave to him to give to me since I guess he heard I enjoy SciFi? I think he also heard I've been looking for some really good SciFi (the fucking Expanse has really ruined me for a lot of SciFi out there).

Shards of Earth by Adrian Tchaikovsky--I'm going into this one knowing very little. My husband said his coworker really enjoys this author and wanted to pass it along. After Earth was destroyed, mankind created a fighting elite to save their species. In the silence of space they could communicate mind-to-mind with the enemy. Then their alien aggressors simply disappeared. Now, 50 years later, one of these elite finds something the aliens abandoned in space. But, are they returning? And if so, why? I'm just hoping for some good SciFi. Keep your fingers crossed for me.

Archer by Rebecca Sharp (Kindle)--This will be my next attempt at reading Romance subgenres that are new to me. In this one, we're reading about a bodyguard romance. I think Goodreads calls is a "romance bodyguard thriller" so I really have no clue what to expect. This is book 1 in the Reynolds Protective series. Keira McKenna has lived her life in Witness Protection following her father's testimony against Boston's Irish mob. But when crimes start happening in the town she's settled in, Keira knows the mob has found her. She must rely on the Reynolds Protective agent to keep her safe. All the girlies love a good "Touch Her and I'll Kill You" moment so let's see if it will live up to the hype for me.

Direct Descendant by Tanya Huff (NetGalley)--When I saw the cover for this one on NetGalley, I was so drawn in. And then I read the synopsis. This is a cozy horror novel set in the idyllic town of Lake Argen. Generations ago, the founders made a deal with a dark force. In exchange for their service, the town will stay prosperous and successful, and keep outsiders out. It's worked great. Until a visitor goes missing, and his wealthy family sends a private investigator to find him and everything goes sideways. Now, Cassidy Prewitt, town baker and part-time servant of the dark force has to contend with a rising army of darkness, a very frustrated town, and a very cute PI who she might be falling for.

A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett (NetGalley)--In the follow up to The Tainted Cup, Ana Dolabra may have met her match. In the canton of Yarrowdale, at the very edge of the Empire's reach, a Treasury officer has disappeared into thin air--abducted from his quarters while the door and windows remain locked from the inside, in a building whose entrances and exits are under constant guard. Before long, Ana's discovered that they're not investigating a disappearance, but a murder. And that the killing was just the first chess move by an adversary who seems to pass through warded doors like a ghost and who can predict every one of Ana's moves as though they can see the future.

Cold Eternity by S.A Barnes- I read another book by this author before. I believe it was called Dead Silence. Mixing science fiction and horror elements is something that works for me. I think I need to read more book by this author because she has cool ass ideas and explores interesting topics. I have already finished with this book. Good stuff.

Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey- I have also read other books by this author and I need to read more. This book has an interesting plot and I do like reading about characters who are twins as I am a twin.

The Annual Migration of Clouds by Premee Mohamed- Pretty sure I found out this book by looking at a list of dystopian books and finding this at my local library. Books wracked with climate change/disaster are normally a bummer to read but there is an element in it that appeals to me.

The Elsewhere Express by Samantha Sotto Yambao- I read Watermoon a month ago and I decided I should out the author's other work. I just hope it's not too similar to her previous work but I don't think it would be.

Breif Unsolicited Review:

TL;DR: A delightful spooky time. Source: NetGalley, thank you so much! Plot: Woman on the run takes a questionable job in a dark spaceship full of bodies. Characters: We’re pretty limited on this, but I enjoyed who we had. Nothing mind blowing here. Setting: The highlight of this book. I found the ship exceptionally creepy. Horror: S.A. Barnes did some great twists with some familiar tropes. I…

Novel grade: C+ (3/5)