Blogging the Hugo Winners

I'm in the midst of my annual summer catch-up on books and reviews - and the 2017 Hugos are right around the corner with a strong slate of nominees.
I am not convinced that anyone is still reading, so I think I'm going to switch to writing capsules on Goodreads. If anyone is still out there and interested, my profile is linked below. Follow me and I'll follow you back....

I don't remember ever having such a problem with the structure of a trilogy...especially one that I ended up mostly enjoying. There's a moment about midway through Ancillary Sword ***mild spoilers to follow*** where Breq, the narrator, more-or-less proclaims...

Last time, I praised Uprooted for the way it doled out its world-building. N. K. Jemisin ups the ante on this front significantly in this year's Hugo winner. The Fifth Season, the first in a trilogy, introduces a rich world full of exciting and original...

Most of Naomi Novik's published work is an alternate history of the Napoleonic Wars with dragons, the Temeraire series. I'm intrigued by the setting, though I was always a little afraid that it would pale in comparison to Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell...