Review: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Title: Project Hail Mary

Author: Andy Weir

Genre: Adult, sci-fi

Publication date: May 2021

Published by: Ballantine Books

Source: Borrowed from library

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Synopsis: Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission – and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it.

All he knows is that he's been asleep for a very, very long time. And he's just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.

His crewmates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, Ryland realises that an impossible task now confronts him. Hurtling through space on this tiny ship, it's up to him to puzzle out an impossible scientific mystery and conquer an extinction-level threat to our species.

And with the clock ticking down and the nearest human being light-years away, he's got to do it all alone. Or does he?

My rating: ★★★★⯪

I liked this book a whole lot more than I was expecting. Like, I heard it was good, but DAMN.

Review: Spy x Family (Vol. 1) by Tatsuya Endo

Title: Spy x Family: Volume 1

Series: Spy x Family # 1

Author: Tatsuya Endo

Genre: YA, adventure, humor

Publication date: July 2019

Published by: VIZ Media

Source: Borrowed from library

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Synopsis: Master spy Twilight is the best at what he does when it comes to going undercover on dangerous missions in the name of a better world. But when he receives the ultimate impossible assignment—get married and have a kid—he may finally be in over his head!

Not one to depend on others, Twilight has his work cut out for him procuring both a wife and a child for his mission to infiltrate an elite private school. What he doesn’t know is that the wife he’s chosen is an assassin and the child he’s adopted is a telepath!

My rating: ★★★★★

I love the anime adaptation of the series so much! Around the time I started watching it, I was also wanting to get into more manga, so I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to start the manga of this series. And unsurprisingly, I loved it!

Review: All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries #1) by Martha Wells

Title: All Systems Red

Series: The Murderbot Diaries #1

Author: Martha Wells

Genre: Adult, sci-fi

Publication date: May 2017

Published by: Tordotcom

Source: Purchased paperback

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

In a corporate-dominated space-faring future, planetary missions must be approved and supplied by the Company. For their own safety, exploratory teams are accompanied by Company-supplied security androids. But in a society where contracts are awarded to the lowest bidder, safety isn't a primary concern.

On a distant planet, a team of scientists is conducting surface tests, shadowed by their Company-supplied 'droid—a self-aware SecUnit that has hacked its own governor module and refers to itself (though never out loud) as “Murderbot.” Scornful of humans, Murderbot wants is to be left alone long enough to figure out who it is, but when a neighboring mission goes dark, it's up to the scientists and Murderbot to get to the truth.

My rating: ★★★★☆

This book has been on my radar for quite some time, but I decided to finally read it because of the TV adaptation it just got. And I really enjoyed this book, which is unsurprising. Lol.

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