I've had a break from writing reviews, but I like reading, and the publishing industry needs professional appraisals so I'll be adding a few reviews to the blog again. If you're an author, take a look at my Review Policy to see the parameters I've set on it so it doesn't become a burden. I'll not be dealing with authors directly which will take the most difficult part out of the role. I'm starting with a science fiction book review of a book with a difference. Enjoy the review. This science fiction story takes a different approach to story-telling.  Rather than have the story laid out for the reader in the usual way, it's left to the reader to string it together from a series of reports that range from a personal diary of a rather psychologically challenged girl to excerpts from official documents. Apart from the diaries, the effect is somewhat impersonal. At first I was thinking, 'Eek, what a huge info dump', but I found the subject matter interesting, so I read on and … [Read more...]