Sky Coyote

Sky Coyote by Kage Baker

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


The second in the series.
This time around the story is told from the perspective of a male character (far better than a teenage girl). The main character, is sardonic, logical and jaded; just my kind of man.
With a brief cameo from Mendoza (the girl from the first book) Sky Coyote take place further along in time filling in the space that the author intends this series to go. While there is not traditional plot, intrigue or suspense, the novel tells a tale. This tale takes a good poke at religion, science and philosophy.
This could have made a good stand alone book, but it was nice to know some of the back story. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone who needs a fast pace intensity or anyone who is easily offended.
One of the gripes I have about the author is that she often writes long pieces of dialog that can be easily skipped without loosing any story or development. However I do enjoy making fun of people through wit an irony.



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Cyborgs will rule the world

In the Garden of Iden by Kage Baker

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


I grabbed this book randomly and was excited to see the premise: Teenage cyborg, time traveler. Weird right? And at least worth trying out. So that's what drove me through all hundred and three pages (plus I like history)
The first quarter of this book is interesting, with great ideas and a humor that reminded me of Kurt Vonnegut.
The other three quarters were well... a 17 year old cyborg in 16th England who falls in love. Sound more like a sci-fi romance? It was.
I really wanted to like this book, I didn't hate it but I didn't love it. I would certainly recommend to an young geeky girl. But as a guy reading about this girl's teenage angst, hormones and delusions was annoying.
This however was the author's first book (i could tell in the writing) of an eight book series so I'm going to give it a chance.



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The End

The Harsh Cry of the Heron by Lian Hearn

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


From beginning, formation and end this book and the series are everything you'd expect in a Japanese story (that's kind of a hint if you read or watch Japanese stuff).
From an American mind set so much of this seems like lunacy. I read through this book hating so many of the characters. I cringed at their actions scowled at their selfishness, cursing them for narrow minded ideas. And while it got me riled up I love that at got me involved.
I did feel that the book was too long, 200 pages longer than the others. Or maybe it was too short, as the conclusion wrapped up a handful of loose ends in the last 20 pages.
Thankfully I wasn't disappointed, annoyed or angry as I can be with some series books. But again I warn you that to feel comfortable with this series you should understand Asian culture.



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