The Wee Writing Lassie’s 300 Books in a Year – Book 226

Light of the Jedi by Charles Soule

Goodreads Blurb: It is a golden age. Intrepid hyperspace scouts expand the reach of the Republic to the farthest stars, worlds flourish under the benevolent leadership of the Senate, and peace reigns, enforced by the wisdom and strength of the renowned order of Force users known as the Jedi. With the Jedi at the height of their power, the free citizens of the galaxy are confident in their ability to weather any storm. But even the brightest light can cast a shadow, and some storms defy any preparation.

When a shocking catastrophe in hyperspace tears a ship to pieces, the flurry of shrapnel emerging from the disaster threatens an entire system. No sooner does the call for help go out than the Jedi race to the scene. The scope of the emergence, however, is enough to push even Jedi to their limit. As the sky breaks open and destruction rains down upon the peaceful alliance they helped to build, the Jedi must trust in the Force to see them through a day in which a single mistake could cost billions of lives.

Even as the Jedi battle valiantly against calamity, something truly deadly grows beyond the boundary of the Republic. The hyperspace disaster is far more sinister than the Jedi could ever suspect. A threat hides in the darkness, far from the light of the age, and harbors a secret that could strike fear into even a Jedi’s heart.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Goodreads Review: Okay, I’ll come clean – I think those pirates are the coolest villains Star Wars has come up with yet.

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The Wee Writing Lassie’s 300 Books in a Year – Book 225

Pack Darling: Part Two by Lola Rock

Goodreads Blurb: After a disaster of a first heat, I’m ready to swear off alphas and escape to a cabin in the woods.

My body has other plans.

Now that I’m awakened, I can’t survive another heat alone.

Problem is, I hate alphas, hate packs, and really super hate the so-called mates I can’t forgive and can’t forget.

Now my biological clock’s ticking too fast to handle, and I can’t wait on Wyvern Pack to figure out their damage.

I’ll take care of my own needs.

And if you can’t give me what I want, then get out of my way.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Goodreads Review: Well done, a fitting ending to the characters’ story with a good hook for a sequel.

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The Wee Writing Lassie’s 300 Books in a Year – Book 224

The Raven in the Foregate by Ellis Peters

Goodreads Blurb: It is Christmas, A.D. 1141, Abbot Radulfus returns from London, bringing with him a priest for the vacant living of Holy Cross, also known as the Foregate. The new priest is a man of presence, learning, and discipline, but he lacks humility and the common touch. When he is found drowned in the millpond, suspicion is cast upon a young man who arrived with the priest’s train and was sent to work in Brother Cadfael’s garden. Indeed, he is soon discovered to be an impostor. To Brother Cadfael, now falls the familiar task of sorting out the complicated strands of innocence and guilt.

(Goodreads Page)

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Goodreads Review: My first experience of this story was through the Cadfael tv show, and I have to say I enjoyed the book far more. There’s a bitterness, and surprising sexism in the show’s interpretation – and it’s adding of useless secondary characters – that just isn’t there in the book.

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The Wee Writing Lassie’s 300 Books in a Year – Book 223

Pack Darling: Part One by Lola Rock

Goodreads Blurb: After surviving childhood at the snooty, stuck-up boarding school for budding omegas, I have everyone convinced I’m a dud.

My awakening? Never gonna happen. Heat, mates, and a fairytale pack life? Maybe next reincarnation.

All I want is to be left alone.

I’m invisible, headed to a blissful solo future until the Wyvern Pack destroys my dream of independence.

Atlas, Hunter, Finn, Jett, and Orion are poison candy. They don’t want an omega, but they need one, even if there’ll never be a real spot for me in their pack.

Who needs a pack? I’ll keep myself safe, same as always.

I’ll never awaken, and I’ll never ever give the Wyverns my heart… Because all they’ll do is rip me apart.

(Goodreads Page)

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Goodreads Review: I love it when characters’ greatest foes turns out not to be the gangsters chasing them at all, but rather themselves. 🤩🥳

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The Wee Writing Lassie’s 300 Books in a Year – Book 222

When First I Met My King by Harper Fox

Goodreads Blurb: Once upon a time, there was a winter that wouldn’t end. And all that’s standing between the people of White Meadows and starvation is a young man called Lance.

He’s sixteen years old, and for all his courage and hunting skills, he’s running out of fight. His family has been wiped out in a border raid, and he’s drowning in loneliness. When strangers arrive at White Meadows, all Lance can think of is using his last strength to drive them away.

But these men have come in peace, not to burn and destroy. Among them is a hot-headed, utterly charming prince-in-training named Arthur.

For Lance, Arthur’s arrival is like the return of the sun. The prince has everything – learning, battle skills, a splendid destiny. But as the days unfold in the remote northern settlement in the shadow of Hadrian’s Wall, it soon becomes clear that Arthur needs Lance, too.

(Goodreads Page)

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Goodreads Review: Finally, the great gay Arthurian romance I’ve been looking forward. There’s no settling for mere implications here. That was a delight. I also found myself really liking the main character, which for anyone familiar with just how deep my usual hate of any version Lancelot runs that should come as a very big surprise.

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The Wee Writing Lassie’s 300 Books in a Year – Book 221

From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back by Elizabeth Schaefer (Editor)

Goodreads Blurb: On May 21, 1980, Star Wars became a true saga with the release of The Empire Strikes Back. In honor of the fortieth anniversary, forty storytellers recreate an iconic scene from The Empire Strikes Back, through the eyes of a supporting character, from heroes and villains to droids and creatures. From a Certain Point of View features contributions by bestselling authors and trendsetting artists.

(Goodreads Page)

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Goodreads Review: Excellent, a perfect follow up to the previous book.

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The Wee Writing Lassie’s 300 Books in a Year – Book 220

Young Man’s Fancy by Richard Matheson

Goodreads Blurb: A recently married man misses his dead mother and his childhood so much that he can’t seem to live in the here and now, causing untold horror for his new bride.

(Goodreads Page)

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Review: I went into this thing thinking it was going to be the mother that was the crazy possessive one – boy was I wrong.

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Number 12 Looks Just Like You by Charles Beaumont

Goodreads Blurb: In a future society where everyone must undergo an operation at the age of nineteen to make them look like everyone else, one young woman desperately tries to hang on to her own identity.

(Goodreads Page)

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Review: I know her constantly mistaking other women for her mother was supposed to highlight the terror of a world where most everybody looks the same but I couldn’t help feeling like it just made the main character seem like she hadn’t grown up in this world. Like she was a holdover from our world – which now I say it out loud may have been the point.

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Who Am I? By Jerry Sohl

Goodreads Blurb: A young businessman wakes up one morning and has a completely different face—but only “he” thinks it’s different from before.

(Goodreads Page)

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Review: My God is this a weird one – even for the twilight zone. Though I have to say I like the twist at the end, it’s nicely foreshadowed in the Doctor’s office.

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From a Certain Point of View by Elizabeth Schaefer (Editor)

Goodreads Blurb: Forty years. Forty stories.

On May 25, 1977, the world was introduced to Han, Luke, Leia, a pair of droids, a Wookiee, an old wizard, a villain in black, and a galaxy full of possibilities. Forty years on, Star Wars remains an unparalleled cultural phenomenon, having inspired and influenced generations of fans and creators. Decades of rich storytelling were sparked by one film, in part because the Star Wars galaxy feels alive. Strange and wonderful characters fill the edges of the screen and make us wonder:

What are their stories?

This unique anthology celebrates that legacy, as more than forty contributors lend their vision to this retelling of the original Star Wars film. Each of the forty stories reimagines a moment from the film through the eyes of a supporting character. From A Certain Point of View features contributions by bestselling authors, trendsetting artists, and treasured voices from the literary history of Star Wars:

⁃ Gary Whitta bridges the gap from Rogue One to A New Hope through the eyes of Captain Antilles.

⁃ – Aunt Beru finds her voice in an intimate character study by Meg Cabot.

⁃ Nnedi Okorafor brings dignity and depth to a most unlikely character: the monster in the trash compactor.

⁃ Pablo Hidalgo provides a chilling glimpse inside the mind of Grand Moff Tarkin.

⁃ Wil Wheaton spins a poignant tale of the rebels left behind on Yavin.

⁃ Plus thirty-five more hilarious, heartbreaking, and astonishing tales.

⁃ Experience the story of Star Wars from a whole new point of view.

(Goodreads Page)

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Goodreads Review: This book was fantastic, I would read it over and over again if I could…which seeing as I bought the audiobook, I guess I can. A must-read for anyone even a little interested in the star wars franchise, just brilliant 🙂

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