![]() ![]() When I finished this book, my first thoughts were, maybe I’m too harsh, but after sitting on my thoughts for some time, The Infinity Courts was disappointing. ![]() From the outset, everything is right up my alley. Nami must work with a band of human rebels to stop it all before they lose everything.Ī part of me is so disappointed that I have to write this review mainly because I was so excited about this book. And she is close to destroying all human consciousness permanently. Everything seems perfect until she realises that Ophelia, the (Siri-like) virtual assistant used on Earth, has taken over, forcing humans to serve her the way she had served them on earth. In this place, human consciousness goes when the physical body dies. When she wakes up, she discovers she’s in the Infinity. Nami Miyamoto was ready to start the rest of her life until she is murdered. This in no way affected my opinion of the book.* *I received a copy from the publisher via Netgalley in return for an honest review. ![]()
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Sometimes time travel is merely a frame through which to tell a story and the creator is perfectly happy just letting it happen without much explanation. While we’re all familiar with the idea of time travel, it can be difficult to wrap your head around it sometimes – especially when it’s integral to a particular story. It’s an equally tricky concept in general. ![]() ![]() ![]() A young Nigerian photojournalist, Tunde, follows the power from country to country, risking his life and offering the important perspective of an outsider. Raised in a series of foster homes, Eve, born Alison, uses the power to free herself from an abusive stepfather and reinvents herself as the charismatic matriarch of a female-centric religion. 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