Get Lost in Literature

I've been a way for a few weeks, out in the garden and doing some re-landscaping. I thought I'd foiled the bun-buns a few years ago, by planting animal resistant and poisonous plants. But the newest batch of babies figured out that while the greens may be bitter and somewhat poisonous, the blossoms are still sweet. Today's Top Ten Tuesday List was Top Ten Books with a Unit of Time in the Title.  I am skipping this week, my mind drew a blank and I couldn't commit the time. But if you're participating, be sure to drop by  That Artsy Reader Girl  and join her link up. I think, technically, this is last week's topic, but since each Hop covers the span of a week, I'm sneaking it in today.  Book Blogger Hop   3rd - 9th   - What is your method for writing reviews - do you write immediately after reading, wait a few days, or write as you are reading? (submitted by Elizabeth @  Silver's Reviews ) I take notes as I'm reading, on the them

  “Who is she?” said Inarë, and smiled in the most unsettling way. “Why, she’s the fury of the stars." Kira Navarez, is a xenobiologist. It's her job to make sure that newly discovered planets are safe for colonizaton, as humanity expands life across the galaxy. Stationed on a moon, Adrasteia, she's close to ending her career of shuttling through space looking for life on other planets, ready to settle down and start a family. (That doesn't go as planned.) Accidentally, she finds Life. An entity, known as The Soft Blade, part alien parasite and part nanotechnology, bonds with her body inadvertently starting an intergalactic war that only she has the power to end. (Personal opinion) Sometimes, I perceive the science-fiction genre as having more masculine themes than feminine ones, and sometimes when female characters appear their character is cheapened by their inability to survive without their main love interest. (end personal opinion) Christopher Paolini earns my res