Review: The Atrocity Archives, by Charles Stross

Author: Charles Stross

Title: The Atrocity Archives

Series: The Laundry Files (#1)

ISBN: 9781930846258

Publisher: Ace (Golden Gryphon Press 1st ed) (2004)

Buy your copy: Kindle | Paperback

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

“Bob Howard is a computer-hacker desk jockey, who has more than enough trouble keeping up with the endless paperwork he has to do on a daily basis. He should never be called on to do anything remotely heroic. But for some reason, he is.” GoodReads’ blurb

If you like James Bond novels, you’ll love the Atrocity Archives. If you like Lovecraftian horror, you’ll love the Atrocity Archives. If you’ve ever fought to understand the way a computer works, you’ll love the Atrocity Archives. If you’ve ever despaired of your everyday office adventures, you’ll love the Atrocity Archives.

Even if you don’t have a particularly strong feeling about any of the above, I daresay you’ll love the Atrocity Archives anyway.

TBR Intervention #8

 I love this meme. It actually helps me! There are weeks like this one, where it might seem like, uh, things didn't get done, but... It motivates me to get my reading done, to review the books I read on time, and to be organized about what I need to get done! Okay, and now that my own promotional ramble is out...


It's TBR Intervention Challenge time! We get to organize our huge To Be Read piles and actually read those books we've been wanting to (or been supposed to) for the longest time! The challenge is hosted by April @ Books4Juliet, Dani @ Refracted Light and Ayanami @ Whatever You Can Still Betray, and it's hosted every Saturday, though you're free to join every two weeks if that's more convenient for you. As always, do join us! Here's the rules:

1. Post the book(s) you committed to read in your last TBR Intervention post and tell us something about it. Did you finish it? Did you enjoy it or not? Post the link to your review (if you have one). 

2. Post a book that you want to read and already own. Pick something that has been sitting on your shelf for too long now (6 months or longer). Commit to read the book in the next couple of days or week.

3. Grab the TBR Intervention Button and post it on your blog sidebar so you will be constantly reminded of the challenge, making it easier for you to commit. This will also encourage other readers/bloggers/visitors to join the challenge.

4. Add the link to your post in the Linky below and make sure to visit the other blogs. Comment, encourage, and spread the love to our fellow readers. 

 

And here's how I did this week:

Review: Vengeance, by Michelle Madow

Author: Michelle Madow

Title: Vengeance

Series: Transcend Time (#1.5)

ISBN: 9780615559711

Publisher: Dreamscape Publishing (2011)

Buy your copy: Kindle | Paperback

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

“When Chelsea Givens discovered that her ex-boyfriend Drew dumped her to be with her former best friend Lizzie, she'd never felt so betrayed in her life. Then her new friend Shannon tells her she can help set things right. Chelsea's willing to listen, but what Shannon wants her to believe -- that she shared a past life with Drew -- is impossible. And what she wants her to do to get him back … well, it's downright crazy.

Could Shannon be telling the truth? And if she is, what lengths will Chelsea go if it means making Lizzie pay?      

Find out in Vengeance, the second part of the Transcend Time Saga.      

*Vengeance is the short story that bridges the events in Remembrance and the final novel in the Saga” GoodReads’ blurb

This is not really going to be a review, because the story is super short and going on about it for too long would ruin for other readers (you know how I like to avoid spoilers), but I needed to write something anyway.

I really loved Remembrance, and I was looking forward to Vengeance with a passion. Not only because I wanted to see how the story moved on, but because the one character I hated the most would get the spotlight and I needed to see how that worked.