The Ministry of Time, by Kaliane Bradley

Book cover of The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley

Describing Kaliane Bradley’s debut novel The Ministry of Time is like throwing together a word salad of mixed genres, tropes, and social issues. Sci-fi time travel. Political intrigue. Romance (forced proximity, slow burn, two worlds collide – they all apply). Fish out of water. Racial identity. Climate change. War. Generational trauma. Then toss all that with a dressing of pitch-perfect wit and incredible writing, and you have what I know will be one of my favorite books of 2024.

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Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

I’ve seen nothing but gushing reviews for Ernest Cline’s geeked-out, 80’s nostalgia-heavy debut novel Ready Player One, a book set in 2044 and featuring a team of teenagers trying to beat a mega-corporation to winning the grand prize in a virtual reality”egg hunt.” Warner Bros bought the movie rights before the book even hit the shelves. As an 80’s child myself, and a casual fan of science fiction, I was eager to follow the buzz and give Ready Player One a shot.

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