Switzerland - Into the Sun - Charles Ferdinand Ramuz

Switzerland - Into the sun - Charles Ferdinand Ramuz

20th October 2025

Book arrived

Trinidad and Tobago - Lex Talionis - R.S.A. Garcia

How I found the book:

I discovered R.S.A. Garcia at Worldcon 2024, added her to to read list and then didn't update this blog and forgot out her until WorldCon2025 rolled around and I looked at my notes from 2024, and quickly made this page and added the book to my shopping cart.

5th Sept 2025:

Ordered the book

7th Sept 2025:

Book arrived, so this is good point to talk about the cover of the book. It's ok. Nothing inspiring, not to my taste, and after reading the book. I've no idea who the lady is on the front cover as the main female character has green eyes, and the cover art has a lady with brown eyes. One really nice aesthetic in the book is repeated use of ... --- ..., which is morse code for SOS, which features plenty of times throughout the book.

17th Oct 2025:

I'm 4 or 5 chapters in and loving this book. It's pacey and mysterious. It is that kind of sci fi book that doesn't give explanations or back stories of first contacts or big technological breakthroughs, you're just thrown into a world with different alien lifeforms and advanced tech. And it works! It's a great universe to set up a classic Jane Doe type story. And I am fully hooked already.

7th Nov 2025:

I feel like i'm reading the book quite slowly and feeling quite disappointed at the lack of time i'm putting into the book. The end of the 2nd part of the book, where we learn more about Jane Doe's past is incredible. There are two fight scenes happening in 2 difference place with completely different people. The two fight scenes are played out in alternate paragraphs. I've never read anything like that before, and it was such a great experience. I've read really great books. Books by incredibly well respected and honoured authors. but this was a great novelty, and so much fun. It's rare I reach out to an author to fan boy over what I've read. But I couldn't help myself and messaged R.S.A. Garcia, who kindly replied stating how proud she was of that part of the book.

25th Nov 2025:

I finished the book, and its great. I had a great time reading this, loads of action, twists and tales of retribution and revenge and power. It has nothing to do with Trinidad and Tobago, that I can notice. It doesn't scratch that international itch. But once again this project has delivered  an absolute gem!

Spain - Natural Consequences - Elia-Barceló

8th October 2025:
Found whilst updating the blog on my book from Catalonia, and debating with myself whether or not to split Catalonia and Spain into separate countries. I did, as this book looks great.

16th October 2025:

The book arrived.