sci fi books for the girlies!!
I just finished Red Rising, which is what inspired me to make this list!!
Red Rising and Dark Matter are both very dude-bro, if you catch my drift, so be prepared for a lotttt of testosterone 🤪 that being said, Red Rising was very fun and familiar, à la The Hunger Games and Ender’s Game. And Dark Matter is now a show on AppleTV, so read it before you watch!
Project Hail Mary is easily one of my favorite books of all time. It’s funny, it’s sad, it’s very science-y but not hard to understand. It’s told in present-day with some flashbacks to the past as you figure out how the main character ended up in that scenario. You will LOVE the sidekick in the present-day timeline! I still think about him alllll the time.
On Earth as It Is on Television is more witty and humanity-focused, despite featuring a (peaceful??) alien invasion. Four different people experience the invasion in different ways and you’ll even get POVs from a cat.
Add these to your summer tbr if you’re lacking some sci-fi and follow me on insta @ molly.readz for more recs and reviews <3
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