Ocean's Godori

"Ocean's Godori" by Elaine U. Cho is an impressive debut space opera that grabbed me right from the beginning with its rich character storylines and original premise. It is the first book in a series and a good start to it. I picked up the book on a whim because I was intrigued by the premise, and I......more

3.5 Stars Video Review [URL not allowed]-87A I was very excited to read science fiction from a Korean perspective. I believe the only other one I have read is the Machineries of Empire series by Yoon Ha Lee, a personal favourite of mine. I enjoyed the cultural elements of this one. It was probab......more

There's a point in my life where this book would have been a favorite. The characters were great, there's plenty of drama and intrigues and I can see younger me getting utterly obsessed with the characters. Now, I think I'm just not really the audience. It's really a space opera and I would have lik......more

I received an ARC of this from the publisher. I’m only putting this because they decided to tag my review, something I’m honestly kind of annoyed about. As a Korean American studying astrophysics I genuinely really loved this book, from the characters, to the plot, to, of course, the world, it was as......more

Listened to the audio. I feel like the plot was a little disjointed? I didn’t always understand why we were going to X place and talking to X person or how that all tied back in to the main narrative, or even what certain characters had to do with the plot even though they also seemed randomly roped......more