So far only read/listened to:

- Mamaborg's Milk and the Brilliance of Gems by D.A. XIAOLIN SPIRES - DNF
I tried on audio and I wasn't connecting or following along with the story well enough to keep going. 2nd paragraph "Outside the cart, the maze of machines before her move cases of the stock, exocoke, the thirst-quenching fizz that supposedly enhances exoskeleton performance. Just her luck that today is soda day. She throws down the blocker blanket over the package in her arms. Her heart races as she reaches out to grab a case. She hears the click-click of the signal of the robot arm assessing an anomaly in the protocol. She swipes the case and pats her chest, which unleashes the UV jamming signals emanating from her arms. The robot arm stops clicking and resumes his transport of the cases." I felt a bit dropped in and I would have benefited for a bit of where we are and who we are before it got going.

- Submergence by Arula Ratnakar - DNF
Made it to about 15% but a bit too SF for me and an "all will be revealed later" type of feel to it. I hate to sit in confusion. // Something about keeping the brain alive after death and being able to "plug into" it by others while asleep as long as you follow all the pill taking rules. *shrugs* // Also one of those stories that have lots of "breaks" but there is no indication while you're listening. This just adds to my confusion.

Favorite: Submergence by Arula Ratnakar ( )