This a fun, Scooby-Dooish romp set in and around a library in suburban Austin, where the “found family gang” end up needing to solve two murders. While the characters are fun along with the action, the preposterous co-incidences at the core of this novel, along with an unrealistic portrayal of a public library and librarians (I have been a librarian for 25 years and worked for a public library early in my career), lead me only to a 3-star, but recommended read. It was fun, and would make a great tv or streaming movie.

Thank you to Tor Publishing Group & NetGalley for ths e-ARC of Nicholas Binge’s “Extremity”

This is the second e-ARC book by Nicholas Binge that I have had the pleasure of reading this year! This novella was appropriately paced and an interesting read of 3 different first-person perspectives. Binge once again puts a new spin on time-travel. As not all plot-lines/explanations are wrapped up, it leaves me wondering is there more to come for this universe?

Enjoyable read for those who like police procedurals, as well as sci-fi/spec-fic.