Mammoths at the Gates Review: We’re All Stories, Plural
Mammoths at the Gates by Nghi Vo is, as is usual for any entry in the Singing Hills Cycle, a lot of stories in one story. Usually the interwoven tales are the result of…
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Author: Christina Ladd
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Thornhedge Review: What Can Eternal Lie
Based purely on growing up in the Disney era of fairy tales, at one point I would have said that Sleeping Beauty is the lamest of heroines. Problematic, of course, but also just boring.…
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Walking Practice Review: Run, Don’t Walk
Can the deliberate, repeated, and visceral slaughter of intimate partners be charming? I don’t think I’m allowed to say that, but after reading Walking Practice, I can’t help it. Perhaps better to say I’m…
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The Deep Sky Review: Into the Light of a Dark Black Night
There were some pandemic novels about the pandemic itself, produced with a startling alacrity and provided by an industry eager to contend with the trauma if only so it could get back to business…
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The Saint of Bright Doors Review: Megawatt Talent
If you only take one thing from my review, it’s this: I love this book so much. So much. It is so good. It’s going to have a permanent place on my top shelf,…
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Witch King Review: Big, Bold Fantasy
Martha Wells has been a lowkey legend for more than a decade now, and she just keeps pumping out the hits. Witch King is another solid entry to her canon, a standalone with sequel…
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Painted Devils Review: The Devil You (Don’t) Know
Vanja, you magnificent devil, you’re at it again. Anyone who’s read Little Thieves (which should be everyone) will know that Vanja is incorrigible, so it’s no surprise that within the first ten pages of…
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Cake Craft Review: Eating Your Feelings IS a Solution
If you’re a horror fan who also wants to cozy up with a book and a bite to eat, I have the perfect pairing for you. Cake Craft by Hannah-Freya Blake will satisfy any…
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Idolatry! Two Novellas About Japanese Idols
Whether you’re a longtime devoted fan of JPop, curious about Japanese or pop music culture, or just looking for a good short read, we’ve got you. Hybrid Heart and Idol, Burning are both compelling,…
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A Reader’s Guide to T. Kingfisher
Want to read the quietly prolific, increasingly popular, and mega-amazing Ursula Vernon (pen name: T. Kingfisher) but don’t know where to start? Well, start here. I’ve broken down her books by category and series…
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