Book Reviews
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CRUISING THE COSMERE: Dawnshard (BOOK REVIEW)
‘What kind of person sought work on a sailing vessel? The type who longed for freedom—who wasn’t content to sit where they were told, but instead ... -
THE LAMB WILL SLAUGHTER THE LION / THE BARROW WILL SEND WHAT IT MAY by Margaret Killjoy (BOOK REVIEWS)
“Collective safety, sometimes, trumps personal safety. Friends who aren’t willing to fight alongside one another aren’t friends.” “No real plans, only chaos. This is how we’re ... -
SHE WHO BECAME THE SUN by Shelley Parker-Chan – READALONG Week 3
Welcome to the second week of our Readalong! Throughout June, we’re championing non-binary and trans authors in SFF. To celebrate, we’re hosting a readalong of Shelley ... -
CYTONIC by Brandon Sanderson (BOOK REVIEW)
Cytonic is the third instalment in the Skyward series and honestly, I’m a little conflicted about it. This review contains spoilers for the first two books ... -
THE FLIGHT FROM THE ENCHANTER by Iris Murdock (BOOK REVIEW)
“You will never know the truth, and you will read the signs in accordance with your deepest wishes. That is what we humans always have to ... -
ODDER STILL by DN Bryn (BOOK REVIEW)
Content warnings: (from the author, edited for length, but click here for the full list) alcoholism and drunkenness; animaldeath, often violent, including cats and dogs; general ... -
TEMPORARY AGENCY by Rachel Pollack (BOOK REVIEW)
“When I was fourteen, a cousin of mine angered a Malignant One.” Rachel Pollack’s Temporary Agency (1994) is set in the same world as her classic ... -
SOMEONE ELSE’S SHOES by Aldrea Alien (BOOK REVIEW)
Content warnings: domestic/family abuse and neglect (not graphic, consistent with Cinderella tropes); fantasy racism; fantasy slavery; multiple mentions of violent punishment/beatings/whippings; imprisonment; discussion of gender dysphoria ... -
SHE WHO BECAME THE SUN by Shelley Parker-Chan – READALONG Week 2
Welcome to the second week of our Readalong! Throughout June, we’re championing non-binary and trans authors in SFF. To celebrate, we’re hosting a readalong of Shelley ... -
THE DARK BETWEEN THE TREES by Fiona Barnett (BOOK REVIEW)
‘Alice was a historian, which meant that part of her wanted that connection to people over the centuries, people who would never and could never meet ...
