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December 28, 2021January 19, 2022

Book Review: The Death of Jane Lawrence

One genre of horror that I usually do pretty well with is the gothic, and The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling is a recent release in a classic gothic mold. It has all of the requisite elements for a good gothic:

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December 7, 2021January 19, 2022

Book Review: The Wolf and The Woodsman by Ava Reid

This book has come across my social media timelines a few times so I decided to give it a chance, and honestly I don’t know what people saw in this book.

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December 6, 2021January 19, 2022

Book Review: Firebreak by Nicole Kornher-Stace

As a geriatric millennial (she typed with tongue firmly in cheek), I immediately identify with any main character who is struggling in a gig economy.

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October 19, 2021January 19, 2022

Book Review: Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune

At its heart, Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune is a redemption story. And while I can’t say that the main character Wallace was unworthy of redemption, I started the book in serious doubts as to whether I wanted to spend hundreds of pages watching him earn that redemption.

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September 15, 2021January 19, 2022

Book Review: Creatures of Passage by Morowa Yejidé

I feel like this is a book that should be taught in creative writing workshops. It’s an example of how narrative doesn’t have to fit neatly into the dominant idea of “craft”, how prose can be as lyrical as poetry, how difficult stories can be told beautifully, so that they lodge hooks into your heart.

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August 26, 2021January 19, 2022

Two Books About Speaking with the Dead

I recently read The Library of the Dead by T.L. Huchu, and as I was reading it I was struck by how it explores some of the same themes as Katherine Addison’s The Witness for the Dead, but in a completely different way.

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June 7, 2021January 19, 2022

Book Review: Hype by Gabrielle Bluestone

Hype lets us indulge in guilt-free schadenfreude because most of the victims of Fyre Festival and similar scams don’t suffer any lasting harm.

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May 25, 2021January 19, 2022

Five Mini Book Reviews

I’m currently tearing through books at a slightly alarming pace. Blame Book Bingo.

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May 19, 2021January 19, 2022

Book Review: Four Lost Cities by Annalee Newitz

What causes people to leave cities behind? And are they ever truly “lost”?

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May 18, 2021January 19, 2022

Book Review: A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark

You may recall that this novel was on my list of books I was looking forward to in 2021. I am happy to say that A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark does not disappoint. In fact, it even managed to exceed my expectations.

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