With this book, Meadows has given us a book that not only explores what it might take to make an arranged, hasty political marriage work while also trying to heal your own individual trauma, but also the “what next” inherent in coming out after a lifetime of being closeted.
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Book Review: Cat Tale by Craig Pittman
On a recent visit to the library to avail myself of printing services, I saw a copy of Cat Tale by Craig Pittman on the shelf, and I thought that the story of saving the Florida panther from extinction sounded like just my sort of thing.
Book Review: The Conductors by Nicole Glover
The Conductors blends elements of fantasy, mystery, and history together to create something that feels like an urban fantasy, but set in the 19th century instead of the modern day.
Book Review: Scales and Sensibility by Stephanie Burgis
Scales and Sensibility is a regency romance which takes place in an England that will feel very much like the England of most regency romances (which is to say, historically accurate-ish but with a gloss of wishful thinking over everything). The main difference of course, is the presence of dragons.
The Best Books I Read in 2021
I read so many books in 2021! While some failed to wow me, most ranged from pretty good to amazing. It was honestly a great year for books, in my opinion.
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:
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.
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.
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.
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.