Pros: Fantastic worldbuilding Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 Benjanun Sriduangkaew’s novella Then Will the Sun Rise Alabaster takes place in the same world as her book And Shall Machines Surrender [review]. In this story, a woman named Panthida…
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Short Take: “Then Will the Sun Rise Alabaster,” Benjanun Sriduangkaew
Posted in Reviews Tagged with: Benjanun Sriduangkaew, dystopian, erotica, LGBTQ, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, SF
Review: “The Nobody People,” Bob Proehl
Pros: Great look at the coming-out of people with “superpowers” Cons: GAH! It ends in the middle of things! Rating: 5 out of 5 Bob Proehl’s The Nobody People: A Novel introduces us to “Resonators,” people with special abilities. Some…
Review: “Wanderers,” Chuck Wendig
Pros: Spellbinding! Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 Chuck Wendig’s Wanderers: A Novel blew me away. 17-year-old Shana wakes up one morning to find that her 15-year-old sister, Nessie, has started walking off down the road for no apparent…
Posted in Reviews Tagged with: apocalyptic, bio-thriller, Chuck Wendig, dystopian, post-apocalyptic, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, SF
Review: “Cursed Lands” Collection
Pros: A seriously large urban fantasy collection! Cons: Incredibly scattershot quality Rating: 3 out of 5 Cursed Lands: A Limited Edition Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, and Dystopian Collection includes more than 20 tales by a wide array of authors. To…
Posted in Reviews Tagged with: A.J. Flowers, Alison Ingleby, B. Kristin McMichael, Belladonna Cunning, Candace Osmond, Char Webster, Claire Luana, Cursed Lands, Dorothy Dreyer, dystopian, Ella Wayne, Elle Scott, Emma Hamm, erotica, J.L. Myers, K.A. Parkinson, K.G. Reuss, Krista Street, Lee French, Lichelle Slater, Lora Jaiyn, Michael J. Allen, Nina Walker, paranormal, romance, S.K. Gregory, Silver Nord, urban fantasy, Veronica Shade
Review: “The Stone Sky,” N.K. Jemisin
Pros: Fantastic plot, characters, and worldbuilding Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 N.K. Jemisin’s The Stone Sky (The Broken Earth, Book 3) is a stunning conclusion to the trilogy. Essun is starting to turn to stone, and using her…
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Review: “The Fifth Season,” N.K. Jemisin
Pros: Stunning epic fantasy Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 I picked up N.K. Jemisin’s The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth) because her The Inheritance Trilogy left a deep and lasting impression on me. I couldn’t wait to read…
Posted in Reviews Tagged with: apocalyptic, dark fantasy, dystopian, epic fantasy, fantasy, N.K. Jemisin, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, SF, The Broken Earth
Review: “Exile,” Lisa M. Bradley
Pros: Fabulous characters; fascinating setup Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 Amazon publication date is 6/4/2019–I bought an early copy of this book distributed via StoryBundle.com. Lisa M. Bradley’s Exile seems, at first glance, to be yet another post-apocalyptic,…
Review: “Ink,” Sabrina Vourvoulias
Pros: Vivid; amazing characters; scary Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 I’m floored by Sabrina Vourvoulias’s dystopian fantasy Ink. Journalist Finn Riordan is covering immigrant-related stories in a world where immigrants are required to wear identity tattoos and speak…
Review: “Soulsaver,” James Stevens-Arce
Pros: Fantastic story of the Second Coming Cons: The message comes on a little strong Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Soulsaver: A Novel of the Second Coming, by James Stevens-Arce, takes place in San Juan at the very end of…