Pros: These stories made me feel things Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 Laughter at the Academy is a book of stand-alone short stories by Seanan McGuire (you don’t need to have read any of her series in order…
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Review: “In the Shadow of Spindrift House,” Mira Grant
Pros: Sucked me in and wouldn’t let me go! Cons: If anything I would have liked even more buildup Rating: 5 out of 5 Mira Grant’s (novella? Short novel?) In the Shadow of Spindrift House is a most bizarre combination…
Posted in Reviews Tagged with: adventure, cosmic horror, LGBTQ, Lovecraftian, Mira Grant, Seanan McGuire
Review: “Middlegame,” Seanan McGuire
Pros: Stunning, maddening alchemical tale Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 The premise of Seanan McGuire’s Middlegame didn’t immediately call out to me, but I figured it’s a Seanan McGuire book, so it would certainly not be a waste…
Review: “Alien: Echo,” Mira Grant
Pros: Characters, deep biological exploration, description, worldbuilding Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 When I heard there was an Alien novel coming out, I was cautiously intrigued. When I heard it was being written by Mira Grant (Seanan McGuire)…
Posted in Reviews Tagged with: horror, Mira Grant, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Seanan McGuire, SF, young adult
Review: “Indexing: Reflections,” Seanan McGuire
Pros: Such a wonderful and unique take on fairy tales Cons: Some slow parts Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Seanan McGuire’s Indexing: Reflections is a follow-on to her Indexing, which was a wonderfully unique book. The general premise is the…
Review: “Indexing,” Seanan McGuire
Pros: So, so very creative and fascinating Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 Seanan McGuire’s Indexing is one of the most creative books I’ve read all year (and I read a lot of books). In this world, fairy tale…
Review: “Deadline,” Mira Grant
Pros: In love with this series Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 In Mira Grant’s (Seanan McGuire’s) Newsflesh series, Deadline (Book two of Newsflesh) the Zombie apocalypse has changed the world–although not entirely in ways you might assume. What’s…
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Review: “Feed,” Mira Grant
Pros: Absolutely wonderful milieu and characters! Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 In Mira Grant’s Feed (Newsflesh, Book 1), two curative viruses meet up and mutated into something terrible. So now we don’t get cancer or the common cold,…
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"One Salt Sea" by Seanan McGuire
Pros: This book didn’t wrench my emotions around like the last few did. Cons: The basic plot felt like what I’d just read in another book in this series. Rating: 4 out of 5 Review book courtesy of Penguin Group…