Book reviews
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October Daye by Seanan McGuire
Review of the urban fantasy series October Daye by Seanan McGuire. If you are interested in the idea of the fay hiding in our world, then you should check out the October Daye books.
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Ancillary Justice & Ancillary Sword
Review of the Imperial Radch series: Ancillary Justice, Ancillary Sword and Ancillary Mercy. One of the best space operas of the 21nd century.
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The Buried Life by Carrie Patel
Review of The Buried Life by Carrie Patel the first book of the Recoletta Series. A political steampunk book centered around a murder mystery with two protagonists from very different walks of life.
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Glass Slipper Scandal by Tansy Rayner Roberts
I picked up ‘Glass Slipper Scandal’ by Tansy Rayner Roberts, because I have always been fascinated by fairytales and fairytale retellings. The story is fairytale mashup story that plays with all the tropes.
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A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar
My review of A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar: A fantasy novel about stories with poetic language about love in it’s many different forms.
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Borderline by Mishell Baker
My review of Borderline by Mishell Baker, an urban fantasy book about Hollywood, mental health, neurodiversity and the fay.
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Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
Review of Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire. What happens when the children come home from their portal fantasy adventure? What happens when they are trapped in the normal world?
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Miniatures by John Scalzi
Miniatures: The Very Short Fiction of John Scalzi is a ridiculous title, so I am going to do the reasonable thing and shorten it to Miniatures by John Scalzi. It is a short story collection published in 2016 and is full of short funny stories by Scalzi.
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The Drafter by Kim Harrison
Review of The Drafter by Kim Harrison. A spicy science fiction thriller set in a futuristic Detroit. Agent Peri Reed can jump back 40 seconds in time to correct a mistake leaves her vulnerable when her partner, who is responsible for replacing her memory of the event, gives her a false one.
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The Aeronaut’s Windlass by Jim Butcher
Review of The Aeronaut’s Windlass by Jim Butcher. An action packed steampunk novel about a culture living in spires and sailing between them in sail drawn airships.