Tag: humour
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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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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 Velveteen vs. series by Seanan McGuire
Review of the Velveteen vs. series by Seanan McGuire. A funny and clever look at the superhero genre and how it treach both child and female heros. If you enjoyed The Boys, but wish it was a bit lighter in tone, this is the perfect read.
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Chicks in Chainmail
Review of the short story anthology Chicks in Chainmail edited by Esther M. Friesner. Do you remember when every computer game, heavy metal album, roleplaying game and cheep fantasy book had a chick in chainmail on the cover? Those were the inspiration for Chicks in Chainmail. The anthology looks a the stereotypes that surrounds the…
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Redshirts by John Scalzi
Review of Redshirts by John Scalzi. Redshirts is a loving satire inspired shows like Star Trek and Red Dwarf. The book is genuinely funny.
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The Finishing School series: Etiquette and Espionage and Curtsies and Conspiracies
Review of Etiquette and Espionage, Curtsies & Conspiracies and the rest of the Finishing School series by Gail Carriger. Sophronia is sent of to an unusual finishing school, where she learns spy craft and have wonderful adventures with her friends and a steampunk dog.
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My Life as a White Trash Zombie
Review of My Life as a White Trash Zombie by Diana Rowland. Zombies meet humorous urban fantasy in My Life as a White Trash Zombie. Unlike most urban fantasy our protagonist Angel Crawford is not hyper-competent, but rather a bit of a looser. She really do not have her shit together.