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Three Sci-Fi Novellas For A Hugo: Adrian Tchaikovsky – Terrible Worlds: RevolutionsI don’t know if I’ll ever turn into a Tchaikovsky superfan, but at least I have found something to like in this series of novellas...
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The State of SFF – September 2023We are reaching the end of summer and, as much as I enjoy the sunshine and warm weather, I am very much over the pressing heat and having to close...
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A Magical Found Family: H. G. Parry – The Magician’s DaughterAlix E. Harrow’s Instagram needs to come with a warning! She recommended this book (among others I also immediately went out to get) so...
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The Plot Thickens: Seanan McGuire – Late EclipsesIt’s a Toby Daye year for the Hugo Awards and I was all too happy to have an excuse to finally continue the series. I’m still far from...
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The Soap Opera of Mary Sue Moreau: Silvia Moreno-Garcia – The Daughter of Doctor MoreauOh maaaan, why did this have to be so disappointing? I was looking forward to Moreno-Garcia’s first Hugo-nominated novel so much, only for...
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Nona Loves Us, and I Love Nona: Tamsyn Muir – Nona the NinthOh Nona, how you stole my heart! I still can’t believe that I’ve turned into a Locked Tomb fan. After disliking Gideon the Ninth...
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The State of SFF – August 2023Hooo boy, that was one hot July. I’ll be honest, I am not enjoying the insane temperatures and Austria is getting away with pretty mild ones...
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Cocktails, Murder, and Service Dogs: Mary Robinette Kowal – The Spare ManMary Robinette Kowal has not only won a Hugo Award for Best Novel with The Calculating Stars , but also a new forever fan. (It’s me....
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Guilty Pleasure Romantasy: Rebecca Yarros – Fourth WingIt’s funny, really, how our own prejudices can bite us in the ass. I tend to be cautious with books sold as “TikTok sensations”...
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Magical Readathon: Orilium Autumn Equinox 2023 – Prompts, Side Quests, and my TBRIt is time for another instalment in G’s amazing Magical Readathon. We’re back for the Autumn Equinox and this year’s second...
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Let’s Start a Hype: Travis Baldree – Legends & LattesThere may well have been cozy fantasies before Travis Baldree’s hit novel about an Orc starting a coffee shop, but nobody can deny that...
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My Thoughts on The Hugo Award Finalists 2023It’s finally (!) that time again! Who’s here to read my thoughts on this year’s finalists? Because, like every year, I have...
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Time to Freak Out! The Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag 2023It’s already half past New Year’s again and I can’t believe how the time both flew by so fast and took so long. We’ve been...
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The State of SFF – July 2023That’s it, folks. Another half year over and nobody knows where the time went. Just as nobody seems to know who’s up for a Hugo Award...
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Bleak, Disturbing, Oz: Geoff Ryman – WasI’ve had this book on my TBR for literal ages. It is one of the Gollancz Fantasy Masterworks, and it was nominated for a World Fantasy and a...
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A Wild Sci-Fi Adventure With Depth: Emily Tesh – Some Desperate GloryJust like a great cover can make a book look better than it actually is, a… let’s call it simple cover can trick you into thinking...
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Did I Read That Wrong?: Aliette de Bodard – The Red Scholar’s WakeWhen you enjoy a writer’s work and they are, so far, producing only shorter fiction (up to novella length), you are obviously going to be...
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The State of SFF – June 2023It’s officially June and my first State of SFF post since one year ago! The Wilde Childe has been with us for a while now and...
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#WyrdandWonder Review: Heather Fawcett – Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of FaeriesAh, those cozy fantasies, how I do love them. This one was a particular favorite and one of the few cases where I jumped with joy upon learning...
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The Horror of Book Twitter: R. F. Kuang – YellowfaceIt’s rare that I read a book immediately when it comes out. For super anticipated releases I’m either lucky enough to snag an ARC and...
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#WyrdAndWonder: Bite-Size Fantasy (Some Recent Favorites)Today’s Wyrd and Wonder prompt comes just at the right time, as I have amassed a list of as yet unreviewed books that come in small...
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Women of Tooth and Claw: Kelly Barnhill – When Women Were Dragons (#WyrdandWonder)This is the second time this year (and ever) that Kelly Barnhill managed to blow me away. I have only discovered her recently through her novella...
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#WyrdandWonder Prompt: Witchy Cover ArtI love a good list, especially when I can use the prompt to push some of my favorite books on you guys. Here are some great reads that also...
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Bring On the Cozy Fantasies: Sangu Mandanna – The Very Secret Society of Irregular WitchesIt comes as no surprise to anyone having lived through these last few years of pandemic madness that Cozy SFF (TM) seems to reign supreme at the...
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Textbook Wasted Potential: Hannah Kaner – GodkillerThese new, shiny special editions of books can sometimes trick you into thinking a book is better than it actually is. Because with sprayed edges...
