B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAnthology / cats / non-fiction / short stories4 Comments
There’s no feeling quite like that of getting a second chance and a fresh start. When we adopt a homeless cat–or that cat decides to adopt us–we’re not just giving one of earth’s most beautiful and inscrutable creatures a chance at a good life, we’re giving ourselves the gift of ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsChina / dysfunctional family / family relationships / POC / POC author / post-apocalyptic / Science Fiction / short stories / space opera / VietnamNo Comments
Here is The Dragon that Flew Out of the Sun and Other Stories, a short compilation of Xuya universe stories: sentient spaceships, the dark between the stars, and–always–food and memory and family. Review Several reviewers here have read and raved about Aliette de Bodard but up until now, I’d not ... more >
Publishing Newsdictionary / female sexuality / genre history / Harlequin / publishing machines / sex and romance / short stories2 Comments
In Harlequin’s new Dare series, heroines own their sexuality – In general I’ve found it’s better to ignore some of the most ignorant pieces on the Romance genre – because why get riled up over people who don’t, won’t, and don’t even want to get it? But I made an ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / Movies / short stories / Star Wars / Young-AdultComments Off on REVIEW: Kindred Spirits by Rainbow Rowell
When Elena decided to camp out for the next Star Wars movie, she was expecting a celebration, a communion — a line full of people who love Star Wars so much, they have to share it. She wasn’t expecting this: a freezing sidewalk, nowhere to pee, and three nights stuck ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsContemporary / New York City / short stories1 Comments
They say you shouldn’t make eye contact with a stranger on the subway in New York City. It may not be an actual violation of the subway system code of conduct, but still. Lisa and Geoff, two strangers smushed together on a crowded E train, break that code when their ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsEngland / Georgian / Historical / Regency / road-romance / short stories4 Comments
The Queen of Regency romance, Georgette Heyer shines in this sparkling collection of fourteen short stories. This re-issue of Pistols for Two features three stories written in the 1930s that were not featured in the original anthology and have been known only to scholars, as well as a Foreword by ... more >
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