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August 13, 2021

REVIEW: Spirits Abroad: Stories by Zen Cho

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsAsian characters / Dark Fantasy / Dragon / England / Fantasy / Malaysia / monsters / POC / POC author / short stories / vampiresComments Off on REVIEW: Spirits Abroad: Stories by Zen Cho

Nineteen sparkling stories that weave between the lands of the living and the lands of the dead. Spirits Abroad is an expanded edition of Zen Cho’s Crawford Award winning debut collection with nine added stories including Hugo Award winner “If at First You Don’t Succeed, Try, Try Again.” A Datin ... more >

February 13, 2021

REVIEW: Judge Dee and the Three Deaths of Count Werdenfels: A Tor.com Original by Lavie Tidhar

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsEuropean-Historical / Historical / short stories / vampires9 Comments

Judge Dee is back to solve a brand-new case involving the mysterious death of the vampire Count Werdenfels. The mystery? Who killed him. The twist? Three different people are proudly proclaiming to have committed the crime. Dear Mr. Tidhar, When I finished the first Judge Dee story, I said I ... more >

February 13, 2021

REVIEW: Judge Dee and the Limits of the Law: A Tor.com Original by Lavie Tidhar

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsEuropean-Historical / Historical / legal hearing / murder mystery / short stories / vampiresComments Off on REVIEW: Judge Dee and the Limits of the Law: A Tor.com Original by Lavie Tidhar

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No vampire is ever innocent in Lavie Tidhar’s “Judge Dee and the Limits of the Law”, a Tor.com Original short story The wandering Judge Dee serves as judge, jury, and executioner for any vampire who breaks the laws designed to safeguard their kind’s survival. This new case in particular puts ... more >

January 7, 2021

What Sirius has been reading

SiriusB Reviews / B Reviews Category / C Reviews / C Reviews Category / C+ ReviewsFantasy / Hockey Player / m/m romance / short stories / tentacles8 Comments

Common Goal (Game Changers #4) by Rachel Reid   New York Admirals goalie Eric never thought his friends-with-benefits arrangement with much-younger Kyle would leave them both wanting more… Veteran goaltender Eric Bennett has faced down some of the toughest shooters on the ice, but nothing prepared him for his latest ... more >

December 30, 2020

REVIEW: For He Can Creep by Siobhan Carroll

JayneA Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readscats / Dark Fantasy / poetry / short stories7 Comments

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Siobhan Carroll’s For He Can Creep is a dark fantasy story of poetry, devilry, and cats in a battle of good vs. evil for the fate of humanity. Nineteenth century poet Christopher Smart has been committed to St. Luke’s Hospital for Lunatics believing God has commissioned him to write The ... more >

December 21, 2020

REVIEW: Jingle Tales: Three Short Stories for the Holidays by Linda Mooney

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsChristmas / Contemporary / Holiday / Paranormal lite / Post apocalytpic / short stories / single mother / volunteer2 Comments

PENNIES – With donations running low for the shelter, Monica tries to find another means to raise enough money to at least buy the children Christmas gifts, when an old man named George helps her discover the value of a penny. ELF NUTS – The story was meant to help ... more >

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