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Review of Once Upon a Fact

Posted on August 8, 2018 by scarywhitegirl

Once Upon a Fact (Wildside Press, LLC, 2018) is a collection of 18 retellings of fairy tales and other traditional stories with a science fiction twist, edited by Katherine Tomlinson. In stories that are both familiar and unfamiliar, these authors … Continue reading →

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Review of Mirror Bound by Rhiannon Held

Posted on August 1, 2018 by scarywhitegirl

Mirror Bound (2018) is a stand-alone urban fantasy novel by MSJ alum Rhiannon Held. Breaking from the tropes of this genre, the story follows Verity, a non-human sidekick to a team of monster-fighting mages. Bound to the leader of that … Continue reading →

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Review of Kill the Farm Boy by Delilah S. Dawson and Kevin Hearne

Posted on July 11, 2018 by scarywhitegirl

A review by Amanda Cherry Kill the Farm Boy is the cure for every fantasy book that ever took itself too seriously. From the moment we meet Farm Boy Worstley and hear his tale of woe, and are then introduced … Continue reading →

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Review of Glass and Gardens: Solarpunk Summers

Posted on June 27, 2018 by scarywhitegirl

Glass and Gardens: Solarpunk Summers, edited by Sarena Ulibarri (World Weaver Press, 2018), is a collection of 17 solarpunk short stories, which World Weaver Press defines as “a type of optimistic science fiction that imagines a future founded on renewable … Continue reading →

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Review of As Told by Things

Posted on June 13, 2018 by scarywhitegirl

As Told by Things (Atthis Arts LLC, 2018), edited by E. D. E. Bell, is a collection of twenty-five stories told from the perspective of inanimate objects. The stories range in tone from humorous to dark, and all are short … Continue reading →

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Review of Transmigrations by Eddie Louise

Posted on June 6, 2018 by scarywhitegirl

Transmigrations (EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing, 2018) is the debut novel by Eddie Louise and the first in the Tales of Sage and Savant series, inspired by the Sage and Savant podcast. The novel is based on the adventures … Continue reading →

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Review of An Aberrant Mind by Ken MacGregor

Posted on May 23, 2018 by scarywhitegirl

An Aberrant Mind (Sirens Call Publications, 2014) is a collection of very short horror stories by author Ken MacGregor. This book collects 22 short stories, which range in length from just a couple of pages to more traditional short stories. … Continue reading →

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Review of The Adventure of the Incognita Countess by Cynthia Ward

Posted on November 22, 2017 by scarywhitegirl

The Adventure of the Incognita Countess by Cynthia Ward (Aqueduct Press, 2017) is a brilliant epistolary short novel featuring Lucy Harker, the daughter of Mina (Murray) Harker and Count Dracula. With a cast of characters drawn from all over Victorian-era … Continue reading →

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