Review: The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy – Brilliantly Feminist and a Shipload of Fun

Title: The Lady's Guide to Vice and Virtue Author: Mackenzi Lee Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Release Date: October 2nd, 2018 Genre(s): YA Historical, Fantasy Subjects and Themes: Feminism, LGBTQIAP+ Page Count: 464 (hardback) Rating: 9.0/10     I'm probably one of the few people who thought Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue was just a …

Review: The Poppy War – Beautiful and Terrible in Equal Measure

Title: The Poppy War Author: R.F. Kuang Publisher: Harper Voyager Release Date: May 1st, 2018 Genre(s): Historical, Fantasy Page Count: 544 (hardback) Goodreads Rating: 8.5/10       Was she now a goddess or a monster? Perhaps neither. Perhaps both. Before we get into the review, I would like to put out a Massive Trigger …

Review: This I Know – Psychics and Queerbaiting in 70’s America

Title: This I Know Author: Eldonna Edwards Publisher: John Scognamiglio Book Release Date: April 24th, 2018 Genre(s): Paranormal, Historical Fiction, Coming-of-Age Page Count: 320 (hardback) Goodreads Rating: 3.0/10       This is the first score below 5.0 I've given on this blog, so I think a little preamble is in order to mark the …

[Review] Lamb – Jesus Christ and His Best Friend Walk into a Bar…

Title: Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal Author: Christopher Moore Publisher: Harper Collins Release Date: March 1st, 2002 Genre(s): Historical Fiction, Humour, Fantasy Page Count: 464 pages Goodreads Rating: 8.0/10     I'm not going to make a frequent habit of reviewing books that are more than 10 years old, but occasionally …

[Review] How to Stop Time – A Moving Look at Time and Happiness

Title: How to Stop Time Author: Matt Haig Publisher: Harper Avenue Release Date: February 6th, 2018 Genre(s): Historical Fiction, Sci-fi, Contemporary Page Count: 336 pages Goodreads Rating: 7.5/10         I think every one of us has, at one point or another, wished our lives were longer. That we could take the distance …

[Review] The Only Harmless Great Thing – Of Sentient Elephants and Radium Girls

Title: The Only Harmless Great Thing Author: Brooke Bolander Publisher: Tor Release Date: January 23rd, 2018 Genre(s): Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Alternate History Page Count: 96 pages Goodreads Rating: 8.5/10       Books like this remind me just why I love Sci-fi/Fantasy. Not that I need reminders. Not really. I grew up teething on SFF stories, …

Smoke City – A Beautiful Story of Redemption and Hope and How We Choose to Live Our Lives

Title: Smoke City Author: Keith Rosson Publisher: Meerkat Press Release Date: January 23rd, 2018 Genre(s): Contemporary, Fantasy, Paranormal, Historical Fiction Page Count: 330 pages Goodreads Rating: 9.5/10     I'm speechless. I came into this book expecting something interesting and thought-provoking based on the cover and the blurb, but what I got exceeded my already-high …