Title: Docile Author: K.M. Szpara Publisher: Tor Books Genre(s): Speculative Fiction Subject(s): Consent, BDSM, LGBTQ+ (main and secondary) Release Date: March 3rd, 2020 Page Count: 464 (hardback) Rating: 9.0/10 To be a Docile is to be kept, body and soul, for the uses of the owner of your contract. To be a … Continue reading Review: Docile – Important and Poignant Enough to Write a Poem For (Which I Did)
Category: Science Fiction
Review: Bent Heavens – Horrific, Depressing, and Super Compelling
Title: Bent Heavens Author: Daniel Kraus Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. Genre(s): "YA" Horror, Contemporary Subject(s): Alien abduction, torture Release Date: Feb 25th, 2020 Page Count: 304 (hardback) Rating: 8.0/10 Liv Fleming’s father went missing more than two years ago, not long after he claimed to have been abducted by aliens. … Continue reading Review: Bent Heavens – Horrific, Depressing, and Super Compelling
DNF Reviews: Tarnished are the Stars & The Good Luck Girls – Why does YA Hate Me? (I’m Open to Suggestions)
Here's a fun stat for you: I DNFed 5 books in the past month and a half, and four of them were YA SFF. And I'm pretty sure they're at least 60% responsible for the reading slump I'm currently in. Conclusion? 1) Recent YA SFF is just missing a lot of the stuff I crave. … Continue reading DNF Reviews: Tarnished are the Stars & The Good Luck Girls – Why does YA Hate Me? (I’m Open to Suggestions)
Blog Tour Spotlight + Giveaway (US): Tarnished are the Stars | Feat. Character Art
Tours, tours, tours! I forgot that I signed up for so many of them. I'm still on a semi-hiatus right now, but there are majorly exciting news coming in the next couple of weeks, and I CANNOT WAIT to tell you all about it. I'll just say...if you're a fan of a certain fantasy series … Continue reading Blog Tour Spotlight + Giveaway (US): Tarnished are the Stars | Feat. Character Art
Review: The Infinite Noise – Fine with a Dash of Soft & Sweet and a Landing that Doesn’t Stick
Title: The Infinite Noise Author: Lauren Shippen Publisher: TorTeen Release Date: September 24th 2019 Genre(s): YA Sci-Fi Subjects and Themes: LGBTQIAP+, Mental Health, Superpowers Page Count: 336 (hardback) Rating: 6.0/10 Caleb Michaels is a sixteen-year-old champion running back. Other than that his life is pretty normal. But when Caleb starts experiencing … Continue reading Review: The Infinite Noise – Fine with a Dash of Soft & Sweet and a Landing that Doesn’t Stick
Review: Wilder Girls – A Strangely Beautiful and Flawed Gem (Minus that Ending)
Title: Wilder Girls Author: Rory Power Publisher: Delacorte Press Release Date: July 9th, 2019 Genre(s): YA Sci-Fi Subjects and Themes: Friendships, LGBTQIAP+ (f/f), Body Horror Page Count: 368 (hardback) Rating: 7.0/10 It's been eighteen months since the Raxter School for Girls was put under quarantine. Since the Tox hit and pulled … Continue reading Review: Wilder Girls – A Strangely Beautiful and Flawed Gem (Minus that Ending)
Review: This is How You Lose the Time War – This is How You Write a Time Travel Story
Title: This is How You Lose the Time War Author: Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone Publisher: Saga Press Release Date: July 16th, 2019 Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Romance, Epistolary Subjects and Themes: War, LGBTQIAP+ (f/f) Page Count: 208 (hardback) Rating: 9.5/10 Among the ashes of a dying world, an agent of the Commandant finds a … Continue reading Review: This is How You Lose the Time War – This is How You Write a Time Travel Story
Broken, Awkward, Incompetent, Mismatched Heroes: Why We Need Them in Stories
I'm not sure what the umbrella term for these types of characters should be. Atypical heroes? Messy heroes? Well, whatever the term, I adore them. And my love grows stronger every time I come across a protagonist who's graduated from the academy of perfect heroes. You know--the shiny put-together ones. The ones whose mistakes are … Continue reading Broken, Awkward, Incompetent, Mismatched Heroes: Why We Need Them in Stories
Reviews: Contagion & Immunity by Erin Bowman – Biological Space Horror and Maple Walnut Ice Cream
Title: Contagion (Contagion 1) Author: Erin Bowman Publisher: HarperTeen Release Date: July 24th, 2018 Genre(s): YA Sci-Fi, Thriller, Horror Subjects and Themes: Microbiology, LGBTQIAP+ Page Count: 432 (hardback) Rating: 7.5/10 After receiving a distress call from a drill team on a distant planet, a skeleton crew is sent into deep space to … Continue reading Reviews: Contagion & Immunity by Erin Bowman – Biological Space Horror and Maple Walnut Ice Cream
Review: A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World – Like a Warm Blanket of Hope
Title: A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World Author: C.A. Fletcher Publisher: Orbit Books Release Date: April 23rd, 2019 Genre(s): Post-Apocalyptic Subjects and Themes: Coming-of-Age, Animals Page Count: 384 (hardback) Rating: 8.5/10 My name's Griz. My childhood wasn't like yours. I've never had friends, and in my whole life … Continue reading Review: A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World – Like a Warm Blanket of Hope
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