book-reviews

  • Valentine Week 2025: Fairytale Fantasy, Day Three

    This year’s theme: RED RIDING HOOD A reminder–The novels I’ll review during this year’s Fairytale Fantasy series: Red Rider, by Kate Avery Ellison (2019, indie-published)—reviewed HERE Wolves and Daggers: A Red Riding Hood Retelling, by Melanie Karsak (2018, indie published–Clockpunk… Continue reading

  • Valentine Week 2025: Fairytale Fantasy, Day Two

    This year’s theme: RED RIDING HOOD A reminder: The novels I’ll review during this year’s Fairytale Fantasy series Red Rider, by Kate Avery Ellison (2019, indie-published)—TODAY’S REVIEWED NOVEL Wolves and Daggers: A Red Riding Hood Retelling, by Melanie Karsak (2018,… Continue reading

  • Color My Speculative Fiction GREEN

    Now that the planet is burning up, it’s no accident that novelists are writing about it–especially as devastating fires sweep down on the LA area while I’m writing this post. Completely understandable we’re using speculative fiction to explore climate collapse… Continue reading