A Glorious Chimera of a Book: The Councillor by E. J. Beaton
Long live the Councillor!
Category: Reviews
Some Gems, Some Duds: Upon a Once Time by Todd Sanders (ed.)
In which I have very mixed feelings about a short story collection.
There’s No Right Way to Be a Person: Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire
Tl;dr: another beautiful, brutal, and powerful instalment in a series that really ought to be mandatory reading by now.
The Past Stays the Same, But History Changes: When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo
A beautiful story that raises thoughtful points on history and who gets to tell it.
Fire and Flowers: The Forever Sea by Joshua Phillip Johnson
A weaker story doesn’t live up to the incredible worldbuilding, but still a fun read!
Move Over, Howl, There’s a New Heart-Eater In Town: Night Shine by Tessa Gratton
Queer, magical, utterly stunning.
Some Recent Reads (and mini-reviews)
It’s hard to write about books everyone’s talking about: what is there to add to the conversation? Nonetheless, a few comments…
You’ll Never Side With the Superheroes Again: Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots
Her superpower is Powerpoint, and she gets shit DONE.
Also, it is faster to just read the book than to read all my feels about it.
Made of Magic: The Midnight Bargain by C.L. Polk
So many feels. SO MANY.
Oz’s Got Nothing on This: Over the Woodward Wall by A. Deborah Baker
Madeleine L’Engle said,“You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.” And that’s exactly what Seanan McGuire has done.