Not Quite Swept Away: When the Tides Held the Moon by Venessa Vida Kelley
What better way to kick off Wyrd & Wonder: Maritime than with a merman story?
Tag: achillean
Velvet Gothic: What Manner of Man by St John Starling
It’s not actually a Dracula retelling, but it is ridiculously delicious.
August DNFs
A new record – NINE DNFs this month.
Meep.
Baroque, Bizarre, Brilliant: The Archive Undying by Emma Mieko Candon
A disaster!queer on the run from AI gods = a confusing but stunning sci fi fever dream.
SFF Faves From Trans & Nonbinary Authors!
We’ve got FANTASY, we’ve got SCI FI, we’ve got HORROR and SCIENCE FANTASY and SPEC FIC; trad-pubbed and indie and self-published!!!
Great Premise, Meh Story: Proud Pink Sky by Redfern Jon Barrett
In another timeline, Berlin is the world’s first Gay State.
Unfortunately, the book about it isn’t nearly as interesting as it should be.
Truly, Genuinely Unique Epic Fantasy: The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez
This is, genuinely, like nothing I have ever seen, read, or heard of before.
Sunday Soupçons #7
A wonderful novella and a book I didn’t finish – but not for the reason you think!