Not My Goddess: Inanna by Emily H. Wilson
Writing a book this bad about a goddess has to be some kind of blasphemy.
Tag: ARC reviews
Insulting On Every Level: Lilith by Nikki Marmery
I am so angry, and so heartbroken, that this is the first big novel featuring Lilith’s story.
Undomesticated Magic: The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera
There’s a support group for UnChosen Ones; do I really need to tell you anything else???
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.
Get the Hell Into Dodge City: Lucky Red by Claudia Cravens
Listen: it’s not SFF. It is the Wild West.
But it’s so, SO great!
Soaring High: The Surviving Sky by Kritika H. Rao
Queernorm Desi solarpunk with flying plant cities – and a reveal you’ll never see coming.
Fun and Frustrating: The Splinter in the Sky by Kemi Ashing-Giwa
When your sibling is kidnapped by the Empire, obviously you go after them.
Even when the Empire’s capital is a giant flying black rhombus with way too many assholes in it.
A Letdown in the Last Quarter: Translation State by Ann Leckie
Translation State comes out of the gate swinging, but an otherwise excellent sci-fi is let down by a pretty lacklustre ending.
May DNFs
I am mad at all of these books.
Intimate Majesty: Witch King by Martha Wells
It’s been six years since Martha Wells’ last fantasy novel, and folx, it was so worth the wait.