Sunday Soupçons #34
I have zero AnalysisTM for you, but these are excellent and you should read them!
Tag: gay
A Different Kind of Sequel: Shadow Baron by Davinia Evans
I can see why some readers were disappointed, but consider: they were Wrong.
Should Have Been a Short Story: The Summer Queen by Rochelle Hassan
A not-that-great sequel letting the series down.
Sunday Soupçons #31
Elves, saints, and scholars!
Convicted of Meh: Talio’s Codex by J. Alexander Cohen
A legal-thriller in fantasy-land this is not.
The Only Wrath Is Mine: Between Dragons and Their Wrath by Devin Madson
The title’s a lie, the blurb’s a lie, and the truth is so boring.
May DNFs
Garden of Delights, Keepers of the Stones and Stars, The Stars Too Fondly, and Cuckoo.
Flawlessly Horrifying: Cuckoo by Gretchen Felker-Martin
A conversion camp is a horrifying thing BEFORE Felker-Martin gets her hands on it.
After??? Let’s just say I’m NEVER SLEEPING AGAIN.
Come For the Aesthetic, Stay For the Feels: Evocation by S.T. Gibson
This one’s all vibes and gorgeous prose and Feels, my friends.
You’ll Have To Pry It From My Hands: Earthflown by Frances Wren
A high-tension love story amidst a future London where cars fly and water is undrinkable.