Sunday Soupçons #28
A maybe-fantastical historical novel in Tsarist Russia, and a beautiful but horrifying queer awakening in a magical dystopia.
A maybe-fantastical historical novel in Tsarist Russia, and a beautiful but horrifying queer awakening in a magical dystopia.
Snake aliens and souls and my first six-star read of 2024!!!
Bipolar disorder in a secondary-world fantasy, and a surprisingly hopeful cli-fi from Doctorow!
Absolutely nothing about this book stood out for me.
The music industry as religion + aliens, and spirits of the land at war with each other.
A gothic mansion with swords and monsters, and an investigative journalist AI!
One book I loved, with massive misogyny problems; one book I could barely stand, that had so much potential it didn’t live up to.
Rereads of two long-time faves!
Chinese bandits taking on the Empire; a world where eating is taboo and sex is casual; and midwives with otherworldly powers!
Unfathomable libraries and portal fantasy packed full of intrigue!