Reader and (now) writer of #sciencefiction, #fantasy, and #romance, with a smattering of all kinds of other stuff: #history, #polyamory, #WritingCraft, #philosophy, and #TTRPG books.
Mildly #queer, #TransRights supporter, #parent, and #Canadian. #AntiRacism is a process not a checkbox.
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A classic melodrama of manners, filled with remarkable plot twists and unexpected humor, takes fantasy …
How did I never know about mannerpunk before?! Discovering the name of a genre you already love is like discovering the door to a secret garden. A secret garden full of swords and arch looks.
Within the context of the Chinese Cultural Revolution, a military project sends messages to alien …
This read is long overdue
Returning home to smalltown Ontario from the “Great War”, Will Grant finds no home left …
The thing about an ambiguous story is that you don’t know what to think for a while after the last page.
When Miriam Blum unexpectedly inherits part of her eccentric aunt's Christmas tree farm, she has to team up with the …
@kg6gfq “… which sounds way darker than it is.”
I know what you mean by that. I deeply appreciate how some romances tackle weighty subjects through their protags’ histories and issues, and yet don’t make it about darkness, but rather about real people. Watching them heal—sometimes only partway even—is immensely wholesome. And dare I say it, literary.
A ragtag space crew discovers alien technology that could change the fate of humanity—or awaken …
A lot of protagonist-centred sci-fi written for YA and YA+ audiences can be sloppy about characterization and world-building. Happily, The Wrong Stars doesn’t fall into that trap. We get romance and a solid protagonist competence-fantasy, but without the maundering inside or outside of her head that’s such a common pitfall.
A solid read, a satisfying adventure tale, a relationship I cheered and feared for, and an intriguing setting with intrinsic stakes I care about. It makes me want to continue the series to find out what happens next. A success by any measure.
A ragtag space crew discovers alien technology that could change the fate of humanity—or awaken …
The Daughter enthusiastically recommends it. Let’s see!
Crush: a strong and often short-lived infatuation, particularly for someone beyond your reach… Darcy Barrett has undertaken a global survey …
Ruthie Midona has worked the front desk at the Providence Luxury Retirement Villa for six years, dedicating her entire adult …
Lucy Hutton has always believed that the nice girl can get the corner office. She’s charming and accommodating and prides …
Returning home to smalltown Ontario from the “Great War”, Will Grant finds no home left …
Catching up with Mel, he sent me a copy to read.
What if the post-apocalyptic world was inherited by the android avatars of a famous duck, …
Florida vs. Disney lead to a chatroom about politics, offhand predictions that Disney would outlive us all, and then a mention of “Heirs of the Perisphere”—a short story about the last Tokyo Disney Resort animatronics in the far post-apocalypse searching for the remains of humanity—by Howard Waldrop, an accomplished author I'd somehow never heard of. So here we are. Gawrsh.
Most people don’t believe in monsters, but you know the truth. They’re real, and it’s your task to bring them …
