Tag: fiction

Nuanced Characters, Complex Relationships, and a Hidden Horror Make for an Excellent Debut [Review]

13 May 2019 / review / 2 Comments
Nuanced Characters, Complex Relationships, and a Hidden Horror Make for an Excellent Debut [Review]

The Devouring Gray by Christine Lynn Herman Format/source: ARC/ALA MidwinterPublished: 2 April 2019 Publisher: Disney-HyperionLength: 368 pages Genre: Contemporary speculative fiction (horror/fantasy)Target Age: Young adult#OwnVoices: Bisexuality, depressionContent warnings★★★★½ After the death of her sister, seventeen-year-old Violet Saunders finds herself dragged to Four Paths, New York. Violet may be […]

Finishing Middlegame Put Me In a Reading Slump Because it is That. Good.[Review]

3 May 2019 / review / 7 Comments
Finishing Middlegame Put Me In a Reading Slump Because it is That. Good.[Review]

Middlegame by Seanan McGuire Format/source: ARC/NetgalleyPublished: 7 May 2019 Publisher: Tor.comLength: 528 pages Genre: Speculative fiction ★★★★★ I received a free copy from the publisher via NetGalley. Meet Roger. Skilled with words, languages come easily to him. He instinctively understands […]

Something Weirder than Usual is Happening in Logan County… [Review]

30 March 2019 / review / 2 Comments
Something Weirder than Usual is Happening in Logan County… [Review]

The Last Last-Day-of-Summer by Lamar Giles Format/source: ARC/NetgalleyPublished: 2 April 2019 Publisher: VersifyLength: 305 pages Genre: Middle grade speculative fiction ★★★★  Otto and Sheed are the local sleuths in their zany Virginia town, masters of unraveling mischief using their unmatched […]

March 26 MG Releases: The Size of the Truth + The Rambling [Review]

25 March 2019 / brief reviews / 2 Comments
March 26 MG Releases: The Size of the Truth + The Rambling [Review]

The Size of the Truth by Andrew Smith When he was four years old, Sam Abernathy was trapped at the bottom of a well for three days, where he was teased by a smart-aleck armadillo named Bartleby. Since then, his […]

Divergent Dungeons in Two Middle Grade Novels [Review]

15 March 2019 / brief reviews / 4 Comments
Divergent Dungeons in Two Middle Grade Novels [Review]

Both of these books were shortlisted for the 2018 Cybils award in the category middle grade speculative fiction. Thisby Thestoop and the Black Mountain by Zac Gorman In the absurd land of Nth, Thisby Thestoop can be found within the […]