Horror
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Three Eight One by Aliya Whiteley
From the beginning of Three Eight One, I couldn’t stop reading. I read it in the vet’s office, from the front seat of countless car rides, and in stolen moments before bed. I found myself constantly wanting to know what came next. Whiteley has created a speculative masterpiece. When you think you have it figured out,… Continue reading
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Back Shelf Review: Comfort Me with Apples by Catherynne M. Valente
Welcome back to Back Shelf Saturdays, where I review backlist titles I didn’t get to read when they were first published. I do this every week to ensure I’m reading more than just newly released and forthcoming titles. For my purposes, a backlist title is at least one year past its release date. This week’s… Continue reading
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My Top 25 SFF Novellas
Welcome back to Back Shelf Books! 2024 is the Year of the Novella on my blog, which means I’ll be reading a whole lot of speculative, sci-fi, horror, and fantasy novellas to find the best of the best. For more info on what I mean by “The Year of the Novella,” here’s my intro post.… Continue reading
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Back Shelf Review: Monster, She Wrote by Lisa Kröger and Melanie R. Anderson
Welcome back to Back Shelf Reviews, where I review backlist titles I didn’t get a chance to read when they were first published. I do this every week to ensure I’m reading more than just newly released and forthcoming titles. This week’s title is Monster, She Wrote by Lisa Kröger and Melanie R. Anderson, which won the… Continue reading
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Back Shelf Review: Ogres by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Welcome back to Back Shelf Sundays, where I review backlist titles I didn’t read when they were first published. I do this each week to ensure I’m reading more than just newly released and forthcoming titles; there are just so many good books out there. This week’s book is Ogres by Adrian Tchaikovsky. You probably… Continue reading
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New Release Review: Mothtown by Caroline Hardaker
Equally an otherworldly horror adventure and a reflection on grief, Mothtown is a genre-blending lyrical journey like no other. Mothtown sinks its claws into you with its eerie mystery and refuses to let go. Hardaker’s writing deftly blends speculative and literary fiction, in the same vein as The Starless Sea and Station Eleven, albeit with… Continue reading