A dark Southern tale hums along nicely until an unexpected and confusing hard turn in the plot. Publisher's Blurb In order to keep his father’s speakeasy afloat, Myers unwittingly gets caught up in his family’s ties to the occult. Myers Carpenter is a bootlegger who just inherited his family's bar, The Flatbed. Unsure of whether... Continue Reading →
The Cardboard Kingdom #2: Roar of the Beast by Chad Sell
Your Imagination + Cardboard = The Construction of Fun! Publisher's Blurb: A mystery is afoot in the Cardboard Kingdom. Vijay, the Beast, renounces his title after being bullied by neighborhood teenagers. No one--not his big sister Shikha or his friends--can seem to draw him back out of his shell. That very night is when it... Continue Reading →
An Open Letter to the SFF Community Regarding Norylska Groans by Clayton Snyder and Michael R Fletcher
To Whom It May Concern: My name is (checks blog name) Paul and I'm here today to give you some important information about this new book Snyder and Fletcher are peddling. Norylska Groans is a dangerous book. It may cause any of the follow: muscle twitches, swollen ankles, foul-smelling feet, and painful itching around the... Continue Reading →
Wynd Book One: Flight of the Prince by James Tynion IV
Flight of the Prince is an excellent graphic novel that combines a fantasy plot with coming-of-age queerness. The city of Pipetown is unique in the world of Esserial... it is free of magic. Or at least that's what most of the population believes. But, all who have the talent are forced to hide the physical... Continue Reading →
A Master of Djinn by P. Djeli Clark
Publisher's Blurb: Cairo, 1912: Though Fatma el-Sha’arawi is the youngest woman working for the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities, she’s certainly not a rookie, especially after preventing the destruction of the universe last summer. So when someone murders a secret brotherhood dedicated to one of the most famous men in history, al-Jahiz, Agent... Continue Reading →