I will admittedly read pretty much anything that Chuck Tingle writes - especially his horror novels - but when I saw the cover of this one I was extra excited, because look at it. I mean just look at it! Thanks to the author as well as Tor for the review copy! Four years ago,... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Review: The Tenacious Tale of Tanna the Tendersword by Dewey Conway & Bill Adams
Time for my last SPFBOX review! Did I save the best for last? We'll see. Galdifort Quillpen has grand dreams of writing epic tales of heroic deeds, just like his famous aunt. Unfortunately, he’s been assigned to Tanna the Tendersword, an excruciatingly carefree would-be-champion who can’t seem to find a qualifying entry-level quest. When things... Continue Reading →
Review: Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle
That title, that author.... can you blame me for rushing right into the request button? I thought not. ^_^ Thanks to the author, as well as Tor via NetGalley for the review copy. Misha knows that chasing success in Hollywood can be hell. But finally, after years of trying to make it, his big moment... Continue Reading →
Review: Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle
Okay so I 100% saw this one and jumped all over it. I have been known to read a Tingler from time to time, so a horror novel was just like, welp okay I'm doing it. So thanks to the author as well as Tor for the review copy! They’ll scare you straight to hell.... Continue Reading →
Review: Feed Them Silence by Lee Mandelo
I really really enjoyed Summer Sons, so when this came across my NetGalley I jumped at it! Thanks to the author as well as Tordotcom for the review copy! What does it mean to "be-in-kind" with a nonhuman animal? Or in Dr. Sean Kell-Luddon’s case, to be in-kind with one of the last remaining wild... Continue Reading →
Review: Lucky Girl, How I Became a Horror Writer by M. Rickert
I don't always read horror, but occasionally, one crosses my path that sounds like it would be very interesting, as this one did. Plus it's a novella, and so I could fit it right in between other books! So, thanks to the author, as well as Tordotcom for the review copy! Ro, a struggling writer,... Continue Reading →
Review: What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
So, this one was obviously an instant request from me. T. Kingfisher is one of my favorite authors, whether I'm reading the horror stuff or the White Rat stuff. So thanks to the author, as well as Tor via NetGalley for the review copy! When Alex Easton, a retired soldier, receives word that their childhood... Continue Reading →
Review: Last Exit by Max Gladstone
The blurb for this one caught my attention very easily, and so when I saw it on NetGalley I couldn't help but request a copy. So thank you to the author, as well as Tor via NetGalley for the review copy! Ten years ago, Zelda led a band of merry adventurers whose knacks let them... Continue Reading →
Review: Murder Most Actual by Alexis Hall
I knew as soon as I saw the cover of this one in the author's newsletter that I wanted to read it, so when it suddenly popped up on NetGalley I jumped on it! So thanks to the author, as well as Kobo Originals for the review copy! When up-and-coming true crime podcaster Liza and... Continue Reading →
Review: The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling
I saw the cover of this one on twitter wayyyy back near the beginning of the year and got myself super excited to read it (and then it came out earlier than I anticipated, lol... so it goes). Look at that cover tho. Can you blame me for requesting this book like seven months before... Continue Reading →