Book Review: Vampires of El Norte

Cover of Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas

I enjoyed reading Vampires of El Norte. The young lovers’ misunderstandings feel natural, not artificially belabored, and the problems they’re dealing with, of trying to negotiate societal and familial expectations and demands to find some degrees of choice, are depicted with understanding, compassion, and warmth. The monsters are scary, the action scenes are exciting, the love story is sweet, and I found the conclusion very satisfying.

Interview: Alix E. Harrow (STARLING HOUSE)

Cover of Starling House by Alix E. Harrow. Cover Art Credit: @micaelaalcainodesign

We are excited to bring you an interview with Alix E. Harrow about her newly released novel Starling House, out now from Tor Books. “A grim and gothic new tale from author Alix E. Harrow about a small town haunted by secrets that can’t stay buried and the sinister house that sits at the crossroads […]

Review: The Mimicking of Known Successes, by Malka Older

Cover of The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older. Orange/yellow sky, with two female silhouettes, and a futuristic town/platform in the background.

Malka Older’s The Mimicking of Known Successes is a lovely cozy mystery and sapphic romance in a tonally nearish-future SF setting. If, like me, you struggled a bit with author Malka Older’s Centenal Cycle trilogy (I admit I haven’t made it past the first book, Infomocracy), please consider giving this novella a try. It was […]

Short Fiction Review: March 2019

This past month, my three favorite stories all happened to be love stories. None of these stories are exactly typical or traditional love stories, which I think is the reason I liked them so much. “Green Glass: A Love Story” by E. Lily Yu feels like a fun romcom about the super-wealthy. It’s also a sharp […]