Book Review: The Navigating Fox, by Christopher Rowe
![Cover of The Navigating Fox, by Christopher Rowe. Features a fox atop a weathervane, with stylized sun, stars, and clouds in the background.](https://i0.wp.com/skiffyandfanty.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/NavigatingFox.jpg?fit=600%2C960&ssl=1)
I wouldn’t call this novella undemanding, because there are various questions for the reader to think about along the way, but it is a very pleasant journey. Not all the questions are resolved, but enough are addressed for the reader, if not necessarily the fox, to be well satisfied.
Book Review: Sheine Lende, by Darcie Little Badger
![Cover of Sheine Lende, by Darcie Little Badger. Depicts girl in overals and a backpack, looking back at mammoths, on a mostly yellow background with gray streaks and shadows.](https://i0.wp.com/skiffyandfanty.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/SheineLende.jpg?fit=690%2C1024&ssl=1)
I happily devoured the nearly 400-page novel within one day, although I had to stay up a few hours late to finish it. I just couldn’t put it down.
Double review: What Grows in the Dark, by Jaq Evans, and Terror at Tierra de Cobre, by Michael Merriam
![Cover, Terror at Tierra de Cobre, by Michael Merriam. Features horse skull with long black mane and red eyes, against a brown background.](https://i0.wp.com/skiffyandfanty.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/TerrorAtTierraDeCobre_Digital_CoverMedium.jpeg?fit=600%2C900&ssl=1)
I’ve been in a mood for reading horror lately, and a fair number of interesting stories in that field have been crossing my path, so I’m combining reviews here of two debuts from this week. Although they’re both pretty brisk reads that include LGBTQ+ protagonists and diverse casts, they’re quite different in focus and tone.
Book Review: Sun of Blood and Ruin, by Mariely Lares
![Cover of Sun and Blood and Ruin, by Mariely Lares, featuring a panther fighting a serpent in a flowered jungle, with a stylized sun behind them, against a red background.](https://i0.wp.com/skiffyandfanty.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/SunofBloodandRuin.webp?fit=350%2C531&ssl=1)
Like xocolatl, the original chocolate drink, this book is a rich, frothy brew, and the conclusion, although it has its bittersweet elements, goes down smoothly.
Book Review: What Feasts at Night
![Cover of What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher. Features a partial horse skeleton against a red background.](https://i0.wp.com/skiffyandfanty.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/WhatFeastsCover.jpg?fit=640%2C1024&ssl=1)
As always, Kingfisher does a wonderful job immersing the reader in whatever environment she’s describing; I was reveling in the description of the countryside from the first page.
Book Review: The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles, by Malka Older
![Cover of The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles by Malka Older.](https://i0.wp.com/skiffyandfanty.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ImpositionMossaPleiti.jpg?fit=663%2C1024&ssl=1)
If you loved Malka Older’s The Mimicking of Known Successes, you will almost certainly find pleasure in The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles too.