Book Review: Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford
I loved Cahokia Jazz’s blending of noir mystery, mysticism and religion, worldbuilding, action, and as signaled by the title, music.
Book review: Smothermoss by Alisa Alering
Smothermoss is entrancingly immersive, with entirely evocative language, fascinating fantastic elements, exciting action, and two very vividly drawn protagonists, sisters who have little in common and feel a lot of friction but eventually come together, with a bit of supernatural succor, to face a fearsome foe.
COMICS REVIEW: The Displaced #1 and 2
Brisson’s writing and Casalanguida’s art work in tandem to effectively establish the terror and the confusion of Oshawa’s handful of survivors and their increasing isolation as they swiftly fall down the entire world’s memory hole.
Book Review: The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles, by Malka Older
If you loved Malka Older’s The Mimicking of Known Successes, you will almost certainly find pleasure in The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles too.
Book Review: Uncanny Vows, by Laura Anne Gilman
I’m sure I’ll continue to like the Harkers’ relationship, and although Uncanny Vows ties up most of its plot elements in a satisfying way, there are plenty of intriguing elements left to be explored in future books.
Book Review: A Death at the Dionysus Club, by Amy Griswold and Melissa Scott
I really enjoy how A Death at the Dionysus Club builds out from Death by Silver, expanding the lives of the protagonists and connected characters as well as the worldbuilding. … the puzzles are intriguing, the perils are exciting, and it’s great how the lovers end up standing for and standing by each other.
