AMBITIOUS VAMPIRE NOVEL combines a centuries-long vendetta, a Jewish family saga, and the humor and contemporary detail of a cozy romantasy. Well crafted and written, but not exactly my cup of tea; might be yours, though. SOLID B
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Dropped my review of The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett! Loved this one, please read it. Bring on book 2 :D
Finally, some consistency in files, which allowed a cool feature where you can click on a cover to go to a review.
http://musicgames.wikidot.com/hub:book
A good moment to gather more IDEAS for REVIEWS. Can you recommend a #book that explores the intersection of music and games?
𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀” 𝗯𝘆 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝗳 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗳𝗮𝗸 -
Shafak's mystical novel of nature consciousness and broad romance centers around a single struggling fig cutting in a London apartment . . . or around what we understand of it.
Feed your TBR pile! We've got a ton of reviews of the latest short SFF fiction and novels for you over at locusmag.com
Toto wants you to go take a look ;)
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I finished Lakelore by Anna-Marie McLemore for the #TransRightsReadathon. I loved it. I cried. I texted myself quotes. I had to pause and stare into the distance. I cried more. I texted friends. This was so good. I talk too much about Amanda in this video, Lore and Bastian are the real heart of the story, but I was really moved by the Amanda storyline and Lore being treated with care, naming injustice. Here's the video - https://videos.tiffanysostar.com/w/aiSST4Ed2McCsfdREWYaz3
A LINGUIST’S LOVE LETTER to language is a stunning combination of scientific depth, personal candor, and beautiful prose that ties speech (and sign) to everything essential to being human. Truly extraordinary. A MINUS
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/linguaphile-julie-sedivy/1144629515?ean=9780374601836
Review: The Matriarch Messiah by Maxine Trencavel
Destinies are questioned and family secrets are finally revealed in The Matriarch Messiah by Maxime Trencavel, a spectacular second installment of the Mystery of the Matriarchs saga. Still stunned by the knowledge that they are the rebirthed souls of an ancient…
https://www.selfpublishingreview.com/2025/03/review-the-matriarch-messiah-by-maxine-trencavel/
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𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: "𝗖𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘆" 𝗯𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝗸𝗼 -
Silko's short, surreal, slow burn of a spiritual journey into native resistance and trauma healing is subtle and redemptive.
Review: You Don’t Know Sh*t About Leadership by G. Damon Wells
An impressive exploration of decision-making by both organizations and individuals, You Don't Know Sh*t About Leadership: How Smart Leaders Leverage Biology, Behavior, and Complexity to Build Exceptional Organizations by G. Damon Wells is an…
https://www.selfpublishingreview.com/2025/03/review-you-dont-know-sht-about-leadership-by-g-damon-wells/
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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 
5 out of 5
SPOILERS BELOW 
ENTERTAINING BIOGRAPHY OF PIONEERING stunt performer and silent film action star Helen Gibson combines solid research on the early days of Hollywood with a breezy, chatty tone. B PLUS
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/daughter-of-daring-mallory-omeara/1144495393?ean=9781335007933
Review: Magda Revealed by Ursula Werner
Setting the record straight on the life and legacy of Jesus Christ through the words of his truest companion, Magda Revealed by Ursula Werner is a revelatory work of fiction. After two thousand years of watching Christianity morph into a carnival mirror version…
https://www.selfpublishingreview.com/2025/03/review-magda-revealed-by-ursula-werner/
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I finished Once More with Chutzpah by Haley Neil. I found it unexpectedly moving and I hope the author writes more. Another book outside of my usual genres that #StoryGraph challenges inspired me to read. #Mazeldon #Bookstodon #Reading #BookReview #BookReviews #Books #MiaoReads
https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/5c2ca299-f68c-4bf7-a58c-5a095b1ad964
There are good books and there are bad books. There are also good bad books. Orwell attributes this latter category to Chesterton and describes it as "the kind of book that has no literary pretensions but which remains readable when more serious productions have perished."
I want to extend this category with a different kind of good bad book. The kind that allows "our personal thoughts [to] germinate in authentic and vivid directions" thanks to "the author's ploughing of the intellectual landscape," as Alain de Botton so eloquently puts it.
What Technology Wants is this kind of good bad book.
I like David Weber's Honor Harrington series, but I tried his book Out of the Dark and... don't bother.
The premise is interesting. Aliens scout out Earth during medieval times and return to conquer. By the time they return, we have developed modern military weaponry and technology. Things don't go as they expected.
Nevertheless, the author starts smoking the guano toward the end of the book and if you like what I've described so far, you will throw it across the room in exasperation. Luckily I was just dealing with an audiobook.
I also had little patience for the authors geeking out over military hardware. Guns, calibers, maximum speeds of various planes. There are ways in which you can celebrate the technical aspects that excite you without boring the reader, and he did not use those ways.
In the audiobook you couldn't tell characters apart, partly due to the narrator, but mostly due to poor characterization.
Review: Brood 17: The Grooming of Misty Dawn by SE Reynolds
A haunting spree of psychological horror, Brood 17: The Grooming of Misty Dawn by SE Reynolds is a visceral and graphic plunge into psychosexual trauma. Misty Dawn McCafferty is being held in a mental institution after ritually sacrificing her boyfriend,…
https://www.selfpublishingreview.com/2025/03/review-brood-17-the-grooming-of-misty-dawn-by-se-reynolds/
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Book Review: North West Railways in the 1970s and 1980s by John Carlson http://dlvr.it/TJjqBz #AmberleyPublishing #BookReview #BookReviews #RailNews
Review: Hodie Mihi, Cras Tibi by Nasser Khadjenoori
A haunting visual journey through the buried stories around the world, Hodie Mihi, Cras Tibi by Nasser Khadjenoori is a reverent and revealing book about the unbreakable bond between life and death. Taking readers on a poetic and photographic travelogue through final resting…
https://www.selfpublishingreview.com/2025/03/review-hodie-mihi-cras-tibi-by-nasser-khadjenoori/
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