I've been trying to read some shorter fiction lately and have really been digging novellas and novelettes. Sometimes you just want something more bite sized that you can dive into for a day instead of reading over week's time. Today I'm talking about two SFF romance novellas from two of my new (to me) favorite … Continue reading Two Mini Book Reviews – SFF Romance Novellas
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Can’t-Wait Wednesday: The Fire Opal Mechanism by Fran Wilde
Can’t-Wait Wednesday, aka Waiting on Wednesday, is a weekly meme originating from Jill at Breaking the Spine and now hosted by Wishful Endings. If you’re interested in participating, stop by Wishful Endings to link up your posts. Jewels and their lapidaries and have all but passed into myth. Jorit, broke and branded a thief, just wants to escape the … Continue reading Can’t-Wait Wednesday: The Fire Opal Mechanism by Fran Wilde
Book Review: In The Vanishers’ Palace by Aliette de Bodard
Summary: In a ruined, devastated world, where the earth is poisoned and beings of nightmares roam the land... A woman, betrayed, terrified, sold into indenture to pay her village's debts and struggling to survive in a spirit world. A dragon, among the last of her kind, cold and aloof but desperately trying to make a … Continue reading Book Review: In The Vanishers’ Palace by Aliette de Bodard
Book Review: In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire
Summary: This is the story of a very serious young girl who would rather study and dream than become a respectable housewife and live up to the expectations of the world around her. As well she should. When she finds a doorway to a world founded on logic and reason, riddles and lies, she … Continue reading Book Review: In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire
Book Review: The Devil You Know by K.J. Parker
Summary: The greatest philosopher of all time is offering to sell his soul to the Devil. All he wants is twenty more years to complete his life’s work. After that, he really doesn’t care. But the assistant demon assigned to the case has his suspicions, because the philosopher is Saloninus – the greatest philosopher, … Continue reading Book Review: The Devil You Know by K.J. Parker
Friday Favorite Five: Novellas
For previous posts and future FFF topics check out my Friday Favorite Five page here. Favorite Five Novellas Recently in the last few years the novella has been making a come back and I have to say, I'm really excited for its rising popularity. Novellas are great, especially if you're looking to take a break … Continue reading Friday Favorite Five: Novellas
Book Review: Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire
Beneath the Sugar Sky is the third novella in Seanan McGuire's Wayward Children series, published by tor.com. It's a little hard to review this book, or even give a summary without spoiling parts of the first book, so if you haven't read the series at all and are thinking about checking it out, I'd suggest … Continue reading Book Review: Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire
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