Despite my best efforts, there are always books I can’t finish. This updates books stopped and sent back to the cloud as of mid-August 2023.
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Fantasy
Three From The Road
The last day of July 2023, a couple of last-minute vacation reading finishes, including an excellent debut!
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Magazine Catch Up Reading
in Fantasy, Grimdark, Horror, Magazine, Non-fiction
The last few weeks saw me catching up reading digital magazines. Spoiled for choice! This includes: the last Galaxy’s Edge monthly, two Nightmares (129 and 130), two Dark Magazines (97 and 98), two Lightspeeds (157 and 158), a new and excellent Grimdark (35) and a new to me quarterly, Khōréō.
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Mid-Year Update, Pt 1: Finishes
Shorter reviews from June and early July 2023
Read MoreBeyond Redemption, Belief, and Sanity
in Fantasy, Grimdark, Reading Notes
A fantastic journey into darkness and magic from Michael R. Fletcher.
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Retrospective Spring Wrap Up, Pt. 2
Continuing to catch up from my spring of lots of reading, little writing.
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May Magazine Mayhem
in Horror, Grimdark, Fantasy, Magazine, Science Fiction
Sorry, that’s cheesy. What’s not are the fiction ‘zines within…
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Retroactive Spring Wrap Up, Pt. 1
I’ve been more motivated to read than write, so find myself catching up on a few months’ worth of reading. Here are some that didn’t rate longer stand-alone reviews.
Read MoreIt's Not Easy Being The Yoruba Nightmare God
in SFF, Reading Notes, Fantasy
More divinity, more problems…
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Lightspeed Magazine 152, January 2023
Branching out a bit, finding both new authors and a reassuringly familiar format.
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Harrow The Ninth
A challenging and often-frustrating read leaves me wondering if I should go forward with the series.
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