Book reviews
The Library of the Unwritten by A J Hackwith
A review by Nalini Haynes Claire is a librarian but it’s a library with a difference. It’s a library of the unwritten books, and it’s …
Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
A review by Nalini Haynes A group of scientists are terraforming a planet in a solar system about 20 light years from Earth. At home, …
Bad Cree by Jessica Johns
A review by Nalini Haynes Mackenzie wakes from a nightmare, holding part of a crow. (My stomach clenches. Is this THAT kind of book? THAT …
Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
A review by Nalini Haynes Viv is an orc who, with her bad back, wants to retire from a life of adventuring. She seizes her …
Seoulmates by Susan Lee
A review by Nalini Haynes Hannah Cho lost her best friend Jacob Kim 3 years ago when he moved to Korea. A year ago, she …
From Bad to Cursed by Lana Harper
A review by Nalini Haynes In Payback’s a Witch, the scion of the necromantic Avramov family, Talia, falls in lust with the scion of another …
Ex Hex by Erin Sterling
A review by Nalini Haynes Never mix magic and vodka. Especially not curses. A young woman just learnt that the love of her life – …
CoOp by Tarah Dewitt
A review by Nalini Haynes LaRynne is a train wreck, returning to the “scene of the crime” because she inherited half an apartment that she …
Everything’s Changing by Chelsea Stickle
A review by Nalini Haynes Everything’s Changing is a collection of weird very short stories. Possibly flash fiction depending on your definition. Supernatural stories featuring …
Funny Feelings by Tarah Dewitt
A review by Nalini Haynes Farley is a comedian about to embark on a tour as warm up for a couple more established women. The …
Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
A review by Nalini Haynes The Love Hypothesis is another romantic comedy recommended during a Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA) romance writers’ event. The …
Payback’s a witch by Lana Harper
A review by Nalini Haynes Last weekend I attended a SFWA romance writers’ event where we compiled a list of speculative fiction/fantasy stories featuring romance. …
Deluge by Stephen Markley
A review by Nalini Haynes The Deluge is a CliFi (Climate Fiction) doorstopper at about 900 pages. Nearly the first 100 pages read like short …
Animal Life by Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir
A review by Nalini Haynes Animal Life is touted to be in a similar vein as The Animals In That Country. I disagree. As I …
Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone
A review by Nalini Haynes Once upon a time a teenage girl, Bee, had a crush on a boy in a boy band, Noah. That …