If I only had five words to tell you what I know about Kat Hausler's What I Know About July they would be: You need to read it. Luckily, this is my review so I can use as many words as I like. So, let's dig in a bit more, shall we? For those of … Continue reading What I know about Kat Hausler’s “What I Know About July”

I feel like it bears mentioning that I first read Andrew Joseph White's The Spirit Bares Its Teeth immediately following the completion of a queer horror fiction course I taught at university. So, I came to this book with all of the tropes, criticisms, and "perverse" forms of rebellion swirling in my head. Truth be … Continue reading Find the Difference between Living and Surviving in Andrew Joseph White’s “The Spirit Bares Its Teeth”

Those who know me may know that I have long been a fan of Indra Das, whose debut novel The Devourers is always my go-to recommendation when the "what should I read?" question is posed. As such, when I heard that Das was releasing a new book, The Last Dragoners of Bowbazar, I jumped at … Continue reading Soar into the Impossible in Indra Das’ “The Last Dragoners of Bowbazar”

J.T.T. Ryder’s first installment of The Bronze Sword Cycles: Hag of the Hills is what he terms as a work of "heroic prehistoric fantasy fiction" and I believe there is no better descriptor for it. The story follows Brennus son of Biturix through his fight to reclaim his ancestral homeland in the Isle of Skye … Continue reading Old World Heroism in J.T.T. Ryder’s “Hag of the Hills”

By opening with the death of a child, Richard Becker’s 50 States absolutely does not shy away from opening with a bang that sets the tone well for the rest of the collection. 50 States is a collection of 50 short stories each set in a different state in the US and spanning decades across … Continue reading “50 States”: Eclectic, Powerful, and Not for the Faint of Heart