Month: February 2025

By Gareth Powell © 4/23/2019 by Tordotcom File Size 5324 KB ASIN: B07HF2Q1CV I have read and enjoyed other Gareth Powell books, all of which were science fiction. Ragged Alice is not sci-fi; instead, it’s a paranormal mystery, and it’s every bit as good as I expected from this author. The story takes place in…

By Sophie Edwards © September 2024, Lillabe Books 396 pages ASIN: B0CWYGPYBF Sally’s a bored young woman working a meaningless job at her sister’s business. She’s eager to break away, go out on her own, see the world. After all, her mother and her sister have always been overprotective. Sally wants more–until she gets what…

A gentle approach to cleaning and organizing By KC Davis, LPC © April 26, 2022, S&S/Simon Element B09JPHQZQZ 156 pages As someone who works part-time and writes in most other times, I struggle to have a clean house. I know I’m not alone. How to Keep House While Drowning was written by a mother who…

By John Scalzi © 9/19/2023, Tor Books 268 pages ASIN: B0B9KVXCQ6 This was a fun little romp. I wouldn’t call it a cozy anything, but author John Scalzi created a story about villains that actually has a feel-good energy. Yes, there’s murder. Yes, there’s criminal activity. But there’s also a huge helping of snark that…

By J. N. Chaney and Jason Anspach © June 11, 2024, Variant Publications B0D2382W95 632 pages I enjoyed VoidDrifters from the very first page, and was captivated by the main character, Will, an archeologist-turned-spacer. I totally bought the story’s explanation of how he stumbles into the ship and accidentally activates it. The actions he took were…