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Category Archives: book review
Book review, and some thoughts on story-telling: Plastic Smile by SL Huang
Cas Russell, antisocial mercenary, has decided to Fight Crime. With capital letters, like in one of her friend’s comic books. After all, she has a real-life superpower: with her instantaneous mathematical ability, she can neuter bombs or out-shoot an army. … Continue reading
Posted in book review, Plastic Smile, Russell's Attic, SL Huang, thoughts
Tagged Cas Russell, science fiction, SL Huang
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Comfort reading: five novels
I posted a good while ago about songs. This post is about books (not mine, though do go and have a look at it!). These aren’t my favourite books (I’d be hardpressed to name those, and my list would change with mood and weather) nor those … Continue reading
Posted in A.S. Byatt, Agatha Christie, beloved books, book review, Charlotte Bronte, Jane Austen, Tom de Haan
Tagged fantasy, novels, reading
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Book Review: ‘Under the Skin’ by Michel Faber
This review originally appeared at Heroines of Fantasy on 2nd December 2015 This isn’t one of my regular new book reviews. It’s nearly the end of the year, the northern nights are long and dark, and I’ve been revisiting some … Continue reading
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Tagged Michel Faber; Under the Skin; science fiction; Scotland
Book Review: ‘Root of Unity’ by SL Huang
This review was originally posted at Heroines of Fantasy. Cas Russell has always used her superpowered mathematical skills to dodge snipers or take down enemies. Oh, yeah, and make as much money as possible on whatever unsavory gigs people will … Continue reading
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Tagged Root of Unity, Russell's Attic, SL Huang
Book Review: Yuko Zen is Somewhere Else, by Simon Paul Wilson
This review first appeared at Heroines of Fantasy on 5th August, 2015. My name is Yuko Zen and I am somewhere else… After a strange encounter with a beautiful girl in a Chinese take-away, Chris Winter discovers she’s left her journal behind. … Continue reading
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Tagged Simon Paul Wilson; magic realism; YA novel;
