Love and Science: Courtney Milan’s The Countess Conspiracy
The Countess Conspiracy, Courtney Milan Oh. This book. From the dedication to the very last word–it’s so good. And this review is full of spoilers because–as usual with Courtney Milan’s books–it’s...
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The Kelpies by Wil Freeborn Twitter changes what it means to use the block function. Another take. …And less than a day after making this change, Twitter has reverted the block function back to what...
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Betta, by Visarute Angatavanich Hear What Happened At Boston’s Symphony Hall After JFK’s Assassination Isaac Asimov’s science fiction prompted look into whether he was communist informant Sadly,...
View ArticleLinkspam, 11/15/13 Edition
As old as creation / Syphilis is now curable Romance and Fantasy And Yet Do I Read “I was into Loki before it was cool” I’m pretty sure I didn’t write this essay…but I could have! A Culture of...
View ArticleFor Your Eyes Only, Sandra Antonelli
Note from Natalie: I am absolutely delighted to have another wonderful guest post here at the Radish from Jessica at the newly revived (!!!) Read React Review. Sandra Antonelli, For Your Eyes Only...
View ArticleLove Continuance and Increasing, Julian Griffith
Love Continuance and Increasing, Julian Griffith Last week, Liz Bourke suggested that Julian Griffith’s Love Continuance and Increasing might be my sort of thing as it’s a queer polyamorous Regency...
View ArticleCapturing the Silken Thief, Jeannie Lin
Capturing the Silken Thief, Jeannie Lin When I saw that Jeannie Lin’s Capturing the Silken Thief was free on Kindle I decided that I needed to read something different from what I have been reading,...
View ArticleLinkspam, 8/30/13 Edition
In which is desired a Derriere – Wondermark, by David Malki ! Linkspam, ho! My food stamps misery Disabled man suffers ‘mini stroke’ during job centre interview This probably needs a trigger warning....
View ArticleReading Habits and the Status Quo
Mimi and Eunice, Status Quo Earlier this month, Jane Litte had a post at Dear Author about reading habits and what publishers and writers can do to change them that sort of stuck with me and not for...
View ArticleGlitterland, Alexis Hall
I received a copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. I first heard about Alexis Hall’s Glitterland from one of my friends on Twitter–and it wasn’t a positive recommendation, either. I...
View ArticleOnce Upon A Tower, Eloisa James
Once Upon a Tower, Eloisa James I wasn’t sure how Eloisa James was going to pull off a Rapunzel story in Once Upon a Tower, since she doesn’t normally write books about women who get locked away by...
View ArticleThe Heiress Effect, Courtney Milan
The Heiress Effect, Courtney Milan Courtney Milan’s The Heiress Effect is a wonderfully complicated tangle of a book. And this review is full of spoilers and I’m sorry, but I simply cannot write about...
View ArticleCon Report: Readercon
So Readercon happened. And it was wonderful. For me, Readercon started Wednesday evening when we drove up to Philadelphia for dinner at El Vez with Fran Wilde, her family, and some of our local...
View ArticleGuest Post: Like No Other Lover, Julie Ann Long
Here is the first post in what I hope will be an ongoing series of posts about the importance of diversity in the romance genre. Kicking things off is @colorlessblue! I’ll be travelling today, so...
View ArticleLinkspam, 7/12/13 Edition
Cyanea capillata in the sky 2 by Alexander Semenov Hurray, Readercon! Con of my heart! Here’s my schedule. And now, linkspam! On Facebook, Hating CNN Long Live The Queen: A Game of Strategy,...
View ArticleThe Story Guy, Mary Ann Rivers
I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley. My opinions are my own. The Story Guy, Mary Ann Rivers The Story Guy is Mary Ann Rivers’s debut and oh, what a debut it is. It is incandescent,...
View ArticleFlirting with Disaster, Ruthie Knox
I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley. My opinions are my own. Flirting with Disaster, Ruthie Knox Flirting with Disaster is the second novel in Ruthie Knox’s Camelot series and the...
View ArticleLinkspam, 7/5/13 Edition – Part 2
This is part two of this week’s linkspam–part one is more general links, these are more focused. First is a new discussion in the romance community about m/m romance about bi and trans* and female...
View ArticleLinkspam, 7/5/13 Edition – Part 1
Oh, Pottery Barn. I kind of love that this is a thing. While despairing that it is a thing. A Note On Post Deletions This, in many ways, encapsulates why I am so against post (and comment) deletions....
View ArticleLinkspam, 6/28/13 Edition
SS Ayrfield by Bruce Hood (via) My brain is pretty worn out this week, so commentary is going to be pretty minimal. Strange Horizons Reviews: Menial: Skilled Labor in Science Fiction Songwriting on...
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