I’ve been meaning to read some of Seanan McGuire’s books for a long time, but – do you ever get that thing when a book or author…… Read more “The Gremlin’s Library: Middlegame by Seanan McGuire”
Tag: fantasy
The Gremlin’s Library: Gods of Jade and Shadow
Anybody who knows me knows that I am a SUCKER for mythology. Irish, Viking, Yoruba, West African… Anything with a mythic bent and a folkloric eye is…… Read more “The Gremlin’s Library: Gods of Jade and Shadow”
The Gremlin’s Library: Salt by Hannah Moskowitz
This book was fun! I’ve gotten into the habit of picking up books by covers and/or recs alone, because of the sense of mystery; either I’ll love…… Read more “The Gremlin’s Library: Salt by Hannah Moskowitz”
First Chapter Thoughts: Dragon Physician by Joyce Chng
One of the tropes that can go either tremendously well or terrifyingly badly in speculative fiction is the inverted gender role society; a matriarchy, usually oppressive, that…… Read more “First Chapter Thoughts: Dragon Physician by Joyce Chng”
The Gremlin’s Library: “Report on the Wren Queen’s Dementia” by Rhonda Eikamp
“There were dispensations, of course, if the dream seemed impossible. The body might rebel, or the mind. A dream might be unimaginable. The only time I sought…… Read more “The Gremlin’s Library: “Report on the Wren Queen’s Dementia” by Rhonda Eikamp”
The Gremlin’s Library: “House of the Camphor” by Mina Ikemoto Ghosh
“Madam Setsuko had been alone before she took in the children, alone except for the camphor tree at the heart of the house and the mynah bird…… Read more “The Gremlin’s Library: “House of the Camphor” by Mina Ikemoto Ghosh”
The Gremlin’s Library: “A Map to a Future Unlike Any Past” by Karolina Fedyk
“They comb their hair back with their only hand. One sleeve of their overcoat is pinned at their chest. When they stand up to shake the sleep…… Read more “The Gremlin’s Library: “A Map to a Future Unlike Any Past” by Karolina Fedyk”
