Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Sci-Fi, Short Story

Short Story Short Review: The Haunting of Tram Car 015 is a great addition to The Dead Djinn Universe

"The Haunting of Tram Car 015" by P. Djèlí Clarkpost may contain affiliate links My rating: 4 of 5 stars"The Haunting of Tram Car 015" is a stand-alone novella and the third entry in the Dead Djinn Universe by P. Djèlí Clark. You can find it in various formats, such as a 96-page ebook on… Continue reading Short Story Short Review: The Haunting of Tram Car 015 is a great addition to The Dead Djinn Universe

Black Author, Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Sci-Fi, Short Story

Short Story Short Review: The Angel of Khan el-Khalili has an evocative atmosphere and interesting point-of-view

"The Angel of Khan el-Khalili" by P. Djèlí Clarkpost may contain affiliate links My rating: 4 of 5 stars"The Angel of Khan el-Khalili" is a stand-alone short story and the second entry in the Dead Djinn Universe by P. Djèlí Clark. You can find it in various formats, such as a short story published for… Continue reading Short Story Short Review: The Angel of Khan el-Khalili has an evocative atmosphere and interesting point-of-view

Black Author, Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Sci-Fi, Short Story

Short Story Short Review: A Dead Djinn In Cairo by P. Djèlí Clark is an amazing peek into a universe I need to know more about

"A Dead Djinn in Cairo" by P. Djèlí Clarkpost may contain affiliate links My rating: 5 of 5 stars"A Dead Djinn In Cairo" is a short story that kickstarts the Dead Djinn Universe by P. Djèlí Clark. You can find it in various formats, as a 43-page ebook on Amazon, as a short story published… Continue reading Short Story Short Review: A Dead Djinn In Cairo by P. Djèlí Clark is an amazing peek into a universe I need to know more about

Books, Feminism, History, Medicine, Non-Fiction, Science

Unwell Women by Elinor Cleghorn is a well-researched feminist history of women’s health

Unwell Women: Misdiagnosis and Myth in a Man-Made World by Elinor Cleghorn My rating: 5 of 5 starsUnwell Women: Misdiagnosis and Myth in a Man-Made World by Elinor Cleghorn, the author's debut, is an in-depth history of women's health published earlier this year by Dutton Books. I was happy to see that in the introduction,… Continue reading Unwell Women by Elinor Cleghorn is a well-researched feminist history of women’s health

Fiction, Romance, YA

Girl, Unstrung by Claire Handscombe is a pleasant contemporary YA novel that shows needed love to violists

Girl, Unstrung by Claire Handscombe My rating: 4 of 5 starsGirl, Unstrung is a contemporary YA book about Clara, a high school freshman who has three siblings and semi-famous parents in her blended family. She auditioned as a violist to attend LACHSA, the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, but did not make… Continue reading Girl, Unstrung by Claire Handscombe is a pleasant contemporary YA novel that shows needed love to violists

Black Author, Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Novella

The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle is a great short read for Spooky Month

The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle My rating: 4 of 5 starsAt under 150 pages, The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle was a perfect horror read for me to celebrate the beginning of Spooky Month. It also went towards my participation in #BlackOWeenAthon, a read-a-long hosted by Loc'D Booktician on booktube.CW:… Continue reading The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle is a great short read for Spooky Month

Asian Author, Books, Non-Fiction, Self-Help

Whenever You’re Ready, the debut by classical pianist Jeeyoon Kim, is something you should read whenever you’re ready for good advice

Whenever You're Ready: How to Compose the Life of Your Dreams by Jeeyoon Kim My rating: 5 of 5 stars (4.5 that I rounded up to a 5)I listened to the audiobook version of Whenever You're Ready: How to Compose the Life of Your Dreams, which was quite pleasantly narrated by the author and runs… Continue reading Whenever You’re Ready, the debut by classical pianist Jeeyoon Kim, is something you should read whenever you’re ready for good advice

Books, Fiction, Romance

Off the Grid by Kay Richard is a debut novel that tells more than it shows

Off the Grid by Kay Richard My rating: 3 of 5 stars 2.5 stars that I'm rounding up to a 3. The author tells 90% of the time and shows 10% of the time and that isn't a pleasant ratio for me. The worldbuilding is also lackluster.I read the ebook version of Off the Grid,… Continue reading Off the Grid by Kay Richard is a debut novel that tells more than it shows

Books, Fantasy, Mystery, Short Story

Short Story Short Review: The Mysterious Study of Doctor Sex by Tamsyn Muir

The Mysterious Study of Doctor Sex by Tamsyn Muir My rating: 4 of 5 stars I loved both Palamedes Sextus and Camilla Hect in Gideon the Ninth, and was glad to see this short story prequel set when they were both thirteen. It seems best to read this after reading the aforementioned Gideon novel.I really… Continue reading Short Story Short Review: The Mysterious Study of Doctor Sex by Tamsyn Muir