Speculative fiction
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Shadow Daddies: A Bloodstained Green Flag
Anyone who has spent even a single millisecond on Booktok is familiar with the Shadow Daddy archetype and its aesthetics. Enemies to lovers, knives to…
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Meandering Monsters: A Yume Book Review
For the first time, I decided to go against Goodreads reviews and trust my gut. Lo and behold, it was wrong. Considering my own tendency…
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Review of Wychman Road by Ben Berman Ghan
It’s an age-old question, one that has embedded itself in the consciousness of humanity for as long as we can perceive, and that dares us…
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David Bowie and Alan Rickman in the Speculative World
January 2016 saw the loss of two great figures in the speculative world when David Bowie and Alan Rickman passed away within days of each…
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The Never-Melting Magic of The Night Circus
Some books are best read under specific conditions. Some must be read while you’re in a certain mindset or at a particular point in time.…
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The Lows and Highs of Fifteen Dogs (Part 2)
Click here for Part 1 Andre Alexis’ novel, Fifteen Dogs, has its moments of elevated hopefulness. Before diving into the storylines of two dogs whose…
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Between Gods and Dogs: A Fable about Human Nature (Part 1)
Have you ever wished you could speak with and understand your dog? With their sympathetic eyes and joyful energy, dogs can be uplifting companions through…
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