April showers bring May flowers, and this month's Round-up has no theme to speak of! We've got horror. We've got regency romance. We've got cli-fi. We've got epic fantasy that was not, in my opinion, YA. I was kind of all over the place, so enjoy! Devolution by Max Brooks If you liked World War... Continue Reading →
REVIEW: The Ones We’re Meant to Find by Joan He
It's time for another ARC review! This week, we have a forthcoming young adult climate fiction novel for your consideration. The book is The Ones We're Meant to Find and it's forthcoming from Roaring Brook Press, out on May 4, 2021. Young Adult, Climate Fiction, Science Fiction. This story is told through two viewpoint characters.... Continue Reading →
Creative Careers: Advice for persistence
Recently, someone asked for advice for creatives pursuing their artform as a career. I realized I hadn't done a writing advice post for a while, so I've decided to share my tips on how to keep going. When pursuing writing or any other creative career, the number one best piece of advice I've gotten is... Continue Reading →
Space Sweepers
I caught Space Sweepers at the end of February, a fun little Netflix movie perfect for fans of action-packed science fiction. This story reminded me a great deal of Outlaw Star and Cowboy Bebop, but with really excellent choices with regards to diversity (the universal translator that allowed everyone to just speak their own language... Continue Reading →
Mythology, adaptations, and a witch’s heart
It comes as no surprise to longtime readers of the blog that I love stories which adapt old myths, especially if those stories are told by women. I have a lot of feelings about how all the old European mythologies -- the Greek, the Roman, the Norse, the Celtic -- have been filtered through the... Continue Reading →