Tag: Fantasy
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The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw – A Book Review
Cassandra Khaw’s The Salt Grows Heavy is a dark and twisted fairy tale that will stay with you long after you finish reading it. The novella follows a mermaid who, after losing her tongue to her husband, births daughters who immediately devour their wicked father and the people of his treacherous kingdom. The mermaid and…
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The Ballad Of Black Tom by Victor LaValle – A Book Review
In The Ballad of Black Tom, Victor LaValle delivers a novella for those readers who crave brevity and the exploration of important societal issues intertwined with the arcane. The brilliance of this novella lies in its multifaceted approach to tackling important social matters. LaValle combines the supernatural with the very real horrors of systemic racism…
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A Prayer For the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers – A Book Review
In A Prayer For the Crown-Shy, Becky Chambers delivers a captivating novella that explores the potential of humanity and technology’s role in shaping its fate. I picked this book up at my local library without realizing it is the second installment in the Monk and Robot series. Even so, it stands easily on its own,…
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