shipMay 10, 2025

This was a delight!

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6958394589

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voodoocactus's review of If Found, Return to Hell

5/5: Okay, so, first off, WOW didn’t expect a 2nd person POV! *stares* But it…works? Wen Mingyan is an overworked, unappreciated low-level intern in a corporation that sounds like an unholy prodigy of an insurance company and IT department, and you can probably imagine how soul-draining that is. The escaped demon prince is a complication until it’s not, and Journeyman Wen ends up both acquiring a new family of his own and making surprising (life-altering) deals. This novella was an absolute delight! I loved all the characters, I loved the world, I really enjoyed the plot and how bureaucracy, a...

Show threadDysmorphia💛🤍💜🖤Jul 7, 2023

If Found, Return to Hell by Em X. Liu

I picked up this novella because I saw someone post something like "If you like cozy reads like Murderbot, you'll love If Found, Return to Hell." Which, OK, I don't think Murderbot is cozy although it is my comfort read, but OK. Furthermore, what a fucking fantastic title. Thirdmore, I noticed this was Em X. Liu's first novella-length work, and I love to read authors who are just bursting onto the scene.

https://rinsemiddlebliss.com/posts/2023-07-07-cozy-necromancy/

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Cozy necromancy

Happy start of the third fiscal quarter (Q3) to all who celebrate! Like a lot of people, I cope with the pressures of work with necromancy and cozy novels, so I snarfed up three novels in quick succession in the last two weeks.

Dysmorphia💛🤍💜🖤Jul 7, 2023

Cozy necromancy: If Found, Return to Hell, Legends & Lattes, and Gideon the Ninth

Happy start of Q3 to all who celebrate! Like a lot of people, I cope with the pressures of work with necromancy and cozy novels, so I snarfed up three novels in quick succession in the last two weeks. Read my reviews:

https://rinsemiddlebliss.com/posts/2023-07-07-cozy-necromancy/

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Cozy necromancy

Happy start of the third fiscal quarter (Q3) to all who celebrate! Like a lot of people, I cope with the pressures of work with necromancy and cozy novels, so I snarfed up three novels in quick succession in the last two weeks.