Review of "What Stalks the Deep" (3.5 stars): What Stalks the Deep
Review of "What Stalks the Deep" (3.5 stars): What Stalks the Deep
"This air had winterās bite, even though at home they had not even hit the autumn solstice."
ā Karen Conlin, L. J. Cohen, Chris Howard: Litany for a Broken World
not sure if mistake or worldbuilding
Possible future #SFFBookClub book? (largely on the strength of bookwyrm.social/user/sohkamyung/review/10090007 )
(comment on The Vanishing Cherry Blossom Bookshop)
The #SFFBookClub pick for March 2026
(comment on Litany for a Broken World)
ā A child who was told she was broken discovers she's a healer ā and refuses to ask permission to help save the world.
What's the bravest character moment you've read in YA fiction?
Genuine question for SFF readers: š¤
Do you prefer stories where the protagonist's power makes them stronger than everyone else, or stories where their power makes them a target?
Cass Thorne's ability makes every powerful person in the room suddenly ordinary. They do not take it well.
Review of "The King Must Die" (2.5 stars): The King Must Die
"Mettan hadnāt been lying when heād said the trek to the village was two hours. But it was two hours for relatively unstabbed people."
ā Kemi Ashing-Giwa: The King Must Die
"For this land to escape slow, agonizing obliteration, all kings must die. There is no other way."
ā Kemi Ashing-Giwa: The King Must Die
"Alekhai had been having a just-okay week when his sisterās assassins arrived."
ā Kemi Ashing-Giwa: The King Must Die