Automatic Noodle was one of those books that was impossible to avoid in certain spaces last year. I haven’t been particularly wowed by the cozy trend in SFF, so I let it pass upon release, figuring I’d circle back after the inevitable Hugo nomination. Fast-forward a year and it’s been shortlisted for Best Novella, so… Continue reading Sci-fi Novella Review: Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz
This review is based on an eARC (Advance Reading Copy) provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Everybody’s Perfect was released on June 30, 2026. I’ve heard a lot about Jo Walton—both for her fiction and her nonfiction—but the only novel of hers I’d read was Lifelode, a strange, experimental piece… Continue reading Fantasy Novel Review: Everybody’s Perfect by Jo Walton
I don’t read too much middle-grade fiction, but I do occasionally dip my toe, and The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera has been recommended by enough friends that it was high on my list to try. And with Middle Grade on this year’s Bingo board, there was no better time than the present. The… Continue reading Middle-Grade Sci-fi Novel Review: The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera
This review is based on an eARC (Advance Reading Copy) provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Ode to the Half-Broken was released on May 26, 2026. While Suzanne Palmer’s acclaimed Bot 9 stories fell into the liked-not-loved category for me, she’s written enough excellent stories for me to be intrigued… Continue reading Sci-fi Novel Review: Ode to the Half-Broken by Suzanne Palmer
This review is based on an eARC (Advance Reading Copy) provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Palaces of the Crow was released on May 19, 2026. Ray Nayler wowed me a few years back with his debut novel, The Mountain in the Sea. My last couple reads didn’t quite hit… Continue reading Historical Speculative Novel Review: Palaces of the Crow by Ray Nayler
This review is based on an eARC (Advance Reading Copy) provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. The Republic of Memory was released on May 5, 2026. Short Fiction Book Club picked up “Memories of Memories Lost” by Mahmud El Sayed a couple years back, and it remains my favorite of… Continue reading Sci-fi Novel Review: The Republic of Memory by Mahmud El Sayed
This review is based on an eARC (Advance Reading Copy) provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Radiant Star was released on May 12, 2026. I missed the boat on the Imperial Radch series when it first came out, but after enjoying a standalone within the Radch universe (Translation State) and… Continue reading Sci-fi Novel Review: Radiant Star by Ann Leckie
This review is based on a ebook provided by the author for the purpose of an honest review. Sometimes a new release checks so many boxes that there’s no real question about whether I’ll pick it up, only about how long it will take me to get my hands on it. With an author I’d… Continue reading Sci-fi Novella Review: The Language of Liars by S.L. Huang
Courtney Schafer’s Underread Treasures review series has been as advertised, and it’s given me plenty of excellent TBR fodder. That includes Lorna Freeman’s Covenants, which I bought a couple years back and had spent that time languishing in the corner of my bookshelf. But the week before the new Bingo year (yes, this review is… Continue reading Fantasy Novel Review: Covenants by Lorna Freeman
I do love weird memory stories, so the title of Olivia Waite’s sci-fi debut caught my eye. But a glance at the blurb and some reviews suggested it might not be my style, so I decided to pass until its Hugo nomination sent it back up my list. After reading Murder by Memory, it’s pretty… Continue reading Sci-fi Novella Review: Murder by Memory by Olivia Waite
