Magazine Review

Tar Vol Reads a Magazine (or Two): Reviews of Clarkesworld and GigaNotoSaurus (August 2024)

Another month, another batch of short fiction to read. Let’s take a look at the two magazines I read in full this August!  Clarkesworld The August issue of Clarkesworld features a couple authors I’d immensely enjoyed in the past, so I was really excited to get to this one. And as expected, it gave me… Continue reading Tar Vol Reads a Magazine (or Two): Reviews of Clarkesworld and GigaNotoSaurus (August 2024)

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Fantasy Novella Reviews: The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe and Desdemona and the Deep

I usually publish standalone reviews of novellas that were published as standalone books, but I read two last month that had me saying a lot of the same things, so I’m breaking from my habit and writing what I believe is my first review two-pack: The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe by Kij Johnson and Desdemona… Continue reading Fantasy Novella Reviews: The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe and Desdemona and the Deep

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Fantasy Novella Review: One Hundred Shadows by Hwang Jungeun

This review is based on an eARC (Advance Reading Copy) provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. One Hundred Shadows will be released on August 20, 2024. Scrolling through the sci-fi/fantasy section of NetGalley puts a lot of books in front of me that aren’t necessarily part of my usual niches.… Continue reading Fantasy Novella Review: One Hundred Shadows by Hwang Jungeun

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Tar Vol Reads a Magazine (or Two): Reviews of Clarkesworld and GigaNotoSaurus (July 2024)

Another month, another batch of short fiction to read. Let’s take a look at the two magazines I read in full this July!  Clarkesworld Even when Clarkesworld doesn’t have a story that blows me away, it’s always a good read, and this month there were a couple standouts and a few others that were plenty… Continue reading Tar Vol Reads a Magazine (or Two): Reviews of Clarkesworld and GigaNotoSaurus (July 2024)

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Fantasy Novel Review: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

Since jumping wholeheartedly back into genre fiction a few years ago, I’ve understood that my corner of speculative fiction isn’t necessarily representative of fantasy full stop. And one of the best examples is the staggering popularity of Sarah J. Maas, whose works are almost never recommended in my circles. But this year’s Book Bingo has… Continue reading Fantasy Novel Review: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas