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 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
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
2025 was a bit of a light novella year for me, so I’ve kept on the lookout for intriguing options to try. A couple compelling reviews for Eden Royce’s adult debut Psychopomp and Circumstance were all the push I needed to scour my library system for a copy. Psychopomp and Circumstance is a Reconstruction Era… Continue reading Fantasy Novella Review: Psychopomp and Circumstance by Eden Royce
This review is based on an eARC (Advance Reading Copy) provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Platform Decay will be released on May 5, 2026. At this point, readers know what to expect from The Murderbot Diaries. The series has won a legion of fans and a host of genre… Continue reading Sci-fi Novella Review: Platform Decay by Martha Wells
This review is based on an eARC (Advance Reading Copy) provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. The Cellar Below the Cellar will be released on March 25, 2026. I don’t believe I’d read Ivy Grimes before, but I was offered an ARC of The Cellar Below the Cellar and figured there… Continue reading Horror Novella Review: The Cellar Below the Cellar by Ivy Grimes
This review is based on an eARC (Advance Reading Copy) provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. The Rainseekers will be released on February 17, 2026. After having a wonderful time reading the short story “The Meeker and the All-Seeing Eye,” I’ve been curious to try the longer-form work of Matthew… Continue reading Sci-fi Novella Review: The Rainseekers by Matthew Kressel
One of my newest book club friends has been a longstanding evangelist for the self-published novella The Fire-Moon by Isabel Pelech. With a little gap in my reading schedule, I finally found the time to give it a try. The Fire-Moon is a short and easy read, coming in well under 100 pages, with a… Continue reading Fantasy Novella Review: The Fire-Moon by Isabel Pelech
This review is based on an eARC (Advance Reading Copy) provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. The Summer War will be released on September 16, 2025. I haven’t read much of Naomi Novik, but I’ve liked what I’ve read, and given that I’m always looking to try novellas from… Continue reading Fantasy Novella Review: The Summer War by Naomi Novik
I’d been following Jon Bois on Twitter for quite a while before the publication of 17776, and I’d greatly enjoyed the first few chapters before beginning to suspect that it was too long to finish in a single sitting. I set it down and forgot about it for years. But when a Not a Book… Continue reading Weird Internet Sci-fi Review: 17776 and 20020 by Jon Bois
