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The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle
“Every time I was around them, they acted like I was a monster. So I said goddamnit, I’ll be the worst monster you ever saw!” This novella takes place in 1920s New York. Charles Thomas Tester is a bit of a ‘hustler’ who sings and plays his guitar on the streets even if he isn’t…
1920s, 20th century, 3 STARS, 3rd pov, Adult, America, American, AMERICAN AUTHOR, Black & Black heritage authors, BOOK REVIEW, BOOK REVIEWS, Booklr, FANTASY, Harlem, HISTORICAL FICTION, HORROR, Lovecraftian, male authors, monsters, My reviews, NEW YORK, NOVELLA/SHORT STORY, occult, RACE, reading, revenge, The Ballad of Black Tom, TOR novella, URBAN FANTASY, Victor LaValle -
Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor
“Fear of death is a powerful weapon.” Remote Control is Afrofuturism at its best. Nnedi Okorafor seamlessly blends folklore elements and aesthetics with sci-fi ones, delivering a unique and intriguing piece of speculative fiction. Set in Ghana, Remote Control opens in medias res: the appearance of Sankofa, a fourteen-year girl, and her companion, a fox,…
3.5 STARS, 3rd pov, Adult, afrofuturism, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, Black & Black heritage authors, Booklr, curses, DEATH, dystopia, FANTASY, female authors, FOLKLORE, futuristic, Ghana, KIDS WITH POWERS, myths, nigerian american author, NNEDI OKORAFOR, NOVELLA/SHORT STORY, POWERS, published in 2021, read in 2021, Remote Control, road trip, SCI-FI, SPECULATIVE FICTION, survival, TOR novella, travel, witchcraft -
Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire — book review
Although occasionally entertaining, Come Tumbling Down struck me as a rather unnecessary and insubstantial addition to the Wayward Children series. “Once a wayward child, always a wayward child.” Don’t get me wrong: Seanan McGuire’s writing style is as lush as ever. Her prose, with its use rhythm and repetition, echoes that of fairy-tale, lending a…
3 STARS, 3rd pov, AMERICAN AUTHOR, BOOK REVIEW, Booklr, Come Tumbling Down, FAIRY TALES, FAIRYLAND, fairytalesque prose, FANTASY, female authors, lgbtq+, magic school, MAGICAL DOORS, MAGICAL REALISM, NOVELLA/SHORT STORY, portal fantasy, published in 2020, queer, read in 2020, science, Seanan McGuire, TOR novella, twins, VAMPIRES, Wayward Children, YOUNG ADULT
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