My favorite book club meeting of every year is the one were we read the Hugo nominated short stories and novelettes. Here’s my reviews of this year’s crop. Note that the reviews are all FULL SPOILERS. If you don’t want to read them all, but want to read the (IMO) best ones without being spoiled, [...] The post SF/F Review – 2022 Hugo Nominated Shorts first appeared on Death Is Bad.| Death Is Bad
Light From Uncommon Stars, by Ryka Aoki Synopsis: Alien refugees sell donuts in the Bay area, one falls in love with a woman who sells souls to hell, as that woman begins grooming a runaway trans girl with world-class violin skills to be her next soul sacrifice. Book Review: FYI, despite how I had to phrase the [...] The post SF/F Review – Light From Uncommon Stars first appeared on Death Is Bad.| Death Is Bad
The School For Good Mothers, by Jessamine Chan Synopsis: Women who aren’t “good enough” mothers — as determined by a completely arbitrary and ultimately random process — are sent to a re-education camp to be psychologically tortured. Book Review: Boy, this is such a mixed bag. Let’s go over some highlights/lowlights and see where it [...] The post SF/F Review – The School For Good Mothers first appeared on Death Is Bad.| Death Is Bad
A Master of Djinn, by P. Djèlí Clark Synopsis: A paranormal murder mystery set in steampunk Egypt, 1912, after Djinn and other magical creatures have been reintroduced into the world a few decades back. Book Review: This is a great romp, and really fun! The plot keeps moving at a good clip, there’s a lot [...] The post SF/F Review – A Master of Djinn first appeared on Death Is Bad.| Death Is Bad