Showing posts with label Erin Roberts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Erin Roberts. Show all posts
Thursday, August 23, 2018
Monday, August 6, 2018
Every Good-bye Ain't Gone, by Eden Royce
★★★★☆ A very different kind of ghost story
(Horror) Mixie’s family makes food for the dead to get them to come back to answer questions for their loved ones. She’s surprised her ex-husband’s widow wants them to do this, though. (5,241 words; Time: 17m)
Venus Witch's Ring, by Inda Lauryn
★★★★☆ Sophisticated and Moving
(Modern Fantasy) Dora wants to make a deal with the devil to give her musical talent, but first the devil wants her to experience the life of a real talent who died forgotten. (7,000 words; Time: 23m)
You need to have an interest in the history of rock & roll music to enjoy this story
Dying Lessons, by Troy L. Wiggins
★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended
(Modern Fantasy Dystopia) A boy whose family members have ways of becoming invisible copes with the specter of an all-out race war. (2,589 words; Time: 08m)
The People Who Sleep Beneath the Waves, by Malena Crawford
★★★☆☆ Average
(Historical Fantasy) Ayomide was a chief’s daughter, but now she languishes on a slave ship, praying only for a good death. (4,445 words; Time: 14m)
Strange Mercy, by Christopher R. Alonso
★★★☆☆ Average
(Horror) We remember Lola. We remember how she cared for us. We remember how she died. And we’ve decided to bring her back to life. (2,640 words; Time: 08m)
Hide Me in the Shadow of Your Wings, by Christopher Caldwell
★★★☆☆ Average
(Historical Fantasy) In early 19th-Century New Orleans, a teenage boy learns he can fly, but doesn’t understand why he must keep it a secret. (4,694 words; Time: 15m)
Tuesday, January 9, 2018
Sour Milk Girls, by Erin Roberts
(Near-Future SF) Fourteen-year-old Ghost gave up on finding a foster family a long time ago. She’s just waiting until she turns 18 and can leave “the Agency.” Then a new girl turns up—one who can actually remember her life before she was sent there. (6,447 words; Time: 21m)
Rating: ★★★★★ Deep and Disturbing, but Ultimately Moving
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