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Top Ten Tuesday: Xenofiction I’ve Enjoyed

In: Blog Hops

Hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl Xenofiction is written from the perspective of a non-human protagonist. The protagonist could be all sorts of different things: an animal, a mythological creature, an intelligent robot, an alien, a microbe, or some other living (or robotic but sentient) being. The possibilities are endless. I enjoyed all of these… Read More

Whimsical Winter: A Review of Memoirs of a Snowflake

In: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Title: Memoirs of a Snowflake Author: Joe Vasicek Publisher: Self-Published Publication Date: March 22, 2011 Genres: Fantasy, Contemporary Length: 9 pages Source: I received a free copy from the author. Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: The life and times of a December snowflake. Every death is a rebirth. Every end is a new beginning. Though I… Read More

Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge: The First Website I Remember Visiting

In: Blog Hops

Hosted by Long and Short Reviews. Click here to read everyone else’s replies to this week’s question and to read everyone else’s replies to this week’s question and here to see the full list of topics for the year. The first website I remember visiting is Snopes.com. When I was a kid, there were some people… Read More

No Whimsy in This Winter: A Review of St. Aymon

In: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Title: St. Aymon – A Canadian Horror Story Author: George Gordon Publisher: Self-Published Publication Date: November 7, 2018 Genres: Horror, Paranormal, Contemporary Length: 43 pages Source: I received a free copy from the author. Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: Welcome to the village of St Aymon. An Englishman moves to his wife’s home in the Canadian… Read More

Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge: My Favourite Food

In: Blog Hops, Personal Life

Hosted by Long and Short Reviews. Click here to read everyone else’s replies to this week’s question and to read everyone else’s replies to this week’s question and here to see the full list of topics for the year. Strawberries are my favourite food. When they’re in season, I eat them every single day by themselves,… Read More

Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Liked About Asexual Characters

In: Blog Hops

Hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl Happy Valentine’s Day to everyone celebrating it! For today’s Valentine’s Day freebie, I’ll be sharing a list of books I’ve read and enjoyed about asexual characters. I’m actually on the asexual spectrum myself, so it’s been wonderful to see such an explosion of stories about people who are like… Read More

A Review of The Cybernetic Tea Shop

In: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Title: The Cybernetic Tea Shop Author: Meredith Katz Publisher: Soft Cryptid (Self-Published) Publication Date: July 30, 2019 Genres: Science Fiction, LGBTQ, Romance Length: 118 pages Source: I borrowed it from the library. Thank you to Berthold Gambrel for reviewing it and bringing it to my attention! Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Clara Gutierrez is an AI… Read More

Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge: Books That Pleasantly Surprised Me

In: Blog Hops

Hosted by Long and Short Reviews. Click here to read everyone else’s replies to this week’s question and to read everyone else’s replies to this week’s question and here to see the full list of topics for the year. I love being pleasantly surprised by what I read. Here are my three answers from three different… Read More