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Book Reviews

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Book Review: Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas

Aigner Loren Wilson says: “With her second novel, Vampires of El Norte, Isabel Cañas crafts a suspenseful romantic vampire tale set along the Texas-Mexico border.” Find out more about this new book!

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Book Review: Zoey Is Too Drunk for This Dystopia by Jason Pargin

Looking for a book to make you laugh, cry, and heck, think? Chris Kluwe recommends Zoey Is Too Drunk for This Dystopia by Jason Pargin.

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Book Review: Unspeakable Horror 3 edited by Vince A. Liaguno

If you, like reviewer Arley Sorg, are always looking for another great anthology to devour, here’s our next recommendation: Unspeakable Horror 3 edited by Vince A. Liaguno.

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Book Review: Forged by Blood by Ehigbor Okosun

Looking for your next fast-paced fantasy read? Aigner Loren Wilson recommends Forged by Blood by Ehigbor Okosun.

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Book Review: Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon by Wole Talabi

Do you like heist stories? Do you like romance? If so, Chris Kluwe has the perfect read for you: Wole Talabi’s Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon.

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Book Review: The Splinter in the Sky by Kemi Ashing-Giwa

Looking for an intriguing and enthralling science fiction novel? Then check out Kemi Ashing-Giwa’s  debut, The Splinter in the Sky. Aigner Loren Wilson explains why.

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Book Review: Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology

Arley Sorg recommends a new anthology stuffed with exciting dark fiction: Never Whistle at Night, edited by Shane Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.

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Book Review: The Combat Codes by Alexander Darwin

Are you looking for a book bristling with action and violence that still has a lot to say about the state of the world? Chris Kluwe says The Combat Codes by Alexander Darwin is just what you need.

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Book Review: He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan

Wondering if He Who Drowned the World, the second volume of Shelley Parker-Chan’s Radiant Emperor Duology, holds up to the first book? Aigner Loren Wilson says: this one’s a must-read!

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Book Review: The Book of Witches edited by Jonathan Strahan

Jonathan Strahan has a new anthology: The Book of Witches. Find out why Arley Sorg says: “In these careful selections, Strahan has put together a book which takes on a trope, which entertains, yes; but which also does so many things that are necessary and wonderful. I can’t wait for more readers to get to experience this book.”

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