jay reviewed Orsinian Tales by Ursula K. Le Guin
Reviews and Comments
Contains brainfog. I admire people who have a clear definition for what each number of stars means, but I give them out purely intuitively.
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jay wants to read Dinosaurs by Darren Naish
Darren Naish: Dinosaurs (2016)
Dinosaurs are one of the most spectacular groups of animals that have ever existed. Many …
jay reviewed A Season of Monstrous Conceptions by Lina Rather
Lina Rather's A Season of Monstrous Conceptions is an eldritch historical fantasy of midwifery, monstrosity, …
A Season of Monstrous Conceptions
5 stars
Novellas are inherently short on characterizaton, but in my opinion the characterizaton of London/English lilfe of this time is well done here, it made quite the impression. I also really liked the descriptions of the supernatural happenings; concise and impressive always, grand and awe-inspiring where appropriate.
(I started it in the afternoon and stayed up very late to finish it.)
September 2025 #SFFBookClub
jay rated Under the Eye of the Big Bird: 4 stars
Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi KAWAKAMI
From one of Japan's most brilliant and sensitive contemporary novelists, this speculative fiction masterpiece envisions an Earth where humans are …
jay wants to read The Sound of the Mountain by Yasunari Kawabata
By day Ogata Shingo, an elderly Tokyo businessman, is troubled by small failures of memory. …
jay rated Saints of Storm and Sorrow: 4 stars
Saints of Storm and Sorrow by Gabriella Buba (Stormbringer Saga, #1)
In this an enthralling Filipino-inspired epic fantasy, a nun concealing a goddess-given gift is unwillingly transformed into a lightning rod …
jay wants to read Books & Bone by Veo Corva (Tombtown, #1)
A Librarians-and-Necromancy Fantasy with Small Town Charm in a City of the Dead
The …
jay wants to read You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi
jay wants to read I Am the Dark That Answers When You Call by Jamison Shea
jay wants to read Factoring humanity by Robert J. Sawyer
jay wants to read Unfit Parent by Jessica Slice
jay wants to read Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler
Shori is a mystery. Found alone in the woods, she appears to be a little …
jay commented on Saints of Storm and Sorrow by Gabriella Buba (Stormbringer Saga, #1)
In this an enthralling Filipino-inspired epic fantasy, a nun concealing a goddess-given gift is unwillingly …
I found it a little opaque in the first few chapters, but now I'm at 16 and it's thoroughly gripped me.
I found it a little opaque in the first few chapters, but now I'm at 16 and it's thoroughly gripped me.
jay reviewed Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
Leah is changed. Months earlier, she left for a routine expedition, only this time her …
Our Wives Under the Sea
4 stars
I have no words right now. It's good.
CW: body horror
I have no words right now. It's good.
CW: body horror
jay wants to read Lost and Now Found by Kate Laine-Toner
What happens when you discover that you are autistic later in life? How do you …