book reviews “The Universe Box” by Michael Swanwick January 17, 2026 / January 26, 2026 by Eddie M. | Leave a Comment “The Universe Box” is a dazzling short-story collection from Hugo Award-winning author Michael Swanwick, blending science fiction, fantasy, and myth with sharp wit and boundless imagination. From high-tech futures to timeless legends, these stores explore humanity’s ingenuity, ambition, and sense of wonder. Featuring brand-new tales alongside celebrated classics, this collection showcases Swanwick at his most […] Read more » book review fantasy Literary Fiction new books Novellas & Short Stories Sci Fi
book reviews “Akira Falling In Love” By Shinta Harekawa January 17, 2026 / January 26, 2026 by Eddie M. | Leave a Comment “Akira Falling In Love” is a charming and genuinely funny high school romcom that leans fully into awkwardness, miscommunication, and heartfelt intent. Akira’s determination to confess to her childhood crush – and her spectacular inability to do so smoothly – makes for consistently entertaining moments, while Hajime’s obliviousness only heightens the comedy. Shinta Harekawa’s expressive […] Read more » book review comics graphic novels manga Romance Young Adult Fiction
book reviews Review: “A Wild Radiance” By Maria Ingrande Mora November 12, 2025 / January 26, 2026 by Eddie M. | Leave a Comment “A Wild Radiance” is a bold, emotionally charged fantasy that marries high concepts (magic, revolution, industrialization) with deeply personal stakes (identity, desire, belonging). It isn’t shy about spectacle nor about tenderness: it invites you into a world that is both irrepressibly imaginative and sharply attuned to oppression and hope. If you enjoy YA (Young adult) […] Read more » fantasy Fiction LGBTQ young adult
book reviews ”We Burned So Bright” T.J. Klune October 15, 2025 / October 15, 2025 by Eddie M. | Leave a Comment We Burned So Bright by T.J. Klune hit me like brick. As a husband here in Vermont, this story felt achingly close to home. It follows Don and Rodney, two men who’ve spent forty years together when they learn the world is ending. They take one last road trip across America, revisiting the places and […] Read more » Adult Fiction Angst LGBT+ Romance Sci-Fi
book reviews Review: Tin Men September 25, 2025 / January 26, 2026 by Eddie M. | Leave a Comment This one caught me off guard—in a good way. I went in expecting a solid military thriller, but The Tin Men ended up being much more thought-provoking than I anticipated. Yes, there’s an investigation into a suspicious death at a top-secret Army base, and yes, there’s the usual DeMille suspense and smartass banter (especially from […] Read more » mystery Sci Fi science fiction Thriller
book reviews Review: Saltcrop by Yume Kitasei August 27, 2025 / January 26, 2026 by Eddie M. | Leave a Comment Saltcrop is a beautifully written eco-thriller that balances sweeping speculative world-building with intimate character drama. Yume Kitasei delivers a narrative that is both urgent and heartfelt—a story of survival, love, and the lengths we go to protect both family and planet. Fans of character-driven speculative fiction with ecological resonance—think Bannerless or Walkaway—will find much to […] Read more » eco-thriller Fiction Thriller
book reviews Review: Midnight Timetable August 22, 2025 / January 26, 2026 by Eddie M. | Leave a Comment The Midnight Timetable unfolds like a nocturnal dream—or perhaps a nightmare—set within the creeping corridors of a mysterious research institute where cursed objects aren’t just stored, they speak. Tasked with the night shift, our unnamed protagonist navigates echoing hallways and vanishing doors, cataloging relics that carry human emotions and histories far darker than they appear. […] Read more » Sci-Fi Thriller
book reviews Review: Lucky Day August 22, 2025 / January 26, 2026 by Eddie M. | Leave a Comment Lucky Day is a wild, existential horror‑thriller that throws you head‑first into the absurd. Vera, a brilliant bisexual statistics professor, is haunted by a world‑shattering “Low‑Probability Event” that kills eight million people in bizarre, improbable ways. Her grip on meaning vanishes—until Special Agent Layne, part of a shadowy government commission, turns her world around by recruiting […] Read more » LGBTQ Sci-Fi Thriller
