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 new books New Stuff Review: “I Will Kill Your Imaginary Friend for $200” – Robert Brockway January 7, 2026 / January 7, 2026 by nikatichi | Leave a Comment No, not every paragraph in this book is a run-on sentence, but this short rant of endless ‘ands’ perfectly represents its sarcastic tone and overall mood of childhood loneliness; The kind of loneliness that would spur the creation of imaginary friends. Themes of neglect, abandonment, social disorders and general boredom are slathered in a gravy […] Read more » book review comedy horror horror comedy indie bookstore local bookseller new books
book reviews Review: “Tailored Realities” -Brandon Sanderson December 16, 2025 / December 17, 2025 by nikatichi | Leave a Comment By Nick Osgood TBH, after reading the Stormwind Archive, I couldn’t have possibly imagined Mr. Sanderson writing a short story, let alone an anthology of short stories. I mean, the shortest book in the Stormlight series was a meaty one-thousand pages. “There’s no way he can fit his masterful world-building into just a chapter or […] Read more » brandon sanderson indiebookstore newengland science fiction scifi scifi anthology shortstories small business
book reviews Alice With a Why, by Anna James November 23, 2025 / November 23, 2025 by Star Cat Books | Leave a Comment Highly recommended for middle reader through YA and certainly adults who enjoy a clever fairytale and loved the original Wonderland. Read more » Adventure Fairytale fantasy Middle Reader YA
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 new books Review: “Hole in the Sky” -Daniel H. Wilson November 6, 2025 / January 9, 2026 by nikatichi | Leave a Comment By Nick Osgood “INTELLIGENCE MANDATE – THE END IS NIGH. ENTITY IS FORCE OF NATURE AKIN TO GRAVITY. LOCAL AREA OF REVERSED ENTROPY. DREAMS OF CHAOS. BLOOD. FILTH. DEATH. MAKE PEACE WITH YOUR GODS. PREPARE FOR HELL ON EARTH. THIS IS THE END. PRAY. -MD” A man in a basement who accidentally found a way […] Read more » native scifi
book reviews bookstores Bradford VT come on in! ebooks new books New Stuff online bookstore Uncategorized Review: “Kill the Beast” – Serra Swift October 16, 2025 / October 16, 2025 by nikatichi | Leave a Comment “Lyssa leaned her elbows against the counter and watched the Morning Star’s proprietor, Molly, fill another pint glass. She was a buxom battle-axe with a slash of a mouth and a gleam in her eye that said she welcomed trouble, if it meant she got to use the lovingly polished mace hanging above the liquor […] Read more » #fantasy #romantasy #Faerytale #fairytale #witches #fairies #fae
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 red city October 8, 2025 / October 8, 2025 by Andrew Phillips | Leave a Comment by Marie Lu in Red City we see Marie Lu writing in an adult vein, but also putting more of her own life into a character than she has done before. The start of the book is gorgeously written as it introduces Sam, an effortlessly brilliant girl who makes herself invisible to those around her, […] Read more »
