It was easier to be cold. It was familiar. Almost comfortable, after the centuries he had spent alone. He kept all of them at arm’s length, as if denying himself their warmth would allow his heart to slip into torpor, allowing his pain to be put to rest. He hid himself away behind layers of…
Squid’s Blabberbox
Fluffuary Day 02: That One Time…
So much of life was simply the result of chance. No matter how many targets you shot down in training, sometimes it was the turn of the wind that would win the fight. No matter how many reviews you made of the map, sometimes it was pure instinct that lead you down the correct path….
Fluffuary Day 01: At First Sight
“Do you believe in love at first sight?” It was a tacky line, really, and one she’d heard a hundred times before, in a dozen different languages, in a hundred different bars. But that was the game, wasn’t it? That was the dance. They would chase her, make contact — usually just with their eyes…
Whispers of the Deep by Emma Hamm
Genres:Romance, Science Fiction, Mer, Monsters, Romantasy, MonsterloverPages:381Published:January 7, 2024 ✧ Overall Score✧ 3/10 Atrocious prose and nonsensical plot, the narrative constantly jumping from place to place with illogical leaps and all the emotional stability of a PMSing teenager with bipolar disorder. But… It does have sexy mermen. Ugh. The slag I read to satiate the…
Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell
Genres:Fantasy, Horror, Queer, Romance, MonsterloverPages:320Published:April 2, 2024 ✧ Overall Score✧ 7/10 A well written book, written from a truly monstrous perspective! I love stories that let me inside the head of something truly other, even though I think Shesheshan had a bit too much insight into human nature at points. A good read that I’m…
Treasure of the Abyss by Tiffany Roberts
Genres:Romance, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Aliens, Paranormal, MonstersPages:408Published:December 25, 2017 ✧ Overall Score✧ 7/10 As far as monsterlover romance novels go, Tiffany Roberts is one of my favorite authors (well, pair of authors). There’s a fair amount of spice and always with the fated mates and sexual tension, but the plots are always decent and the…
Annie Bot by Sierra Greer
Genres:Science Fiction, Feminism, “Romance”, Dystopia, AIPages:231Published:March 19, 2024 ✧ Overall Score✧ 9/10 I went into this book fully expecting to hate it, and thought my hatred was confirmed by the very first paragraph. But damn, did this turn out to be far more nuanced than I had thought. This is an in-depth portrait of an…
The Family Experiment by John Marrs
Genres:Thriller, Science Fiction, Dystopia, MysteryPages:384Published:May 9, 2024 ✧ Overall Score✧ 2/10 …Ugh. Another book that I feel like could have been great. The idea was interesting but… it really tried to do far too much. The narrative was shattered and the ending felt SO soap opera and just… ham-fisted. Left me feeling frustrated and annoyed….
Och, Ness! by Eryn Hawk
Genres:Fantasy, M/M Romance, Paranormal, Monsters, Shapeshifters, LGBT, MagicPages:162Published:May 18, 2023 ✧ Overall Score✧ 7/10 Exactly what I thought it would be, and exactly as advertised. I had a great time reading this, and it was a very silly romance. I think it could have used a bit more going on outside of the bedroom stuff…
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
Genres: Science Fiction, Romance, Time Travel, Fantasy, Historical FictionPages:352Published:May 7, 2024 ✧ Overall Score✧ 6/10I had a good time reading this one, but I don’t feel that it really holds up under any kind of scrutiny. There is also the inherent discomfort of reading a historical romance… about real people. Who very much did not…