October 2020 – Page 2 of 2 – scintilla.info

Book Review: Everfair, Nisi Shawl Science Fiction:  Everfair, Nisi Shawl   If regular sci fi explores the possibilities of what might be, its sub-genre steampunk explores the possibilities of what might have been. Everfair by Nisi Shawl takes steampunk into a very different location than its usual English or American setting and creates a world […]

Book Review: Magic for Liars, Sarah Gailey Fantasy/Mystery:  Magic for Liars, Sarah Gailey   Ivy Gamble has been a private investigator for 14 years. Typically her day consists of following suspected adulterers. It’s a fairly boring and predictable job, although occasionally things go sideways and she has a gun pulled on her. Or a knife stuck […]

Book Review: When We Were Magic, Sarah Gailey Fantasy: When We Were Magic, Sarah Gailey   In our world, magic is the art of deception. Obfuscation. Distraction. Watch my right hand, while my left hand does things you cannot see.    Alexis is a senior in high school. She and her five best friends are […]

Book Review: In Black and White, Alexandra Wilson NonFiction: In Black and White, Alexandra Wilson Blog Tour: October 2, 2020   I often reflect upon my good fortune despite, which is true despite various challenges I may face. I grew up in a stable home with parents who loved me. We were comfortably middle-class and […]

Book Review: Plague, Julie Anderson Mystery/Thriller: Plague, Julie Anderson Blog Tour, October 1, 2020   A police detective is called to examine a body found in the water. Although the state of the corpse obscures some of the details, it looks like the young man has been murdered by having his throat slit. The detective […]