Violet James McMaster

Sexy Queers, Messy Queers, Teleportation, & Other Chaotic Tendencies - Reviews feat R.O. Kwon, Akwaeke Emezi, Emma Copley Eisenberg, Samantha Mineroff, Joshua Millican, and Clay McLeod Chapman

I hesitate to make any well-wishes concerning Pride. While June is indeed a time to celebrate the queer community, there are still thousands of people dying at the hands of the Zionist settler-colonial project. Some people would rather benignly ignore the ongoing genocides perpetrated across the world, however many folks

A Unique Dive Into Creativity, Stories to Make Alvin Scwartz Blush, Trans Folk Horror Sexiness, and Bad Girls Badding Badly - Reviews feat. Christopher Zeischegg, Laura Keating, Lee Mandelo, & Juliet Escoria

The only downside to giving myself breaks from stressing about constant review posts is that I then have so many reviews to catch up on. Is this going to stop me from continuing to review, despite this fact? Absolutely NOT. Today, we once again focus our energy not into tying

Death Goes on Strike, the Anti-Colonial Moby Dick We’ve Needed for Years, Modern Dating is a Nightmare, Revenge is a Dish Best Served Domestic, and Blasphemy Gets Even Gayer - Reviews

In a bid to get caught up, we’re keeping the review train a-chugging, and boy do we have some fascinating titles on deck today! Religious trauma, lost political manuscripts from WWII (not clickbait in the slightest), even some gothic revenge of both land and sea with some translated work

Just an Eclectic Collection of Reviews feat. Lindy Ryan, Khaholi Bailey, Nikki Wallschlaeger, Chris Panatier, Tayi Tibble, & Cynthia Gómez

No true theme this week, simply catching up on the cool books I've read recently. Side note: AuDHD and depression are a hell of a combo, folks. Bless Your Heart by Lindy Ryan, Minotaur Books This piece may easily turn into an appreciation post to my coworker Peg

F@#%k Through, We're Going Out In All Directions - A Review of Sofia Ajram's "Coup de Grâce"

Before we begin, I want to be completely upfront with Content Warnings–as discussing this novella will involve very frank conversations about depression, suicidal ideation, and many themes that may be understandably uncomfortable or triggering for some readers. While I may feel that Coup de Grâce is an ultimately hopeful

Redemption By Way of Fire & Blood - Reviews feat. Catherine McCarthy, Nick Medina, Paul Tremblay, Beth Hetland, and M. Lopes da Silva

In Western definitions of redemption, the focus of salvation is typically placed upon self. You're acting to save or be saved from evil and sin. We've seen all manner of heroes, villains, anti-heroes, and countless archetypes seek and find redemption through various forms of action, or

Poetry Roundup feat. Kaveh Akbar, Noor Hindi, Emily August, & Danez Smith

I haven't discussed poetry much in my reviews (on here) yet. This is in part due to a feeling that I can never adequately describe what makes particular collections so fantastic, which saddens me because I LOVE poetry!! To help rectify this, I'm going to push

Women Are Terrifying and I Love Them - Reviews feat. Emma E. Murray, Angela Sylvaine, & Julia Fine

Exactly what it says on the tin. I don't think it's hyperbole to say that women in horror and dark fiction are having a big moment. Hundreds of authors are providing stories and distillations of what it means to be a woman in this chaotic world.

Magic, Ascension, & Homecoming - Celebratory Reviews feat. Victoria Mier and Hanif Abdurraqib

It's March 26th! Which means several super fantastic books have released, two of which we're looking at today. Both works deal with homecoming in many ways. Victoria Mier explores what it means when you're concept of home and belonging is drastically uprooted by the

What in the Actual Living Heck is Happening? - Reviews featuring Drew Huff, Kyle Winkler, Katherine Dunn, Remy Oliver, & Steph Nelson

Every once in a disturbed pale moon, I am introduced to novels that break my sanity. This is my own doing, as I often seek such titles out when approaching new authors to read for reviews. Especially in the horror community. I'm also not entirely complaining because I

Legacy, Anxiety, Neurodivergence, and Identity - The Endless Battle With White Supremacy - Reviews

Strap in, folks, this one'll be a doozy. Today's reviews are going to actually stray from the fairly typical horror content you can expect from me, as these are recent and upcoming literary and non-fiction titles...well, with the exception of Stephen Graham Jones. It will

Jewish Folklore, A Gender Creative Artist, and a Big Ole' Mouth in the Ground - Reviews

Whew, February was A LOT... As I've likely said before, February is always my busiest month. Between my tranniversary, birthday, and the release of a new song, plus some incredibly unfortunate personal happenings, I feel as though I've run a relay race, which in my current