Science Fiction & Fantasy book reviews
Recently Finished: SOURDOUGH by Robin SloanThis was such a delightful book. It's basically just the story of a computer programmer who finds happiness in baking bread when her favourite soup and sandwich takeout closes and the owners gift her their (possibly sentient?) sourdough starter. It was recommended to me by eriophora (@BasiliskBooks) on Twitter when... Continue Reading →
THE ONLY GOOD INDIANS is like nothing I've ever read before. Described as a tale of revenge, cultural identity and the cost of breaking from tradition, it follows four Native American men who are tracked and hunted by a malevolent entity after a disturbing event from their youth puts them in a desperate struggle for... Continue Reading →
Happy Sunday bookwyrms, hope you're all having a lovely book-filled weekend. And hey, thanks so much for all the blogiversary well wishes, I was overwhelmed by all you fine folks getting in touch, you're the best. And on that note, having taken a week off to recover from the madness of the blog's birthday week,... Continue Reading →
Cut the cake and pop the champagne, it's Parsecs & Parchment's first blogiversary! I feel like I'm stuck in some kind of time warp cos, despite 2020 lasting for seven years already, it only feels like yesterday I posted my first review. The world might be a trash fire right now but I'm glad to... Continue Reading →
Recently Finished: THE FIRST OF SHADOWS by Deck MatthewsI decided to pick this up after reading Rin's review on her blog The Thirteenth Shelf. Rin is someone whose reading opinions I value a lot when it comes to books I'd also like as we share a lot of opinions on what makes a good story.... Continue Reading →
Before jumping into this, I do want to thank Jon for hosting me and helping him celebrate his blog this week! It was a lot of fun to contribute something and join all the other book lovers here! I am a relative newcomer when it comes to horror. I have primarily been a scifi or... Continue Reading →
'I don't read horror' or 'I don't like horror films' are things I've heard plenty of times, and they're even things I've said at points in my own life—which is odd when I spent so much of my childhood obsessed with ghost stories and loved anything spooky. I do have an overactive imagination, though, so... Continue Reading →
First off you can't tell me you looked at that cover without wanting to drop whatever you're doing and charge through the doors of the nearest bookshop to demand they sell you a copy right now. I mean I guess you could, but I wouldn't believe you, cos it's actually not possible. That daguerreotype picture,... Continue Reading →
It's Mexico, 1950s. Noemí Taboada receives a letter from her recently-married cousin, claiming her husband is poisoning her and that she hears voices in the walls of the dilapidated, isolated family mansion they've removed to. Noemí agrees to travel to the mansion, aptly named High Place, up in the hills and abandoned silver mines of... Continue Reading →
Recently Finished: MEXICAN GOTHIC by Silvia Moreno-GarciaI pre-ordered Mexican Gothic months ago, was so excited the day it came out and predictably, in true book blogger fashion, only just got round to it this weekend gone. Mortified I waited so long though cos it's so good! Creepy and atmospheric and weeeird, it's only the second... Continue Reading →
