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Quill To Live Crossword 12: Let’s Be Bad!
The Last Vigilant – Sword And Sherlockery
Sherlock, but she's a crotchety elderly woman dragging around a himbo Watson? Sign me up. That is the premise of The Last Vigilant by Mark A. Latham. A debut book and the first in a trilogy, The Last Vigilant is a mystery fantasy that harkens back to the golden age of sword and sorcery. Calling…
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The Lost Reliquary – Not So Divine
I always get suckered into thinking ‘killing a god’ books are going to be epic, but man, I have really had a rough go with these particular stories lately. So much so that I’m developing an aversion to them. The Lost Reliquary by Lyndsay Ely initially started off strong with its vulgar and unrefined main…
Don’t Fear The Reaper – Best AND Worst Advice
Love them or hate them, sequels are just a part of the horror genre’s blood at this point. I love watching them while at the same time questioning their purpose. So often they can just be a cash grab, and sometimes people put their whole being into it, making something that still feels fresh despite…
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Dead Hand Rule – All Systems Hot
Short, sweet, and to the point: this is one of my favorite books I have ever read. It feels very odd to be reviewing the ninth book in a series, but Dead Hand Rule is a strong contender for my best book of 2025, and that is saying something in a year that is so…
Quill To Live Crossword 11: Book Parts
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Haunted Ecologies – Bigger Problems Than Quicksand
Haunted Ecologies is a short story collection by Corey Farrenkopf. With the exception of two stories, each stands alone. Their only connective tissue is that they are all related to and/or take place in Cape Cod. It is a collection full of works that explores our relationship to place, the environment and our role within…
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A Rover’s Story – A Blast(off)
My local bookstore’s summer reading challenge included the prompt “a YA or middle-grade book with a robot,” and I felt utterly lost. The owner—and the person who created the SFF-themed challenge—suggested A Rover’s Story by Jasmine Warga. I love space exploration as much as the next basic dude, so I queued the book on Spotify…
Red City – From Dust To Dust
When you anticipate pain, you can prepare for it. You can see it coming, and you do what you can to pad yourself against the blow. But when you don’t see it coming, it’s like getting hit by a strong wave that has you tumbling underneath the surface. Red City by Marie Lu is one…
Bad Doings And Big Ideas – Mostly The Former
Bill Willingham, best known as the creator of Fables, collects odds and ends from his career as a comic book writer and artist in Bad Doings & Big Ideas. The beefy tome curates non-Fables tales, including some that never garnered much readership in their initial runs. The result should have been a delightful collection of…
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