This is a short story about Charles Thomas Tester and what he does to earn some money. He lives with his father in Brooklyn and he deals with the everyday racism of being a black man and the danger of dealing in things mysterious and occult. One day Tom meets a man who offers himContinue reading “The Ballad of Black Tom”
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A Universe of Wishes
Introducing a new young adult sci-fi fantasy diverse short story collection! This year has been the gift of good, diverse short story collections. All Out, Short Stuff, A Universe of Wishes just adds to the list. There’s probably more but I haven’t gotten around to them yet. But while this one shares in its diversityContinue reading “A Universe of Wishes”
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
I am an extremely lucky individual and was granted early access to my most anticipated novel of 2020 by TOR Books through NetGalley. If anything, this is the best thing to happen to me in this hell-scape of a year. How do I even begin to talk about this book and its impact? I haveContinue reading “The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue”
Obsidio
I did it. I finally finished it. The book, the series, it’s all done now. And I am a MESS. <ERROR.> If you’re at all familiar with the Illuinae files, then you probably wither have already read them or have no interest in them. For anyone who is teetering on whether or not they shouldContinue reading “Obsidio”
Recursion
So Blake Crouch is in this really niche genre of fiction that I like to call Contemporary Sci-Fi. It sounds counterintuitive and I agree but if you read any of his books, I think it’ll make sense. This is my second Blake Crouch book and wow I’m so here for whatever he writes next (I’veContinue reading “Recursion”