Review of Bones of an Inland Sea by Mary Akers
Bones of an Inland Sea by Mary Akers Press 53, 2013 Reviewed by Cherry Potts “Looking back, he sees it now. Twirling was Dani’s escape, and Rosie a twirler, too, with him. Twins, … Continue reading
Cherry Potts reviews Signs and Wonders by Alix Ohlin
Signs and Wonders by Alix Ohlin Quercus, 2012 Reviewed by Cherry Potts “It’s going to be okay,” she murmured to him, over and over. “It is?” Steve said wildly. “How? When?” Let … Continue reading
Review of Simon Rich’s The Last Girlfriend on Earth and other Love Stories
The Last Girlfriend on Earth and other Love Stories by Simon Rich Serpent’s Tail, 2013 Reviewed by Liz Kalaugher On the third day, God’s girlfriend came over and said that He’d … Continue reading
Review of Smoked Meat by Rowena Macdonald
Smoked Meat by Rowena Macdonald Flambard Press, 2011 Reviewed by Elaine Chiew “What will we do without chocolate?” “We gotta start havin’ sex instead.” After Jennifer Egan’s A Visit To The … Continue reading
Review of Stay Awake by Dan Chaon
Stay Awake by Dan Chaon Ballantine Books, 2012 Reviewed by Mario Guslandi “Daddy is on his way home to kill us,” (The Farm, The Gold, The Lily-White Hands) There are some … Continue reading
Review of Twice in a Lifetime, by Ágúst Borgþór Sverrisson
Twice in a Lifetime by Ágúst Borgþór Sverrisson Translated from the Icelandic by Maria Helga Guðmundsdóttir and Anna Benassi Comma Press, September 2011 Reviewed by … Continue reading
Review of The Mammoth Book of Body Horror: Twenty-Five Stories of Transformation, Mutation and Contagion (Review Part 2)
The Mammoth Book of Body Horror: Twenty-Five Stories of Transformation, Mutation and Contagion edited by Paul Kane and Marie O’Regan Constable & Robinson 2012 Reviewed by A J Kirby: Review … Continue reading