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January reads — stetted

February 26, 2023

January readsFebruary 27, 2023Hello, it's been months! I'm hoping to write a few sentences about every book I read this year. nonfiction Skid Road: On the...

trans movie alert — stetted

November 11, 2022

trans movie alertNovember 12, 2022just watched please baby please (2022), a film about an ostensibly heterosexual pair of newlyweds who get tangled up with...

Halloween reads (ghosts, monsters, ghouls, and also the terrors of true stories) — stetted

October 31, 2022

Halloween reads (ghosts, monsters, ghouls, and also the terrors of true stories)October 31, 2022Here's a quick roundup of my top October readers, generally...

revisiting argumentative feminist SF from the 70s with Joanna Russ — stetted

October 31, 2022

revisiting argumentative feminist SF from the 70s with Joanna RussOctober 31, 2022After Picnic on Paradise, I wasn't convinced by Russ's fiction. (Though,...

queer dystopias — stetted

August 8, 2022

queer dystopiasAugust 8, 2022just finished Davey Davis' X, which feels very much like an heir to Patrick Califia's lesser-read work (and only published...

notes on Eric LaRocca — stetted

July 26, 2022

notes on Eric LaRoccaJuly 27, 2022Catching up on the LaRocca craze, as I managed to entirely miss the hype (which I guess? occurred? via people on TikTok...

On Missing Things: Review of E. Saxey’s Lost in the Archives for Ancillary Review of Books — stetted

June 1, 2022

On Missing Things: Review of E. Saxey’s Lost in the Archives for Ancillary Review of BooksJune 1, 2022This blog has been pretty empty this year — I've been...

My fav 2021 reads — stetted

December 24, 2021

My fav 2021 readsDecember 25, 2021Novellas The Route of Ice and Salt by Jose Luis Zarate The Silence of Wilting Skin by Tlotlo Tsamaase Fireheart Tiger by...

February Reads — stetted

March 21, 2021

February ReadsMarch 21, 2021Eternally struggling w/ how to accurately and meaningfully describe romances in these short summaries — I want to help hype up...

Review: The Unbroken by C.L. Clark — stetted

March 21, 2021

Review: The Unbroken by C.L. ClarkMarch 21, 2021Publication Date: March 23, 2021 Attributes: adult novel, f/f unresolved sexual tension, enemies-to-still-...

Review: Sweet & Bitter Magic by Adrienne Tooley — stetted

March 6, 2021

Review: Sweet & Bitter Magic by Adrienne TooleyMarch 6, 2021Publication Date: March 9, 2021 Attributes: young adult novel, f/f enemies to lovers romance,...

Review: On Fragile Waves by E. Lily Yu — stetted

January 27, 2021

Review: On Fragile Waves by E. Lily YuJanuary 27, 2021Publication Date: February 2, 2021 Attributes: adult novel, immigration story, nested narratives,...

Review: Rise of the Red Hand by Olivia Chadha — stetted

January 15, 2021

Review: Rise of the Red Hand by Olivia ChadhaJanuary 15, 2021Publication Date: January 19, 2021 Attributes: young adult fiction, cyberpunk/mecha, climate...

Review: The Route of Ice and Salt by José Luis Zárate, trans. David Bowles — stetted

January 10, 2021

Review: The Route of Ice and Salt by José Luis Zárate, trans. David BowlesJanuary 10, 2021Publication Date: January 19, 2021 Attributes: adult fiction,...

Review: Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell — stetted

January 1, 2021

Review: Winter's Orbit by Everina MaxwellJanuary 1, 2021Publication Date: February 2, 2021 Attributes: adult fiction, novel, space opera, intergalactic...

Review: We Are Watching Eliza Bright by A.E. Osworth — stetted

December 18, 2020

Review: We Are Watching Eliza Bright by A.E. OsworthDecember 18, 2020Publication Date: April 13, 2021 Attributes: adult fiction, novel, dark comedy/thriller...

Review: The Lady Upstairs by Halley Sutton — stetted

December 14, 2020

Review: The Lady Upstairs by Halley SuttonDecember 14, 2020Publication Date: November 17, 2020 Attributes: adult fiction, novel, neo-noir but about women...

Review: Lycanthropy and Other Chronic Illnesses by Kristen O'Neal — stetted

December 11, 2020

Review: Lycanthropy and Other Chronic Illnesses by Kristen O'NealDecember 11, 2020Publication Date: April 27, 2021 Attributes: na fiction, novel, slice-of-...

Review: Even If We Break by Marieke Nijkamp — stetted

October 3, 2020

Review: Even If We Break by Marieke NijkampOctober 3, 2020Publication Date: September 2020 Attributes: ya fiction, short novel, horror/thriller Tags: TTRPGs...

All Labyrinths Are Queer, Actually — stetted

September 25, 2020

All Labyrinths Are Queer, ActuallySeptember 26, 2020Or, a review of Susanna Clarke's Piranesi, kindof Publication Date: September 2020 Attributes: adult...

Review: Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas — stetted

September 25, 2020

Review: Catherine House by Elisabeth ThomasSeptember 25, 2020Publication Date: May 2020 Attributes: adult fiction, novel, atmospheric horror, no gore Tags:...