Review of Kathleen Chadwick, “The Tiger Who Fell in Love With the Sky,” Luna Station Quarterly 50 (2022): Read online. Reviewed by Sara L. Uckelman.
From the “once upon a time” to the “happily ever after,” this was a beautiful little fairy tale that I will probably read to my child. It was reminiscent of Kipling’s “Just So” stories in its voice.
Review of Lisa Farrell, “Crowd Demons,” Luna Station Quarterly 50 (2022): Read online. Reviewed by Sara L. Uckelman.
Take a photographer hired to photograph a rich man’s soiree, a bunch of photos that don’t turn out exactly how she expected, and a newspaper article a few days later and what do you get? A supernatural ghost mystery that feels like it could’ve been straight out of an episode of the X Files (and I mean this in the most complimentary way possible.)
Review of Claire McAneny, “Reaping Rewards,” Luna Station Quarterly 50 (2022): Read online. Reviewed by Sara L. Uckelman.
Content note: Domestic abuse.
If only getting a problematic man out of your life was as easy as going to the local fortune teller…
Review of Amelia Brunskill, “The Hunter’s Child,” Luna Station Quarterly 50 (2022): Read online. Reviewed by Sara L. Uckelman.
This was a weird, almost grotesque, little fairy tale. It has all the characteristic roles — the Queen, the King, the Hunter — it has monsters beyond the castle walls, secrets, and little girls who can talk to birds. But entwined with these are ugly threads that you don’t expect to find in a fairy tale — alcoholism, abuse. If there is any happy ending at all, it is the little girl discovering that the monsters outside are not nearly as evil as ones inside.
Review of E. Fox, “The Price of Pearls,” Luna Station Quarterly 50 (2022): Read online. Reviewed by Sara L. Uckelman.
This was a vibrant story of love, betrayal, jealousy, seals and puffins and sea otters. Full of beauty, this was a good reminder that no woman should ever be the possession of a man.
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