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Stelliform Press

If whimsy, queer communities, justice & delightful language is what you're looking for in a poetry collection, Mahaila Smith's SEED BEETLE is now up on Netgalley. Netgalley users can download it here: netgalley.com/catalog/book/605

Small presses can't exist without reviewers. We sincerely thank you all.

www.netgalley.comSeed BeetleNetGalley helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies to book advocates and industry professionals. Publishers make digital review copies and audiobooks available for the NetGalley community to discover, request, read, and review.
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John Turiano

BOOK REVIEW

⭐⭐⭐/5
Eve and Nate are married and teach at the same school. However their marriage is on the rocks and a student of theirs, Addie, is infatuated with Nate. But Addie has a history of involvement with another teacher and a dark side that is slowly revealed. The storyline is predictable until the end and that's where it doesn't quite work for me. I'm glad the story took a few turns but unfortunately it was too much and for me, far-fetched. This was my second McFadden read and I enjoyed the first, D Ward, much more.

I didn't want to ruin the ending for others, but anybody else feel the same way?

More reviews at jturiano.com/book-reviews-fict

Book cover with knife in apple.
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Ashley
I am displeased with this self-insert SNL fanfiction. For being called “Romantic Comedy,” it really wasn’t very romantic or comedic. 🤪

I might have liked it if it was 30 pages instead of 300, but it had more filler than plot. Also, I have more chemistry with my bed than these two main characters.

I’m not really sure who the target audience for this book was. It’s too dry to appeal to most romance readers, but doesn’t have enough meat on its bones for the litfic crowd. Mostly, it was kinda…boring.

Also, so. much. telling.

(Also, it’s 300 pages and THREE CHAPTERS — why??? It was like being trapped)

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John Turiano

BOOK REVIEW

⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
Marley and three of her closest friends are given a dare, but what starts as a dangerous high school prank, quickly turns deadly. The two teenage couples decide to cover up the crime, and we all know that never goes well. It's a familiar storyline, but this one has plenty of twists and turns. Marley is targeted by an unknown caller who may know what they did. The tension builds as her friends fear she will go to the police. As her friends begin to turn on her, she has to rely on an ex-boyfriend for help but she's not sure even he can be trusted. When the police come knocking on her door, she is forced to act quickly. The ending wasn't what I expected and that was refreshing.

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Sophia Basaldua-Sun
Interrupting my usual programming to say that I read my first ever graphic novel/memoir/anything! Thanks to @tenspeedpress for sending me This Beautiful Ridiculous City by Kay Sohini, which finally prompted me to engage with this genre.

As a former urban literary scholar this was a return to my urban literary roots, and just a beautiful representation of the city overall. Full disclosure that Kay and I were at Stony Brook University doing our Ph.D.s in different lit departments around the same time. We’ve worked together before (she invited me to present on an MLA panel on careers back when I was about a year into my new life in publishing).

Reading books by people you know (even tangentially) is always a unique experience because you’re seeing the world through the eyes of someone that you’ve met, engaged with. It’s just a really different experience than reading works by a stranger (which is the majority of my reading).

What is really stunning about this work is that it isn’t just a book, it’s a beautifully conceived object. The artwork and color palette are stunning. I immediately felt like I’ll definitely reread and return to this book to take in the visuals and the nuances of the story.

It’s also a book I could see leaving out on my coffee table, or some other flat surface that needs a little life. It’s so vibrant, and a book I could see myself just thumbing through casually to brighten my day.

It deals with serious life challenges, but I think the seriousness and introspection of the work is offset by the brightness and vibrancy of the artwork.

10/10 would recommend. (And believe it or not I read a TON and don’t recommend or post about a large percentage of what I read).

QOTD: have you read any graphic books?

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