My rating: 2 of 5 stars
The like the idea of a woman struggling to figure out why she has rage issues and a sense of smell for meat that is so advanced that it scares her, but her character was not likable enough, the plot was not surprising enough, the description failed to evoke a sensual connection to the experience, and the climax wasn’t extreme enough for this action/horror story. Also, the overall message of being “ordinary folk” did not really move me or make me feel like reading the story was worth the time. Continue reading
, redeeming my hope in a speculative fiction story I could really enjoy, I might have kicked this month’s speculative fiction celebration to the curb. This seemed to be a month where none of the books I bought really made me read. This could be in part because I’m finishing draft five of my novel, Kaimerus, a complicated, epic science fiction novel, and am mentally exhausted. I’ve been excited for Mur’s book after loving her comedic, action fantasy novella, 
and audio serialization, 
by Wayne Simmons this week at SF Signal. As much as I was hoping this book would deliver in a failing market of zombie fiction, the characters and writing fell flat like so many others.
,” is fan fiction set in Hugh Howey’s Wool universe… and it’s really good! I didn’t know what to expect, having loved Wool 1, but Lyndon surprised me with an emotional tale that creates its own set of problems and resolutions. I don’t want to ruin anything, so I’ll just say that I recommend this story to any fan of Wool, and cheers to Lyndon for writing such a powerful tale. Like Wool 1, it sets up its own epic problems with characters you’ll care about. I’m very excited to see this take off so I can read more in this silo. As Lyndon says, it’s a different silo, so while he captures the feel of Hugh’s Wool, he is free to build on his own timeline and surprise you as he wills.
I enjoyed Agatha Christie novels in middle school, but it was more of a “if you’re going to make me read for class, I guess this is pretty good,” than a “move over Horror and Fantasy, there’s a new cat in town.” My wife and I finally sat down and watched the first episode of 
