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  This is one of the better offerings in the long-running urban fantasy series the Dresden Files: slower, more thoughtful & reflective, a character study of the protagonist and the aftereffects of trauma and grief. #bookstodon #fantasy #urbanfantasy #reviews https://www.redheadedfemme.com/2026/04/review-twelve-months.html

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  This is a Southern gothic horror story built around parasitic insects that goes all the way with its premise, so be warned--but if you can handle it, it's really good. #bookstodon #reviews #horror #gothic #books https://www.redheadedfemme.com/2026/05/review-wolf-worm.html

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  This self-contained standalone epic fantasy features intricate worldbuilding and a nicely paced slow-burn romance, and is overall quite satisfying. #books #reviews #fantasy #bookstodon https://www.redheadedfemme.com/2026/05/review-green-deadly-things.html

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  This latest entry in the Murderbot Diaries is maybe not the best, but that's still plenty good enough. #reviews #bookreviews #bookstodon #sciencefiction https://www.redheadedfemme.com/2026/05/review-platform-decay.html

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  This is a beautiful story, wonderfully told, a timeless fantasy of the love between two sisters. #books #reviews #bookstodon #fantasy #fairytales https://www.redheadedfemme.com/2026/05/review-river-has-roots.html

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  This book is exactly what it says on the front cover: "Sapphic Moby-Dick In Space" (specifically, the atmosphere of Jupiter) with all the classic novel's pursuit and revenge, hatred and obsession. #books #sciencefiction #reviews #bookstodon https://www.redheadedfemme.com/2026/05/review-hells-heart.html

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  The best SFF reflects our world back to us, warts and horrors and all. This book is a superlative example of that. #books #reviews #sciencefiction #bookstodon #lgbt https://www.redheadedfemme.com/2026/06/review-ignore-all-previous-instructions.html

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  This book, fourth in the Children of Time series, is dense and chewy and rich in both story and theme. It's one of the author's best. #books #reviews #sciencefiction #bookstodon https://www.redheadedfemme.com/2026/06/review-children-of-strife.html

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  This young-adult cosy fantasy romance is sweet and bubbly and unfortunately pretty forgettable. #youngadult #fantasy #reviews #books #bookstodon https://www.redheadedfemme.com/2026/07/review-coffeeshop-in-alternate-universe.html

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  This series was not on my radar, but this Victorian-era tale of a female scientist studying the Fae Folk was a most pleasant surprise. #books #fantasy #reviews #bookstodon https://www.redheadedfemme.com/2026/07/review-emily-wildes-encyclopaedia-of.html

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  This is a delightful story of a near-future mostly post-human society featuring robots and artificial intelligences, that touches on identity, responsibility, and coming to terms with the past and changing the future. #books #sciencefiction #robots #reviews #bookstodon https://www.redheadedfemme.com/2026/08/review-ode-to-half-broken.html

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  This is the second book in the Emily Wilde series, a sort of cosy fantasy series that I really like. Do yourself a favor and check it out. #books #reviews #fantasy #bookstodon https://www.redheadedfemme.com/2026/08/review-emily-wildes-map-of-otherlands.html

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  This is an SF cloning story, Jurassic Park for the Founding Fathers, with all the creepiness that implies. #books #reviews #bookstodon #sciencefiction #history https://www.redheadedfemme.com/2026/08/review-foundling-fathers.html

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  Peter Watts strikes again with this stellar collection of hard-SF stories. Just don't go in expecting anything resembling a happy ending, and you won't be disappointed. #sciencefiction #reviews #books #bookstodon https://www.redheadedfemme.com/2026/09/review-fold-catastrophes.html

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  This is a pretty interesting fantasy debut, focusing on language and culture (Hawaiian in this case) and exploring the impacts of colonization and hubris. #books #reviews #fantasy #bookstodon https://www.redheadedfemme.com/2026/09/review-killing-spell.html

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  This third book in the Ana & Din fantasy mystery series is every bit as good as the first (which won both the Hugo for Best Novel and the World Fantasy Award), if not better. #books #reviews #fantasy #booksky #bookstodon https://www.redheadedfemme.com/2026/09/review-trade-of-blood.html

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  This second book in the Amina al-Sirafi fantasy series, featuring an ex-pirate captain over forty with a young daughter, is quite a bit darker than the first. Nevertheless, it's an absorbing read, with an ending that will make you scream. #books #reviews #fantasy #pirates #booksky #bookstodon https://www.redheadedfemme.com/2026/09/review-tapestry-of-fate.html

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  This fantasy set in the World of the White Rat features some awesome characters and a slow burn romance and is altogether delightful. #fantasy #romance #books #reviews #bookstodon https://www.redheadedfemme.com/2026/09/review-daggerbound.html

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  This is one weird SF book, full of body horror and general gooey ickiness. Having said that, it's unique and ambitious and takes big swings. It doesn't always succeed, but you have to admire the effort. #sciencefiction #horror #reviews #books #booksky #bookstodon https://www.redheadedfemme.com/2026/10/review-sixth-nik.html