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New review at Girls in Capes: ASURA GIRL by Otaro Maijo

I’ve got something new up at Girls in Capes! Today’s review is for an adult literary/surrealist novel called ASURA GIRL, an award-winning Japanese novel by Otaro Maijo.  It follows a girl named Aiko, who is currently living in a town overrun with youth violence and a serial killer called the Round-and-Round Devil. This book isContinue reading “New review at Girls in Capes: ASURA GIRL by Otaro Maijo”

New review at Girls in Capes: THE WALLED CITY by Ryan Graudin

I’ve got something new up at Girls in Capes! Today’s review is for the YA novel THE WALLED CITY by Ryan Graudin, which follows three teens — Dai, Jin, and Mei Yee — who live in the eponymous walled city of Hak Nam. While I absolutely loved this book, it took me three months (!)Continue reading “New review at Girls in Capes: THE WALLED CITY by Ryan Graudin”

My most anticipated Fall 2014/Winter 2015 continuing series (Orbit Books)

One of my favorite publishers is Orbit Books.  That’s kind of a difficult thing to say, since there are tons of publishers that put out books I adore — Firebird, Penguin’s SPEAK imprint, Quirk Books, Dark Horse, and First Second all come to mind – but most books I’ve read from Orbit US have beenContinue reading “My most anticipated Fall 2014/Winter 2015 continuing series (Orbit Books)”

March 2014 Review

After coming home from a trip to Seattle for AWP, I was very ready to kick off the month with a bang. This month’s articles: Editor’s Letter: Who Are Women in Capes? Our Favorite Things: Tamora Pierce Flash Review, Issue #001 Book Club: Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie This month’s books for the 100 inContinue reading “March 2014 Review”