dawn.vogel | July 20, 2022
If you haven’t been watching Ms. Marvel, you owe it to yourself to check it out. I am a big fan (as you might perceive based on these signed issues on my wall), so I’ve been looking forward to this for a long time. Now that it’s here, it’s easily one of my favorite, if not […]
dawn.vogel | July 13, 2022
Heather Rose Jones’ book, The Language of Roses (Queen of Swords Press, 2022), is a retelling of the story of Beauty and the Beast with a series of interesting twists on the original fairy tale. This version of the story goes into some detail about how the Beast character wound up in his state, and […]
dawn.vogel | July 6, 2022
Reading: I’ve finished reading a bunch of histories for research for my July project, so I’m back to reading books to review, The Ode Less Travelled, and miscellaneous marketing books. Watching: Ms. Marvel is AMAZING, we’re loving the third season of Umbrella Academy, and we’re catching up on the remainder of the season of Owl House and Stranger Things. There’s […]
dawn.vogel | June 29, 2022
Catherine Lundoff’s collection, Unfinished Business (Queen of Swords Press, 2019) is a beautifully dark bunch of short stories. Within the pages, you’ll find historical horror, literary horror, dark sci-fi, and more. My favorite stories of the bunch were ones in conversation with works of literature. “The Mask and the Amontillado” lets you know the twist […]
dawn.vogel | June 22, 2022
Brambles: A Thorn Short Story by Intisar Khanani (Purple Monkey Press, 2020) serves as a prequel story to Khanani’s Dauntless Path series of fairy tale inspired fantasy books. This story gives the background for Princess Alyrra, explaining just how she has come to earn her family’s wrath and disdain. Coming into this story prior to […]
dawn.vogel | June 15, 2022
The Devil Walks in Blood by David Green (Eerie River Publishing, 2021) combines the first two books in this supernatural private investigator series into a single volume, giving the reader a fuller picture of the fascinating world and characters. Nick Halloran died while on a case, but the intervention of a passerby made sure he […]
dawn.vogel | June 8, 2022
Reading: A mix of books for reviews, Stephen Fry’s poetry book, and marketing books. Lots to juggle and process! Watching: We burned through season 2 of Sanditon recently, as well as the first part of season 4 of Stranger Things. Listening to: New albums from Oneus and Psy, plus a new group on Psy’s label, TNX, who […]
dawn.vogel | June 1, 2022
Rati Mehrotra’s Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove (Wednesday Books, 2022) is a gorgeously crafted story of a young woman learning the truth of her background and family while also discovering important things about herself and those she loves. Katyani, the protagonist, has been bound to the Queen of Chandela for as long as […]
dawn.vogel | May 25, 2022
I think it’s safe to say at this point that if a project has Taika Waititi’s name attached to it, it will be a hit in our household. His latest show, Our Flag Means Death, is no exception. We didn’t jump on watching it right away only because we were working through other shows. But once […]
dawn.vogel | May 11, 2022
Lost in the Archives by E. Saxey (Lethe Press, 2022) is a collection of the author’s short stories, many of which have been previously published. The stories include several in historic settings with speculative elements, as well as modern and future settings, all rendered with exquisite characterization and inventive plot elements. Some of the stories […]
