RECOMMENDED: Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur is $3.99! Though the book copy mentions both Pride & Prejudice and Bridget Jones’s Diary, though our reviewers mention it’s more like the former than the latter. Aarya and Tara reviewed this one together and gave it an A-:
Tara: This book is so freaking cute, it should be illegal. And luckily, Aarya agrees with me, so we’re talking about it together!
RECOMMENDED: The Dream-Quest of Vellit Boe by Kij Johnson is $1.99! This is more of a novella, so fair warning. However, Carrie really loved this and it earned an A grade:
This book is a wonderful story even if the reader doesn’t get the Lovecraft references. With them, it’s marvelously subversive as well as poetic and entertaining. I loved this book because of the wonderful, elegant language and the evocative lands through which Vellitt travels. I also loved it because it’s rare to find a story in which an older woman goes on adventures.
H.P. Lovecraft was an incredibly influential writer of horror. He’s most famous for creating the Cthulhu Mythos, which involves a network of Gods that are utterly indifferent to the affairs of humanity. And as we’ve mentioned in other reviews, Lovecraft was, alas, incredibly racist even by the standards of his day. Since he lived from 1890 – 1937, that’s really saying something. He wasn’t keen on women either, and they seldom appear in his stories … Continue reading The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe by Kij Johnson
