🆕 blog! “Book Review: Sublimation by Isabel J. Kim”
★★★★★

This is an astounding bit of high-concept sci-fi. Imagine a world where crossing a border literally split your body in two. A young woman emigrates from South Korea - one version of her stays in Seoul, another version goes off to live in New York. This is the way humanity has always existed. People…

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🆕 blog! “Book Review: Sublimation by Isabel J. Kim”
★★★★★

This is an astounding bit of high-concept sci-fi. Imagine a world where crossing a border literally split your body in two. A young woman emigrates from South Korea - one version of her stays in Seoul, another version goes off to live in New York. This is the way humanity has always existed. People…

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/01/book-review-sublimation-by-isabel-j-kim/
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🆕 blog! “Book Review: Rabbit Test and Other Stories by Samantha Mills”
★★★★☆

This is an an interesting and varied set of sci-fi/fantasy stories. Some barely a couple of pages, others cutting short at just the right time. They are all on a similar theme - the strife between parents and children. Whether it is a twisted take on classic fairy…

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/01/book-review-rabbit-test-and-other-stories-by-samantha-mills/
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🆕 blog! “Book Review: Rabbit Test and Other Stories by Samantha Mills”
★★★★☆

This is an an interesting and varied set of sci-fi/fantasy stories. Some barely a couple of pages, others cutting short at just the right time. They are all on a similar theme - the strife between parents and children. Whether it is a twisted take on classic fairy…

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/01/book-review-rabbit-test-and-other-stories-by-samantha-mills/
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🆕 blog! “Book Review: The Real Shakespeare - Emilia Bassano Willoughby by Irene Coslet”
★⯪☆☆☆

Given my blog's domain name, I don't write nearly enough about Shakespeare. Luckily, the good folks at NetGalley have sent me Irene Coslet's provocative new book to review.

Who was the real Shakespeare? It's the sort of low-stakes …

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🆕 blog! “Book Review: The Real Shakespeare - Emilia Bassano Willoughby by Irene Coslet”
★⯪☆☆☆

Given my blog's domain name, I don't write nearly enough about Shakespeare. Luckily, the good folks at NetGalley have sent me Irene Coslet's provocative new book to review.

Who was the real Shakespeare? It's the sort of low-stakes …

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/01/book-review-the-real-shakespeare-emilia-bassano-willoughby-by-irene-coslet/
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🆕 blog! “Book Review: Room 706 by Ellie Levenson”
★★★★★

I cracked open my review copy of Room 706 and settled in for an early night in my hotel room. I was up until way past midnight tearing through the book - my heart pounding. Given that the book centres around a woman trapped by terrorists in her hotel room, it was perhaps not the best choice to read on holiday!

If…

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🆕 blog! “Book Review: Room 706 by Ellie Levenson”
★★★★★

I cracked open my review copy of Room 706 and settled in for an early night in my hotel room. I was up until way past midnight tearing through the book - my heart pounding. Given that the book centres around a woman trapped by terrorists in her hotel room, it was perhaps not the best choice to read on holiday!

If…

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/01/book-review-room-706-by-ellie-levenson/
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🆕 blog! “Book Review: Femme Feral by Sam Beckbessinger”
★★★★★

This book is astonishingly good. A high-flying career woman thinks she's going through the menopause but she isn't. She's becoming a werewolf.

That, as it turns out, is more than enough of a premise to drive this book.

What I loved was just how well observed the characters are. Our protagonist works in …

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/12/book-review-femme-feral-by-sam-beckbessinger/
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🆕 blog! “Book Review: Femme Feral by Sam Beckbessinger”
★★★★★

This book is astonishingly good. A high-flying career woman thinks she's going through the menopause but she isn't. She's becoming a werewolf.

That, as it turns out, is more than enough of a premise to drive this book.

What I loved was just how well observed the characters are. Our protagonist works in …

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/12/book-review-femme-feral-by-sam-beckbessinger/
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🆕 blog! “Book Review: Streaming Wars - How Getting Everything We Wanted Changed Entertainment Forever by Charlotte Henry”
★★☆☆☆

This should be a fascinating look at how streaming services evolved and the outsized impact they've had on our culture. Instead it is mostly a series of…

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/10/book-review-streaming-wars-how-getting-everything-we-wanted-changed-entertainment-forever-by-charlotte-henry/
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🆕 blog! “Book Review: Star Trek: Lower Decks, Vol. 1: Second Contact by Ryan North”
★★★★★

I can confidentially declare that Lower Decks is the second best Star Trek series after The Orville. Lower Decks has always been bags of fun with a good emotional core. Now your favourite sci-fi capers are available in handy comic book…

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/09/book-review-star-trek-lower-decks-vol-1-second-contact-by-ryan-north/
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