Leech, by Hiron Ennes. Tom Doherty Associates, 2022

I am almost at a lost to review this book. There is a lot going on, a lot to unpack. Talking about a lot of it would put too many spoilers out there. Basically, it’s a post-apocalyptic, dystopian, steampunk, horror story There is a lot of different kinds of horror. Most of it is body horror. There ( Read more... )

This Census Taker, by China Mieville. Del Ray, 2016A young boy lives in a dystopian future; he and his parents live on a lonely hill outside of town. The mother scavenges things and grows vegetables that she trades for other foods in the run down town where a pack of feral children run. The father is a key maker; his keys are magical and can bring ( Read more... )