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Book Review: Shoot the Moon by Isa Arsen

3.5 stars rounded up for the outstanding bisexual representation, but I had very mixed feelings about this book. “Shoot the Moon” is historical fiction set primarily at NASA during the moon landing. It follows the life of Annie, a young woman with a brilliant mind at a time when women had limited career options. Her…

Book Review: Whalefall by Daniel Kraus

Wow, this book is a tour de force. I wasn’t sure what I was expecting from this but certainly not a riveting thriller in the belly of a whale. Like how The Martian brought impeccable research and scientific accuracy to space exploration, “Whalefall” does the same for the oceans. “Whalefall” is the story of diver…

Book Review: The Kingdom of Sweets by Erika Johansen

I admit to being tired of fairy tale retellings. There is a whole wave of them, varying from feminist to queer to dark retellings to whole shades in between. When publishers see a trend they beat it to death. But dark fiction is about more than murder and blood, a fact a lot of dark…

Book Review: House of Marionne by J. Elle

I loved this ARC so much that I pre-ordered the hardback; the first time I’ve done that with an ARC. House of Marionne hit all my boxes and executed them to perfection. I haven’t read much YA in my past but some of the new releases, like this one, are so exciting that I am…

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Hi, I’m Denise Ruttan, a writer, editor and photographer based in Corvallis, Oregon. I also like yoga and I’m learning guitar.

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