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I always struggle to review translated works – how much of my not understanding should be blamed on meaning getting lost in the transference from one culture to another? In general I enjoyed this novella. Books about struggling writers can go either way for me, but the artifice of this being his writing notebook turned journal served the story well. Mostly, anyway. Sometimes the character would claim to have written something he didn’t, or other characters would claim to have read something that definitely wasn’t included in the published text, and I could never tell whether that was intentional or not. As I say, that could purely be me misreading things, or the English language not being precise enough. But as atmospheric as the story was, I do feel like I missed something important.

Would recommend this series to anyone looking for a darker holiday read. Doesn’t require too much thought, fairly well written, enjoyable if you’re in the mood for a standard modern detective novel

Divine womb magic vibes – politically uncomfortable, and spiritually nothing new.

I always feel bad reviewing books for young children. It was fine. Not one the children wanted me to reread, but not one I’d mind rereading to them either.

I don’t think the author knows what a Sheikh is.

I don’t think there’s such a thing as a true definition of terrorism, but this book makes a great effort towards bringing legal basis to a deeply political term.

Invaluable overview of the history of the vampire as we understand it today. I’ve cited this, and the sources referenced within it, in every horror essay I’ve written.

The most interesting thing about this collection is the dialect – I don’t know if speaking Shetlandic dialect natively would make the poems more impactful or less.

Picked this up purely because the author’s name was Jadzia and it was a sci fi, fell in love with the atmosphere, characters, and plot. Definitely a highlight of my recent graphic novel kick.

I read this in the library in one sitting, and the only time my eyes left the page was when I wiped away the tears.