Martha Wells’ latest installment in The Murderbot Diaries comes out today, November 14 from Tor! System Collapse is a quick-paced and satisfying escapade that takes place almost immediately after the novel Network Effect leaves off.
REVIEW: Loki Season 2 is a World of Pure Imagination
Loki, the variant God of Mischief (Tom Hiddleston), needs to save the Time Variance Authority, the multiverse, his one true love (debatable), and hopefully himself in Loki Season 2. That’s a lot, even for an Asgardian-Jotun god who gets by with a little (okay, a lot of) help from his friends. And these are just…
Review: ‘The Marvels’ is Action-Packed, Comedic and an Absolute Delight
Captain Marvel (Brie Larson), Captain Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris) and Ms. Marvel (Iman Vellani) are brought together under mysterious circumstances in The Marvels just when a new intergalactic threat appears. The whole universe could be at stake — how will the heroes navigate their unusual situation?
REVIEW: Family Drama is the Real Killer in Black Cake
Two siblings are left to pick up the pieces of their broken family when their mother dies in Black Cake. What starts off as a simple will-reading turns out to be an unravelling of the many secrets and lives that one woman hid from her family. How have these secrets shaped the siblings’ lives? And…
TIFF 2023 REVIEW: Fingernails is a Charming, and Surprisingly Amusing Love Story
Fingernails is set in a world where being in love can be quantified. Anna (Jessie Buckley) begins to question everything when she starts working with her charming colleague Amir (Riz Ahmed).
TIFF 2023 REVIEW: School Politics Makes Life a Misery in The Teacher’s Lounge
An idealistic class teacher finds herself while investigating recurring thefts in The Teacher’s Lounge. But her good intentions have far-reaching consequences for the faculty and students.
VIZ Pubwatch October 2023
Happy Halloween, VIZ fans! It’s time for another Pubwatch. This month we’re taking a look at some seasonally-appropriate spooky scary short story anthologies and a much less spooky shojo romance. But first, the news!
REVIEW: T. Kingfisher’s Nettle & Bone is a Hugo-Winning Halloween Read
There were once three sisters in Nettle & Bone, all princesses of a small city-state called the Harbour Kingdom. The eldest, Damia, married Prince Vorling of the Northern Kingdom. Five months later Damia was dead. The middle sister, Kania, married the now-widowed Prince Vorling, while the youngest of the three, Marra, was sent to a…
Archie Comics Pubwatch: October 2023
Welcome to the Archie Comics Pubwatch for the month of October! I’m Lisa, reporting from a corner booth at Pop’s Chock’lit Shoppe, and here’s this month’s news! In October’s Pubwatch, Fran Frazier returns to the Archieverse and Netflix’s version of The Archies releases their first single. Also, there are plenty of new variant covers and…
REVIEW: Emily Carroll’s A Guest in the House Beckons with Gothic Fantasies
The genre of gothic horror is replete with imagery from an imagined past of crumbling castles and abandoned graveyards. Even in the Victorian era, whose media culture evinced a strong interest in the gothic, these spooky stories were often set in isolated country manors far away from the innovations of modern society. The past, after…
TIFF 2023 REVIEW: Sisters Are Each Other’s Heroes in Quiz Lady
In Quiz Lady, Anne (Awkwafina) is an incredibly intelligent woman with no life. Her sister Jenny (Sandra Oh) suddenly reappears, turning Anne’s day-to-day upside down. It all leads to the kidnapping of Anne’s dog and an unforgettable experience on her favourite quiz show.
ROUNDTABLE: WWAC Reads Books! September Brought us Deep Satisfaction and Teen Thrills
The back-to-school vibes caught us in September, as a lot of WWAC Readers enjoyed books about teens this month! We’ve got horror, adventure, romance, nuanced fantasy world-building, and a philosophical look at bookselling and society. And as always, we’ve got magnificent taste.