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These were 100% cover reads, but they (mostly) ended up being great!

The Tiger Came to the Mountains (The Trespass Collection, #1) by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Wildlife (The Trespass Collection, #2) by Jeff VanderMeer

The Backbone of the World (The Trespass Collection, #3) by Stephen Graham Jones

Stag (The Trespass Collection, #4) by Karen Russell

A Righteous Man (The Trespass Collection, #5) by Tochi Onyebuchi

Bloody Summer (The Trespass Collection, #6) by Carmen Maria Machado

April 27, 2022 by narfna 11 Comments

As mentioned in this post’s title, I saw these covers and immediately went OOOOH. Click click click. Free? Okay! Also, the idea of various genres of story that deal with nature and wildlife clashing with humans appeals to me. I did four of them by audio, and all four narrators were excellent (even for the one I two-starred), and two by Kindle. If you have Prime, they are free for you. Some of them really surprised me! “Wildlife,” by Jeff VanderMeer — 2 STARS This […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, Horror, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: Adam Verner, amazon original stories, audiobooks, carmen maria machado, Charlotte Flyte, Cynthia Farrell, Fiction, historical fiction, horror, Jeff VanderMeer, Jess Nahikian, Karen Russell, lit-fic, literary fiction, short stories, silvia moreno-garcia, Stephen Graham Jones, Suspense, the tiger came to the mountains, The Trespass Collection, Tochi Onyebuchi, wildlife

narfna's CBR14 Review No:61 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, Horror, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Suspense · Tags: Adam Verner, amazon original stories, audiobooks, carmen maria machado, Charlotte Flyte, Cynthia Farrell, Fiction, historical fiction, horror, Jeff VanderMeer, Jess Nahikian, Karen Russell, lit-fic, literary fiction, short stories, silvia moreno-garcia, Stephen Graham Jones, Suspense, the tiger came to the mountains, The Trespass Collection, Tochi Onyebuchi, wildlife ·
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If you ever wanted to hear LeVar Burton say the phrase “sweet and salty love”, then this is the collection for YOU!

The Visit by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The Black Pages by Nnedi Okorafor

2043...A Merman I Should Turn to Be by Nisi Shawl

These Alien Skies by C.T. Rwizi

Clap Back by Nalo Hopkinson

We Travel the Spaceways by Victor LaValle

March 2, 2022 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

You can hear LeVar say lots of other things, if you like! You can also hear Nyambi Nyambi, Naomi Ackie, Indya Moore, Adenrele Ojo, and Brian Tyree Henry! The six-entry Black Stars collection is another new(ish) group of short stories available from Amazon Originals. They are available on both kindle and through audible, and if you are interested in diving into this collection then I highly recommend taking the audio route! Every story is enhanced by the audio performances, and I am sure that I rated […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: Adenrele Ojo, african diaspora, amazon original stories, Amazon Originals, andtheIToldYouSos, Black Stars, Black Stars collection, black voices, Brian Tyree Henry, C.T. Rwizi, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, djinn, feminism, Indya Moore, Islam, LeVar Burton, lgtbqia, Nalo Hopkinson, Naomi Ackie, nisi shawl, Nnedi Okorafor, Nyambi Nyambi, religious extremism, technology, timbuktu, tradition, Victor LaValle

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR14 Review No:13 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction · Tags: Adenrele Ojo, african diaspora, amazon original stories, Amazon Originals, andtheIToldYouSos, Black Stars, Black Stars collection, black voices, Brian Tyree Henry, C.T. Rwizi, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, djinn, feminism, Indya Moore, Islam, LeVar Burton, lgtbqia, Nalo Hopkinson, Naomi Ackie, nisi shawl, Nnedi Okorafor, Nyambi Nyambi, religious extremism, technology, timbuktu, tradition, Victor LaValle ·
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It Runs in the Family

Everything My Mother Taught Me by Alice Hoffman

Can You Feel This? by Julie Orringer

The Lion's Den by Anthony Marra

Zenith Man by Jennifer Haigh

The Weddings by Alexander Chee

January 13, 2021 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

Another year, another onslaught of bits and bobs to keep me from sitting down and giving my undivided attention to a hefty book! Everything My Mother Taught Me 3/5 Dang it Alice Hoffman, misadventures at lighthouses are my catnip! Lighthouse Keeper was my dream job when I was younger- big thanks to Ahab’s Wife- it’s a  lonesome and perilous career but also pretty cool! I was a huge Hoffman fan in high school, but I drifted away over the last 15 years or so. I dipped […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Short Stories Tagged With: Alexander Chee, Alice Hoffman, amazon original stories, Amazon Originals, amazon originals inheritance, Anthony Marra, family, identity, inheritance, Jennifer Haigh, Julie Orringer, Marriage, Motherhood, trauma

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR13 Review No:11 · Genres: Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: Alexander Chee, Alice Hoffman, amazon original stories, Amazon Originals, amazon originals inheritance, Anthony Marra, family, identity, inheritance, Jennifer Haigh, Julie Orringer, Marriage, Motherhood, trauma ·
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into the woods to see the troll, to meet the boy, to sell the girl, to trick the teens, to catch the murderer, to erase the memories, to exact revenge…

The Prince and the Troll by Rainbow Rowell

Hazel and Gray by Nic Stone

The Princess Game by Soman Chainani

The Cleaners by Ken Liu

The Wickeds by Gayle Forman

December 27, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

Back at it again with another Amazon Original Series! My brain is totally fried with year-end nonsense, but this series has given me nice little breaks while going about my day-to-day chores and adventures. I didn’t need any convincing to give this collection a “go”; I love a good fairytale retell or folklore restructure- no one will ever come close to Angela Carter, but I certainly won’t leave them out in the cold! The Prince and the Troll 3/5 I know that YOU know this, but […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Short Stories Tagged With: Amazon Original Faraway, amazon original stories, Amazon Originals, curses, fairy tale, fairy tale adaptation, Faraway, folklore, folklore adaptation, Gayle Forman, hansel and gretel, ken liu, magic, modern fairy tale, nic stone, Rainbow Rowell, Soman Chainani

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:151 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: Amazon Original Faraway, amazon original stories, Amazon Originals, curses, fairy tale, fairy tale adaptation, Faraway, folklore, folklore adaptation, Gayle Forman, hansel and gretel, ken liu, magic, modern fairy tale, nic stone, Rainbow Rowell, Soman Chainani ·
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maybe THIS is what Quibi was supposed to be?

Snow Flakes by Ruth Ware

Treasure by Oyinkan Braithwaite

Slow Burner by Laura Lippman

Buried by Jeffrey Deaver

The Gift by Alison Gaylin

Let Her Be by Lisa Unger

December 26, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

These little collections are great in a very specific way; the stories are quick, unique from each other, and can be accessed through both the Kindle and Audible. If I have just a few minutes to listen while doing chores, I can pop in and out without needed to re-immerse myself in something long and complicated! If I have a long line at the Post Office, I can stand and read the majority of a story while I wait. Low impact, low commitment, and decent […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Short Stories Tagged With: Alison Gaylin, Amazon Original Hush, amazon original stories, Amazon Originals, crime, deception, fool me once, Hush, intrigue, Jeffrey Deaver, Laura Lippman, Lisa Unger, murder, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Ruth Ware

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:146 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Short Stories · Tags: Alison Gaylin, Amazon Original Hush, amazon original stories, Amazon Originals, crime, deception, fool me once, Hush, intrigue, Jeffrey Deaver, Laura Lippman, Lisa Unger, murder, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Ruth Ware ·
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Escape From the Present with… THE FUTURE!

Ark by Veronica Roth

Emergency Skin by N.K. Jemisin

The Last Conversation by Paul Tremblay

Randomize by Andy Weir

You Have Arrived at Your Destination by Amor Towlesl

Summer Frost by Blake Crouch

December 3, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos 4 Comments

And you know what? The future isn’t that bad! Well, it is full of disasters- pandemic, plague, asteroids, climate change, robot uprising -but there are always sparks of humanity ready to push through none the less. Amazon’s Forward collection, a group of five short stories from some big names, throw some big ideas out into the universe and let you, in a way, choose your own adventure! I suppose there is a “correct” order in which to read these, but I didn’t bother. I don’t think […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: AI, amazon original stories, Amor Towlesl, Andy Weir, artificial intelligence, Blake Crouch, david harbour, forward, forward collection, future tech, kindle exclusive, n.k. jemisin, near future, Paul Tremblay, post apocalypse, survival, Veronica Roth

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:131 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction · Tags: AI, amazon original stories, Amor Towlesl, Andy Weir, artificial intelligence, Blake Crouch, david harbour, forward, forward collection, future tech, kindle exclusive, n.k. jemisin, near future, Paul Tremblay, post apocalypse, survival, Veronica Roth ·
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