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A Whimsical Fantasy and an Alien Invasion Sci-Fi

Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao

The Seep by Chana Porter

May 6, 2025 by Tracy 2 Comments

Water Moon This was such a creative, whimsical work. It is set largely in a world not our own and follows Hana and Keishin as they search for Hana’s father, who ran a magical pawnshop in which customers from our world could exchange their regrets. On what should be Hana’s first day running the shop after her father retires, she wakes to find that the shop has been ransacked, her father and one of the pawned items is missing, and there are dangerous beings who […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Science Fiction Tagged With: alien invasion, CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge, Chana Porter, Samantha Sotto Yambao, whimsy

Tracy's CBR17 Review No:33 · Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction · Tags: alien invasion, CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge, Chana Porter, Samantha Sotto Yambao, whimsy ·
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all ABOARD!

Peaces by Helen Oyeyemi

April 30, 2021 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

Mysterious and melancholy adventure awaits! Otto and Xavier, legally paired but not traditionally wed, receive a lavish not-honeymoon gift from a fabulously wealthy aunt: a trip on a strange and fabulous train. They don’t know where they are going, why they have been invited, or who is truly pulling the strings behind this event. They don’t know if the reclusive woman who lives full-time on the train (what a dream!) held up a sign that said “HELP” or “HELLO”, and they don’t know if they […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, Helen Oyeyemi, lgtbqia, magical realism, queer love, train travel, Urban Fantasy, whimsy

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR13 Review No:39 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Speculative Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, Helen Oyeyemi, lgtbqia, magical realism, queer love, train travel, Urban Fantasy, whimsy ·
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