SFF Reviews - Science Fiction and Fantasy

Review of Bog Witch by Maya Dworsky (2291 words) Luna Station Quarterly, Issue 036 : Read Online I love this! Bog Witch is a kickass story, and Taterra is an amazing person. She's a scientist on Hecate III, an old prison moon that she was wheedled into going to for academic purposes as part of the Lioness Project. As she reminds herself ever so often - she chose this. I love that shes a scientist turned witch, and that she's so in control. I enjoyed the feminist angle to the story, too. On Hecate III, thoughts become things. Your beliefs literally shape reality there. How could a scientist pass up on the opportunity to implant herself in this world and observe? But of course, she ends up changing their fabric of reality as well. They think of her as a magician, a witch; and that is what she becomes. As a magician and witch, she becomes part of the royal court, and a girl-prince is born after many many years. Why? Because Taterra said it, and all the women believed it

Review of The Palm Bride by Diana Hurlburt (6768 words) Luna Station Quarterly, Issue 033 : Read Online . The Palm Bride is an evocative, historical fantasy story. I thoroughly enjoyed this. Hurlburt has a way with words, and her subtleties are wonderful. It's a post-war setting, in a beautiful house named Villa Reina, owned by Mrs Cobbs. Miss Randolph, from Seneca Falls, travelled to St. Augustine to figure out what ghostly activities were happening there. The Palm Bride, or more accurately, the Palmer's Bride, had been created, and what came was a spirit named Ada Nuit - mildly sinister, clearly powerful, and having a strange effect on the one man present in the story. Like I said, very evocatively written. It was a clean, unambiguous ending. Read it, if nothing else then for the beautiful way it was written. Support us on Ko-fi -  https://ko-fi.com/ohjustbooks  

I'd like the first post to be a welcome post for all your lovely SFF lovers. Oh Just Books  started as a passion project reviewing all sorts of books, and is turning into a great community and platform. Oh Just SFF is, you guessed, it, all about SFF! We will be reviewing short stories, online magazines, print magazines, anthologies, novellas, and whatever other medium we fancy. OJB launched 2 years ago in March 2017, and here we are with OJSFF in March 2019! We hope you'll enjoy the reviews and find wonderful new works to read. Spreading the joy of new writing -- one article at a time. Support us on Ko-fi -  https://ko-fi.com/ohjustbooks