SFF Reviews - Science Fiction and Fantasy

  Review of Across From her Dead Father in an Airport Bar by Brian Trent (997 words) Flash Fiction Online, Jan 2021 :  Read Online   A bittersweet story about love, loss, and longing. Flash fiction is something that can occasionally strike a chord quite deeply, and the fact that it happens in less than a thousand words is testament to the author's skill as well as an example of why this medium is so great. A beautiful father-daughter relationship, aided by technology across the years. Poignant & hopeful in the best way. Support us on Ko-fi -  https://ko-fi.com/ohjustbooks    

  Review of The Miss Marple Society by Elizabeth Cleland (997 words) Flash Fiction Online, March 2021 :  Read Online   A really cute story about friendship and memory and chocolate and Agatha Christie and sharp old ladies and an amateur detective club. It's not really science fiction at all, but I wanted to share it anyway, not least because it was published on one of my favorite magazines, Flash Fiction Online. Delightfully charming. Support us on Ko-fi -  https://ko-fi.com/ohjustbooks    

Review of Thirteen of the Secrets in My Purse by Rachel Swirsky (1159 words) Uncanny Magazine, May/June 2021, Issue Forty :  Read Online A whimsical tale that gets more and more outlandish as the story unfolds, but it happens in such a strange progression of events that it feels quite feasible. Our unnamed narrator lists out the items in their purse, with snippets of information about the product itself. They seem to really enjoy lipsticks and writing letters to companies. In this outlandish world, strange things happen, and these occurrences are treated as not entirely out of the ordinary. These items are slowly revealed to be - sometimes tenuously - connected to each other. A lovely piece of speculative fiction. Whimsy and 'adventure' awaits. Support us on Ko-fi -  https://ko-fi.com/ohjustbooks