All Systems Red by Martha Wells

June 24, 2025

I’m eight years behind in reading Martha Wells’ first Murderbot Diaries entry, All Systems Red. The short science fiction book won the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Awards for Best Novella. It won the Alex Award. It was also a bestseller, made into an Apple...

Lights! Camera! Mayhem! by Jodi Taylor

January 12, 2025

It had been a while since I read one of Jodi Taylor’s Chronicles of St. Mary’s, so I went to her blog when I finished the sthort story (really a novella), Lights! Camera! Mayhem! I wasn’t at all surprised to find that Terry Pratchett had referred a...

Kevin’s Corner Annex – “Girls’ Night Out” by J.A. Jance

August 18, 2024

I have to say, Kevin Tipple is certainly honest with his book reviews. I enjoyed his review of J.A. Jance’s novella, “Girls’ Night Out” more than Kevin enjoyed the story. He can have a wicked sense of humor. Thank you, Kevin, for your honest...

Roses are Red, But Can Make You Dead by Heather Graham

February 26, 2024

Once in a while, Heather Graham, author of the Krewe of Hunters books, and so many others, writes a novella for a holiday. I received a notice about her 2024 Valentine’s Day one. A little late, but it’s worth catching up with a couple of my favorite...

Mistletoe and Murder by Connie Berry

October 16, 2023

Mistletoe and Murder is a novella in the Kate Hamilton series by Connie Berry. The author refers to it as book 4.5 in the series since it’s a novella. I enjoyed the story and the return to familiar characters. So, I’ll save my complaint for the end of the...