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Review: An Education In Malice by ST Gibson

Sage Elliott, 13 January 202612 January 2026

An Education in Malice by ST Gibson is a retelling of Carmilla. Is this vampire-filled novel worth your time? My thoughts inside.

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eReaders 101

Sage Elliott, 2 December 202512 January 2026

Trying to decide whether to buy yourself (or a loved one) an eReader? I’m here answering some common questions I’ve encountered.

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Cover: Angelica: For Love and Country in a Time of Revolution by Molly Beer

Review: Angelica: For Love and Country in a Time of Revolution by Molly Beer

Sage Elliott, 5 August 202512 January 2026

I was motivated to read Molly Beer’s biography because it is described as “A women-centric view of revolution through the life of Angelica Schuyler Church, Alexander Hamilton’s influential sister-in-law.” Let’s discuss.

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Review: These Heathens by Mia McKenzie

Sage Elliott, 29 July 202518 November 2025

Seventeen-year-old Doris goes to Atlanta for an abortion and gains a lot of perspective in Mia McKenzie’s novel These Heathens.

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Cover: This Is Where We Die by Cindy R.X. He

Review: This is Where We Die by Cindy R. X. He

Sage Elliott, 22 July 202512 January 2026

This is Where We Die is a locked room mystery of sorts featuring a group of friends on an isolated island. Can you solve this mystery?

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Cover: Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White

Review: Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White

Sage Elliott, 15 July 202512 January 2026

Meet Benji, a trans teen on the run from a cult. Can he survive with the help of his new allies? Find out in Hell Followed With Us.

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Review: Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon

Sage Elliott, 8 July 202512 January 2026

What if your body starts to change in unexpected ways? That’s what the main character in Rivers Solomon’s novel, Sorrowland, experiences.

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Review: Bottling His Ghosts by SH Cooper

Sage Elliott, 1 July 202512 January 2026

Bottling His Ghosts by SH Cooper is a novella that explores the ghosts we carry with us and how societal expectations determine how we’re “allowed” to grieve.