If you love Star Wars, Space Romantasy and supporting indie debuts, add this book to your must-reads right now! I’ve been reviewing indie space opera and sci-fi for two years, and this book honestly has the most Star-wars-y feel of any indie book I’ve encountered so far (yes, it feels even more like Star Wars … Read more
You guys know how much I love Jennifer Estep’s Galactic Bonds series. I’ve enjoyed every step of Vesper and Kyrion’s journey from enemies to lovers to fugitives fleeing an evil emperor who wants to steal their psychic powers. If you’ve been following my reviews of this series, you might be surprised that my love of … Read more
If you’ve spent time on BookTok or Bookstagram lately, you know bookish character art is a big deal. In an age where social media marketing is focused on visuals, art is used almost universally to sell books. The only problem? Character art is expensive, putting indie authors, who often pay for marketing out of pocket, … Read more
If you’re searching for unique indie reads, you need to check out Frostbyte immediately! This desi cyberpunk adventure takes place in one of the most interesting and vivid worlds I’ve encountered in recent sci-fi. The characters are likeable, the plot kept my attention, and the writing didn’t take me out of the story–which is saying … Read more
I’m surprised to say that my fave sci-fi read of 2025 is a YA novel. I don’t often review YA, but I enjoyed Gong’s debut Romeo and Juliet retelling These Violent Delights, so when I heard this author had a cyberpunk novel coming out, I was interested to see how she’d tackle my fave genre. … Read more
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. If you’re looking to get into indie books but you keep landing on duds, don’t despair. Instead, grab a multi-author anthology. It’s the best way I’ve found to discover indie authors whose writing meets my quality standards and vibes with my style. And reading short stories … Read more
I listened to this one on audio while I was road tripping around Oregon, USA this October. Along with Ruby Dixon’s Space Vampire, it’s another one on my list of “Halloweeny” sci-fi books that I’d hoped to review before October 31st. But even though I’m a day late with this one, Of Monsters and Mainframes … Read more
I don’t know if it’s just the ones I happen to pick, but every time I read an alien romance, I’m always surprised at how wholesome they feel despite all the smut. Each alien romance I’ve read has been a sweet, simple love story where the guy is super respectful and just wants to care … Read more
If you love epic space sagas, Han Solo coded FMC’s and MMC’s like Li Shang from Mulan, you’re going to want to save this interview! Today I’m talking with Amber Toro, whose space opera Umbra: Sentient Stars gave me all these vibes plus a whole lot of Last Air Bender feels when I listened to … Read more
Other Worlds is a 2025 collaboration between indie authors Ben Logsdon, Erica Rue, R.Lynn Hanks, Calanthe Colt, Amber Toro, Ilias Siametis, Amy Marie Ayres and Alana Faye Wilson. I picked up this collection of short stories hoping to find new indie authors to love, and I was not disappointed. Each story had something interesting to … Read more
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