Rachel A. Brune

Feminist indy publisher Crone Girls has brought together a diverse array of independent authors to explore and celebrate the autonomy, power, and anger of women facing a world that would deny them what is theirs by right. Best of all, the profits will be used to support reproductive healthcare rights.

All speculative fiction and leaning towards horror, I enjoyed every story and poem in this anthology. My emotions ranged from rage and grief to vindication and satisfaction. There were twist endings, surprise characters, and even a real-live LOL guffaw (thank you, Jeff Strand). A very satisfying Fuck the Patriarchy read.… (altro)

Wow! Surprisingly good and almost poetic---I'm not usually a fan of werewolf stories or the activities of secret government agencies, but this one worked and I'm looking forward to next book in the series. I hope to learn more about Rick Keller's past and where the current loose threads lead in the future. Yes, it's grisly---when he's in his werewolf form, Rick eats as you might expect a werewolf to---but not overly so. Like Oz in Buffy, the Vampire Slayer> (my primary source of werewolf knowledge), the werewolf is always in Rick, even when he appears human. Which brings me to the cover: it took me awhile to realize it, but the abstract shape I saw is actually the profile of a wolf's head with the outline of a soldier and rifle inside. There are moral issues as well. Rick doesn't want to be working for MONIKER again; a young woman is freed from the sex trade but doesn't want to return home, where she may have been sold, so where can she go?… (altro)