Books about monsters – Equal Opportunity Reader

[REVIEW] A Plagued Sea, by Bo Young Kim, translated by Sophie Bowman

The very boring Kindle ARC cover of A Plagued Sea, displaying only the plain text title and author's name, is held up in front of an incoming wave on sunny Santa Monica Beach

(Lovecraft enthusiasts can buy this book here.) 3 minutes read time Mu-Young plans a relaxing beach town getaway with her niece Hyun. At first it’s a welcome respite from her controlling sister and the stresses of her job as a bodyguard, but the earthquake that hits the coast as soon as they arrive changes everything.Continue reading “[REVIEW] A Plagued Sea, by Bo Young Kim, translated by Sophie Bowman”

[REVIEW] Wild Spaces, by S. L. Coney

A Black woman's hand holds the cover of Wild Spaces up in front of trees and fallen leaves. The cover depicts a boy and his dog in silhouette, walking in twilight surrounded by tentacles.

(Buy this book here.) This debut horror novella was a very nice surprise. In the double magics of pre-internet childhood and coastal South Carolina, an eleven-year old boy, his biologist father and his pretty, secretive mother have their peaceful beachfront cottage life disturbed when the boy’s grandfather shows up one day. Nothing’s quite right aboutContinue reading “[REVIEW] Wild Spaces, by S. L. Coney”