Wombling Along
Helloooo!
Hope you’re ok? Welcome to Wombling Along the blog’s weekend supplement where I share interesting reviews and other things that drew my attention online this week.
Weirdly while tests have found nothing I’m feeling much much better and it’s nice to eat again! Of course that coincides with a lot of workshops in day job so reading time vanished as did headspace. Fortunately I foresee a comfy chair and three very good books to finish in the next couple of days. Also time for the Christmas tree to come out of the loft!
But what caught my eye?
Reviews
Imyril at There’s Always Room For One More is continuing a reread of Ancillary Justice
https://onemore.org/2025/11/23/ancillary-justice-week-three/
SFF World enjoyed Whalesong by Miles Cameron
https://www.sffworld.com/2025/11/whalesong-by-miles-cameron/
Jam reads really liked The Last Soul Among Wolves by Melissa Caruso
https://jamreads.com/reviews/the-last-soul-among-wolves-the-echo-archives-2-by-melissa-caruso
Fantasy Book Critic also had fun with the same book!
https://fantasybookcritic.blogspot.com/2025/11/review-last-soul-among-wolves-melissa-caruso.html?m=1
Locus looks at King Sorrow by Joe Hill and likes what it sees
https://locusmag.com/review/king-sorrow-by-joe-hill-review-by-ian-mond/
Locus adds to the acclaim for Pyschpomp & Circumstance by Eden Royce
https://locusmag.com/review/psychopomp-circumstance-by-eden-royce-review-by-alex-brown/
The Fantasy Hive really liked Tender by Lauren Du Plessis which sounds fascinating
https://fantasy-hive.co.uk/2025/11/tender-by-lauren-du-plessis-book-review/
Locus also looks at Clarkesworld
https://locusmag.com/review/clarkesworld-review-by-a-c-wise-2/
Gingernuts of Horror enjoyed If The Dead Belong Here by Carson Faust
https://gnofhorror.com/if-the-dead-belong-here-review-carson-faust/
Nerds of a Feather says fans of the Alien movies should look at Alien - Cult by Gavin G Smith
http://www.nerds-feather.com/2025/11/book-review-alien-cult-by-gavin-g-smith.html?m=1
Strange Horizons gets its teeth into A Granite Silence by Nina Allan
http://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/non-fiction/a-granite-silence-by-nina-allan/
And is very very impressed by The Everlasting by Alix E Harrow
http://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/non-fiction/the-everlasting-by-alix-e-harrow/
Ancillary Review of Books adds to the peopel saying Sea Now by Eva Meijer needs reading
https://ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2025/11/26/never-ebbing-story/
And finally Fan Fi Addict takes us to the gothic with House of Beth by Kerry Cullen
https://fanfiaddict.com/review-house-of-beth-by-kerry-cullen-2/
Best of 2025
AC Wise is gathering a series of links where authors remind us od the amazing work they’re doing
https://acwise.net/what-have-you-done-what-have-you-loved-2025/
AC Wise gives us their favourite Novella recommendations
https://acwise.net/favorite-novellas-of-2025/
AC Wise also talks about their favourite collections of the year
https://acwise.net/favorite-collections-of-2025/
Also Online
Imyril at There’s always Room for One More celebrates ten years of blogging with a little game based on favourite reads!
https://onemore.org/2025/11/26/10-years/
Ruadan Books talks interesting books they’ve released but also helping a good cause
https://ruadanbooks.com/what-to-read-the-ruadan-books-edition/
Transfer Orbit discusses Romantasy and Science Fiction’s book sales and what SF may still to do to widen appeal
https://transfer-orbit.ghost.io/romantasy-science-fiction-fantasy-books-publishing-sales/
Reader of Else ends their deep dive reading of Fellowship of the Ring
https://readerofelse.wordpress.com/2025/11/27/a-close-reading-of-lotr-episode-7-mirrors-and-islands
Dinipandareads talks about bookish etiquette
https://dinipandareads.com/2025/11/28/lets-talk-bookish-bookish-etiquette/
Charlie-Jane Anders talks about why Science Fiction stories needs expiration dates on futures
https://buttondown.com/charliejane/archive/visions-of-the-future-should-come-with-an/
The Fantasy Hive has a really interesting essay by Caskey Russell I really liked
Round Ups
A Literary Escape talks about their November radar
https://aliteraryescape.com/2025/11/28/november-2025-on-my-radar/
Gavreads has their Sunday Summary
https://gavreads.co.uk/2025/11/23/sunday-summary-23-nov-25/
Gautam Bhatia has their weeks Word for Worlds
https://gautambhatia.substack.com/p/words-for-worlds-issue-108
as always close the week with The Full Lid
https://mailchi.mp/66548a4ca9ec/the-full-lid-28th-november-2025
And for more excellent articles and reviews always ensure you pick up Intergalactic Mixtape
https://buttondown.com/intergalacticmixtape/archive/intergalactic-mixtape-30/
And finally thanks to Emma Newman for sharing this weird moment of joy - what if the Starship Enterprise was playing the theme tune from inside the ship?
https://youtu.be/dSlGxtOTbbI?si=YDu1MnN9ACH8MUG2
Have a great weekend and enjoy your reading!
