Wombling Along
Hellooo!
Welcome to a slightly delayed Wombling Along! The blog’s weekend supplement where I share reviews and other online things I thought people may be interested in.
I’m back from a lovely week. I got to have a day at Eastercon and see some friends if not seen for a while, had some fun panels to watch and there were even believe it or not some books to read. Then we went to Lisbon in Portugal for a city break which was very busy but just what we needed.
Downside to this I’m not online much and reading time is limited but I can still tempt!
Reviews
Fan Fi Addict enjoyed The Hive by Ronald Malfi
https://fanfiaddict.com/review-the-hive-by-ronald-malfi/
Ancillary Review of Books look at
https://ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2026/04/08/spd-the-uncertainty-of-faith/
And non fiction in the form of The Horror Theory Reader edited by Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock
https://ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2026/04/07/on-the-retreat-from-theory/
Gingernuts of Horror was impressed by The Lighthouse At The End of The World by Philip A Suggars
https://gnofhorror.com/the-lighthouse-at-the-end-of-the-world-review/
And Gifted & Talented by Olivie Blake
https://gnofhorror.com/gifted-talented-by-olivie-blake-review/
Strange Horizons looks and enjoys Dispelling Fantasy - Authors of Color Reimagine a Genre by Joy Sanchez Taylor
Reading Reality looks at the audiobook of Seasons of Glass and Iron by Amal El-Mohtar
Reactor delves into You Glow In The Dark by Illiana Colanzis
https://reactormag.com/found-in-translation-liliana-colanzis-you-glow-in-the-dark/
And Hell’s Heart by Alexis Hall
https://reactormag.com/book-review-hells-heart-by-alexis-hall/
Espresso Coco loved Mystery of the Midnight Cartographers by Barry Nugent
https://espressococo.com/2026/04/09/mystery-of-the-midnight-cartographers-barry-nugent/
Locus recommended An Arcsne Inheritance by Kamilah Cole
https://locusmag.com/review/an-arcane-inheritance-by-kamilah-cole-review-by-maya-c-james/
This reviews ask is slipstream back with The Horizon by Balsam Karam
https://locusmag.com/review/event-horizon-by-balsam-karam-review-by-niall-harrison/
And further tempts with the collection Every Galaxy A Circle by Chloe N Clark
https://locusmag.com/review/every-galaxy-a-circle-by-chloe-n-clark-review-by-gabino-iglesias/
Witty and Sarcastic Bookclub chooses their own adventure with The Kingsport Metamorphosis by Jonathan Green
https://wittyandsarcasticbookclub.home.blog/2026/04/08/book-review-the-kingsport-metamorphosis/
Skiffy and Fanty enjoyed Rabbit Test and Other Stories by Samantha Mills
https://skiffyandfanty.com/blog/review-rabbit-test-stories-by-samantha-mills/
Harare Review of Books enjoyed Who Will You Save by Gareth L Powell
Lord Samper’s Library enjoyed Mood Swings by Dave Jeffrey
https://lordsamperlibrary.blogspot.com/2026/04/mood-swings-dave-jeffrey-black-shuck.html?m=1
Divination Hollow looks at the modern classic Kindred by Octavia E Butler
https://divinationhollow.com/reviews-and-articles/bookreview-kindred
In Other News
The excellent Ancillary Review of Books have started their Kickstarter and all their goals are worth helping
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ancillaryreview/arb-year-7/
Asking the Wrong Questions continued the Tolkien reread
https://wrongquestions.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-great-tolkien-reread-knife-in-dark.html?m=1
Reactor talked about strange houses
https://reactormag.com/backlist-bonanza-5-books-set-in-strange-houses/
And finally a shout out to Jim from Gingernuts of Horror who eloquently explains why prologues and epilogues matter but deep down also explores the problem of the hot but stupid take crowd
https://gnofhorror.com/stop-skipping-prologues-youre-reading-books-wrong/
The Full Lid is always worth your time
https://mailchi.mp/797e5d769061/the-full-lid-6th-march-17245753
As always for more reviews and insight get yourself reading Renay’s Intergalactic Mixtape
https://buttondown.com/intergalacticmixtape/archive/intergalactic-mixtape-48/
And finally try this….
