Wombling Along
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Welcome to Wombling Along! The blog’s weekend supplement of reviews and online articles that caught my eye this week.
So I had a long weekend and a little trip away which was a delight but I didn’t read! I think that’s a sign my brain is a little busy and needed a reset as normal service resumed once I got back. Unfortunately free time this week has been limited as some work admin had meant I’ve been rather busy but all is good and this weekend I see books….all the books in my future. Plus I finally got back to my X-Files season 1 rewatch and an episode with very weird British characters!
Reviews
Gingernuts of Horror recommend feminist werewolf horror in the form of Femme Feral by Adam Beckbessinger
https://gnofhorror.com/femme-feral-review-sam-beckbessinger/
SFF World recommends Mortedant’s Peril by RJ Barker
https://www.sffworld.com/2026/05/mortedants-peril-by-r-j-barker/
Ancillary Review of Books delves into the strangest of the Southern Reach series by Jeff VanderMeer
https://ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2026/05/08/haunted-by-genre/
They also enjoyed exploring Some Stupid Glow by TJ Fuller
https://ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2026/05/06/the-little-pieces-of-being-alive/
Locus enjoyed Black Hole Heart and Other Storied by K A Ternya
https://locusmag.com/review/black-hole-heart-by-k-a-teryna-review-by-jake-casella-brookins/
Locus also looked at The Illuminated Man by Christopher Priest and Nina Allan
They also enjoyed Enchanting The Fae Queen by Stephanie Burgis
https://locusmag.com/review/enchanting-the-fae-queen-by-stephanie-burgis-review-by-liz-bourke/
The Bookwyrm’s Hoard really loved The Thirteenth Hour by Trudie Skies
https://thebookwyrmshoard8.wordpress.com/2026/05/07/the-thirteenth-hour-by-trudie-skies/
Becky’s Book Blog really enjoyed my current read The Girl With a Thousand Faces by Sunyi Dean
https://crooksbooks.blog/2026/05/07/the-girl-with-a-thousand-faces-by-sunyi-dean-arc-review/
Reading Reality loves Palace of the Crows by Ray Nayler
https://www.readingreality.net/2026/05/a-bookreview-palaces-of-the-crow-by-ray-nayler/
The Fantasy Hive is impressed by Our Lady of Blades by Sebastian de Castell
https://fantasy-hive.co.uk/2026/05/our-lady-of-blades-by-sebastien-de-castell-book-review/
And Green City Wars by Adrian Tchaikovsky
https://fantasy-hive.co.uk/2026/05/green-city-wars-by-adrian-tchaikovsky-book-review/
Jamreads enjoyed Shadowplay by L R Lam
https://jamreads.com/reviews/shadowplay-micah-grey-2-by-lr-lam
They also loved The Girl With A Thousand Faces by Sunyi Dean
https://jamreads.com/reviews/the-girl-with-a-thousand-faces-by-sunyi-dean
Reactor in translated fiction looks at Of Cattle and Men by Ana Paula Maia
https://reactormag.com/found-in-translation-ana-paula-maias-of-cattle-and-men/
They also look back at The Good Wife by Terri Windling which is 30 this year
Fantasy Book Nerd was unnerved by The Caretaker by Marcus Kliewer
https://www.fantasybooknerd.com/2026/05/book-review-caretaker-marcis-kliewer.html?m=1
Nerds of A Feather rate A Long and Speaking Silence by Nghi Vo
http://www.nerds-feather.com/2026/05/book-review-long-and-speaking-silence.html
They also reviewed Anti-State by Allen Stroud which I look forward to reading soon
http://www.nerds-feather.com/2026/04/review-anti-state-by-allen-stroud.html
Green City Wars by Adrian Tchaikovsky also gets acclaim
http://www.nerds-feather.com/2026/05/book-review-green-city-wars.html
In other news
Speculative Insight have a deep drive into the emotions of Murderbot
https://www.speculativeinsight.com/from-the-vault/nice-safe-emotions
Witty and Sarcastic Bookclub is running articles looking at those small characters who have big influences on a story
Gautam Bhatia has another Words for Worlds roundup
https://gautambhatia.substack.com/p/words-for-worlds-issue-121
The Full Lid is as always a smart read
https://us8.campaign-archive.com/?u=a0e2b590b7db9ab7d2927942c&id=ce05a92b26
Always always remember to read the excellent Intergalactic Mixtape from Renay
https://buttondown.com/intergalacticmixtape/archive/intergalactic-mixtape-52/
Have a great weekend and keep reading!
See you soon!
