Review: A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing
25-year-old Qianze’s Ba has walked back into her life after eleven years. His stay in her New York City apartment marks the return of terrifying nightmares and omens that plagued her childhood. Over time, she learns of a past darkened by the Japanese occupation of China, the Second Sino-Japanese War, and Mao’s Cultural Revolution – leaving her to struggle with the harrowing stories Ba tells.
Review: The Bloody and The Damned
18-year-old Val lives in the city of Covenant on Trinity, a planet covered in a copper-colored alloy. After one of their assassin contracts goes wrong, Val’s sisters are kidnapped. Navigating splintered friendships and a world riddled with inequality, Val fights to save their sisters and uncover Trinity’s secrets.