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The Butcher's Lot
Cate Baumer
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SPFBO11 The Weatherwax Report
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From These Dark Abodes
Lyndsie Manusos
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This story was reviewed as a semi-finalist for SFINCS
The two main characters, Lance and Norman, were what stood out most to me in this novella. They both have very strong voices and I think Terral did a good job at letting their motivations shine through. It's always nice to see autistic representation, and (while I don't know if Lance is autistic for certain it feels heavily implied) I think Lance's view on the world and the Source makes for an interesting perspective.
The pacing and repetitiveness of this story made it a bit of a slog to get through for me. The mystery element of the story didn't fully deliver, with a lack of foreshadowing for the 'twist' that didn't make the payoff feel worth it. And while at first I liked the back and forth POV between Norman and Lance, during the climax each chapter backtracks several paragraphs which completely killed the tension and pacing.
Overall, this story didn't quite land for me, but if you like urban fantasy with a sort of noir feel and a main character stuck between a moral dilemma and his own desire to learn then this might be a good read for you.
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Lyndsie Manusos
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The Not So Mundane Mysteries of Norman Melamourne
G.J. Terral
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The Not So Mundane Mysteries of Norman Melamourne
G.J. Terral
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SPFBO11 Noah Brisk
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SPFBO11 Tali's Library
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SPFBO11 Abel Montero
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SPFBO11 SFF Insiders
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SPFBO11 The Fantasy Hive
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SPFBO FanFiAddict
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SPFBO11 Before We Go Blog
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SPFBO11 The Weatherwax Report
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SPFBO11 Fantasy Book Critic
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SPFBO11 Fantasy-Faction
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