Book Reviews
Minerva Rising’s book reviews focus on work by all women and is not bound by cisgender norms.
Reviews should be no more than 400 words and must include an image of the book that tells a story. Those seeking review of their work or wishing to contribute a review should contact Colleen Clemens at bookreviews@minervarising.
The Unfurling Frond by Rebecca Beardsall
Review by Colleen Lutz Clemens
Contrapasso by Alexandra Fössinger
Review by Anna Cavouras
Linghun by Ai Jiang
Linghunby Ai Jiang April 2023Retail - $14.99Dark Matter INK, LLC9781958598923Book Review by Violet James McMaster (she/they)To say horror is having a bit of a comeback in publishing would be a smidge of an understatement. In the last five years there has been a...
Bad Cree by Jessica Johns
“This. Read it. You’re Welcome.” – this was the short but accurate review I posted on Instagram this morning for Jessica Johns’s novel Bad Cree. The novel’s story takes the reader into the magic, horror, and wonder of dreams…
Human Heartbeat Detected by Chelsey Clammer
Review by Anna Cavouras
Poor Your Soul by Mira Ptacin
Book review by Rebecca Beardsall
Shutter by Ramona Emerson
Book review by Colleen Lutz Clemens
Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh
Book Review by Ariel Jennings.
Women’s Embodied Self: Feminist Perspectives on Identity and Image by Joan C. Chrisler and Ingrid Johnston-Robledo
Review by Jenna Hollenstein
The Muralist by Carrie Hagen
Book review by Diana Morris-Bauer
My Place in the Spiral by Rebecca Beardsall
Book Review by Colleen Lutz Clemens
Book Reviews
Minerva Rising’s book reviews focus on work by all women and is not bound by cisgender norms.
Reviews should be no more than 400 words and must include an image of the book that tells a story. Those seeking review of their work or wishing to contribute a review should contact Colleen Clemens at bookreviews@minervarising.
Linghun by Ai Jiang
Linghunby Ai Jiang April 2023Retail - $14.99Dark Matter INK, LLC9781958598923Book Review by Violet James McMaster (she/they)To say horror is having a bit of a comeback in publishing would be a smidge of an understatement. In the last five years there has been a...
Bad Cree by Jessica Johns
“This. Read it. You’re Welcome.” – this was the short but accurate review I posted on Instagram this morning for Jessica Johns’s novel Bad Cree. The novel’s story takes the reader into the magic, horror, and wonder of dreams…
Human Heartbeat Detected by Chelsey Clammer
Review by Anna Cavouras
Poor Your Soul by Mira Ptacin
Book review by Rebecca Beardsall
Shutter by Ramona Emerson
Book review by Colleen Lutz Clemens
Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh
Book Review by Ariel Jennings.
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