Sometime in the first year of my review blog, I developed a checklist which I use when reviewing sequels. It helps me qualitatively describe how they are composed, and how they interact with the surrounding books in their respective series. More recently, I added a much shorter checklist for describing the first book in a series.
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Works CitedAncrum, K. The Weight of the Stars. Imprint, 2019.
---. The Wicker King. Imprint, 2017.
Black, Holly. Ironside: A Modern Faerie Tale. Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2020.
---. Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale. Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2020.
---. Valiant: A Modern Faerie Tale. Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2020.
Brown, Roseanne A. A Psalm of Storms and Silence. HarperCollins, 2021.
---. A Song of Wraiths and Ruin. HarperCollins, 2020.
Callender, Kacen. King of the Rising. Hachette UK, 2020.
---. Queen of the Conquered. Hachette UK, 2019.
Cipri, Nino. Defekt. Tordotcom, 2021.
---. Finna. Tordotcom, 2020.
Grant, Mira. Blackout. Orbit, 2012.
---. Deadline. Orbit, 2011.
---. Feed. Orbit, 2010.
---. Feedback. Orbit, 2016.
Khaw, Cassandra. A Song for Quiet. Tor.com, 2017.
---. Hammers on Bone. Tor.com, 2016.
Maxwell, Everina. Ocean’s Echo. Hachette UK, 2022.
---. Winter’s Orbit. Tor Books, 2021.
McGuire, Seanan. Be the Serpent. Astra Publishing House, 2022.
---. Sleep No More. Astra Publishing House, 2023.
---. The Innocent Sleep. Astra Publishing House, 2023.
Reid, Ava. Juniper and Thorn. Random House, 2022.
---. The Wolf and the Woodsman: A Novel. HarperCollins, 2021.
Weir, Andy. Artemis: A Novel. Ballantine Books, 2017.
---. The Martian: A Novel. Ballantine Books, 2014.
Westerfeld, Scott. Extras. Simon and Schuster, 2007.
---. Pretties. Simon and Schuster, 2008.
---. Specials. Simon and Schuster, 2011.
---. Uglies. Simon and Schuster, 2011.
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Queerness and Monstrosity in ”Night Shine” and ”Moon Dark Smile” by Tessa Gratton
Sleep No More, The Innocent Sleep, and the Death of Personality
Additional Reflections on ”Feed Them Silence” by Lee Mandelo
Reflections on ”Singularity” by William Sleator
Ensemble Heist Stories in Fiction
Stand-Alone 29: The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo
Highlight 29: “War Girls” by Tochi Onyebuchi
Stand-Alone 28, Part 2: Battle Royale by Koushun Takami
Stand-Alone 28, Part 1: Battle Royale by Koushun Takami
Highlight 28: A Strange and Stubborn Endurance by Foz Meadows
Highlight 27: Ptolemy’s Gate by Jonathan Stroud
Stand-Alone 27: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Highlight 26: The Grace of Kings” by Ken Liu
Stand-Alone 26: Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots
Highlight 25: A Blade So Black by L.L. McKinney
Stand-Alone 25: The Storyteller’s Daughter by Cameron Dokey
Highlight 24: Queen of the Conquered by Kacen Callender
Stand-Alone 24: Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li
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