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Book Review: Nyxia

A swift, fun read with plenty of twists and surprises, cunning strategic moves, and touching moments between characters.

S.G. Baker Book Reviews Leave a comment June 30, 2018June 24, 2018 3 Minutes

Book Review: The Cruel Prince

I recommend this book. I just do. But it's especially appropriate for lovers of faerie fantasy, political intrigue, brutal, bloody struggles, and powerful women. 

S.G. Baker Book Reviews 3 Comments June 23, 2018June 24, 2018 3 Minutes

Book Review: Scythe

I recommend Scythe for readers who enjoy thoughtful philosophical exploration, grim reaper aesthetic, subtle dystopia, and clever plot twists. 

S.G. Baker Book Reviews Leave a comment June 16, 2018June 15, 2018 3 Minutes

Book Review: Sabriel

I recommend Sabriel for readers who like somewhat dark things with a bright twist and who like intelligent, capable female characters. 

S.G. Baker Book Reviews 1 Comment June 2, 2018June 1, 2018 3 Minutes

Book Review: The Traitor’s Game

I would recommend The Traitor's Game for readers who like quick romances, enemies-to-lovers paradigms, and spy thrillers in a fantasy setting. 

S.G. Baker Book Reviews Leave a comment May 26, 2018May 30, 2018 2 Minutes

Book Review: The Language of Thorns

Fairy tales have a tradition of presenting moral conclusions and this collection sticks to that tradition, but with a modern spin.

S.G. Baker Book Reviews 1 Comment May 19, 2018May 16, 2018 2 Minutes

Book Review: Tempests and Slaughter

This narrative is a wide-eyed, stark look at how tyrants rise to power in the real world.

S.G. Baker Book Reviews 1 Comment March 24, 2018March 21, 2018 3 Minutes

Book Review: Leviathan Wakes

I can go along reading it for quite some time before it’ll do something to irritate me.

S.G. Baker Book Reviews 2 Comments March 17, 2018March 15, 2018 2 Minutes

Book Review: Artemis

The story of Artemis contains a large number of items from the list of things I look for in fiction, as well as some surprises.

S.G. Baker Book Reviews Leave a comment January 6, 2018January 3, 2018 3 Minutes

Book Review: Interworld

Joey Harker not only makes serious, life-costing mistakes, but suffers the consequences of his actions. So much so that at one point in the story, he winds up even further back than square one.

S.G. Baker Book Reviews Leave a comment December 23, 2017May 6, 2018 2 Minutes

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S.G. Baker is a writer and editor of fiction who penned the Hopeful Wanderer web series, forthcoming as a novel-in-stories. She has authored climate fiction, fantasy, and horror shorts in Freelancer, The Legacy, Little Blue Marble: Warmer Worlds, With Words We Weave: Hope, and Road Kill: Texas Horror by Texas Writers, Vol. 2. Her newest short story, “Well Being,” will be released in Beneath the Bluebonnets: Tales of Terror by Texas Women in 2026. Find out more at summergbaker.com!

Beneath the Bluebonnets Release Day Countdown!

Coming May 19, 2026, Beneath the Bluebonnets: Tales of Terror by Texas Women is the spiritual successor to the Road Kill: Texas Horror by Texas Writers anthology series. Chilling tales from Texas women shine a light on the terrors of womanhood and the power of womanhood in the face of evil.

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