Maryam (@thecurioussffreader)

On My Radar: January 2022 SFF Releases

New releases are always exciting, I am definitely guilty of neglecting books that have been collecting dust on my shelves in favor of shiny new books. Here… Read more “On My Radar: January 2022 SFF Releases”

Genre : Fantasy Publisher : Tordotcom Length : 396 pages Format : eARC Rating : 4 stars Publication Date: May 11th 2021 PUBLISHER’S DESCRIPTION Cairo, 1912: Though Fatma el-Sha’arawi is the youngest woman working… Read more “Book Review: A Master of Djinn by P. Djéli Clark (Dead Djinn Universe #1)”

It is the beginning of the year so, it’s the perfect time to highlight the best books I read in 2021! My favorite way of gushing about… Read more “The Best Books I read in 2021 aka the 2021 Curious SFF Reader Book Awards”

2021 is behind us! Yay!! I’ve never been happier to say goodbye to a year but, 2021 won’t be missed. The beginning of December was a bit… Read more “December Wrap-Up & January Reading Plans | 2022”

For the last two years, I posted lists of books I wanted to read during the year (20 books that I want to read in 2020 and 24… Read more “22 Books I want to Read in 2022”

Happy New Year! Goodbye 2021, Hello 2022! Honestly, I’m very happy to leave 2021 behind. It was a very stressful year for me, I moved, bought a… Read more “2021 Year in Review and 2022 Reading Plans”

Hello, it’s me again! I can’t process that it’s already the end of December. I feel like I’ve been writing this non-stop in 2021 but things have… Read more “Where I’ve been | December Reading Update”

Short Fiction Sunday posts are my way of showcasing some of my favorite short stories I read this year. During July and August, I read 24 short… Read more ” Short Fiction Sunday | July & August Highlights”

Genre : Science Fiction Publisher : Neon Hemlock Press Length : 80 pages Format : eARC Rating : 4 stars Publication Date: July 20th 2021 PUBLISHER’S DESCRIPTION Plagued by the creeping loss of her… Read more “Book Review: The Necessity of Stars by E. Catherine Tobler”

A few days ago, I was browsing the web looking for a new book tag (as one does) and I stumbled upon this one and I figured… Read more “This Is My Genre Book Tag | Science Fiction Edition”