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Tonya R. Moore

... writes speculative fiction

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I like a book that really makes me think, so a book with a title such as The Devil's Mix Tape isn't something that I could pass up on reading, not in a million years. True it may prove to be challenging for readers who prefer a more linear sort of story but the scattered style of storytelling makes The Devil's Mix Tape feel like a puzzle you just have to solve. The subject matter might be a bit harder to swallow than that of your run-of-the-mill contemporary book.   The language of The Devil's Mix Tape is vivid and visceral. Mary Borsellino takes a long, hard look at human nature and what she brings to us are questions that brought about by social dichotomies and lore. What is it that makes people splinter, how does it happen and what happens afterward? Who is to be blamed for the misfortunes that befall a person? If there are saints and demons walking the earth, who are they and what were they before?   Reality isn't pretty. Most of us have witnessed and experienced enough cruelty to understand that. Mary Borsellino gives voice to some of the most notorious women in recent history, strong voices of the damaged and twisted. They are voices that do not asked to be forgiven or pitied. We often choose to regard real events concerning violent people--women in particular, as incomprehensible. God forbid that we'd delve into their inner workings and acknowledge why these things actually happened. What The Devil's Mix Tape reminds us is that closing our eyes to the daily disasters occurring right in front of us do not make us immune to them. How much of what we do in life is a matter of choice? None of us are as good or innocent as we'd like to think we are and none of us are as evil as we think we are. What does it mean when a terrible choice is the only one we could have made?   The Devil's Mix Tape is Samsara expressed more profoundly than I'd expected of any contemporary book. Read and judge for yourself--or judge not.I like a book that really makes me think, so a book with a title such as The Devil's Mix Tape isn't something that I could pass up on reading, not in a million years. Depending on your personal tastes, the subject matter might be a bit harder to swallow than that of your run-of-the-mill contemporary book. True, it may prove to be challenging for readers who prefer a more linear sort of story but I think the scattered style of storytelling makes The Devil's Mix Tape feel like a puzzle you just have to solve.

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Bukkake Brawl by Made in DNABukkake Brawl by Made in DNA is an unwavering, and unabashedly brutal piece of work. The title alone should have clued you in. If you happen to be a bright eyed and bushy tailed virgin who's never so much as peeked at a porno, this may scar you for life but who am I to suggest starting with something softer?

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Media Whores by Made in DNAMade in DNA is the pseudonym of an American author, living in Japan. He describes his special brand of fiction as sex-punk/sex-fi. After reading a short teaser from one of his latest works, I jumped at the chance to read the novella, Media Whores. Media Whores takes place in New Tokioh, a techno-punk's dystopia lurking beneath the radiation contaminated mess that was once Nippon.

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Books by Tonya R. Moore

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  • Lily and Snow

    “Snow.” Blades of grass sticking out of his mouth, the dark eyed sylph turned to stare balefully at the girl who’d murmured his name. She lay on her back beneath[…]

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