Nancy Jane Moore

This book contains a small collection of short stories; all told from a feminist point of view. The stories take us to a medieval world featuring a different take on the lady-in-waiting; with well armored protrectresses not afraid of sparring with their male counterparts in their line of duty. We then are transported to a take on loss and Death (the grim reaper, that is). Then on to a tale of clusters of survivors in a post apocalyptic world, where the women are dominated by men; except in this case the tables are turned. Some of the details of the catastrophic events leading up to this post apocalyptic world sound terrifyingly familiar in today's chaotic world. Finally, a science fiction type story of a woman's world closing in around her, quite literally. Again, there are echoes of the dire consequences our current situation is leading us to. All-in-all these were very entertaining stories, and I thoroughly enjoyed this book; which was received through the Library Thing Early Reviewers program.… (more)

A story set in an apocalyptic future in which two girls have to choose between their love for their warring parents and their love for each other.

The story was a quick read, but it just wasn't really my style - I'm sure there are people who like this type of story, but it's just not my thing. The author often uses somewhat archaic language in the conversations, which to me felt somewhat artificial and unnatural. She also puts in 'interludes', humorous commentaries on the story, which I felt only broke up the story without really adding anything.
Aside from this, I found the story rather predictable. There are really no surprises, you can almost guess the story right from the first chapter. It would have been nice had there been some more twists, some unexpected events. The way the story is now, it's not really a bad read, but it isn't very exciting either.… (more)

This dystopian novella is set in Texas after the collapse of organized society.
We find out that Texas is divided into several fiefdoms based in the cities with less organized areas in between. As we follow the exploits of the two main protagonists, two young women who say they can't live without each other, we consider the structure of society and many types of human love. The characters are very interesting and I would love to see them developed more deeply in a full novel or series of novels. The author could then commit to a more well described society and develop the characters more fully. I enjoyed the interludes that allow the reader to get an idea of the author's thinking.
I received this book free from librarything.com.… (more)