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    • About Lori
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  • Book Reviews
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    • The Little Red Pen
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    • Second Life Editing
    • About My Logo
  • CowTown Cooking
  • HodgePodge
    • Living Simply
    • Seattle Stories
    • The Aether Salon Archives
    • Aether Chrononauts Calendar
    • Edmund Dulac Portal Index
  • This Writer’s Life
    • About My Books
    • Writer’s Resources
    • Why Should I Pre-Order A Book?
    • Fun Lorem Ipsum Generators
  • Blog
  • About
    • About Lori
    • Contact Lori
    • Privacy Policy
  • Book Reviews
    • Book Review Policy
  • Editing Services
    • The Little Red Pen
    • Services and Rates
    • Second Life Editing
    • About My Logo
  • CowTown Cooking
  • HodgePodge
    • Living Simply
    • Seattle Stories
    • The Aether Salon Archives
    • Aether Chrononauts Calendar
    • Edmund Dulac Portal Index
  • This Writer’s Life
    • About My Books
    • Writer’s Resources
    • Why Should I Pre-Order A Book?
    • Fun Lorem Ipsum Generators
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  • Action and Adventure,  Book Reviews,  Dystopian,  LGBTQ+,  Science Fiction,  Speculative Fiction

    Book Review: The Games We’ve Played

    Lori Alden Holuta / July 4, 2024 / 0 Comments

    Having moved around a lot in my life, I’m familiar with the wistful feeling that can hit as one carries their last box out of a familiar home.

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  • Book Reviews,  Dystopian,  LGBTQ+,  Short Stories,  Speculative Fiction

    Book Review: Playing With a Full Deck

    Lori Alden Holuta / February 21, 2024 / 0 Comments

    Playing With a Full Deck: Stories of Hope in Hard Times: An Aces High, Jokers Wild Collection by O. E. Tearmann My rating: 5 of 5 stars Now and then, loyal readers of…

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  • Book Reviews,  Dystopian,  LGBTQ+,  Realist Fiction,  Science Fiction,  Speculative Fiction

    Book Review: Odds Against (Aces High, Jokers Wild Book 7)

    Lori Alden Holuta / April 26, 2023 / 0 Comments

    I wouldn’t be conforming to acceptable standards if I wrote a review that recommended a different book. But in the spirit of the Wildcards, I am going to risk insubordination and do what…

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  • Book Reviews,  Dystopian,  LGBTQ+,  Short Stories,  Speculative Fiction

    Book Review: Follow The Lady

    Lori Alden Holuta / November 30, 2022 / 0 Comments

    Future shades of Nine to Five! I think Dolly Parton would approve. This short revenge story packs a lot of punch and payback.

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  • This Writer's Life

    HopePunk – The StoryBundle!

    Lori Alden Holuta / November 25, 2022 / 0 Comments

    I love the term "HopePunk". I try to write in the spirit of it as often as possible. What is HopePunk? you may ask...

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  • Action and Adventure,  Book Reviews,  Dystopian,  LGBTQ+

    Book Review: Deuces are Wild (Aces High, Jokers Wild Book 6)

    Lori Alden Holuta / June 1, 2022 / 0 Comments

    If you've been following along since book one, The Hands We’re Given, by now you've probably come to think of Base 1407's Wild Cards team as friends, or perhaps they've become your fictional…

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  • Action and Adventure,  Book Reviews,  Dystopian,  LGBTQ+,  Romance

    Book Review: Draw Out (Aces High, Jokers Wild Book 5.5)

    Lori Alden Holuta / October 5, 2021 / 0 Comments

    Fans of the "Aces High, Jokers Wild" series have asked to hear Janice’s story many times. In this novella, her early life is finally revealed.

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  • Action and Adventure,  Book Reviews,  Dystopian,  LGBTQ+,  Realist Fiction,  Romance

    Book Review: Draw Dead (Aces High, Jokers Wild Book 5)

    Lori Alden Holuta / March 6, 2021 / 0 Comments

    What unfolds is a story that—as sensationalist media might say—is ripped from today’s headlines.

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  • Book Reviews,  Dystopian,  LGBTQ+,  Romance,  Young Adult

    Book Review: Bad Hand (Aces High, Jokers Wild Book 3.5)

    Lori Alden Holuta / October 6, 2020 / 0 Comments

    This queer cyberpunk short for Halloween is a thank you from the author to loyal readers.

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  • Action and Adventure,  Book Reviews,  Dystopian,  LGBTQ+,  Romance

    Book Review: Aces and Eights (Aces High, Jokers Wild Book 4)

    Lori Alden Holuta / May 15, 2020 / 0 Comments

    The Wildcards catch wind of the possibility that one of the seed banks established before America collapsed might have survived.

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  • Action and Adventure,  Book Reviews,  Dystopian,  LGBTQ+,  Romance

    Book Review: Call the Bluff (Aces High, Jokers Wild Book 2)

    Lori Alden Holuta / March 30, 2020 / 0 Comments

    Though this is book #2 in the series, I read it last, having read #3 first and #1 second (I know, I know, it's a long story why).

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  • Action and Adventure,  Book Reviews,  Dystopian,  LGBTQ+,  Romance

    Book Review: The Hands We’re Given (Aces High, Jokers Wild Book 1)

    Lori Alden Holuta / January 23, 2020 / 0 Comments

    Exceptionally well-told adventure story that manages to highlight all members of a large, complicated cast, each in their own way.

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  • Action and Adventure,  Book Reviews,  Dystopian,  LGBTQ+,  Romance

    Book Review: Raise the Stakes (Aces High, Jokers Wild Book 3)

    Lori Alden Holuta / August 6, 2019 / 0 Comments

    It's 2156. Corporations now control the people of what used to be the United States. And they've gone way too far.

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