Nick Borrelli
@nickborrelli.bsky.social
Book reviewer, blogger and operator of the Stabby nominated website Out of This World SFF. Husband to an amazing wife. Dad of two girls who I love to the moon and back. #BookSky💙📚 https://outofthisworldrev.blogspot.com/
Figured out a way to break out of my reading slump.
Rereading one of my all-time favorites, The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe. Works every time. It's so damn brilliant you can't help but keep reading.
Rereading one of my all-time favorites, The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe. Works every time. It's so damn brilliant you can't help but keep reading.
December 6, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Figured out a way to break out of my reading slump.
Rereading one of my all-time favorites, The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe. Works every time. It's so damn brilliant you can't help but keep reading.
Rereading one of my all-time favorites, The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe. Works every time. It's so damn brilliant you can't help but keep reading.
Let me preface this by saying I AM NOT asking for recommendations.
But I am in that zone right now, and have been for a while, where I don't know what to freaking read. And nothing is keeping my attention for more than 10 pages.
For someone who reads as much as I do, this is quite literally Hell.
But I am in that zone right now, and have been for a while, where I don't know what to freaking read. And nothing is keeping my attention for more than 10 pages.
For someone who reads as much as I do, this is quite literally Hell.
a man in a black leather vest is saying " i feel lost "
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December 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Let me preface this by saying I AM NOT asking for recommendations.
But I am in that zone right now, and have been for a while, where I don't know what to freaking read. And nothing is keeping my attention for more than 10 pages.
For someone who reads as much as I do, this is quite literally Hell.
But I am in that zone right now, and have been for a while, where I don't know what to freaking read. And nothing is keeping my attention for more than 10 pages.
For someone who reads as much as I do, this is quite literally Hell.
It's bad enough that Mystical Magical song is the musical equivalent of a steaming turd.
Of course then Target would use it for their entire Christmas tv ad campaign, so now I have to hear it at least 25 times every night.
Of course then Target would use it for their entire Christmas tv ad campaign, so now I have to hear it at least 25 times every night.
December 3, 2025 at 1:03 AM
It's bad enough that Mystical Magical song is the musical equivalent of a steaming turd.
Of course then Target would use it for their entire Christmas tv ad campaign, so now I have to hear it at least 25 times every night.
Of course then Target would use it for their entire Christmas tv ad campaign, so now I have to hear it at least 25 times every night.
My wife is so much smarter than me. For instance when she suggested to me two weeks ago "you should really put up the Christmas lights now while it's relatively warm".
Fast forward to today as I'm putting up the lights in 30 degree weather with 20 something wind chill.
Fast forward to today as I'm putting up the lights in 30 degree weather with 20 something wind chill.
a man in a native american shirt smiles while looking at a woman
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November 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM
My wife is so much smarter than me. For instance when she suggested to me two weeks ago "you should really put up the Christmas lights now while it's relatively warm".
Fast forward to today as I'm putting up the lights in 30 degree weather with 20 something wind chill.
Fast forward to today as I'm putting up the lights in 30 degree weather with 20 something wind chill.
The only thing that can get that horrible Eagles loss out of my head is some Wrath of Khan.
November 29, 2025 at 12:11 AM
The only thing that can get that horrible Eagles loss out of my head is some Wrath of Khan.
Reading this one right now and I have to say, quite good so far. But I've always been a sucker for a good steampunk.
November 22, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Reading this one right now and I have to say, quite good so far. But I've always been a sucker for a good steampunk.
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Wander on over to @Grimdark_Mag and gaze upon the cover of DOGGED, a standalone novel set in the world of the Obsidian Path.
DOGGED takes place about 3,000 years before the events of BLACK STONE HEART.
www.grimdarkmagazine.com/exclusive-co...
DOGGED takes place about 3,000 years before the events of BLACK STONE HEART.
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EXCLUSIVE: Cover Reveal for Dogged by Michael R. Fletcher
Back in January of 2024 the good folks and Grimdark Magazine published a short story I wrote called The Last Wardog. When magazine editor Beth grumbled something about wanting a wardog novel I knew I ...
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November 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Wander on over to @Grimdark_Mag and gaze upon the cover of DOGGED, a standalone novel set in the world of the Obsidian Path.
DOGGED takes place about 3,000 years before the events of BLACK STONE HEART.
www.grimdarkmagazine.com/exclusive-co...
DOGGED takes place about 3,000 years before the events of BLACK STONE HEART.
www.grimdarkmagazine.com/exclusive-co...
I just realized I bought "Bimbo" hamburger buns the other day at the supermarket. I have literally never seen this brand in my life and......what a name, wow.
November 17, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I just realized I bought "Bimbo" hamburger buns the other day at the supermarket. I have literally never seen this brand in my life and......what a name, wow.
I've decided to jump in. I'm finally going to read The Dark Tower series.
November 17, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I've decided to jump in. I'm finally going to read The Dark Tower series.
I know a lot of people who don't like to read and by no means do I judge them for it. To each their own is what I say.
But man, just personally, I couldn't even begin to fathom an existence without books.
But man, just personally, I couldn't even begin to fathom an existence without books.
November 16, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I know a lot of people who don't like to read and by no means do I judge them for it. To each their own is what I say.
But man, just personally, I couldn't even begin to fathom an existence without books.
But man, just personally, I couldn't even begin to fathom an existence without books.
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Thanks to the wonderful @nickborrelli.bsky.social having me think about Frank Herbert I wanted to share about my favorite Non Dune book by FH: THE GODMAKERS
A standalone that builds on concepts from some of his short stories, the title does kind of give away the concept, but it’s a neat read.
A standalone that builds on concepts from some of his short stories, the title does kind of give away the concept, but it’s a neat read.
November 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Thanks to the wonderful @nickborrelli.bsky.social having me think about Frank Herbert I wanted to share about my favorite Non Dune book by FH: THE GODMAKERS
A standalone that builds on concepts from some of his short stories, the title does kind of give away the concept, but it’s a neat read.
A standalone that builds on concepts from some of his short stories, the title does kind of give away the concept, but it’s a neat read.
I have to really psyche myself up for this whole leaf-raking thing today.
November 15, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I have to really psyche myself up for this whole leaf-raking thing today.
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A brutal survival sci-fi thriller with dangerously sharp teeth but a surprisingly warm, human heart.
REVIEW: ALPHA by K.D. Marchesi
ALPHA by K.D. Marchesi is a brutal survival sci-fi thriller with dangerously sharp teeth but a surprisingly warm, human heart.
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November 15, 2025 at 10:32 AM
A brutal survival sci-fi thriller with dangerously sharp teeth but a surprisingly warm, human heart.
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I have a new #BookReview today for THE WHITE OCTOPUS HOTEL by Alexandra Bell, which I adored! 📚💙
It’s “a steady, somewhat slow-moving stream of magical realism, star-crossed love, time travel, and reflection on grief and trauma.”
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It’s “a steady, somewhat slow-moving stream of magical realism, star-crossed love, time travel, and reflection on grief and trauma.”
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The White Octopus Hotel by Alexandra Bell
A book review on A Literary Escape about The White Octopus Hotel by Alexandra Bell, a historical fiction about a love that transcends time.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I have a new #BookReview today for THE WHITE OCTOPUS HOTEL by Alexandra Bell, which I adored! 📚💙
It’s “a steady, somewhat slow-moving stream of magical realism, star-crossed love, time travel, and reflection on grief and trauma.”
aliteraryescape.com/2025/11/10/t...
It’s “a steady, somewhat slow-moving stream of magical realism, star-crossed love, time travel, and reflection on grief and trauma.”
aliteraryescape.com/2025/11/10/t...
ARCs for the new Richard Swan book are available to request on Edelweiss. Which hopefully means it will be on Netgalley very soon!
November 12, 2025 at 4:53 PM
ARCs for the new Richard Swan book are available to request on Edelweiss. Which hopefully means it will be on Netgalley very soon!
A weird thing about me. I love oranges but I hate orange-flavored things.
November 10, 2025 at 1:57 AM
A weird thing about me. I love oranges but I hate orange-flavored things.
Dude is so tired.
November 9, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Dude is so tired.
Yeah, I'm that guy who's still wearing shorts in 50 degree late October weather. Please keep your side eyes to yourself.
October 25, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Yeah, I'm that guy who's still wearing shorts in 50 degree late October weather. Please keep your side eyes to yourself.
I answer all of my spam calls now and just make them listen to random conversations that are going on in my house. That might actually get them to stop.
October 24, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I answer all of my spam calls now and just make them listen to random conversations that are going on in my house. That might actually get them to stop.
My wife and I had a great time at tonight's Halloween party.
But to be quite honest, we could have used some more cowbell.
#Halloween
#MoreCowbell
But to be quite honest, we could have used some more cowbell.
#Halloween
#MoreCowbell
October 19, 2025 at 4:21 AM
My wife and I had a great time at tonight's Halloween party.
But to be quite honest, we could have used some more cowbell.
#Halloween
#MoreCowbell
But to be quite honest, we could have used some more cowbell.
#Halloween
#MoreCowbell
Rereading one of my favorite horror books of all-time - MIDNIGHT (1989) by Dean Koontz. It's perfect reading for this time of year. Koontz has always had a hit or miss catalog for me but this one is a sure fire banger of a horror novel. Still great after all these years.
October 13, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Rereading one of my favorite horror books of all-time - MIDNIGHT (1989) by Dean Koontz. It's perfect reading for this time of year. Koontz has always had a hit or miss catalog for me but this one is a sure fire banger of a horror novel. Still great after all these years.
Experiencing a nor'easter storm here on the New Jersey coast. Feels like the perfect situation to just read all day.
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October 13, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Experiencing a nor'easter storm here on the New Jersey coast. Feels like the perfect situation to just read all day.
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Coming soon on my blog:
-Fairy familiars
-Space adventures
- Dragonlance side quests
- Magical bookshops
-The Roaring 20s go supernatural
#bookblogger
-Fairy familiars
-Space adventures
- Dragonlance side quests
- Magical bookshops
-The Roaring 20s go supernatural
#bookblogger
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October 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Coming soon on my blog:
-Fairy familiars
-Space adventures
- Dragonlance side quests
- Magical bookshops
-The Roaring 20s go supernatural
#bookblogger
-Fairy familiars
-Space adventures
- Dragonlance side quests
- Magical bookshops
-The Roaring 20s go supernatural
#bookblogger
Question:
I only read the first two Dune novels, Dune and Dune Messiah.
Are the others worth reading or do they kind of suck?
I only read the first two Dune novels, Dune and Dune Messiah.
Are the others worth reading or do they kind of suck?
October 8, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Question:
I only read the first two Dune novels, Dune and Dune Messiah.
Are the others worth reading or do they kind of suck?
I only read the first two Dune novels, Dune and Dune Messiah.
Are the others worth reading or do they kind of suck?
A new Cameron Johnston book is always a cause for celebration.
Check out the brand new cover.
Book coming out April 14, 2026!!!
Check out the brand new cover.
Book coming out April 14, 2026!!!
"Not because it's easy, but because it's hard."
Next up, in our cover reveal round-up, coming up on the 14th of April 2026, from the excellent
@cameronjohnston.bsky.social
a group of mages on the up...
Magic! War! Gods! Bureaucracy! Secrets! And lies!
Next up, in our cover reveal round-up, coming up on the 14th of April 2026, from the excellent
@cameronjohnston.bsky.social
a group of mages on the up...
Magic! War! Gods! Bureaucracy! Secrets! And lies!
October 8, 2025 at 5:58 PM
A new Cameron Johnston book is always a cause for celebration.
Check out the brand new cover.
Book coming out April 14, 2026!!!
Check out the brand new cover.
Book coming out April 14, 2026!!!