Resharing for anyone that may have missed the first round results! #booksky💙📚🪐 #writerscommunity

It's time! Here are the 25 novellas that are now semi-finalists in SFINCS3! #booksky💙📚📚 www.sfincscompetition.com/post/sfincs3...

What's this another review? This time it's for Blue by Niranjan! For readers who enjoy fantasy mysteries, unique magical elements, and a quickly moving plot. #booksky💙📚🪐 #bookreview www.behindthepages.org/post/blue-by...

My book is in the SFINCS and got a review!

Finally, the review for E. Rathke's Glossolalia, my fifth #SFINCS3 read!: beforewegoblog.com/sfincs-revie... I've already finished my next book, so I'll be reviewing that one this week. #SFINCS

Hot on the heels of yesterday's review is my #SFINCS3 review of Lauren C. Teffeau's A Hunger With No Name: beforewegoblog.com/sfincs-revie... #SFINCS #Indiebooks #bookreview #indieauthor #sciencefiction

And here's my review for The Mystery of the Pale King! A fine addition to the cosmic horror library: beforewegoblog.com/sfincs-revie... #SFINCS #SFINCS3 #indiehorror #cosmichorror #indiebooks

Another fantastic review of my little novella by Grimoire Ink. #SFINCS #BookSky #DarkFantasy

My #SFINCS review for Song of the Dryads, Bailey Saxon's warm and affirming Sapphic fantasy about belonging and selfhood!: beforewegoblog.com/sfincs-revie... #SFINCS3 #Indiebooks #bookreview #indieauthor #sapphicfantasy #transauthor #readtransbooks

My review of D. B. Rook's Residuum--the second-to-last book in my official batch! This one's for fans of genre-blending science-fiction that combines the darkness of dystopian fiction with found family dynamics! #SFINCS #SFINCS3 beforewegoblog.com/sfincs-revie...

Time for another SFINCS book review! I love being a part of this contest and learning about new authors. A Second Life Worth Living by Karen Lucia. #booksky💙📚🪐 #writingcommunity www.behindthepages.org/post/a-secon...

And here's my review of Millie Abecassis's tight fairytale retelling of Little Red Riding Hood! This was the last of my officially-assigned #SFINCS books for Round 1, but I have a few more I plan to read & score (I'll do my best to review). beforewegoblog.com/sfincs-revie... #SFINCS3

I've got another #SFINCS review for you, folks! I don't often read horror, but stories like these definitely make me think I should delve into the genre more. Full review ⬇️ weirdereviews.blogspot.com/2025/11/reap...

It's a Month of Rain & Reads, and we do take a little time for reading ourselves, too. Today, we have a review of The Drowned Heir, by @authorizedmusings.bsky.social, which is also a contender in the SFINCS novella competition. www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-book-... #BookSky #AMoRaR #SFINCS

My fourth #SFINCS3 review, this time for J. D. Cadmon's sweet Sapphic romance, The Handyma'am and the Werewolves!: beforewegoblog.com/sfincs-revie... #SFINCS #indiefantasy #queerfantasy

since it's in the running for #SFINCS , I've updated the page for The Drowned Heir on my blog to link to the reviews that it's gotten (the first is not by SFINCS judges but the other three (!) are authorizedmusings.blogspot.com/p/the-drowne...

My #SFINCS entry, Sisters of Mercy, is now available far and wide. Get it here: books2read.com/sistersofmercy 🖤 Cyberpunk, incensepunk, and cosmic horror all rolled into one 🖤 Mechs and demons 🖤 Post-apocalyptic coming of age 🖤 Found family 🖤 Guaranteed tears at the end 🪐📚💙 🩸📚

My first #SFINCS review is up! IResiduum by DB Rook is a fun SF apocalyptic adventure that reminded me of an action movie. www.angelaboord.com/post/sfincs-... 💙🪐📚 #SFF #indiebooks

Another #SFINCS review from me today, this one for Dave Lawson's The Pawns of Havoc. I had fun with this one, a morally ambiguous sword and sorcery tale with a touch of light romance: www.angelaboord.com/post/sfincs-... 💙🪐📚 #SFF #indiebooks

Daily Challenge 23: Bite-size - Share your favorite novella or short story. SFINCS fans should find this one easy! #AMoRaR #BookSky

My seventh review for #SFINCS Round 1 is up! #SFINCS3 #TheWIPs I read Parasitic Omens by Jessica A. McMinn, a fantasy horror where a detective stumbles into a monstrous plot of greed and fanaticism on the gaslamp-lit streets of Copperton. #BookSky helynalclove.com/2025/11/23/s...

Good morning and a new #SFINCS review 😁 Phengaris by Anna Orridge is a creepy queer ecohorror with some excellent imagery and characterization. www.angelaboord.com/post/sfincs-... 💙🪐📚 #BookSky #indiebooks #Horror #SFF

My eight review for #SFINCS Round 1 is up! #SFINCS3 #TheWIPs I read The Dregs by Thomas J. Devens, a grimdark fantasy novella about a group of war survivors on one last, desperate mission. #BookSky helynalclove.com/2025/11/24/s...

My ninth review for #SFINCS Round 1 is up! #SFINCS3 #TheWIPs I read The Bestowed: Champion of the Condemned by C. Ryan Crockett, an epic fantasy adventure about a grieving warrior finding a new cause. #BookSky helynalclove.com/2025/11/25/s...

My tenth review for #SFINCS Round 1 is up! #SFINCS3 #TheWIPs I read Proxima Station by Mike Mollman, a whacky space adventure where a young anthropologist is sent to spy on humanity's alien allies on a distant space station. Shenanigans ensue. #BookSky helynalclove.com/2025/11/26/s...

It's that time of the year where I start posting SFINCS reviews!!! First up is my review for Skyfold by T.J. Mckay! @thesfincs.bsky.social #booksky💙📚🪐 #writingcommunity www.behindthepages.org/post/skyfold...

How do you like Gilgamesh? I have vaaaague memories of reading some of the Hungarian translation in primary school! :D I'm reading *so many* novellas for SFINCS these days. I also started Children of Ruin by Tchaikovsky...already amazing. And I'm re-reading Authority by VanderMeer.

My sixth review for #SFINCS Round 1 is up! #SFINCS3 #TheWIPs I read The Butcher's Lot by Cate Baumer, a dark, melancholy romance of two outcasts (one of them a vampire). #BookSky helynalclove.com/2025/10/24/s...

Time for a @thesfincs.bsky.social's review: Parasitic Omens, by @jessicaamcminn.bsky.social is a promising novella that lands into the dark and gritty side, scratching that itch for a Bloodborne like atmosphere. Full thoughts: jamreads.com/reviews/para... 💙📚

New SFINCS review from Sue today!

My fourth #SFINCS review is up! The Nome King and The Shroud was SUCH a fun read. Full review on my blog⬇️ weirdereviews.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...

This novella I just read for SFINCS was really good and had a moment during a beautiful lesbian sex scene where one of the women instructs the other to masturbate. It's only one part of the whole scene, but it's great: bsky.app/profile/grim...

My fourth review for #SFINCS Round 1 is up! #SFINCS3 #TheWIPs I read The Devil Owns Primetime by Sirius, a queer, religious horror about a greedy preacher who gets his comeuppance. #BookSky helynalclove.com/2025/10/15/s...

Hello, do you want to know what I'm reading for the Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship aka #SFINCS? Here they are, in this thread! Lots of cool indie novellas, feast your 👀! #BookSky #fantasy #scifi #horror

It's book review time! Here's our second review for this season's edition of SFINCS: Reap, Sow, by S.H. Cooper is a horror novella set in the deep south, where the nights are hot as hell. www.readindiefantasy.com/book-recomme... Highly recommended - enjoy! /nils #SFINCS #Booksky

Big thanks to @kiraofthewind.com for turning me onto this, and to the SFINCS competition, without which I never would have heard of it!

The time has come for yet another #SFINCS review! I've never read a noir greek mythology mystery, but it was certainly a fun combination. Full review ⬇️ weirdereviews.blogspot.com/2025/10/serv...

My third #SFINCS review is up on Before We Go Blog! This time it's for Thomas J. Devens's Grimdark epic fantasy, The Dregs: beforewegoblog.com/sfincs-revie... #SFINCS3

Here’s my review is SFINCS3 contestant A Second Life Worth Living by Karen Lucia: pagechewing.com/sfincs-3-rou... @thesfincs.bsky.social #novella #sff #booksky @karenlucia.bsky.social

Phengaris, by Anna Orridge, is a queer ecohorror novella with interesting ideas which didn't work for me as I would have hoped (read it as part of @thesfincs.bsky.social). Full thoughts: jamreads.com/reviews/phen... 📚💙

Here’s my review of SFINCS3 round 1 contestant Water’s Edge by Ellie Lieberman pagechewing.com/sfincs3-roun... @thesfincs.bsky.social #novella #horror

Curious to see what reviews were done this week for SFINCS3? Check out the updated page! #bookreview #writers #booksky💙📚🪐 www.sfincscompetition.com/sfincs3

Here's my first review/recommendation for this season's edition of the SFINCS novella competition.

SFINCS review number two for Protocol of Valor ⚔️

My third review for #SFINCS Round 1 is up! #SFINCS3 #TheWIPs I read Watcher by J. P. Relph and Mathew Gostelow, a supernatural thriller about rebel angels and a man capable of walking in other people's skins... #BookSky helynalclove.com/2025/10/12/s...

My third review for #SFINCS is up on WEIRDE Reviews! I absolutely adored this book and I can't wait to dive into the rest of Whistberry's stories. Full review⬇️ weirdereviews.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...

Here’s my review of Dance With Me by Livia J. Elliot for the SFINCS3 novella contest: pagechewing.com/sfincs3-roun... #SFINCS @thesfincs.bsky.social #novella #mentalhealth #anxiety #fantasybooks

The current book reviews have been added to the SFINCS3 page. 👀👀 We'll update the page once a week and let you all know when it goes live with updates! #booksky💙📚🪐 #writers #SFINCS www.sfincscompetition.com/sfincs3

Current read for #SFINCS3 round 1 on behalf of team TBR @thesfincs.bsky.social

Speaking as the leader of team 5 the ReLiCS, two novellas so far have grabbed me by the throat and squeezed until I finished and scored them. I guess it's to be expected because both books warn about containing violence in the content warnings section of the entries.