Member Review
Review by
Jacqueline M, Reviewer
Earlier this spring, I read a very queer, very Jewish, very cute short story in the 2022 We’re Here anthology by indie publisher, Neon Hemlock. The author was one Y. M. Resnik, and the story was The Chavrusah Worlds of Possibility. When I saw that her debut novel was up for grabs on NetGalley, I instantly smashed the “Request” button.
The Elysium Heist is a delightful, queer, clever sci-fi casino heist that has been accurately described as a “Sapphic Ocean’s Eleven in space” (Eli Snow). There really is no better way to describe it, and I can’t begin to recommend it enough. Resnik’s prose is witty and hilarious while addressing topics like sobriety, bodily autonomy, faith, and ace-spectrum sexuality with frank gravity.
There is also an extremely spicy sex scene that. Wow. All my thumbs up.
Resnik is definitely an author I’m going to be following very closely. Her stories check all my boxes, and I’m excited to see what else she has in store for us.
Extended review to be linked at a later date.
The Elysium Heist is a delightful, queer, clever sci-fi casino heist that has been accurately described as a “Sapphic Ocean’s Eleven in space” (Eli Snow). There really is no better way to describe it, and I can’t begin to recommend it enough. Resnik’s prose is witty and hilarious while addressing topics like sobriety, bodily autonomy, faith, and ace-spectrum sexuality with frank gravity.
There is also an extremely spicy sex scene that. Wow. All my thumbs up.
Resnik is definitely an author I’m going to be following very closely. Her stories check all my boxes, and I’m excited to see what else she has in store for us.
Extended review to be linked at a later date.
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