<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[WSU Crimson Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[WSU Crimson Review]]></description><link>https://wsucrimsonreview.wixsite.com/wsu-crimson-review/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 04:07:20 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://wsucrimsonreview.wixsite.com/wsu-crimson-review/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Graceless Heart by Isabel Ibañez]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ravenna Maffei intended to enter a sculpture contest to free her brother. What she didn’t intend was to end up trapped herself.  When Ravenna’s brother is captured by the authorities in her 15th century town of Volterra, Ravenna sees only one way to free him: by entering a sculpture contest. If she wins, she will be granted a request. Ravenna prevails in the contest, but it comes with a cost: her hidden magic, an affinity with stones, reveals itself and exposes her rare talents to the...]]></description><link>https://wsucrimsonreview.wixsite.com/wsu-crimson-review/post/graceless-heart-review</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69cef098719295076f2d402a</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:21:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f52383_19c7fe74109e4a0aa773994b61598670~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rebecca Lommers</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[No One Aboard by Emy McGuire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jerry Baugh doesn’t expect much to happen on his usual fishing route besides hauling in the day’s catch––so when he stumbles upon an abandoned luxury sailboat in the middle of the ocean, he can’t believe it. The ship is owned by the rich, alluring Cameron family, and while no one’s aboard, someone’s left a message for Jerry to find: Save yOur Self. Thus begins a race to find out what has happened to the Camerons––mother Lila, father Francis, and teenage twins Tia and Rylan––and their guests:...]]></description><link>https://wsucrimsonreview.wixsite.com/wsu-crimson-review/post/no-one-aboard-by-emy-mcguire</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69cef00f535e7bcd2698f54b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f52383_c6ddee91558b4c0b8d4597d7deaf08b3~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_704,h_960,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Martian</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Methuselah by Amy Debellis]]></title><description><![CDATA[The world is on fire… and so is Tessa’s life.  Methuselah  is a dual-timeline novella by Amy DeBellis, set between 2014 and the 2020s, that follows the main character, Tessa, a young woman who is struggling with the reality of getting older in a dying world. In 2014, Tessa spent her days performing throughout California with her heavy metal band called "Pestilential Harbor." The longer the band tours, the more apparent their lack of success becomes. Ten years later, long after the band has...]]></description><link>https://wsucrimsonreview.wixsite.com/wsu-crimson-review/post/methuselah-by-amy-debellis</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69cb224a138134f81729547f</guid><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 02:23:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f52383_5e7cc13abcec46fba38f684bafd53719~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rebecca Lommers</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder by Nina McConigley]]></title><description><![CDATA[The British are Coming (to Kill Your Uncle) It’s the summer of 1986 in Wyoming, and the teenage Creel sisters have just gotten away with murder. When Georgie Ayyar and Agatha Krishna’s uncle dies abruptly, no one suspects foul play. At first glance, Georgie and Agatha’s lives at home and school both seem completely normal. Only the sisters know what’s really been happening, including the terrible things their uncle did to seal his fate. In Nina McConigley’s debut novel, How to Commit a...]]></description><link>https://wsucrimsonreview.wixsite.com/wsu-crimson-review/post/the-british-are-coming-to-kill-your-uncle-a-review-of-how-to-commit-a-postcolonial-murder-by-n</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6982fa934ef7940ceeee415b</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 08:01:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f52383_524c55337ccc4267a3f8472a51ad367f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_255,h_361,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Martian</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saltcrop by Yume Kitasei]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ignorance of our society is the first promise of an impending doom. Based on personal observations, it seems that humans tend to be selective in  what they consume and are unconsciously compelled to do so. Take our “for you” pages—an excellent example of the forceful consumption of media that we encounter in our daily lives. We are compelled to comply with content curated by algorithms. Yet, these algorithms are crafted by people subjugated by corporate greed, exhibiting selectivity that...]]></description><link>https://wsucrimsonreview.wixsite.com/wsu-crimson-review/post/saltcrop-by-yume-kitasei</link><guid isPermaLink="false">697fe6b2423a54390b95aa36</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:03:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f52383_e57b031146914161ac8c2292363826c6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Akira Park</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Gilded Abyss by Rebecca Thorne]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two exes walk into a doomed submersible—a sergeant and a royal. The sergeant is there only for the pay, and the royal is there to prove her theories correct. But what happens when they find more than they bargained for—possibilities of death and love? This Gilded Abyss is a perfect blend of romance in a steampunk world, perfect for fans of Arcane and Titanic. Written by Rebecca Thorne, the author brings her tried-and-true talent for crafting unique plots and lovable relationships without...]]></description><link>https://wsucrimsonreview.wixsite.com/wsu-crimson-review/post/this-gilded-abyss-by-rebecca-thorne</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6969e0bf44e01db33a0078be</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 07:05:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f52383_7f181ffbdee74486954e1cc98f6f455c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rebecca Lommers</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Nightblood Prince by Molly X. Chang]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a book review of THE NIGHTBLOOD PRINCE by Molly X. Chang.]]></description><link>https://wsucrimsonreview.wixsite.com/wsu-crimson-review/post/the-nightblood-prince-by-molly-x-chang</link><guid isPermaLink="false">695373c2aed8254361204c94</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 06:57:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f52383_8fb64cbe3fbc49f78cf362ff302ffdd0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>WSU Crimson Review</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Witchlore by Emma Hinds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Orlando didn’t mean to grow familiar with the dead. But when their girlfriend mysteriously dies trying to help them, and they’re offered...]]></description><link>https://wsucrimsonreview.wixsite.com/wsu-crimson-review/post/witchlore-by-emma-hinds</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68df56fb3d4aa73574f10173</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2025 05:07:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f52383_7660f35a7dd148609404fa63256472c9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rebecca Lommers</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>