12/19/2023 0 Comments Never have i ever book isabel yap![]() ![]() Among the lot of magical beings, there’s a kappa, a kind of water demon that, in usual circumstances, is not to be trusted Malakas and Maganda, a man and woman at the heart of a creation myth and a bakunawa, a serpentine moon-eater (that I won’t talk more about for fear of spoiling the story it appears in).Ī handful of these stories address systemic inequality (more subtly than many terrific SFF stories do). Indeed, most of the stories are either set in the Philippines, or the characters have some relationship to the Philippines. And – speaking of those magical elements – most of them are based on Filipino folklore. Most of the stories are urban fantasy, set in the real present-day: there’s always some magical element, like a mystical creature or witchcraft. (Fun fact: not all magical girls are virgins.)” At least I learned I did not like the Sex Thing much. “I figured I was just burned out on human interactions, after a spectacularly social college life left me drained and hollow. ![]() Yap is at times playful in her language – take, for example, the magical superhero story “Hurricane Heels (We Go Down Dancing),” in which the narrator Alex shares context around her currently-asexual love life: Most of the stories are about people college-aged or older, and it feels distinctly millennial to me, both in these young characters, as well as in form. Never Have I Ever’s thirteen stories feel youthful. Thankfully, I follow Small Beer Press and found out about Yap’s debut collection, which was released February 21. She’s a Clarion alumna has stories in Tor.com, Nightmare, and Uncanny and was a Locus Award finalist (among other honors). Modern magic, young love, and Filipino folklore in this debut short story collectionīefore I heard of the story collection Never Have I Ever, Isabel Yap was unfamiliar to me. ![]()
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