In Dreams Begin is a singularly unique work of art. With chapter titles that reference W.B. Yeats poems and a cast of peripheral characters that include historical figures like Aleister Crowley, Lucien Millevoye and Olivia Shakespear, this novel should appeal to aficionados of historical fiction and dark fantasy fans alike. And let’s not forget the obvious: this is an almighty romance about a love so powerful it transcends time.

I’ll admit it: after reading the anthology Evolve – a collection of vampire stories written by Canadian dark fantasy and horror writers – a few months ago, I’ve had a slight literary crush on writers born and living north of the border. So it comes as no surprise that when I found out about the release of Tesseracts 14, a compilation of speculative short stories and poetry from writers born and/or living in the ten provinces and three territories that make up the Great White North, I had to read it.

The comparisons between Lisa Desrochers’s debut novel Personal Demons – released in September from Tor Books’s young adult imprint Tor Teen – and Stephenie Meyer’s extraordinarily successful Twilight saga are inevitable. The storyline revolves around 17-year old Mary Francis “Frannie” Cavanaugh, a senior at Haden High School, who is involved in a supernatural love triangle with competing hunks Luc and Gabe...