A Cathedral of Myth and Bone by Kat Howard. ★★★★ I love Kat Howard’s work, so of course I had to read her first ever short story collection! Unsurprisingly, I’d already read a number of these. Due to life being busy and not much time for rereading, I tended to skip the stories I’d already read….
Review of The Descent of Monsters by JY Yang
The Descent of Monsters by JY Yang. ★★★1/2 I loved JY Yang’s novella The Red Threads of Fortune, but so far the other Tensorate novellas haven’t given me the same impact. The Descent of Monsters is the third novella in the series. While it is technically standalone, I would suggest reading The Red Thread of Fortune and/or The Black Tides of Heaven first. The Descent of…
Review of A Conspiracy of Truths by Alexandra Rowland
A Conspiracy of Truths by Alexandra Rowland. ★★★★ I can’t believe I didn’t read this book last year! If I had, it certainly would have made my best of 2018 list. When a wandering storyteller is (falsely) arrested for witchcraft, he does what he knows best — start telling stories. He soon catches the attention of…
Waiting on Wednesday: Crier’s War
“Waiting on Wednesday” is a weekly meme where I post about an upcoming book that excites me. It’s currently hosted by the blog Wishful Endings. For the last Waiting on Wednesday of Pride Month, I chose Crier’s War by Nina Varela, a young adult novel which hasn’t been getting a ton of buzz but which looks super interesting….
Review of The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon. ★★★★ Do you really enjoy huge-scale, world-ending epic fantasy novels? But do you not have the time commitment for a twelve book series? Let me introduce, The Priory of the Orange Tree, a stand-alone epic fantasy novel with (GET THIS!) dragons AND queer people. Ead Duryan is part…
Review of We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia
Review of We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia. ★★★★ YA dystopian novels are a dime a dozen, but We Set the Dark on Fire is something special. If you’re interested in a f/f YA novel dealing with immigration issues, then read this! Medio is a walled off island nation that bans any sort of immigration….
Waiting on Wednesday: Tarnished Are the Stars
“Waiting on Wednesday” is a weekly meme where I post about an upcoming book that excites me. It’s currently hosted by the blog Wishful Endings. I generally try to follow what’s up with queer SFF, and that’s how I heard about Tarnished Are the Stars by Roisee Thor… which apparently has both lesbian and asexual representation! As a…
Review of The Afterward by E.K. Johnston
The Afterward by E.K. Johnston. ★★★1/2 I loved the premise of The Afterward (what happens after the quest to save the world?), but it ended up not being what I was looking for. Olsa Rhetsdaughter is a thief who somehow ended up helping to save the world. Only, fame is the last thing she needs — thieves work…
Waiting on Wednesday: Hexarchate Stories
“Waiting on Wednesday” is a weekly meme where I post about an upcoming book that excites me. It’s currently hosted by the blog Wishful Endings.
Waiting on Wednesday: Gideon the Ninth
“Waiting on Wednesday” is a weekly meme where I post about an upcoming book that excites me. It’s currently hosted by the blog Wishful Endings. I’ve heard so much great buzz about Gideon the Ninth and it isn’t even out until September. I can already tell this one will be huge. Also, it’s so me. Queer lady necromancers…
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