Okay, so aside from all three being fantasy (Iron Widow is science fiction, it's a stretch, I'm going for it), and the fact that The Last Graduate is adult not YA (surprise!), these three are in a review together for two reasons: 1) I am behind and have been procrastinating on these reviews and need … Continue reading Three Mini Reviews: Bad Witch Burning, Iron Widow and The Last Graduate
Tag: queer fantasy
Book Review: Under the Whispering Door
Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune 🌺🌺🌺🌺/5 It took you dying to find your humanity. It's hysterical if you think about it. Wallace Price was not, in his mind, a bad man. He liked nice suits. He was dedicated to his work. So what if his employees were scared shitless of his overbearing ways? … Continue reading Book Review: Under the Whispering Door
Queer Indie SFF Recs for Pride!
Ha. I almost typed Pride Moth and you know, I could totally work with that. A big rainbow-colored moth blazing holes of justice and equality throughout the world and in all things cashmere, its only kryptonite bright lights, the sun, and moth balls. I've already done posts kinda similar to this one, with Sapphics in … Continue reading Queer Indie SFF Recs for Pride!
Sci Fi Friday: Phenomenal F-F-Fantasy
Nope, that's not a typo. Today I'm going to highlight some f/f fantasy! In a strange twist of wtf-how-did-they-find-that, a couple weeks ago Angry Robot tweeted my blog post Sapphics in Space (and Across Time), which was a wild day because my blog went a little haywire. I had over twice as many views/visitors in … Continue reading Sci Fi Friday: Phenomenal F-F-Fantasy
Book Review: Soulstar
Soulstar by CL Polk 🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺/5 Robin Thorpe's days of hiding are at an end when Grace Hensley knocks on her door, and asks for advice. Together, they free the witches trapped inside asylums, and Robin begins to work on creating a freer, just Aeland for all instead of just the elite and favored. But when … Continue reading Book Review: Soulstar
Book Review: The Forever Sea
The Forever Sea by Joshua Phillip Johnson 🌺🌺🌺.5/5 Kindred has just returned from a near-devastating journey on the Forever Sea when she learns her estranged grandmother has stepped into the grass and killed herself. Or has she? "Let us escape again," the storyteller says, clapping his hands to gather their attention, "to a story of … Continue reading Book Review: The Forever Sea
Two Mini Fantasy Novella Reviews
Because I'm feeling entirely too lazy to post a long review for each, here are two mini reviews on two novellas! There are a couple things that unite these stories: queer main characters and the idea of history subverted and shaped by the teller. When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo 🌺🌺🌺🌺/5 … Continue reading Two Mini Fantasy Novella Reviews
Today is My Book’s Debut!
Folks, I am so excited about today! That Distant Dream releases from NineStar Press, and it's just—there are no words. This book has been in the works for ten years (which is why I'm struggling with the sequel), and after years of writer's block, writing, revisions and anxiety, it's seeing people for the second time! … Continue reading Today is My Book’s Debut!
Book Review: Phoenix Extravagant
Phoenix Extravagant by Yoon Ha Lee 🌺🌺🌺🌺.5/5 Dragons. Art. Revolution. Jebi isn't a revolutionary. They're an artist, and they just want to paint, dammit. So when they're turned away from the painting exams, thrown out of their house after their sister finds out their adoption of another man, and they get an offer from the … Continue reading Book Review: Phoenix Extravagant
Book Review: The Once and Future Witches
The Once and Future Witches by Alix E Harrow 🌺🌺🌺🌺/5 There were once witches, and there will be witches again. In 1893 (what is it with this year and literature??), there are no witches, but the three Eastwood sisters—broken apart and coming back together—are determined to make things better for womenkind. To regain the power that was … Continue reading Book Review: The Once and Future Witches
The Suspected Bibliophile 