Check out some of my most anticipated YA SFF releases for the second quarter of the year! There are so many! And so many look fantastic! While there are some releases by favorites like Akemi Dawn Bowman, Brittney Morris, Charlie Jane Anders, and Naomi Novik, there are some new (and also new to me) authors … Continue reading Upcoming SFF YA Fiction, April-June 2021
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Upcoming SFF, April-June 2021
I'm so excited about all of these new releases!!! There are so many amazing adult science fiction and fantasy releases coming out in 2021, and I feel that the bulk of my most anticipated releases are in the second quarter of the year. *cracks knuckles* I will read them all. Blurbs are from Goodreads April … Continue reading Upcoming SFF, April-June 2021
Sci Fi Friday: Sapphics in Space (and Across Time)
Sapphics in spaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaace. I am so happy with publishing over the past couple of years, because not only have there been quite a few wlw science fiction and fantasy releases, but many of them (well, the ones I read and go for) are ownvoices. No more cringey lesbians written by clueless white dudes (here's looking … Continue reading Sci Fi Friday: Sapphics in Space (and Across Time)
Sci Fi Friday: 20 YA SFF Books by Black Authors
Is this mostly to show off the absolutely breathtaking cover that is For All Time? Mmm, maybe. Anywho, it's Black History Month, so why not showcase Black authors writing speculative YA fiction? Edit: And Happy Lunar New Year! I didn't check the calendar when I scheduled this post Celebrate Black History (and Future) Month every … Continue reading Sci Fi Friday: 20 YA SFF Books by Black Authors
Book Review: The Gilded Ones
The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna 🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺/5 Trigger Warning: Graphic murder (on page), sexual assault (off page), racism, xenophobia Deka is a young woman coming of age in Otera, a kingdom that values the purity of its women. Pure women bleed red, and young women are forbidden to bleed from fifteen until they are proven … Continue reading Book Review: The Gilded Ones
Sci Fi Friday: My 2021 Hugo Predictions
It's been a hot minute since I've done a true Sci Fi Friday post, and after seeing a blog post (I cannot remember who) asking if folks gravitated towards awards winners or not, I thought that I really don't, but I have been doing a damn good job guessing what's going to be on the … Continue reading Sci Fi Friday: My 2021 Hugo Predictions
Book Review: Winter’s Orbit
Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell 🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺/5 Trigger Warning: Domestic Abuse, Mind Control Playboy Prince Kiem is doing just fine thankyouverymuch. That is, until he's forced into an arranged marriage with recently widowed Count Jainan, who was previously married to Kiem's cousin, Taam. But the empire of Iskat is held together by marriage treaties, and they're going … Continue reading Book Review: Winter’s Orbit
Book Review: The Diabolic Trilogy
Okay, I truly, honestly feel that everyone has been sleeping on this YA series. And it disappoints me. Because generic ensemble poo rises in YA sci-fi, and the twisty, turny, complex (ish) and delicious mess that is the Diabolic trilogy sinks into oblivion. So here are my reviews from the trilogy (light edited). I was … Continue reading Book Review: The Diabolic Trilogy
14 Adult SFF Releases, Sep-Dec 2020
There are a lot of adult SFF releases this fall (and so many more that were pushed back to 2021) that I just don't know how I'm going to prioritize my reading for next month through well, the end of the year. There are so many I am excited about, and I just want you … Continue reading 14 Adult SFF Releases, Sep-Dec 2020
12 Upcoming Queer YA SFF Releases
Last week I highlighted four (I know there are more but my brain is just toast right now) adult queer science fiction releases from September to November. Despite having a strong start to 2020 and a hella queer August (Harrow and The Space Between Worlds, among others), YA SFF-land has gotten a whole lot gayer. … Continue reading 12 Upcoming Queer YA SFF Releases
The Suspected Bibliophile 