Category: LGBT

Steel Crow Saga by Paul Krueger || Pokemon meets Avatar: The Last Airbender

Steel Crow Saga by Paul Krueger || Pokemon meets Avatar: The Last Airbender

Title: Steel Crow SagaAuthor: Paul KruegerPublication Date: September 24, 2019Publisher: Del Rey BooksFormat: NetGalley eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository I WANNA BE THE VERY BEST … If you immediately finished that sentence with, “Like no one ever was …” CONGRATS! This book is officially for you. Steel Crow Saga is a high fantasy with a […]

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir || Lesbian Necromancers in Space

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir || Lesbian Necromancers in Space

Title: Gideon the NinthAuthor: Tamsyn MuirPublication Date: September 10, 2019Publisher: TorFormat: Edelweiss eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository It’s taken forever for me to write this review, because all I could do was alternate between screaming into the void and weeping in the corner. For some reason, it’s a bit hard to put that into words. […]

Pet by Akwaeke Emezi || Diverse Dystopian Monster Hunt

Pet by Akwaeke Emezi || Diverse Dystopian Monster Hunt

Posted September 30, 2019 in book review, diversity, fantasy, LGBT, three stars, young adult / 8 Comments

Title: PetAuthor: Akwaeke EmeziPublication Date: September 10, 2019Publisher: Make Me a WorldFormat: NetGalley eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository I’ve really been in a dystopian mood, which is what first drew me to this, because I love seeing “perfect” societies fall into ruin. Maybe I just enjoy watching perfection collapse and burn while I sip tea […]

Shatter the Sky by Rebecca Kim Wells || Danger & Dragons

Shatter the Sky by Rebecca Kim Wells || Danger & Dragons

Posted August 18, 2019 in book review, fantasy, LGBT, teens, two stars, young adult / 14 Comments

Title: Shatter the SkyAuthor: Rebecca Kim WellsPublication Date: July 30, 2019Publisher: Simon & SchusterFormat: NetGalley eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository Sapphic romance, a country in turmoil, dragons dragoning, kidnapped maidens, and a quest to save one’s “heartmate”. Do I have your attention yet? On paper, this book sounds perfect, right? It ticks all the boxes. […]

Kingsbane by Claire Legrand

Kingsbane by Claire Legrand

Title: KingsbaneSeries: Empirium #2Series Reviews: FurybornAuthor: Claire LegrandPublication Date: May 21, 2019Publisher: Sourcebooks FireFormat: Library Hardcover Goodreads Amazon Book Depository I enjoyed Furyborn when I read it and knew for sure that I would be back for more stabbiness and some flirty, sarcastic scenes between the Wolf and the Dread, please and thank you. Kingsbane […]

The History of Soul 2065 by Barbara Krasnoff

The History of Soul 2065 by Barbara Krasnoff

Title: The History of Soul 2065Author: Barbara KrasnoffPublication Date: June 11, 2019Publisher: Mythic Delirium Books Format: NetGalley eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository This year, I’ve really been about reading books in new formats, and this is one that snatched my attention: a series of interconnected short stories that builds on a single premise. I tend […]

The Devouring Gray by Christine Lynn Herman

The Devouring Gray by Christine Lynn Herman

Title: The Devouring GrayAuthor: Christine Lynn HermanPublication Date: April 2, 2019Publisher: Disney HyperionFormat: Netgalley eARC   Goodreads Amazon Book Depository This book opens with the Five of Bones, which is a skeletal hand reaching out towards the reader. And if that’s not the best way to start a book, I don’t know what is. I mean, that […]

Wish Our Hearts Away by E.J. Phillips || Giveaway and Author Interview

Wish Our Hearts Away by E.J. Phillips || Giveaway and Author Interview

Wish Our Hearts Away is a coming-of-age book with a really unique twist on the age-old adage of “be careful what you wish for.” I’m not just saying that because I know the author, even though I do. Which you should know before I get into it, although it’s not influenced my review at all. […]