Tag: Romance
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SHADOW IN THE EMPIRE OF LIGHT by Jane Routley (BOOK REVIEW)
Trigger Warnings: um, a lot? Racism, sexism, homophobia, orphan protagonist, incest, emotional abuse, sexual abuse. Shadow in the Empire of Light is a complicated fantasy novel ... -
A RESTLESS TRUTH by Freya Marske (BOOK REVIEW)
A Restless Truth is Freya Marske’s much anticipated sequel to her queer historical fantasy, A Marvellous Light. The story picks up not long after the events of ... -
A MARVELLOUS LIGHT by Freya Marske (BOOK REVIEW)
A Marvellous Light is Australian author Freya Marske’s debut novel of Edwardian magicians. It’s a beautiful story of self-discovery, featuring sumptuous prose, that I burned through in ... -
SIGNAL TO NOISE by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (BOOK REVIEW)
Originally published in 2015 and republished this year, Moreno-Garcia’s debut novel, Signal to Noise hearkens of old, new, broken, and mended love, of what it means ... -
THE LAST TALE OF THE FLOWER BRIDE by Roshani Chokshi (BOOK REVIEW)
“All Marriages possess their own tongue. It is a lexicon discovered in that space between clipped sentences. Its poetry can be heard in the rustle of ... -
A GAMBLE OF GODS by Mitriel Faywood (BOOK REVIEW)
A Gamble of Gods, Mitriel Faywood’s speculative fiction debut, exuberantly merges sci-fi and fantasy millieux in a multi-world story following three different first-person point of view ... -
LEDGE by Stacey McEwan (BOOK REVIEW)
The cold is cruel, but it is not alive. It can consume you, extort you, and convince you to do unspeakable things. It can turn your ... -
TOGETHER WE BURN by Isabel Ibañez (BOOK REVIEW)
Zarela Zalvidar is a flamenco dancer, daughter of a much beloved flamenco dancer and the most renowned Dragonador in Hispalia. That’s right, Dragonador – as in ... -
THE UNDERTAKING OF HART AND MERCY by Megan Bannen (BOOK REVIEW)
“Mercy gaped at the inexplicable pouring out of a heart that she held in her hand, from a person as real and substantial as the paper ... -
SOMEONE ELSE’S SHOES by Aldrea Alien (BOOK REVIEW)
Content warnings: domestic/family abuse and neglect (not graphic, consistent with Cinderella tropes); fantasy racism; fantasy slavery; multiple mentions of violent punishment/beatings/whippings; imprisonment; discussion of gender dysphoria ...
