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Sarahland – LGBT Book Review

I recently received Sarahland from Grand Central Publishing (thank you!), and it was a delightfully weird and wild adventure. My favourite kind. Sarahland is a collection of short stories about…

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March 19, 2021
Black Author / Fantasy / Own Voices / Queer Author / Queer Reads / Series

The Unbroken – LGBT Book Review

The Unbroken by C. L. Clarke is the debut novel in a new fantasy series. It follows Touraine, a slave, a soldier. She was stolen from her homeland and trained…

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March 10, 2021
Female Author / Queer Author / Queer Reads / Science Fiction / Series

A Desolation Called Peace – LGBT Book Review

A Memory Called Empire was my first ever book review on my blog, and my first ever post on bookstagram. So, it was wonderful timing that nearly an exact year…

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February 19, 2021
Black Author / Female Author / Own Voices / Queer Author / Queer Reads / Romance / Standalone

Honey Girl – LGBT Book Review

Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers is the sapphic romance novel for all anxious mid to late-twenties millennials out there. I don't make the rules. Thank you to Netgalley and Park…

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February 9, 2021
Fantasy / Own Voices / Queer Author / Queer Reads / Series / Urban Fantasy

Wolfsong – LGBT Book Review

So, I made the mistake of looking at reviews before reading Wolfsong. Someone referred to Wolfsong as basically Twilight, but gay. And that statement influenced my whole experience with this…

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December 29, 2020
Female Author / Own Voices / Queer Author / Queer Reads / Romance / Series / Standalone

The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows – LGBT Book Review

The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows by Olivia Waite is a fantastic historical romance starring two women in their 40s.  Agatha is a single mother and widow. She owns…

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December 22, 2020
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The Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics – LGBT Book Review

The Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite was the first romance novel I have ever read. And well, I might now be a sapphic historical romance reader. At…

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December 15, 2020
Fantasy / Female Author / Horror / List / NB Author / Queer Author / Queer Reads

The Short of It: My Favourite Queer Novellas

I don't think I had ever voluntarily read a novella before this year. This isn't to say that I was trying to avoid them, but I'm a chronic book buyer…

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October 23, 2020
NB Author / Queer Author / Queer Reads / Standalone

Red, White, and Royal Blue – LGBT Book Review

Soooooooo, this is an extremely unpopular opinion, but I didn’t enjoy Red, White & Royal Blue. This is a book that made me feel justified in not reading contemporary romance/NA…

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September 8, 2020
Female Author / Queer Author / Science Fiction / Standalone / Thriller

Into The Drowning Deep – LGBT Book Review

Mermaids, but make it science and make them ready to eat you. I picked up Into the Drowning Deep when on vacation in New York in March (we flew home…

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August 4, 2020
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