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The Unconquered City – LGBT Book Review

I received an ARC from Tor and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.  Remember when I said that The Impossible Contract upped the emotional game for me. Well The…

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June 16, 2020
Fantasy / Female Author / Queer Author / Queer Reads / Series

The Impossible Contract – LGBT Book Review

Thana is the daughter of the Serpent, Ghadid’s most famous, or infamous, assassin. Trained to be an assassin since childhood, Thana has a lot to live up to. And where…

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June 10, 2020
Fantasy / Female Author / Queer Author / Queer Reads / Series

The Perfect Assassin – LGBT Book Review

The Perfect Assassin is K. A. Doore’s first novel in the Chronicles of Ghadid trilogy set in a Sahara inspired fantasy world.  Amastan is an apprentice historian and a new…

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June 2, 2020
Fantasy / Own Voices / Queer Author / Trans Author

Phoenix Extravagant – LGBT Book Review

Gyen Jebi isn’t a fighter or a subversive. They just want to paint. This tagline from the synopsis really drew me into Phoenix Extravagant and I love how consistent this…

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May 26, 2020
Fantasy / Female Author / Queer Author / Queer Reads / Science Fiction / Series

Gideon the Ninth – LGBT Book Review

So, I didn’t like Gideon the Ninth. It feels kind of sacrilegious to say because the reviews are overwhelmingly positive. But here I am, saying I did not enjoy Gideon…

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May 12, 2020
Female Author / Queer Author / Queer Reads / Science Fiction / Standalone

Ascension – LGBT Book Review

When I first discovered and read this book I was starved of science-fiction with LGBTQ+ Protagonists. I enjoyed it in my whirl wind read through. But, now I have had…

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May 5, 2020
Fantasy / Female Author / Queer Author / Queer Reads / Series

Smoke and Shadows – LGBT Book Review

Smoke and Shadows is the first in a trilogy that follows Tony Foster, a young gay man trying to make his way in Vancouver's film scene while also dealing with…

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April 28, 2020
Female Author / Queer Author / Science Fiction / Standalone / Thriller

Goldilocks – Review

I received this book from Orbit through netgalley for my honest opinion. Goldilocks comes out on May 5th!Laura Lam's Goldilocks follows a scientific crew of five women on their mission…

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April 21, 2020
Black Author / Fantasy / Own Voices / Queer Author / Standalone

A Taste of Honey – LGBT Book Review

Kai Ashante Wilson’s A Taste of Honey is an own voices fantasy novella that follows Aqib, fourth-cousin to the Olorumi royal family and the youngest child of the Master of…

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April 14, 2020
Black Author / Fantasy / Own Voices / Queer Author / Standalone

The Deep – LGBT Book Review

Rivers Solomon’s The Deep imagines a world where mermaids are the descendants of the pregnant African slave women who were thrown overboard by slave owners. A really interesting concept to…

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April 7, 2020
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