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Unconquerable Sun – LGBT Book Review

Unconquerable Sun hooked me on the premise of a genderbent Alexander the Great. And with further research, Kate Elliot confirmed that it was sapphic. And while the sapphic elements were…

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June 23, 2020
Fantasy / Female Author / Queer Author / Queer Reads / Series

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Upright Women Wanted – LGBT Book Review

Who doesn’t love an old west aesthetic? But what if that rough, desert setting is actually in the future? A future where conservative men's already tight hold on the world…

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March 31, 2020
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The Lost Future of Pepperharrow – LGBT Book Review

The Lost Future of Pepperharrow is Natasha Pulley’s third book, but the direct sequel to The Watchmaker of Filigree Street. The story picks up approximately four years after the events…

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March 24, 2020
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The Watchmaker of Filigree Street – LGBT Book Review

Oh boy, where do I begin with this? I loved Natasha Pulley’s second book, The Bedlam Stacks, it had a well-developed and interesting plot with characters that I, for the…

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March 17, 2020
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