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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 / Horror / Queer Reads / Science Fiction / Standalone

The Luminous Dead – LGBT Book Review

Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling is a book that has finally gotten me back into reading horror. And let’s face it, every book is better when it has queer leads.…

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October 20, 2020
Black Author / Female Author / Queer Reads / Science Fiction / Series

Escaping Exodus – LGBT Book Review

Escaping Exodus by Nicky Drayden is a weird book. It’s also a really good book; the two terms aren’t mutually exclusive. Just be aware the tentacles might be going in…

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September 1, 2020
Female Author / Queer Reads / Science Fiction / Standalone

The Light Brigade – LGBT Book Review

"We kept going. Because that's what war is. You keep going until it's over. Or you're dead." I read this book ages ago, but it’s taken me a while to…

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June 30, 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
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
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