4.5 stars. Harrowing and hopeful in its multi-generational narrative and epic in the sheer amount of history it examines through a fiction lens, Wande4.5 stars. Harrowing and hopeful in its multi-generational narrative and epic in the sheer amount of history it examines through a fiction lens, Wandering Stars is a powerful, superbly written family saga that makes me wish I picked up Orange's first novel beforehand. ...more
5 stars. With a love story that had me kicking my feet and fantasy-horror elements that had me flipping the pages like I was in a trance, Paladin’s Ho5 stars. With a love story that had me kicking my feet and fantasy-horror elements that had me flipping the pages like I was in a trance, Paladin’s Hope is the kind of romantasy I deserve to read during Pride Month and absolutely gagged me with its last line. ...more
4.5 stars. Unexpectedly gruesome and written with the kind of sharp incisiveness that only a seasoned author can wield, Silver in the Bone is an gleam4.5 stars. Unexpectedly gruesome and written with the kind of sharp incisiveness that only a seasoned author can wield, Silver in the Bone is an gleaming sword of a book that left me both gutted and utterly thrilled. ...more
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4.5 stars. Harrowing, richly drawn, and containing that meld of E-ARC generously provided by Tor in exchange for an honest review. Thank you so much!
4.5 stars. Harrowing, richly drawn, and containing that meld of horror and fantasy that I've come to love from T. Kingfisher, A Sorceress Comes to Call is a gem of a dark fairy tale that is as arresting as it is compelling. ...more
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4.5 stars. Bubbly as fizzy champagne and as familiar aE-ARC generously provided by Grand Central in exchange for an honest review. Thank you so much!
4.5 stars. Bubbly as fizzy champagne and as familiar and heartwarming as a home cooked meal, I’ll Have What He’s Having is a delectable and surprisingly spicy adult romance from an author I continue to love. ...more
4.5 stars. Twining the history of Russia with its rich folkloric tradition in a singular, enchanting story, The Winter of the Witch proves that all go4.5 stars. Twining the history of Russia with its rich folkloric tradition in a singular, enchanting story, The Winter of the Witch proves that all good tales must come to a brilliant end. ...more
4.5 stars. Weaving together Russian folk tale tradition with a fantastical story rife with both court intrigue and enchantment, The Girl in the Tower4.5 stars. Weaving together Russian folk tale tradition with a fantastical story rife with both court intrigue and enchantment, The Girl in the Tower is a brilliant second installment in a trilogy that I’m very quickly falling in love with....more
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5 stars. Combining the exact kind of dramatics I E-ARC generously provided by Dial Books/Penguin in exchange for an honest review. Thank you so much!
5 stars. Combining the exact kind of dramatics I love from teenagers who have yet to fully develop their frontal lobes and storyline reminiscent of classic DCOMs and teen rom-coms that I ate right up, The Breakup Lists brought me right back to what it felt like being 16, gay, and desperately in love with a boy who you thought would never even look at you.
I yelled, I screamed, I swooned: this book left me feeling like a feral alley cat and honestly, I don't think there's a more ringing endorsement! Read this!!!!...more
5 stars. Reminiscent of rom-com classics and packed with laughs and swoon, New Adult is a heartwarming triumph of a best friends to lovers romance tha5 stars. Reminiscent of rom-com classics and packed with laughs and swoon, New Adult is a heartwarming triumph of a best friends to lovers romance that struck an unexpectedly personal chord with me....more
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4.5 stars. Harrowing, a bit tragic, buE-ARC generously provided by HarperCollins Children's Books in exchange for an honest review. Thank you so much!
4.5 stars. Harrowing, a bit tragic, but ultimately about hope, family, and humanity's ability to persevere in even the most unlikely of circumstances, The Brightness Between Us is a brilliant sequel to a sci-fi duology that I will absolutely be revisiting in the future....more
4.5 stars. Rife with meta-commentary on Hollywood and the film industry and chock full of monsters both corporal and systematic, Bury Your Gays is sim4.5 stars. Rife with meta-commentary on Hollywood and the film industry and chock full of monsters both corporal and systematic, Bury Your Gays is simultaneously a campy, bloody sledgehammer slam of a story and a searing indictment of corporate greed. ...more
4.5 stars. Riotously funny at times, downright horrifying at others, and somehow always a bit swoonworthy, Paladin's Grace serves as a premier example4.5 stars. Riotously funny at times, downright horrifying at others, and somehow always a bit swoonworthy, Paladin's Grace serves as a premier example of the kind of romantic fantasy I gobble up eagerly. ...more
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4.5 stars. Jubilant in the queer Filipino joy that it celebrE-ARC generously provided by Forever in exchange for an honest review. Thank you so much!
4.5 stars. Jubilant in the queer Filipino joy that it celebrates and thoughtful in its exploration of what it means to have an intersectional identity, Karaoke Queen is a soaring high note of a romcom that struck me in a personal place I wasn't quite expecting. ...more
5 stars. Heartwarming, written with Cat Sebastian's signature queer sensibility, and containing a tender quality to its prose that I absolutely adore,5 stars. Heartwarming, written with Cat Sebastian's signature queer sensibility, and containing a tender quality to its prose that I absolutely adore, it was impossible for me to not fall irrevocably in love with You Should Be So Lucky and yet I am in awe of how it so easily nestled its way into my heart....more
4.5 stars rounded up. Containing some of the best steam I've seen in a MLM romance and Timothy Janovsky's signature charm and rom-com goodness, The [F4.5 stars rounded up. Containing some of the best steam I've seen in a MLM romance and Timothy Janovsky's signature charm and rom-com goodness, The [Fake] Dating Game reminded me exactly of why I love gay romance written by queer men so much. ...more
5 stars. Messy, expertly written, and containing a childhood best-friends-to-lovers romance that had me gnawing at the bars of my enclosure, Cursed Bo5 stars. Messy, expertly written, and containing a childhood best-friends-to-lovers romance that had me gnawing at the bars of my enclosure, Cursed Boys and Broken Hearts is both a near perfect teen summer romance and a love letter to every "unlikable" gay teen just trying to figure things out. Bravo Adam Sass! ...more
4.5 stars. Heartwarming, gutwrenching, and written with a deft hand that balanced an exploration of grief with a childhood friends-to-lovers romance, 4.5 stars. Heartwarming, gutwrenching, and written with a deft hand that balanced an exploration of grief with a childhood friends-to-lovers romance, Here We Go Again simultaneously made me sob uncontrollably multiple times while leaving me with my heart full. ...more
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4.5 stars. Weaving three timelines together and examining E-ARC generously provided by Harlequin in exchange for an honest review. Thank you so much!
4.5 stars. Weaving three timelines together and examining sex, obsession, and the all-consuming nature of love, Justinian Huang's The Emperor and the Endless Palace is a triumph of a queer Asian fantasy story that is as compelling as it is expansive....more
4.5 stars. Evocative and harrowing in its descriptions of the frigid trenches of World War I but strangely heartwarming in its focus on the unbreakabl4.5 stars. Evocative and harrowing in its descriptions of the frigid trenches of World War I but strangely heartwarming in its focus on the unbreakable bond between siblings, The Warm Hands of Ghosts is a haunting tale of a novel that cements Katherine Arden as one of my new favorite authors....more
5 stars. Just as enchanting and enthralling as its fantastical subject matter, Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands is a ballad of a novel that expands5 stars. Just as enchanting and enthralling as its fantastical subject matter, Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands is a ballad of a novel that expands the scope of the story, retains all of the qualities that made its predecessor so brilliant, and cements Wendell and Emily's love story as one that I find impossibly compelling....more
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