Hello Humans! It's been a while since we reviewed a book with dragons isn't it? Well today I'm back on my DRAGON train and there's no stopping me. Get excited for me to wax lyrical about this amazing new book from Yoon Ha Lee. Goodreads Summary: Dragons. Art. Revolution. Gyen Jebi isn’t a fighter or a... Continue Reading →
The Four Profound Weaves, R. B. Lemberg – Book Review
Hello Humans! July Judith here writing another review that I know probably won't see the light of day until August/September because I did a lot of reading of review copies in the summer - oh well! Today I'm reviewing an LGBTQ+ novella that I think is something very exciting and special - keep on reading to... Continue Reading →
Cinderella is Dead, Kalynn Bayron – Book Review
Hello Humans! We ready to get back into some YA? I thought we might be. Are we even more ready for an ownvoices Black lesbian fairytale dystopian YA? Well duh. Goodreads Summary: It’s 200 years after Cinderella found her prince, but the fairy tale is over. Teen girls are now required to appear at the... Continue Reading →
Girl, Serpent, Thorn, Melissa Bashardoust – Book Review
Hello Humans! Today I'm getting into a fairytale, but this time it isn't a retelling - this book has been described as an 'original fairytale' and you all know that is one of my absolute favourite things to read. Let's see how Girl, Serpent, Thorn went? Goodreads Summary: There was and there was not, as all stories... Continue Reading →
The Circus Rose, Betsy Cornwell – Book Review
Hello Humans! Are we here for another circus book? Has there been enough of a gap since the last one? Probably! Goodreads Summary: A queer retelling of “Snow White and Rose Red” in which teenage twins battle evil religious extremists to save their loves and their circus family. Twins Rosie and Ivory have grown... Continue Reading →
The Mermaid, The Witch, and The Sea, Maggie Tokuda-Hall – Book Review
Hello Humans! Like many of you, I'm sure, I'm always on the look out for books with queer representation - and by that I mean books that explore all the different kinds of identity, I want books that explore sexuality, books that explore gender identity, books that explore attraction, and all the other different facets... Continue Reading →
Dark and Deepest Red, Anna-Marie McLemore – Book Review
Hello Humans! Did someone say 'medieval queers'? Look I don't want to linger on the intro I want to tell you all about the book! Goodreads Summary: Summer, 1518. A strange sickness sweeps through Strasbourg: women dance in the streets, some until they fall down dead. As rumors of witchcraft spread, suspicion turns toward Lavinia... Continue Reading →
Sword in the Stars, Amy Rose Capetta and Cori McCarthy – Book Review
Hello Humans! Who is ready for some queer King Arthur? Well if you aren't then this may not be the review for you. I picked up the first book in this duology Once & Future in July of last year and, while I applauded how wonderfully queer it was, I wasn't crazy about the writing - fast... Continue Reading →
Gideon the Ninth, Tamsyn Muir – Book Review
Hello Humans! I picked up a copy of Gideon the Ninth on the release date, having preordered it the moment I read the words 'lesbian necromancers'. I then ended up stuck at a train station waiting for a train that I don't think ever came...I read a hundred or so pages and then proceeded to put... Continue Reading →
Ruin of Stars, Lindsey Miller – Book Review
Hello Humans! How are we all doing? Coping? Me too. On the bright side, there's plenty of reading to be done and I'm actually writing the reviews to boot! I read the first book in this duology, Mask of Shadows, back in January of 2019 and really enjoyed it, particularly because this was one of the... Continue Reading →
The Midnight Lie, Marie Rutkoski – Book Review
Hello Humans! Who is ready for some queer fantasy? BECAUSE I SURE AS HECK AM. At first, I couldn’t remember why I had requested The Midnight Lie on Netgalley and then (you can watch this on one of my book haul videos) I realised that this was being marketed as an LGBTQIA+ fantasy book and... Continue Reading →
The Future of Another Timeline, Annalee Newitz – Book Review
Hello Humans! In my quest to find a time-travel book that does not suck I have encountered many terrible terrible books - but today I'm bringing you a review for one of the good ones! The Future of Another Timeline is the latest book from the author of Autonomous, Annalee Newitz. I thought Autonomous was exceptional so I... Continue Reading →