Gender-flipped Sleeping Beauty x Indiana Jones, But Make it Queer
I do not even have the words to convey just how much I adore this gender-swapped Sleeping Beauty retelling, with delightful queer rep and found family feelings, treasure hunting babes, dastardly curses and fantastical witches!
Coming Home, Second Chances & Queer Joy
Holy moly, I did not think any book could actually live up to the expectations set by that GLORIOUS gay cover, but boy was I wrong!!
Queerplatonic Supernatural Holmes & Watson!
The Angel of Crows is a deeply nerdy, supernatural Sherlock retelling with the best pair of best friends solving mysteries in London's paranormal underworld. Cozy mystery + fantasy = what's not to love?
The Aftermath of Being a Hero
The Chosen Ones is a really fun, dark, exciting read, especially for folks who wonder about the aftermath of triumphant battles against evil.
An Homage to the Meet-Cute
This book is an aborable bon-bon! Would Like to Meet celebrates rom-coms and those who love them.
A Gift from Octavia Butler
This book is an actual treasure! Unexpected Stories consists of two never before published early stories by Octavia Butler, and a beautiful foreword by Nisi Shawl.
Steamy Kisses + Sweet Healing through Fake Dating
The Island Affair is an absolute treat of a romance! It takes a classic romance trope- fake relationship!- infuses it with depth, heart and humor, and nests it in the lush, steamy setting of Key West, Florida.
Gothic Goodness and a Train from Hell
Wow, Twilight Seeker was just So. Much. Fun!
I started it before bed, thinking I would read a few chapters, and next thing I knew it was 3am and I was trying to find out when I could read the sequel!
Feral Queer Teen Witches!
I am fiercely in love with this book! It is one of my favorite reads of 2020. The Scapegracers is about Sideways, an outcast teen witch, who is befriended (although that word sounds too soft for them- adopted? claimed?) by a trio of the scariest and coolest girls in school. It's about making a coven, about ignoring established institutions and rules and building a family.
Finding Light in Lockdown
Reading Romance and Fantasy during Shelter-in-Place.
Hello from under a pile of quilts in my tiny, book filled apartment in Oakland, CA!