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An Amazing Nigerian-Inspired Fantasy

Forged By Blood by Ehigbor Okosun

August 2, 2023 by LB 1 Comment

Wow, this book is so amazingly good. If you’re fond of epic fantasy, political machinations, and soulmates this is a book you should absolutely read! Dèmi grew up having to keep her abilities secret because just before her birth the kingdom of Ìfe was conquered and all Oluson persecuted for fear of what their abilities could do against the Eingardan. One day, though, a young boy is brought to Dèmi and her mother, poisoned, and the act of saving his life condemns Dèmi’s mother. Dèmi […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Featured, Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, chosen family, Ehigbor Okosun, forged by blood, magic, Nigerian mythology, spiritual magic, William morrow books

LB's CBR15 Review No:11 · Genres: Fantasy, Featured, Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, chosen family, Ehigbor Okosun, forged by blood, magic, Nigerian mythology, spiritual magic, William morrow books ·
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An Emotional, Vital Story

Only This Beautiful Moment by Abdi Nazemian

May 7, 2023 by LB Leave a Comment

I don’t know that I know how to talk about this book except that GOSH it’s amazing and good and powerful and I am so glad it exists and I can’t wait for more people to have the chance to read it! At its core, Only This Beautiful Moment is a story of family and community, of fighting for your beliefs and also learning who you are and want to be. Told across three generations, Moud, Saeed, and Bobby are each discovering their history and […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Young Adult Tagged With: Abdi nazemian, chosen family, contemporary fiction, family, gay, historical fiction, intergenerational story, Iran, Iranian American, Iranian history, only this beautiful moment, Persian, queer, queer community, queer family, queer history, Realistic fiction, Young Adult

LB's CBR15 Review No:3 · Genres: Fiction, History, Young Adult · Tags: Abdi nazemian, chosen family, contemporary fiction, family, gay, historical fiction, intergenerational story, Iran, Iranian American, Iranian history, only this beautiful moment, Persian, queer, queer community, queer family, queer history, Realistic fiction, Young Adult ·
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Queer Historical Murder Mystery

Lavender House by Lev A.C. Rosen

October 15, 2022 by LB Leave a Comment

I don’t know how to feel about this book, but also it was utterly compelling and hard to put down. When Andy is caught with his pants down in a gay bar, he feels like his whole life is over – he’s lost his job with the San Francisco police department, lost his housing, and knew the cops who caught him intended to spread his truth so he’d never get a job again. But before he can follow through on ending things, Pearl offers him […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: chosen family, historical, lavender house, Lev A.C. Rosen, Lev AC Rosen, murder mystery, queer

LB's CBR14 Review No:20 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: chosen family, historical, lavender house, Lev A.C. Rosen, Lev AC Rosen, murder mystery, queer ·
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