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Fantastic second book!

The Bone Shard Emperor by Andrea Stewart

June 17, 2022 by LB Leave a Comment

[review contains references and spoilers for Bone Shard Daughter, book one of The Drowning Empire trilogy] After defeating her father, Lin hoped taking over as emperor would be a smooth transition, but no one knows who she is and don’t trust the Sukai family after the terrors of tithing festivals and constructs. But with Jovis, who has become a folk hero, at her side she decides to travel across the empire to announce the ending of tithings, return everyone’s bone shards, and try to get […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, Andrea Stewart, Bone shard emperor, drowning empire, high fantasy, multi pov, queer, sapphic

LB's CBR14 Review No:14 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, Andrea Stewart, Bone shard emperor, drowning empire, high fantasy, multi pov, queer, sapphic ·
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The Dawnhounds

“Funny who gets to call themselves a hero, too.”

The Dawnhounds by Sascha Stronach

June 14, 2022 by llamareadsbooks Leave a Comment

I don’t even know how to begin describing this book. It’s like mashing a noir detective novel with a queer pirate fantasy and adding in a dash of horror. It’s weird and sort of wonderful and while parts didn’t work for me, the ones that did worked really, really well. While this is the first in a series, enough is resolved to give it a very satisfactory ending. Yat lived on the streets of Hainak after the death of her father, and joined the police […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, pirates, queer, Sascha Stronach

llamareadsbooks's CBR14 Review No:53 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, pirates, queer, Sascha Stronach ·
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Sweet & Bitter Magic book cover: Twl women standing back to back with long hair, wearing cloaks

The Witch Can’t Love

Sweet & Bitter Magic by Adrienne Tooley

June 7, 2022 by Sofi Keren Leave a Comment

Tamsin is a powerful witch with a terrible condition: she can’t love. The ability was taken from her by the Coven as punishment after she drastically misused her powers in her youth. And so, in exile in a rural town, she does spells for the townspeople in exchange for the love that they hold, which she always uses up too quickly. Wren has spent her entire life caring for her ill father, so much so that she can do nothing else. She holds a secret […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Adrienne Tooley, LGBTQ, magic, queer, witches

Sofi Keren's CBR14 Review No:13 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: Adrienne Tooley, LGBTQ, magic, queer, witches ·
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All Signs Point to Yes

All signs point to… this being a pretty good anthology

All Signs Point to Yes by Cam Montgomery, Adrianne White, g. haron davis

June 2, 2022 by llamareadsbooks 1 Comment

I’m not a huge astrology fan. Pretty much every I know comes from random internet articles, but I’m a big fan of anthologies (author speed dating!), so I hopped in hoping for the best. Luckily, each of the thirteen stories has a list of characteristics for that sign before the story starts. Yes, there are thirteen stories, the twelve traditional zodiac signs plus one that my limited googling indicates is controversial. Aries: “ruler and killer” – g. haron davis – ★★ F/NB. Not a strong […]

Filed Under: Romance, Short Stories, Young Adult Tagged With: Anthology, Cam Montgomery, Adrianne White, g. haron davis, queer, Romance, Young Adult

llamareadsbooks's CBR14 Review No:49 · Genres: Romance, Short Stories, Young Adult · Tags: Anthology, Cam Montgomery, Adrianne White, g. haron davis, queer, Romance, Young Adult ·
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A beautiful witchy sapphic romance full of healing

Improbable Magic for Cynical Witches by Kate Scelsa

May 26, 2022 by LB Leave a Comment

I wanted to read this book for a witchy, sapphic romance, but this delivered so much more. If you need a story about finding true friends, healing after tragedy, and a sweet sapphic romance as a bonus, this book is for you. Eleanor has felt ostracized from the community in Salem since a tragedy last Halloween, but when she receives a book detailing the Major Arcana of Smith Rider Waite tarot deck and meets Pix and Ofira, she begins a journey of healing and growth. […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: friendship, halloween, healing, Improbable magic for cynical witches, kate scelsa, lesbian character, queer, salem Massachusetts, sapphic romance, Young Adult

LB's CBR14 Review No:7 · Genres: Fiction, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: friendship, halloween, healing, Improbable magic for cynical witches, kate scelsa, lesbian character, queer, salem Massachusetts, sapphic romance, Young Adult ·
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Old School Hollywood with Demon Deals

Siren Queen by Nghi Vo

May 10, 2022 by LB Leave a Comment

Holy crap, I want more! Siren Queen is the story of Luli Wei, a star who stole her sister’s name to become famous and became the monster in many films, but also managed to find love and friendship outside the monstrous side of Hollywood. There are elements of this that remind me of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, mainly the narration style and the old Hollywood setting. But do not go into Siren Queen expecting the same story or same kinds of characters. Luli […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: demons, lesbian, magic, monsters, mystery, Nghi Vo, Old Hollywood, queer, Siren queen

LB's CBR14 Review No:4 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: demons, lesbian, magic, monsters, mystery, Nghi Vo, Old Hollywood, queer, Siren queen ·
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