transgender heroine

“No, I mean, it’s all in pieces.” “Yes. So are we all.”

Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

August 9, 2024 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

Light from Uncommon Stars is both entirely typical of my reading (characters going through it, romance main or subplots, coming to terms with one’s choices, a commitment to reading trans and non-binary authors) but also feels quite a bit outside my comfort zone. I had initially put this book on my to read list because of the 2023 Read Harder tasks asking us to read a book about a trans character by a trans author and a book from the Ignyte Awards. Then my 2023 […]

It was difficult to cry and subject one’s sister-in-law to a withering look at the same time.

A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall

December 24, 2023 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

And Viola, helpless in the face of a desolation that felt like rage, swept on, “Never taking no for an answer. Always thinking you can fix everything and everyone. So endlessly convinced you know best.” “But I usually do know best,” offered Lady Marleigh in a small voice. “You know nothing” – Viola’s voice rose in a wild shriek – “You know nothing of me.” “I know – that you are family. And I know that I want you to be happy.” Viola Carroll is […]

Transgender superhero YA.

Dreadnought (Dreadnought, #1) by April Daniels

June 7, 2017 by narfna Leave a Comment

Danny Tozer has always known she should have been born a girl, and we know this on the first page. The first scene of this book features her hiding in an alley, dressed otherwise like a male, and painting her toenails; this is the only outlet she has as a closeted trans fifteen year old in an emotionally abusive household (her dad is a colossal asshole). But everything changes when her toenail painting session is interrupted by a superhero/supervillain fight. Dreadnought, one of the most powerful superheroes, is shot […]

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Jen K
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LittlePlat
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Jen K
on “Age would have taken her if they’d just had the sense to leave well enough alone.”
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