Heartbreaking in the Wrong Way: Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
I wanted so badly to love this, but I just don’t.
Category: Queer Lit
Fucked-Up and Beautiful: Lips Like Ice by Peggy Barnett
Unflinching, gorgeous, and not for the faint of heart.
Rhapsodic Prose and a Queer Cast You’ll Adore: The All-Consuming World by Cassandra Khaw
Before this, I had never read Khaw’s work before. They mostly write horror, and I am a total whimp about horror.
I don’t care. After reading The All-Consuming World, I will read anything Khaw writes.
You’ll Grieve When It’s Over: Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune
Quiet and sweet and you will cry at least once.
But that’s okay.
Heartstoppingly Breathtaking: In The Watchful City by S. Qiouyi Lu
Wildly unique and utterly magical.
Too Many Side-Quests, Not Enough Epic: The Splinter King by Mike Brooks
A very readable but ultimately disappointing sequel.
No Kind of Person is Broken: The Fallen by Ada Hoffman
A sequel I wasn’t expecting, that was everything I didn’t know to want.
Addictive, Autistic, Awesome: The Outside by Ada Hoffman
A mind-breakingly excellent sci fi about mind-breaking science-magic.
Sweet but Not Serene: A Psalm For the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
Lovely, sweet, and leaving you with plenty to think about.
Yearning Like Honey, Desire Like Blood: Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo
I never doubted for a second that this was going to be good.
But it’s not good.
It’s motherfucking breathtaking.