Wonder-Striking: The Pomegranate Gate by Ariel Kaplan
Sephardic Jewish portal fantasy that taught me how to feel wonder again.
Tag: queer fantasy
August DNFs
A new record – NINE DNFs this month.
Meep.
Softly Finding Your Place: Pluralities by Avi Silver
On one side, an alien ex-prince and his sentient spaceship bestie; on the other, a not-girl seeing visions and playing Stardew Valley.
Every Month is Pride: Queer Adult SFF For the Rest of 2023
Queer SFF I strongly feel need to be on everyone’s radar!
No More Playing Nice: I Feed Her To the Beast and the Beast Is Me by Jamison Shea
In which a Black queer ballerina embraces monstrousness.
July DNFs
A lot of objectively great books that just didn’t work for me. Not their fault!
Undomesticated Magic: The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera
There’s a support group for UnChosen Ones; do I really need to tell you anything else???
Soaring High: The Surviving Sky by Kritika H. Rao
Queernorm Desi solarpunk with flying plant cities – and a reveal you’ll never see coming.
4th Blogiversary = Pride Flag Book Recs!
Happy 4th birthday to Every Book a Doorway!!!
Obviously the best way to celebrate is with queer SFF recs!
May DNFs
I am mad at all of these books.