Genre-Defying, Genre-Defining: Rakesfall by Vajra Chandrasekera
Rakesfall breaks the mould and then your mind and refuses to put EITHER ONE back together.
Tag: queer lit
Sea Serpents, Cake, and the Power of Laughter: Running Close to the Wind by Alexandra Rowland
What do you get when you mix pirates, a too-sexy monk, a supernaturally lucky trash-goblin, and the most priceless secret in the world?
A punch up that goes so hard the Establishment won’t know what hit them.
Seek Revenge, Dig (At Least) Two Graves: Lord of the Empty Isles by Jules Arbeaux
He was trying to murder his brother’s killer; now he has the lives of thousands in his hands.
5 Years and Counting = Pride Flag Recs!
CAN YOU BELIEVE I’VE BEEN SHOUTING MY BOOK-TAKES INTO THE VOID FOR FIVE WHOLE YEARS NOW???
Flawlessly Horrifying: Cuckoo by Gretchen Felker-Martin
A conversion camp is a horrifying thing BEFORE Felker-Martin gets her hands on it.
After??? Let’s just say I’m NEVER SLEEPING AGAIN.
Don’t Trust Me On This One: Road to Ruin by Hana Lee
This is a book I was so excited for…and I don’t trust my own opinion on it.
Come For the Aesthetic, Stay For the Feels: Evocation by S.T. Gibson
This one’s all vibes and gorgeous prose and Feels, my friends.
Chillingly Awesome: The Gathering by C.J. Tudor
A 50yo detective is called out to rural Alaska to investigate what looks like a vampyre murder – and potentially sign off on a Cull.
Sweetly Shining: A Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall
Letters going back-and-forth across a water-bound world, in what will probably be the most charming book I read this year!
Learning Love and Mercy: Merciless Saviors by H.E. Edgmon
What do you call it when the keeper of the Balance completely fucks it up?