Rubies and Red Pennies: The Little Thieves by Margaret Owen
Of course it’s awesome, it’s Margaret Owen.
Tag: sapphic
Heartbreaking in the Wrong Way: Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
I wanted so badly to love this, but I just don’t.
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.
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.
Look Like the Innocent Flower, Kill Them With Your Blossoms: The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
I still get chills just thinking about it. The subversiveness. The pure fucking cleverness and originality. The deceptively subtle brilliance of it all.
Wow.
So Many Ways to be People: A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine
An epically beautiful sci fi that asks what it means to be a person.
Coming Full Circle: The Queen’s Weapons by Anne Bishop
The ending this series deserved.
The Past Stays the Same, But History Changes: When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo
A beautiful story that raises thoughtful points on history and who gets to tell it.
Fire and Flowers: The Forever Sea by Joshua Phillip Johnson
A weaker story doesn’t live up to the incredible worldbuilding, but still a fun read!