Review: Beyond the Pale (The Last Rune #1) by Mark Anthony (1998)

Rating: ★★ Genre: High Fantasy Categories: Fairies, Royalty/Nobility, Multiple Worlds, Witches/Wizards Content Warnings: Highlight to read: Reference to previous child sexual abuse. Onscreen attempted rape. Some instances of homophobic dialogue. Some instances of ableist language. Only black character (also only POC) dies. Buy it at: Amazon | Barnes & Noble Description: ER doctor Grace Beckett […]

Review: An Offering of Plums by J. Emery (2018)

Rating: ★★★★★ Genre: Paranormal, Fantasy, Romance Categories: M/NB, demons Content Warnings: N/A Buy it at: Amazon | Barnes & Noble Description: When Tristan follows his boyfriend Mathias to Guardian Hill, he doesn’t expect to be made a sacrifice to the demon that dwells there. He certainly doesn’t expect to survive the experience with the demon’s […]

Review: Stormhaven (Whyborne & Griffin #3) by Jordan L. Hawk (2013)

Rating: ★★★★★ Genre: Paranormal, Horror, Romance Categories: M/M, mystery, eldritch Content Warnings: Highlight to read: Abuse of the mentally ill. References to previous rapes, and an onscreen attempted rape. Buy it at: Amazon | Barnes & Noble Description: Investigating a man’s murder is complicated enough without some god from the depths of the sea attempting […]

Review: Possibilities (A King’s Council #1) by Nicole Field (2018)

Rating: ★★★½ Genre: Fantasy, Romance Categories: Non-binary (genderfluid), Trans, Royalty & Nobility, Arranged Marriage Content Warnings: N/A Buy it at: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Less Than Three Press Description: When Prince Ernest unexpectedly becomes King Ernest, he quickly finds that it’s lonely at the top — until the appointment of his new court […]

Review: Anchor Points (Hawkeye: Kate Bishop #1) by Kelly Thompson (2017)

Rating: ★★★½ Genre: Graphic Novel, Contemporary Categories: Questioning, Superheroes Content Warnings: N/A Buy it at: Amazon | Barnes & Noble Description: Kate Bishop (ex-Young Avenger and Hawkeye 2, after training under Clint Barton) has struck out on her own, moving out to Venice, California while trying to find where her rich father has vanished to. […]