Review: To Summon Nightmares by J.K. Pendragon (2014)
“With the last sound, his mouth became unstopped like a bottle, and it was as if all sound hissed from the room. The candles blew out, the darkness expanded to envelop all. And then the darkness receded. The candles flickered back to light, and the sound came back into the room. In the middle of […]
Review: Willful Machines by Tim Floreen (2015)
“As my datelike thing with Nico drew closer, the fears careening around in my head multiplied. What if Nico got flirty again? What if he didn’t get flirty again?” – Willful Machines, Tim Floreen Rating: ★★★ Genre: Science fiction, YA Categories: M/M, futuristic, robots Content Warnings (highlight to read): Some terms & references to race […]
Review: The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater (2016)
“Strange he hadn’t had a premonition of what this place would become to him all those months ago. But maybe not. So much of magic—of power, in general—required belief as a prerequisite.” – The Raven King, Maggie Stiefvater Rating: ★★★★ Genre: Urban fantasy, YA Categories: M/M, M/F, YA, multiple narrators, wizards/magicians, mythology, ghosts Content Warnings […]
Review: Timekeeper by Tara Sim (2016)
“Danny had most certainly fallen down the rabbit hole. He didn’t know if he ever wanted to return.” – Timekeeper, Tara Sim Rating: ★★★½ Genre: Fantasy, YA Categories: M/M, alternate history Content Warnings (highlight to read): N/A Description: Danny is a clock mechanic, tasked with keeping the world’s clocktowers running in an alternate Victorian world. These clocktowers literally keep […]
Review: Junk Mage by Elliot Cooper (2016)
“It’s a gift, not a trade.” Or it wasn’t a sly trade anymore, anyway. I couldn’t handle his haunted look, as if I’d just given him everything and he wasn’t allowed to keep it. – Junk Mage, Elliot Cooper Rating: ★★★½ Genre: Science fiction, fantasy, romance Categories: M/M, cyborgs, wizards, technomancy, personhood arc Content Warnings: N/A […]