Review: Spellbound by Allie Therin (2019)
“Besides, what’s your rush for me to pair up again?” he called after her, as she went through the open pocket doors and into the adjoining parlor to answer the phone. “You didn’t even like Lord Fine.” “You didn’t even like Lord Fine.” Arthur made a face, but she wasn’t wrong. – Spellbound, Allie Therin […]
Review: The Magpie Lord (A Charm of Magpies #1) by KJ Charles (2013)
Rating: ★★★★★ Genre: Paranormal, Romance, Mystery Categories: M/M, Wizards/Witches, Nobility Content Warnings: Highlight to read: Magically-induced attempted suicide, offscreen/pre-novel suicides, reference to previous rapes by now-deceased characters. Buy it at: Amazon | Barnes & Noble Description: When Lord Crane, Lucien Vaudrey, is being forced through dark magic to attempt to take his own life, he […]
Review: Kirith Kirin by Jim Grimsley (2000)
“”I leaned over him and felt as if I were staring into a seething cauldron, fires licking the rim of his face. Breathless, I kissed the maelstrom.” – Kirith Kirin, Jim Grimsley Rating: ★★★★½ Genre: High Fantasy Categories: M/M, wizards/magicians, royalty and political intrigue, fated lovers Content Warnings (highlight to read): Significant age-gap between the […]
Review: Peter Darling by Austin Chant (2017)
“That’s the trick of growing up. Nothing stays the same.” Hook sounded oddly sympathetic. “You see the faults in everything. Including yourself.” – Peter Darling, Austin Chant Rating: ★★★★★ Genre: Fantasy, fairy tale, romance Categories: M/M, trans, enemies to lovers, fairy tale retelling Content Warnings (highlight to read): Deals with societal & familial transphobia. Some […]
Review: Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner (1987)
“Above him, the stars shone frosty and remote in the clear sky. They wouldn’t dare to twinkle at him, not in the position he was in.” – Swordspoint, Ellen Kushner Rating: ★★★★★ Genre: Fantasy, romantic (but not a romance) Categories: M/M, M/F, politics & intrigue, royalty and nobility, hidden identity, swords & swordplay Content Warnings (highlight to […]