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: 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. […]
Review: The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion (Danielle Cain #1) by Margaret Killjoy (2017)
Rating: ★★★★ Genre: Urban Fantasy, Horror, Eldritch, Paranormal Categories: F/F, Queer, Ghosts/Spirits, Demons Content Warnings: (Highlight to read) References to a character’s previous suicide (off-screen). Buy it at: Amazon | Barnes & Noble Description: Itinerant traveler Danielle Cain arrives at the “ghost town” of Freedom, Iowa, a haven for squatters and anarchists living off the […]
Review: The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison (2014)
Rating: ★★★★★ Genre: Fantasy Categories: Fairies (elves/goblins), Political Intrigue, Royalty and Nobility Content Warnings (Highlight to read): References to past (offscreen) child abuse Buy it at: Amazon | Barnes & Noble Description: Maia, the youngest son of the elven emperor, was somebody nobody thought would inherit the throne. Half-goblin and the result of a loveless political […]