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: 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: 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 […]
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 […]