Welcome to book 1 in the Gods & Monsters series! Epic dark fantasy time. I’m in! Welcome to Onuna. So, we have Dianna. A thousand years ago, she called out to anyone who would listen, to save her dying sister. When the monster, Kaden, answered, Dianna gave up her life to serve him. But she …
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Rose, Jeanette & Callisto, Alice – Snow White
Snow White is book 1 of the Ever After series. From the blurb, we are promised a deep and dark look at the background of the soon-to-be evil queen. Azura needs the royal bloodline to gain magic she isn’t a natural vessel for. Forced to drain from supernatural creatures, Azura’s magic is never full, always …
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Empress Crowned in Red – Ciannon Smart
Saying this right at the start: this is book 2 of 2. So if you haven’t read book 1 then you should (and I reviewed that here). If you decide to read on, you will encounter spoilers from the first book. Right here is good if you need a memory refresh though, because I’m going …
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Witches Steeped in Gold – Ciannon Smart
Quick note: this is the first book in this series. Book 2 review is also coming, but I read this one so I could review it first and also have a clue what was going on! Iraya Adair has lived in a cell her whole life. Her dynasty of powerful witches overthrown, their magic stolen, …
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The Awesome Autistic Guide for Trans Teens – Yenn Purkis & Sam Rose
First the usual preface: I haven’t been a teen in a good few years, however I am trans, and have some undiagnosed but pretty clear autistic traits. I know many folk who are both trans and autistic – and of course the discussion about whether this is correlation or causation or both continues apace. What’s …
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Beyond Pronouns – Tammy Plunkett
A quick note first here: I come to this book, intended for parents of trans kids that just came out to them, as a 9yr old transmasc. I don’t have kids, but I am trans and non-binary, and I have had no shortage of folk asking me for advice about trans-related stuff; including what to …
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Witch 13 – Patrick Delaney
Sheriff Sterling March is not doing so great. Her life is a mess, and she’s to blame. Wanting nothing more than to spend a night with friends (once the paperwork is done), instead she gets a witch. Straight from a fairy tale, this witch. Tall, pointy hat, black flowing clothes, this person just screams “I …
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The Book of Non-Binary Joy – Ben Pechey
Well heck, here’s a book I couldn’t possibly see and not be immediately in need of. Like any marginalisation it comes with it’s own set of issues–and those who also belong to other marginalised groups feel the bite extra. If you don’t know yet, here it it: I’m non-binary. I’m also disabled, with mental illness. …
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Equinox – David Towsey
Content Warning – some body horror In a world where two souls share a single body; one sibling by day, another by night; Christopher and Alexsander are brothers. The night-brother, Christophor, never seeing the light of day, works in the darkness as a special inspector of the supernatural. A witch-hunter, in fact, he has personally …
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The Manager – A. K. Wilson
Money, power, secrets…love? Katy grew up seeing how the first three could shatter everything–including the fourth. She wants no part of the games and the chase, but that seems to have left her with an empty life. After being suddenly thrown back into the job market, her new boss, Riley, seems to be a channel …
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