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Continue reading →: When Among Crows by Veronica RothRating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5 This book was a breath of fresh air. I loved Dymitr so much. The imagery, the emotion, the all amazingly executed. Being Ukrainian (4th generation), the folklore at the heart of this book spoke to me in a deep and personal way. My family is from an… Read More
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Continue reading →: Sleep Tight by J.H. MarkertSometimes it’s best to ignore the Booktok hype… SPOILERS AHEAD! This review contains spoilers, so turn back now if you’re not ready for that. . . . This was a disappointment. This book was SO hyped as a “scary horror”… It’s not horror. It’s like a male Freida McFadden wrote… Read More
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The Seep by Chana Porter
A near future Queer dystopian novella exploring how grief and an alien invasion shape one woman’s experience of the world. This was an emotional, weird, beautiful, awful fever dream. Trina is an Indigenous Trans woman married to the center of her universe, Deeba. When a silent alien invasion completely changes the world, creating a utopia…
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The Sundowner’s Dance by Todd Keisling
Heartbreaking, terrifying, cosmic body horror. From the Publisher: Jerry is a loveable character from the start. The community of Fairview Acres seems like a nice place for him to live out his days…at first. Things start to spiral with a lot of worms, scratching on the roof, and a weird “potion” that Jerry really shouldn’t…
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At the Bottom of the Garden by Camilla Bruce
what happens when two sisters with supernatural abilities move in with a reluctant aunt, who also happens to be a murderer? Told from the alternating perspectives of Lily, Violet, and Clara, this gothic horror is filled with creeping dread and tension. Lily and Violet are two sisters recently orphaned after their parents perish on the…
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The Memory Ward by Jon Bassoff
What happens when you can no longer tell what’s real and what’s not? From the Publisher: Are you sure the reality you’re living in is actually the real world? Told in such a way that we are thrust into Bethlam and immediately sympathetic to Hank, Jon Bassoff has written a thoughtful and provocative story about…
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Harry Potter Fanfic Turned Romance/Fantasy Novels?
Hard to believe… but yes, it’s true… …It’s also a slap in the face to every Trans reader and author out there. Why? Because this kind of thing directly benefits the queen of bigotry herself, JK Rowling. Lots of people like to try to claim these books aren’t linked to Harry Potter or the Dramione…
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