10 Underrated LGBTQ+ Books
In general, queer literature tends to get less press than other genres, although increasingly, LGBTQ+ stories are getting the attentionContinue Reading
Tag: fantasy
Sharp Ends by Joe Abercrombie
Genre | Grimdark Fantasy Page #s | 287Publishing Date | April 2016 Sharp Ends is the ultimate collection of award winningContinue Reading
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
I’ve JUST finished the book, like two seconds ago, and I LOVED IT. I expected to like it, an a sort of ironic “Isn’t this odd, reading a pseudo Harry Potter fanfiction that was excerpted in Rowell’s Fangirl?” And for a while, I was mostly interested in assigning every character to their HP equivalent, but that quickly turned into genuine investment.
Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo
Genre | YA Fantasy Page #s | 588Publishing Date | March 2021 The Grishaverse will be coming to Netflix soonContinue Reading
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T. J. Klune
A magical island. A dangerous task. A burning secret. Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary life. At forty, he livesContinue Reading
The Deep & Dark Blue by Niki Smith
This was an excellent graphic novel that I would seriously love to see made into a movie. There is action and political intrigue, fascinating world building, and deep character development. Not bad for a middle grade graphic novel!
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Reading Gideon the Ninth for the first time is a chaotic dump of dense entertainment; Rereading Gideon the Ninth is a masterpiece. The first time through, it took me about 100 pages to be fully invested in the story, though Gideon’s brash attitude and compelling internal voice (and external, to be clear) endeared me to her immediately. Still, it wasn’t until Gideon and Harrow left home for the challenges in Canaan House with other necromancers and cavaliers that I became fully invested. The second time through? I was all in, immediately!
Pet by Akwaeke Emezi
Wow wow wow! This 200-page YA novel dives into the darkest of topics within one of the brightest worlds I’ve ever seen created. In a utopian society that has eradicated “monsters,” there is no crime and no prejudice. This has led people to believe that there are no more monsters…but this assumption proves to be dangerous.
The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood
This instantly became one of my favorite books, and I want to thrust it into the face of anyone who likes fantasy or queer ladies or, ideally, both!
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