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November 24, 2022

REVIEW: The Red Scholar’s Wake by Aliette de Bodard

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsLGBTQIA characters / LGBTQIA romance / LGBTQIAP+ / marriage-of-convenience / pirates / POC / POC author / politics / Sci-fi / SF / Xuya UniverseNo Comments

From the author of the Xuya universe comes a rich space opera and an intensely soft romance… When tech scavenger Xích Si is captured and imprisoned by the infamous pirates of the Red Banner, she expects to be tortured or killed. Instead, their leader, Rice Fish, makes Xích Si an ... more >

July 11, 2022

Review: Of Charms, Ghosts and Grievances (Dragons and Blades #2) by Aliette de Bodard

SiriusB Reviews Category / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsdragons / fallen angels / fantasy m/m romance / POC / POC author3 Comments

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From the author of the critically acclaimed Dominion of the Fallen trilogy comes a sparkling new romantic adventure full of kissing, sarcasm and stabbing. It was supposed to be a holiday, with nothing more challenging than babysitting, navigating familial politics and arguing about the proper way to brew tea. But ... more >

February 9, 2021

REVIEW: Fireheart Tiger by Aliette de Bodard

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsalternate universe / f/f romantic elements / Fantasy / mothers and daughters / POC / POC author / self discovery / Vietnam4 Comments

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Award-winning author Aliette de Bodard returns with a powerful romantic fantasy that reads like The Goblin Emperor meets Howl’s Moving Castle in a pre-colonial Vietnamese-esque world Fire burns bright and has a long memory…. Quiet, thoughtful princess Thanh was sent away as a hostage to the powerful faraway country of ... more >

October 31, 2020

REVIEW: Seven of Infinities by Aliette de Bodard

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsclass differences / female friendship / female protagonists / female sexuality / LGBTQIAP+ / murder mystery / POC / POC author / Science Fiction / space opera / teacher / thief / Vietnam / Xuya UniverseComments Off on REVIEW: Seven of Infinities by Aliette de Bodard

Vân is a scholar from a poor background, eking out a living in the orbitals of the Scattered Pearls Belt as a tutor to a rich family, while hiding the illegal artificial mem-implant she manufactured as a student. Sunless Woods is a mindship and not just any mindship, but a ... more >

October 14, 2020

REVIEW: Of Dragons, Feasts and Murders (Dominion of the Fallen #3.5) by Aliette de Bodard

SiriusA Review Category / A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsdragons / fallen angels / Fantasy / m/m romance / mystery / novella / POC / POC author / Vietnamese mythologyComments Off on REVIEW: Of Dragons, Feasts and Murders (Dominion of the Fallen #3.5) by Aliette de Bodard

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From the author of the critically acclaimed Dominion of the Fallen trilogy comes a tale of dragons, and Fallen angels—and also kissing, sarcasm and stabbing. Lunar New Year should be a time for familial reunions, ancestor worship, and consumption of an unhealthy amount of candied fruit. But when dragon prince ... more >

September 12, 2020

REVIEW: The Dragon that Flew Out of the Sun and Other Stories by Aliette de Bodard

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsChina / dysfunctional family / family relationships / POC / POC author / post-apocalyptic / Science Fiction / short stories / space opera / Vietnam / Xuya UniverseComments Off on REVIEW: The Dragon that Flew Out of the Sun and Other Stories by Aliette de Bodard

Here is The Dragon that Flew Out of the Sun and Other Stories, a short compilation of Xuya universe stories: sentient spaceships, the dark between the stars, and–always–food and memory and family. Review Several reviewers here have read and raved about Aliette de Bodard but up until now, I’d not ... more >

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