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REVIEW: Rebels at Heart by Kate McMurray

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New York City, 1776 Charles Foxworth is among New York City’s most fashionable men, though he is only pretending to be a dashing British aristocrat. Still, he is content with his role and has little interest in the war. His companion, Isaac Ward, has more invested in the coming conflict; ... more >

REVIEW: The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water by Zen Cho

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Zen Cho returns with a found family wuxia fantasy that combines the vibrancy of old school martial arts movies with characters drawn from the margins of history. A bandit walks into a coffeehouse, and it all goes downhill from there. Guet Imm, a young votary of the Order of the ... more >

Review: Peacemaker (A Dali Tamareia Mission) by E.M. Hamill

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Third-gender operative Dalí Tamareia thought their life as an ambassador ended when they joined a galactic intelligence agency. When they’re yanked out of the field and tapped to negotiate the surrender of deadly bio-engineered warriors who crashed into hostile territory, Dalí is thrust headfirst back into the tumultuous world of ... more >

REVIEW: A Heart of Blood and Ashes by Milla Vane

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Disclaimer: A Heart of Blood and Ashes is dedicated in part to DA contributor and site owner, Jane, who read the manuscript and provided feedback on it. I have no personal relationship to the author myself. – Janine Dear Milla Vane, In the past I’ve had mixed luck with the ... more >

JOINT REVIEW: The Wolf and the Girl by Aster Glenn Gray

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I was impressed by Briarley, Aster Glenn Gray’s debut retelling of Beauty and the Beast, and when I saw that Gray had a new, 120-page f/f retelling of Little Red Riding Hood just out, and that it was set in pre-revolutionary Russia, I thought Sirius, a lover of LGBT romances ... more >

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What Janine is reading: SFF read in 2019

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Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty A spaceship crew of six clones wake up in a cloning vat missing twenty-five years of memories. Of their much older previous incarnations, five are dead and one is comatose. Additionally, the spaceship has changed course. It quickly becomes apparent that one of the clones ... more >

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