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October 25, 2022

REVIEW: Into the Riverlands (The Singing Hills Cycle Book 3) by Nghi Vo

JayneA Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAsian characters / Fantasy / LGBTQIA characters / non binary / novella / POC / POC author / storytelling / The Singing Hills CycleNo Comments

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The Ignyte and Locus Award finalist, and Crawford and Hugo Award-winning series continues as Chih finds themself in the riverlands, home to near-immortal warriors and ancient feuds Wandering cleric Chih of the Singing Hills travels to the riverlands to record tales of the notorious near-immortal martial artists who haunt the ... more >

July 13, 2022

REVIEW: A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers

JayneA Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsfriendship / hopeful / LGBTQIAP+ / Monk & Robot series / non binary / robots / Sci-fi / Science Fiction8 Comments

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A Prayer for the Crown-Shy is a story of kindness and love from one of the foremost practitioners of hopeful SF. After touring the rural areas of Panga, Sibling Dex (a Tea Monk of some renown) and Mosscap (a robot sent on a quest to determine what humanity really needs) ... more >

May 9, 2022

REVIEW: A Lady’s Finder by Edie Cay

JayneBook Reviews / C+ Reviewsclass differences / England / Historical / lesbian heroine / LGBTQIA characters / LGBTQIA romance / London / non binary / Regency / When the Blood Is Up seriesComments Off on REVIEW: A Lady’s Finder by Edie Cay

Lady Agnes is a scandal, thanks to her sister’s marriage to a prizefighter. Or rather, she should be, but as a charitable spinster-to-be, she remains firmly invisible, even to those she loves. Always dutiful, Lady Agnes should be the toast of her family, but only if she marries well. Finding ... more >

July 13, 2021

REVIEW: A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot #1) by Becky Chambers

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsfriendship / LGBTQIAP+ / Monk & Robot series / non binary / novella / religion / robots / Sci-fi / Science Fiction9 Comments

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It’s been centuries since the robots of Earth gained self-awareness and laid down their tools. Centuries since they wandered, en masse, into the wilderness, never to be seen again. Centuries since they faded into myth and urban legend. One day, the life of a tea monk is upended by the ... more >

April 9, 2021

REVIEW: The Qubit Zirconium by M Darusha Wehm

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsaliens / fantasy/scifi / gender fluidity / KeyForge / LGBTQIAP+ / mystery / non binary / Private-investigator / Science Fiction2 Comments

Alien detectives stumble across a mystery that could tear apart their patchwork planet, the Crucible, in this riotous science fantasy novel from the smash hit game, KeyForge Wibble & Pplimz, the Crucible’s most unusual private investigators, must set off from their office in Hub City to clear the name of ... more >

December 11, 2020

REVIEW: When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain (The Singing Hills Cycle Book 2) by Nghi Vo

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAsian characters / Fantasy / LGBTQIAP+ / non binary / novella / POC / POC author / storytelling / The Singing Hills Cycle / tigersComments Off on REVIEW: When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain (The Singing Hills Cycle Book 2) by Nghi Vo

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The cleric Chih finds themself and their companions at the mercy of a band of fierce tigers who ache with hunger. To stay alive until the mammoths can save them, Chih must unwind the intricate, layered story of the tiger and her scholar lover—a woman of courage, intelligence, and beauty—and ... more >

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