B Reviews / Book ReviewsLGBTQIA characters / LGBTQIA romance / LGBTQIA+ / 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 >
Book Reviews / DNF Reviewsbisexual characters / Canada / comic / LGBTQIA characters / opposites attract / POC / POC author2 Comments
A bridesmaid and groomsman put their differences aside to get their friends down the aisle in this opposites-attract steamy romantic comedy. They say to never meet your heroes, but when Vivian Liao’s roommate gets engaged to her favorite actor’s costar, she has no choice but to come face-to-face with Melvin ... more >
B- Reviews / Book Reviewsarchangel / Epic / Guild Hunter series / paranormal romance / POC / POC author / prophecy / protective / possessive hero / resurrection / reunion / strong heroine / war48 Comments
Dear Ms. Singh, We met Alexander in Archangel’s Enigma, when he awakened after centuries of Sleeping to find that his son had been killed but he had a young grandson named after him, Xander. Zanaya is a more recent addition to the cast; though younger than Alexander, she woke from ... more >
A Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAsian characters / Fantasy / LGBTQIA characters / non binary / novella / POC / POC author / storytelling / The Singing Hills CycleNo Comments
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 >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads19th century / Civil-War / epistolary / Historical / non-fiction / POC / POC author / post Civil War / Reconstruction / slavery1 Comments
This book honors the voices of African Americans of the Civil War era through their letters, inviting readers to engage personally with the Black historical experience. Amidst bloody battles and political maneuvering, thousands of African Americans spent the Civil War trying to hold their families together. This moving book illuminates ... more >
B- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviews#ownvoices / dreams / Emperor / experimental novel / Fantasy / goddess / LGBTQIA+ / m/m / POC / POC author / quest / resistance/oppression / second-person POV4 Comments
Dear Simon Jimenez, Your debut novel, The Vanished Birds (2020), is one of my favorite science fiction novels of recent years. It earned an A from me when I reviewed it and made my Best of 2020 list. I’ve been waiting with bated breath for the release of The Spear ... more >