B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsChina / death / Fantasy / LGBTQIA+ / Paranormal / POC / POC author / short-story5 Comments
A tale of first love, bad theology and robot reincarnation in the Chinese afterlife. In the tenth court of hell, spirits wealthy enough to bribe the bureaucrats of the underworld can avoid both the torments of hell and the irreversible change of reincarnation. It’s a comfortable undeath … even for ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1920s / con-artist / Historical / short-story1 Comments
A novelette of swindlers, dames, and a millionaire with a pig. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1925. Right before New Year’s Day. Genevra Valentine is a roper, someone who brings in marks for a team of con artists working in the basement of a soda fountain-come-speakeasy. The mark she just brought in ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsf/f romance / Fairy / Fairy-Tales / LGBTQIA romance / naiad / short-story2 Comments
Bakwa’s uncle is king. He is also under the curse of a wizard and to save him, Bakwa must venture deep into a magical forest to locate the rare flower that can save him. When she is set a series of tasks by the guardians fairies of the forest, a ... more >
Book Reviews / C+ Reviewsasexual character / class differences / demisexual / Fantasy / LGBTQIA+ / short-story1 Comments
While en route to Princess Ava’s royal wedding, Ava’s maid blackmails her into trading places by revealing a terrible family secret. Shocked and confused, the newly-demoted Ava tends the palace geese alongside Konrad, a cheerful, ambitious young man who is most at home in the outdoors. And as Ava learns ... more >
A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsolder woman / POC / Sci-fi / sci-fi romance / short-story5 Comments
Dear AE Ash, I have always been a little envious and a lot awed by those who can write short well. I think it takes a special skillset to convey a complete story in few words. There is no time for character exposition or much by way of backstory. The ... more >
Book Reviews / C+ Reviewsf/f romance / Historical / LGBTQIA+ / pirates / short-story4 Comments
Captain Jane Avery of the Tantibus has been pirating for more than ten years. With a crew at her command and a ship under her feet, she is a terror to anyone that has the misfortune of crossing her path. Her latest conquest is just one more on the list. ... more >