B Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / found family / mages / Paranormal / shapeshifters / werewolves8 Comments
Love brings out the animal in you Louise Matthews has got it good. Wonderful job? Check. Loving family? The best. Roommates? Pretty fantastic, thank you. All of this helps her stay focused on what she wants: to finish out her apprenticeship and become a fully licensed Switch-an animal mage who ... more >
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Freya Marske, A Marvellous Light This was probably my favorite book of the year. I don’t read m/m romance much, but this book had me hooked. Full of angst and tension, containing a swoon worthy romance and with a very compelling magical world, it was hard to put down. The ... more >
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It’s a cliché to comment on how quickly a year has passed and in the Covid era the months sometimes pass slowly. 2021 wasn’t an easy year so I’m glad I found some great books to make it feel a little lighter. There weren’t an entire ten but I’ve had ... more >
A Review Category / A Reviews / A- Reviews / B Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book Reviews / Need A Rec! / Recommended Reads / Top Ten ListsAU historical fantasy m/m romance / Best of 2021 / best of list / gay fantasy / LGBTQIA characters / m/m romantic suspense / noir mystery / reality tv show / SFF m/m romance / shapeshifters / werewolves8 Comments
I am going to do the same thing as I did last year. The first book on my list is the best book with gay romance in it that I have read this year. The rest of the list I enjoyed very much, but the placement on the list does ... more >
B Reviews / B Reviews Category / B- Reviews / Book Reviewsfantasy m/m romance / horror / vampires / werewolves / Witches4 Comments
Kilian Kildare is a soldier, fighting the witches and vampires who twist the gift of magic into something dark. However tragedy after tragedy have left him struggling—he’s been turned into a vampire, ostracized, and left to grieve alone. An offer to join an elite Army unit should be the answer ... more >
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CW: sexual assault, incest, infanticide, forced pregnancy, child death, graphic violence, pet death Dear Patricia Briggs, I’ve been a big fan of your books for many years now. In fact, in the hell year that was 2020, I did a comfort re-read of all of the Mercy Thompson world books ... more >