Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: The Doctor Series: Magic & Steam: Book Three Author: C.S. Poe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 255 Pages Category: Steampunk Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: The Doctor is full of some wicked surprises and gruesome illustrations of the evil that people are capable of when seeking to play gods and monsters. This sinister plot is... Continue Reading →
Title: The Hourglass Throne Series: The Tarot Sequence: Book Three Author: K.D. Edwards Publisher: Pyr/Simon & Schuster Length: 425 Pages Category: Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: I have fallen madly, deeply, and irrevocably in love with this series and its characters, and I can’t recommend it strongly enough. The Tarot Sequence series is,... Continue Reading →
Title: Out of the Ashes Series: Ashes and Dust: Book Three Author: Jenn Burke Publisher: Carina Press Length: 283 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 4.5 Stars At a Glance: Never let it be said that a good dose of fear and danger and adrenaline mixed with some forced proximity aren’t an effective catalyst for rekindling... Continue Reading →
Title: Reckless Series: Luckless: Book Three Author: Cari Z Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 124 Pages Category: Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: The gripping moment when Evan and Lee's bond is stricken delivers on the tension shaped by betrayal and the emotion driven by anguish. I am, as always, anxious to see what Cari... Continue Reading →
Title: The Prince's Poisoned Vow Series: Infernal War Saga: Book One Author: Hailey Turner Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 646 Pages Category: Fantasy Rating: 3 Stars At a Glance: I know one of the most useless things a reader can say in a review is, "I really wanted to love this book." Intention and outcome with... Continue Reading →
Title: City of Angels Series: An Incarnate Accounts Novella Author: Justin Schuelke Publisher: Self-Published Length: 77 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: I wasn’t sure I needed a spin-off novella starring Trish Takahashi until I read it, and I can say that while it was different not having Emery Luple at... Continue Reading →
Title: Deadline, Bloodbath, Flytrap Series: Harrietta Lee: Books One, Two, and Three Author: Stephanie Ahn Publisher: Self-Published Lengths: 121 Pages, 397 Pages, 293 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: The binge-worthiness of this series is top tier. I couldn't put it down until I devoured every word, thanks in large part... Continue Reading →
Title: Hand of Glory Series: Arcane Hearts: Book Five Author: Nazri Noor Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 281 Pages Category: Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: The Arcane Hearts series is a good fit for readers who like Urban Fantasy that includes fun and interesting world building but lacks the darker themes and a story... Continue Reading →
Title: Redcap, Whitecap, Goblin, Thief Series: The Blackwarren Heists: Book One Author: Vaughn R. Demont Publisher: Self-Published Length: 223 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy, Mystery Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: It’s been almost seven years since Vaughn R. Demont released the last book in this -verse, and all I can say is welcome back. Revisiting... Continue Reading →
Title: A Dowry of Blood Author: S. T. Gibson Publisher: Redhook/Hachette Length: 250 Pages Category: Historical Fantasy, Gothic Horror Rating: 4.5 Stars At a Glance: A Dowry of Blood is an homage to Dracula, passionate and evocative with a lushness of prose that heightened the emotions of the story Constanta tells. It’s a sort of... Continue Reading →
Title: Infected: Fallout Series: Infected: Book Twelve Author: Andrea Speed Publisher: Self-Published Length: 266 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: There is an articulate sense of fondness that permeates the latter books of the Infected series, and much of that is owed to the band of throwaways and misfits who are... Continue Reading →
Title: Hyacinth Author: Elle Porter Publisher: Self-Published Length: 76 Pages Category: Fantasy, Trans M/M Romance, Mythology Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Hyacinth casts its spell effortlessly, aiming for the heart and finding its mark, so much so that I read it twice to be sure I absorbed it all, and I’m glad I did... Continue Reading →
Title: Spellsworn Series: Journals & Journeys: Book One Author: Justin Schuelke Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 322 Pages Category: YA Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: I may have never rolled the dice in a single game of Dungeons & Dragons, but I appreciate the imagination that went into bringing this story and its characters... Continue Reading →
Title: Legends & Lattes Author: Travis Baldree Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 318 Pages Category: Gaslamp Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Two people finding love when they weren’t even looking for it is the luckiest kind of love story, and watching these women shyly and cautiously dance that dance was lovely. Legends & Lattes... Continue Reading →
Title: Exodus 20:3 Author: Freydís Moon Publisher: NineStar Press Length: 93 Pages Category: Horror, Erotic Fantasy Rating: 4.5 Stars At a Glance: This novella packs a lot of punch, and I was completely absorbed by the author’s voice and their storytelling. I’ll be watching for their next release to see what boundaries they’ll explore, and... Continue Reading →
Title: Some by Virtue Fall Series: The Seven Gods: Book One Author: Alexandra Rowland Publisher: Self-Published Length: 150 Pages Category: Alt U, Historical Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: The subtly self-referential aspect of Some by Virtue Fall is that this story itself would have made for a brilliantly entertaining play, with heroes and villains,... Continue Reading →
Title: A Velvet Glove Series: Arcane Hearts: Book Four Author: Nazri Noor Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 404 Pages Category: Fantasy, Action/Adventure Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Nazri Noor has consistently built and enriched this world from the beginning, which has done nothing but made me enjoy every new facet or thing I learn more... Continue Reading →
Title: Literal Demons Series: The Incarnate Accounts: Book Three Author: Justin Schuelke Publisher: Self-Published Length: 406 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Literal Demons had my pulse ratcheted up to eleven so many times. There were at least two times that I had to close the book and take a minute... Continue Reading →
Title: Loophole Ex Machina Series: Incarnate Accounts: Book Two Author: Justin Schuelke Publisher: Self-Published Length: 364 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: This series is, in some really delightful ways, like nothing I’ve read before, and yet it’s familiar in the sense that we rest reasonably assured the heroes will prevail... Continue Reading →
Welcome, book buddies! Back in December, during the Best Of 2021 episode of The Big Gay Fiction Podcast, one of the assignments for Jay and I was to choose our most anticipated book releasing in 2022. Well, lo and behold, my pick was Hailey Turner's The Prince's Poisoned Vow, and I'm so pleased today to... Continue Reading →
Title: Incarnate Series: The Incarnate Accounts: Book One Author: Justin Schuelke Publisher: Self-Published Length: 362 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: I often envy those who can spin a great yarn, certainly have a ton of admiration for the skill, but Justin Schuelke, the architect of this fantastically original and imaginative... Continue Reading →
Titles: Finna and Defekt Series: The LitenVerse: Books One and Two Author: Nino Cipri Publisher: Tor/Macmillan Length: 103 Pages/170 Pages Category: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars/5 Stars At a Glance: Nino Cipri’s imagination is so impressive, and their knack for inspiring my own vision of a place that was fraught with danger, but shouldn’t have been,... Continue Reading →
Title: Love for the Cold-Blooded: Or: The Part-Time Evil Minion’s Guide to Accidentally Dating a Superhero Author: Alex Gabriel Publisher: Self-Published Length: 301 Pages Category: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Despite what struck me as some pacing issues along the way, there are a lot of delightful things going on in this book... Continue Reading →
Title: Rook & Izzy Author: Cary Attwell Publisher: Self-Published Length: 187 Pages Category: Paranormal/Fantasy, Angels/Demons Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Cary Attwell has such a great voice and charming storytelling style, and we obviously share the same sense of humor. While I might say this book was not quite as amusing as her first,... Continue Reading →
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