Tag: queer
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Belladonna U by Tansy Rayner Roberts
Review of series Belladonna U by Tansy Rayner Roberts including Unreal Alchemy, Holiday Brew and Practical Witching. Belladonna U is a series about a group of university students studying magic at an Australian magical university while living in a shared house and making geeky music and playing role-playing games. It’s wonderfully geeky, whimsical and fun.…
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A Matter of Oaths by Helen S. Wright
When you don’t often read older science fiction, it is wonderful to get a pleasant surprise, such as with A Matter of Oaths by Helen S. Wright.
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The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
When I read The Fifth Season it became really clear why this book is part of a very small club of books, where where every single book in the series has been not only nominated, but also won the Hugo award. The Broken Earth trilogy is one of those few. That is not strange at…
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October Daye by Seanan McGuire
Review of the urban fantasy series October Daye by Seanan McGuire. If you are interested in the idea of the fay hiding in our world, then you should check out the October Daye books.
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Glass Slipper Scandal by Tansy Rayner Roberts
I picked up ‘Glass Slipper Scandal’ by Tansy Rayner Roberts, because I have always been fascinated by fairytales and fairytale retellings. The story is fairytale mashup story that plays with all the tropes.
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Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
Review of Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire. What happens when the children come home from their portal fantasy adventure? What happens when they are trapped in the normal world?
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Karen Memory by Elizabeth Bear
Review of Karen Memory by Elizabeth Bear. Karen Memory is a steampunk novel about a lesbian sexworker who helps solve a murder and kicks ass.
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The Water That Falls on You from Nowhere
Review of The Water That Falls on You from Nowhere by John Chu. The Hugo winner in the short story category in 2014.
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Selkie Stories Are for Losers
Selkie Stories Are for Losers by Sofia Samatar. The story was originally published in Strange Horizons and was nominated for the 2014 Hugo Award for Best Short Story, the 2014 Nebula Award for Best Short Story among other awards. My review from 2014 of Selkie Stories Are for Losers by Sofia Samatar I liked the story a lot.…
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Circle of Magic & Sandry’s Book
Review of Sandry’s Book and the Circle of Magic series by Tamora Pierce. The Circle of Magic is one of my all time favourite magic school series.