Girls of Paper and Fire

In the land of Ikhara, there are three classes. Lei is Paper Caste; fully human and at the bottom of society.j When Lei is abducted by royal guards and brought to the capital to be a consort to the king for the next year along with seven other girls, she is determined to make it …

Starless by Jaqueline Carey

Jacqueline Carey is one of the best fantasy writers around. Her world building skills, which I first experienced in the Kushiel's Legacy series, rival such Tolkien and Martin. On top of her fantastic writing, her books frequently include LGBTQ characters. Starless is a standalone, which is a departure for Carey. But it being self contained …

Lesbian Pulp Fiction: Part 2

Today we continue with a few more of the stories from the Lesbian Pulp Fiction collection selected by Katherine V. Forrest. Appointment in Paris by Fay Adams Havok lives with her aunt in Paris after both of her parents and her grandmother passed away. In Paris she meets Marcelle, an intoxicating woman who, despite the …

Lesbian Pulp Fiction: Part 1

Back in August, I was lucky enough to read and review Robin Taley's upcoming novel Pulp. The book piqued my interest in classic lesbian pulp fiction In my googling I came across this volume which collects twenty two classic lesbian pulp novels originally published between 1950 and 1965. Though I find the cover to be a bit …

Short Story Selections 2018 Part 2

At these times I find that short stories and novellas are the perfect solution. If you have just a short time to go between books, but no full length novels to start, short stories are the perfect length to fill the gap. Below are a few of my favorite short stories and novellas that I've …

Short Story Selections 2018, Part 1

If you use your local library as much as I do, or just read as much as I do, you may experience the problem of having time without books to read. I frequently will finish a set of books but not have any new holds available yet at my library. Or I have holds waiting …

Ruin of Stars by Linsey Miller

Ruin of Stars is the release I've been most excited for this year. I first read Mask of Shadows last November and was utterly taken with it. If you missed my reread review of that, check it out here. Note: This review will contain spoilers for Mask of Shadows, which precedes Ruin of Stars in …

Mask of Shadows by Linsey Miller

I love Linsey Miller's writing, and especially this world she created, so much. When I recieved my pre-ordered copy of it's sequel last week, I couldn't resist re-reading this one in anticipation. And I loved it just as much as the first time. "Sallot Leon is a theif," the blurb for this book accurately begins. …

The Space Between by Meg Grehan

I almost didn't read this book. It's true. This book has been sitting on my To Read list for over a year and I can't count the number of times I almost just deleted it because it wasn't available via my local or statewide library systems. But for some reason I left it there. And …

The Rules and Regulations for Mediating Myths and Magic by F.T. Lukens

If magic was real, it would be exactly the way this book describes. We open with Bridger, who is in the middle of answering a craigslist ad for a job. Bridger wants to go away for college. He wants to leave suburban Michigan and start fresh somewhere else, where he can figure out what his …