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Favorite Reviews:
I have reviewed many books over the years, and some reviews have been more interesting or fun to write than others. The below list were my favorites to write.
• Ada, or Ardor
• Choose Your Own Autobiography
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
• If Not, Winter
• Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
• The Kid Table
• Like Water for Chocolate
• Lolita
• The Monk
• The Night Circus
• Oathbringer
• Return of the Native
• Rhythm of War
• S
• Things Fall Apart
• The Unit
• The Woods Are Always WatchingCategories:
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- Africa
- Asia
- atmospheric
- audio
- BBAW
- body image
- callback
- circus horror
- classics
- collection
- comfort
- Cosmere
- cruise
- divinity
- dream-invader
- education
- end of year
- fanfiction
- favorite
- fitness
- food
- gender studies
- goals
- good omens
- Harry Potter
- health
- historical
- house
- humor
- I made a thing.
- joint review
- KonMari
- Latin America
- LGBTQIA
- lists
- memorable
- Middle East
- mini-review
- multi-read
- nonfiction
- photography
- place-character
- POC
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- psychology
- quarantine
- race report
- readathon
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Tag Archives: LGBTQIA
The Disaster Gay Detective Agency, by Lev AC Rosen (audio)
A series of bad choices gets a group of friends mixed up in espionage and murder. I’m not going to say anything more than that about the plot, because it’s best going in knowing as little as possible. This was … Continue reading
Heartstopper, by Alice Oseman
Back in January 2024, I picked up the first volume of Heartstopper while out at Nowhere Bookshop. I got sucked in and read the whole thing while at the shop. Then I ended up ordering the other four volumes from … Continue reading
Legends & Lattes, by Travis Baldree (audio)
Viv is a retired warrior intent on opening a coffee shop and settling down to a quiet life. She didn’t expect opposition, nor the community that slowly becomes found family. I’ve had my eye on this one for years. I’m … Continue reading
Fanfic Minis – June 2026
First: Jasmine Cottage by thisisshiny. This is an adorable human AU where Az and Crow both inherit a sentient cottage that they have to visit together per the instructions of the will/estate. Said sentient cottage is a huge fan of … Continue reading
Posted in 2026, Adult, Prose
Tagged fanfiction, good omens, LGBTQIA, mini-review, speculative
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Winging It With You, by Chip Pons (audio)
Asher is dumped at the airport right before he and his boyfriend are meant to fly out to compete in a reality TV show. Theo is a pilot with too many hours under his belt, and is thus grounded for … Continue reading
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil, by VE Schwab (audio)
This is a three-part story of three women from three different time periods, drawn together by a combination of events over time. I know that’s very vague, but there’s not much more I can say about this without giving away … Continue reading
Posted in 2026, Adult, Prose
Tagged audio, historical, LGBTQIA, RIP-worthy, speculative
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The Bones Beneath My Skin, by TJ Klune (audio)
Nate only wanted to go back to the family cabin to sort out his life. He didn’t expect to meet two squatters, a military man and a strange young girl, hiding out in his cabin. He didn’t expect the gun … Continue reading
Fanfic Minis – May 2026
I didn’t read much this month. My brain is starting to float away from fanfics and back into tradpub. It’s funny how these things float around. I thought I’d have much more drive to read FF after S3 but…yeah. First: … Continue reading
Posted in 2026, Adult, Prose
Tagged fanfiction, good omens, LGBTQIA, mini-review, speculative
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Best Laid Plaids, by Ella Stainton (audio)
Joachim is a student on the verge of finishing his thesis on delusional minds. He goes to Scotland to study his friend’s brother, Ainsley, a once-prominent academic who lost his reputation by claiming to speak with ghosts. Ainsley is determined … Continue reading
Posted in 2026, Adult, Prose
Tagged audio, historical, LGBTQIA, mini-review, speculative
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Good Omens Finale
Two weeks ago, the last chapter of the Good Omens TV series came to an end. Due to the allegations against NG a few years back, the show was nearly canceled, and when enough folks advocated for it, eventually Amazon … Continue reading