As much as I love lesser-known hidden gem kinda books, I do read popular books too, and sometimes hyped books are in fact worth the hype. So I am very glad I read these! They're all fantastic, and some of them are among my absolute favorites. So if you haven't read them yet, but you like queer books and books set in outer space, consider giving these a...
![Book Review: Gwen & Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher [Audiobook]](https://metaphorsandmoonlight.com/wp-content/uploads/Book-Review-Gwen-Art-Are-Not-in-Love-by-Lex-Croucher-255x255.jpg)
Gwen and Arthur (not that Gwen and Arthur, just named for them) are betrothed, but Gwen likes girls, Arthur likes boys, and they both dislike each other. But when they discover this common ground, they realize they might be able to be friends and not be as miserable as they...
Fiore, a courtesan with few options, plans to find an older man whose money can have him taken care of for life, but meeting Enzo, a masked duke who hasn't felt like himself for a while, throws a wrench into those plans. Their pasts may bring struggles, but they find themselves falling for each...
Ok, fine, to be honest, I mostly just found books with sorta orange color palettes. That counts as fall vibes, right? At least one of these has leaves on it, so that's something 😅 Anyway, most of these probably aren't fall-themed books (I've read most of them, I just don't remember what season they're set in), but they still have pretty...
Moonstone Island is a cute farming/life sim with a focus on creature collecting, deck building, and turn-based card combat. You're a new alchemist sent to a remote island where you can explore other nearby islands, traverse dungeons, make potions, grow plants, befriend and romance villagers, collect spirits, and do your part to help save the world through card...
Four teens are just trying to have some fun on Halloween when they end up in a strange realm and have to go on a quest before they can go back home. But as the night goes on, they realize they all have struggles back in the real world, and they finally start talking about...
What the title says! On a whim, I decided to gather all the words from the titles of my highest rated books and see how I could rearrange them into a poem of sorts. Then I gathered up other groups of books, mostly from my end of the year posts, and did the same a few more times. So that was my way of keeping it random, not trying to choose "good" titles or coherent themes or anything. I didn't...
![Book Review: Teach the Torches to Burn by Caleb Roehrig [Audiobook]](https://metaphorsandmoonlight.com/wp-content/uploads/Book-Review-Teach-the-Torches-to-Burn-by-Caleb-Roehrig-255x255.jpg)
Romeo's family has expectations of him, including finding a wife, whether it's what he wants or not. When he runs into Valentine at a party, the two have an undeniable connection, but they have to hide their relationship, and rising tensions between families add more complications that might keep them...
So a bit of real life... My energy levels have been worsening for a while, and I felt like I was spending more and more time in a haze, struggling to focus, trying and failing to keep my eyes open. I thought my illness was just worsening. Turns out I've been living with CO2 poisoning from a poorly ventilated room. Which is good, to have figured it out! But also bad because there's no good...
