I just wanna do a chill discussion post today. I don't have anything critical or insightful to say, no big message, I just want to ramble a bit and chat about nonbinary characters in books. It seems like there are more and more books coming out with nonbinary main characters, in a way that feels casual and genuine, and that makes me happy. (At least, in the sci-fi/fantasy genres. I guess I can't...
This wasn't what I was planning to do a discussion post about, rather something that just came up recently. I initially started typing out my thoughts to briefly share in an update post, but I realized I had so much more to say about this topic. A lot of my thoughts are from a disability perspective, but it's still something everyone should care about, and I think this is something affecting all...
It’s the first month of the year, and I was thinking, what better time for a post about the first lines of books? So that’s what I’m doing! It’s getting hard to keep track and not repeat books when I’ve done this so many times. You’d think it wouldn’t be that hard, considering I’ve must’ve...
This list is maybe a little different than usual because it only has six new books, and the other four are rereads. Turns out I did more rereading this year than I thought! But I feel like any book good enough to make me love it multiple times deserves to be praised multiple times, and these were my genuine ten favorite books this year. So without further ado, here they are, plus a few...
I wasn't going to do a top ten characters post this year, but then I remembered it would be a great excuse to talk about Gale from Baldur's Gate 3... So I'm doing a top ten characters post! I only have seven, it's just easier to keep the title and picture consistent each year. Also I'm going to be a bit lazy and copy+paste quotes from my reviews for some of the character descriptions. Work...
Most people enjoy a happy ending, but unhappy endings tend to be pretty controversial. I do like a good happy ending, but I also like a good unhappy one. Not every time. But sometimes. So I wanted to talk about why I like them, and also what I think makes for a good unhappy or bittersweet ending. (Don't worry, I've avoided mentioning any specific books, so there are no spoilers! Though I am...
I'm seeing more and more book covers with AI art lately, and it saddens me. And I don't know how to fix the problem. I'm mostly seeing it in indie and self-published books, presumably because those have smaller budgets. (If big publishers are doing this, they really have no excuse.) And I know writing books is hard work and can be really expensive, especially for small presses and self-pub...
I'm back with Part 2 of upcoming queer sci-fi/fantasy books in 2024! This time it's books releasing in the second half of the year. Mostly standalones, I think, but it's impossible to know when a lot of publishers/authors don't give any indication. Mostly adult, but a few YA. I also found some with trans, nonbinary, and asexual characters, which I don't come across quite as often, so I'm happy...
This is my sixth post about opening lines (obviously), and I thought I’d switch it up a bit by making it a quiz! See if you can correctly guess which opening line goes with which book, based on covers and titles. I tried to choose books with opening lines that aren’t too vague, but also...
Look at me, doing a real discussion post! But this is one of those things I was just driven to talk about. Instead of, "I need a discussion post topic, let me think of something," it was, "These thoughts have bouncing around in my head, I should share them." Anyway, this might be a bit ranty, mostly about queer and disabled exclusion as it pertains to paranormal/fantasy/magic-related sex....
