![Book Review: Running Close to the Wind by Alexandra Rowland [Audiobook]](https://metaphorsandmoonlight.com/wp-content/uploads/Book-Review-Running-Close-to-the-Wind-by-Alexandra-Rowland-255x255.jpg)
Avra has accidentally stolen government secrets, so he flees to the sea and ends up asking his sorta ex, who is a pirate captain but is not at all happy to see him, for help. They make a plan to sell the info, but between a sexy new crew member, a nosy ambassador looking for the thief, and horny sea serpents, shenanigans...
![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...
![Book Review: Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente [Audiobook]](https://metaphorsandmoonlight.com/wp-content/uploads/Book-Review-Space-Opera-by-Catherynne-M.-Valente-255x255.jpg)
🌟One of my faves!🌟
After an intergalactic war, the various sentient species in the galaxy decided to host a singing contest once every cycle in order to determine which species will be eliminated. When humans are forced to join, it's "electro-funk glamgrind" rockstar Decibel Jones who's chosen to perform and whisked away, along with bandmate Oort St. Ultraviolet, to meet aliens, avoid assassination attempts, and...
![Book Review: The Dragon Squisher (Nigel Chronicles Book 1) by Scott McCormick [Audiobook]](https://metaphorsandmoonlight.com/wp-content/uploads/Book-Review-The-Dragon-Squisher-Nigel-Chronicles-Book-1-by-Scott-McCormick-255x255.jpg)
Nigel, a trouble-making 14-year-old, gets sent off to military school, along with his kinda rival Lance, and ultimately sent on a quest to retrieve a magical relic. Along the way, they cement their friendship, befriend a supposed enemy gork, learn some hard realities about their side of the war, adopt a useless messenger bird, and try to save the...
Joe and his friend Jerry find a merman washed up on the beach, but he turns out to be very much alive and interested in Joe, though not so fond of Jerry, judging from the way he tries to kill him. After a seduction involving lots of frustration and dead sea creatures, Joe finds himself falling for the man, but their communication barrier and differing survival needs complicate...
In a world of animal people, the one thing Yagi wants most in life is to work in a bookshop, but no one will hire him because he's a goat, and goats are known for eating the books. But he's finally gotten his dream job, even if it means working in the carnivore zone, and the owner is a scary wolf but also protective and...
Landon is a telekinetic supervillain from a (mostly harmless) villain family, but he'd rather play with his cat and read books than be villainous. When a meeting with his childhood crush (and local superhero) occurs, the two fall for each other, but Landon's secret and some real villains will still have to be dealt...
![Book Review: The Dichotomy of Angels by N.R. Walker [Audiobook]](https://metaphorsandmoonlight.com/wp-content/uploads/Book-Review-The-Dichotomy-of-Angels-by-N.R.-Walker-255x255.jpg)
Chasan and Nathaniel are angels fated to be together because of the twin flames in their souls, and Chasan has always wanted it, but Nathaniel has spent a thousand years pushing him away. When they're assigned a mission on Earth together, it will be their last chance to sort things out between them because Chasan, and all of Heaven, can't stand waiting any...
Albert is a vampire, but he's unable to stop himself from turning into bat each day when the sun rises, which is how he ends up getting accidentally shipped to Japan. Once there, he'll need help from the strangers who decided to take in the bat, but first he'll have to convince them that he really is a...
En has just been turned into a vampire, with Ichii as his guardian to show him the ropes. As he helps Ichii make his blood deliveries during the week, he learns about the difficulties of vampirism, but he also makes friends and starts feeling something for...
