New year, new books! More specifically, new queer sci-fi/fantasy books. This is Part 1 because it only includes books from the first half of the year, and I plan to do another in July. Sort of by accident I have five adult books (which I put first) and five YA (which I put in the second row). There are a lot more than ten I'm looking forward to, but I had to limit myself because I only have so...
Now part of a special team, Dali has been going on missions, hoping it will one day bring them closer to finding who was responsible for their partners' deaths. But then they get assigned to negotatiate with Shontavians, an alien species created for violence, and it may be their most dangerous and interesting mission...
Eyck frees a slave one day and is pleasantly surprised when the young man shows back up five sun cycles later to be his apprentice. Eyck lost his wife and Wex has had a difficult past, but the feelings they're developing could lead to something great if they can figure out how to navigate...
My favorite books of the year! Who doesn't love talking about books they loved? Some of these were ones I'd been looking forward to, and they didn't disappoint. Some were sort of spontaneous reads. Some I didn't really know if they'd be my kinda book, but they surprised me in the best way. So here, in no particular order, are my top ten(ish) reads of 2022, plus a few other things I...
Time to talk about characters! I included technically more than ten, since I chose multiple characters from some books, as I sometimes do, but I'm sure you all don't mind. And I've run out of things to say in these intros, so here are my favorite characters of...
Is it just me, or are book covers getting better? I have SO many this year. These aren't in any order. I tried to group them together by similar art styles or color, just for a nice aesthetic. And I chose a few to talk about, but I couldn't talk about them all because I'd just be repeating how pretty everything is a million times. And most of them aren't just great art, they're also great text...
Zeke has been living alone in a cabin, thinking he's the last person alive, until Nathan shows up injured on his doorstep a few days before Christmas. As Zeke helps Nathan with his injuries, the two men get to know each other a bit and find companionship and happiness with each...
When Jonathan is spelled to grant the Christmas wishes of people around town, Forrest offers to help. Jonathan mostly finds Forrest insufferable, except for the part of him that has a secret crush on the man, but Forrest isn't the relationship type, and Jonathan isn't ready to have his heart broken...
In a world of animal people, Komazu (a sparrow) is terrified of snakes and is surprised when one saves his life. Shirato fights against his nature because he doesn't want to eat anyone, and the two of them start falling for each other, despite knowing it's probably a bad...
Weird West (sci-fi and fantasy books set in the Old West or worlds inspired by it) is a genre I never expected to like, considering I've never had interest in westerns when it comes to movies or shows. But I do like feeling immersed in historical settings, and I like paranormals and magic, so here we are! These are more fantasy and paranormal than sci-fi, but I tried to get some variety in...
