![Book Review: Heir to Thorn & Flame (Court of Broken Bonds Book 1) by Ben Alderson [Audiobook]](https://metaphorsandmoonlight.com/wp-content/uploads/Book-Review-Heir-to-Thorn-Flame-Court-of-Broken-Bonds-Book-1-by-Ben-Alderson-255x255.jpg)
Max, a servant, uses magic he didn't know he had to defend himself and ends up forced to take the place of the prince he killed. Between arranged marriage, secrets revealed, and dangerous rulers, he doesn't know if anyone---his best friend, his new husband, a spy who claims to be helping---can be...
It's officially the second half of the year, and that means it's time for more queer sci-fi/fantasy books I'm excited for! The ones that are releasing in the second half of the year (mostly, a couple might've released in June). I always try to get a mix of some new series, some standalones, some fantasy, some sci-fi, some adult, some YA, some graphic novels. But sometimes that's hard, so some...
Xie and his friends want to fight for animals rights and environmental activism, but it's difficult when they're still in high school, and Xie is still on probation after getting caught freeing minks. And when Xie finds the skeleton of a saint, he finds it hard not to be distracted by the pull he feels to...
It's time for another book tag, and this looked like a great one because it's not about specific books and has a lot of questions that make for good discussion. Just to clarify, "in" means I like the thing, "out" means I dislike it. Please keep in mind my answers are just about my taste, and everyone should enjoy what they like and do what they want with their own books! The original is...
![Book Review: The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley [Audiobook]](https://metaphorsandmoonlight.com/wp-content/uploads/Book-Review-The-Kingdoms-by-Natasha-Pulley-255x255.jpg)
Joe gets off the train one day and realizes he can't remember anything about his life. He goes home with the family who claims him, but a few years later he jumps at the chance to go to a lighthouse, the same one on a mysterious post card that was mailed to him a century...
Vincent is tasked by the Witches' Council to find a powerful magical amulet at a lighthouse because the keeper has just died, but he doesn't expect the man's surly but handsome son, Rafe. As secrets and more danger are revealed, Vincent will have to choose between the Countil and his new...
![Book Review: The Archive Undying (The Downworld Sequence Book 1) by Emma Mieko Candon [Audiobook]](https://metaphorsandmoonlight.com/wp-content/uploads/Book-Review-The-Archive-Undying-The-Downworld-Sequence-Book-1-by-Emma-Mieko-Candon-255x255.jpg)
When his AI god corrupted and died while Sunai was interfacing with them, it changed him, making him immortal and putting a target on his back. So far, he's escaped the notice of the governing body that forces people like him into AI mech bodies to use them for violence. But then he gets entangled with a man who could very well figure out and turn him in for his secret, and his life only gets...
Dorian is a teacher at a magic academy, and when he sees one of his partner's visions about a student being killed, he's determined to stop it from happening. But anything he does could make it worse, and balancing mind reading, teaching, and navigating his complicated relationship will be...
It's me, I'm the fantasy reader! I found this tag on Howling Libraries, and it seems the original was created by Bree Hill about romance books. I'm not sure who came up with the idea to make it about fantasy, but since I am a fantasy reader, I'm glad someone...
Jayce was taken and forced (with a magical collar) to work for the Dark Lord when we was a child, so he makes a deal with captured knight Alexius. Once the Dark Lord is defeated and Jayce is free, having no where else to go, he stays with Alexius while he figures things out and finds his feelings for the other man...
