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...
It's that time again for book covers! I think I have fewer than usual this year, believe it it not, since I read fewer books. Still have plenty though! I've said before and will say again that a book doesn't need an expensive, perfect cover. I would rather something basic or a stock photo than an AI cover. (If you don't believe me, check out my favorite books post that will come out soon!)...
It's been a couple years since I did a Christmas books recommendation post. To be honest, I didn't read any Christmas books last year. But they can be lovely when you're in the right mood, especially in December! So I've finally found some more books for people to enjoy. Specifically queer ones, even though all my holiday lists have at least some queer books. I haven't read most of these, so...
This is one of those weeks when I am just not feeling up to putting together a whole new post, and people probably aren't visiting blogs as much as usual this weekend, and I don't really have any books I feel like reviewing anyway (I don't review every book I read). Luckily, I reread this one recently, and although my feelings are mostly the same, I did bump my rating from 4.5 stars to 5 stars!...
![Book Review: Reborn (The World of Reforged Book 2) by Seth Hadden [Audiobook]](https://metaphorsandmoonlight.com/wp-content/uploads/Book-Review-Reborn-The-World-of-Reforged-Book-2-by-Seth-Haddon-255x255.jpg)
Izra has been having visions of Oren for years, but Oren doesn't believe in visions or fate or Izra's gods. But when a dangerous political situation throws the two men together, all of Oren's beliefs will be...
![Book Review: Now, Conjurers by Freddie Kolsch [Audiobook]](https://metaphorsandmoonlight.com/wp-content/uploads/Book-Review-Now-Conjurers-by-Freddie-Kolsch-255x255.jpg)
Nesbit's boyfriend, Bastion, has been murdered, and the coven they're both part of makes a pact to figure out who---or what---killed him. When suddenly no one in town remembers Bastion, the friends find themselves getting deeper into supernatural...
It's 1932, and Callum has come to Berlin in the hopes of being able to be himself and hook up with men without all the trouble it got him back home. He didn't expect to find existence of the supernatural and a research organization, and to find himself caught in the middle of...
I was watching Lisa Frankenstein recently, and also thinking about how I needed to make some blog posts, and it reminded me that I've always meant to do a post like this. I was just waiting to have enough books I could personally recommend. Frankenstein is one of my favorite classics, less so for the writing itself (sorry, Mary, I find a lot of classics are just overly wordy), but because the...
![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...
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...
