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...
I meant to do this in October because it feels sorta Halloween-y, or at least some of my things on the list feel Halloween-y. But I just wasn't feeling up to putting the post together, so I'm doing it now. What better way to celebrate the holidays than by talking about the things that have traumatized us? Joking, none of these were genuinely traumatic, but they did freak me out a bit. I...
![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...
Spooky season is over. I can't say I did much to celebrate it in general. Despite my love of the supernatural, I've never really cared about Halloween. I know, I know, hot take because a lot of people really love it 😅 I did read a few books that could maybe be considered horror though, and I watched Jennifer's Body for the first time. I've just heard it mentioned a lot and wanted to understand...
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...
![Book Review: Breeze Spells and Bridegrooms (Fae & Human Relations Book 1) by Sarah Wallace & S.O. Callahan [Audiobook]](https://metaphorsandmoonlight.com/wp-content/uploads/Book-Review-Breeze-Spells-and-Bridegrooms-Fae-Human-Relations-Book-1-by-Sarah-Wallace-S.O.-Callahan-255x255.jpg)
Roger (human) and Wyn (fae) have know each other since childhood but never gotten along, so neither is happy when they're assigned to work together on a magic project for the Council. An incorrect engagement announcement complicates things further... until the men realize they may have been wrong about each...
