In 2017, I wrote a blog post about disability representation and the "magical cure" trope in books, and I had planned to do another post with more complaints. But some of my opinions have changed, and as a disabled person myself, my feelings about this topic are complex and sometimes contradictory. And I wanted to talk about not just issues with disability rep, but also issues with...
James, once a dashing, feared pirate captain, is now an old man with an aging body and a well of grief. When something dark slips from Neverland into London looking for him, he ends up entangled with Wendy and Jane, drawn back to Neverland, hoping to finally fix his...
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Between infections, coups, cannibals, and robots, the Metal Islands and all the people living on them are far from safe. It will be once again up to the Hell Divers and their new allies to brave the wastelands, fight the enemies, and keep everyone...
Kyran, a mage, is far from home when a demon shows up and he rushes to fight it, with the help of Barrett, a hunter. Barrett takes Kyran in, and they start working together, but Kyran's unfortunate past is catching up with him, and the same demon who killed Barrett's former partner sets its sights on Kyran, and he's not sure which to fear...
Owen has an opening in his chest, and inside it lives a talking bird named Gail. When he's 14, he's forced on the run, leaving behind his sheltered life away from people to live with his uncle and cousin in another state. He starts high school, explores his queerness, falls in love, and tries to find his place in the...
A war is coming, so Julien, Noah, Trent, and Ciaran have decided to work with Julien's family, and having magical beings and hunters under the same roof is going about as well as expected. Noah and Julien work to stop demon possessions and portal openings while Trent and Ciaran go to help the fae fight the Alfar, and if they don't all succeed, they may not get their happily ever...
🌟One of my faves!🌟
Reed should be safe after everything that happened in the last book, but he keeps thinking he sees Phil Rice around town, and his paranoia and anxiety are getting worse. Meanwhile, Mazarin can't seem to fit in with humans or with the other sentient AI she meets. And both of them struggle with confusing feelings and navigating romantic...
So I've had an epiphany about vampires. I thought I'd discuss said epiphany here, though this is a more personal sort of post than what I normally do for discussions, drawing more on my own experiences and thoughts and feelings. We'll see how it goes! Maybe I'll try to do more deep dive kinda discussions in the...
This time for quick reviews I have the Psions of SPIRE series by Alex Silver! All four main books, plus two extra novellas. This is a series with diverse queer rep about people with psionic abilities (telekinesis, empathy, etc.). Each book focuses on different characters, but they're all connected into one storyline, so I recommend reading them in order. I enjoyed...
When Ciaran is threatened into repaying a debt, he, Trent, Noah, Julien, and Lugh set out on a dangerous ocean voyage to meet with an even more dangerous fae race. All the while, Noah tries to use his magic to help Ciaran and Trent form a bond so they can be together without fear of Trent growing...
