![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...
Damiskos returns home to find out his parents have frittered away their money and want him to marry, and then, complicating things further, he's accused of murder. Varazda shows up and sets out to find the real murderer and fix everything so that he and Dami can maybe finally get their happily ever...
Varazda is excited to have Damiskos come to visit and meet his family after a month apart, but then everything starts going wrong, including his family's distrust and hostile attitudes toward Dami. Then there's talk of a possible murder, and though it's not how the two wanted to spend their time together, they can't help but end up in the middle of...
Damiskos, disabled from his time in the military, is at a seaside villa when he meets and is drawn to the slave Varazda. But there's more going on among the guests than it first seems---espionage and intrigue---and definitely more to Varazda, which Damiskos uncovers as he helps him and grows closer to...
Tony, high school track star, is secretly crushing on Eli, the "weird" kid who is always missing school because of an autoimmune disorder. But ghosts, werewolves, bullies, stale friendships, disabilities, neglectful parents, and the struggles of being a teen will either bring these two together or pull them...
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...
![Book Review: Warriors (Hell Divers Book 7) by Nicholas Sansbury Smith [Audiobook]](https://metaphorsandmoonlight.com/wp-content/uploads/Book-Review-Warriors-Hell-Divers-Book-7-by-Nicholas-Sansbury-Smith-255x255.jpg)
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...
