Here we are, the last blog post of the year! It might be the new year by the time you're reading this, but still, it's my last 2023 post, and I guess I saved the best for last? Since I am talking about my favorite books from the year. (All of which are queer, btw! Love that!) I'm grateful to have found these, and all the other great books I read this year, because they brought me joy or...
It's actually become increasingly harder for me over the years to choose favorite characters from books because I don't really have favorites the way I used to. Which is not an insult to authors, they are still writing great characters! But it's more that I love the way they fit into their stories and the dynamics they have with other characters. I guess, I'm finding it harder now to separate...
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...
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...
