Genre: LGBTQ

Last Memoria by Rachel Emma Shaw (Memoria Duology Book 1) || BBNYA Semi-finalist Spotlight

Last Memoria by Rachel Emma Shaw (Memoria Duology Book 1) || BBNYA Semi-fin..

Last Memoria by Rachel Emma Shaw (Memoria Duology Book 1) || BBNYASemi-finalist Spotlight
A darkness is spreading in Valrora and a memory thief is on the run.
Stolen memories blacken Sarilla’s hands, making it impossible to hide for long. The memories mix with her own and it’s getting harder to stay in control. Only her family understands the curse of being a memory thief, but they got separated in their escape from the king. It’s up to Sarilla to find them again, but not everything is as it seems in Valrora. She must stay in control if she’s to keep her freedom, especially since it’s no longer just the king who wants to find her.
Dark-fantasy thriller about love, lies, and memory thieves.

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The Sigil | LGBTQ+ Dark Fantasy | Review

The Sigil | LGBTQ+ Dark Fantasy | Review

The Sigil by Shakeil Kanish and Larissa Mandeville | LGBTQ+ Dark Fantasy | Review
As he obsesses over his brother’s death, Lake begins to uncover a hidden world full of forbidden magic and growing danger. Now he’s stuck, caught between the world that his brother was meant for and his own. Lake is beginning to realize that no one and nowhere is safe.

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Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon | Review

Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon | Review

Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon | Review
Evie Thomas doesn’t believe in love anymore. Especially after the strangest thing occurs one otherwise ordinary afternoon: She witnesses a couple kiss and is overcome with a vision of how their romance began . . . and how it will end. After all, even the greatest love stories end with a broken heart, eventually.

Can Evie overcome her cynicism, or will it cost her more than she can bear to pay?

Please read my review of this fabulous look at love, cynicism, and risk.

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Things to Do Before the End of the World | Review

Things to Do Before the End of the World | Review

Things to Do Before the End of the World by Emily Barr | Review
Can Olivia overcome her shyness and social reticence enough to enjoy the final days of planet Earth? As she gives it her best shot, she finds it’s not as easy as she hoped. Disaster ensues and mystery, intrigue, and family secrets abound. A story more about coming of age than the end of days.

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White Trash Warlock by David R. Slayton | Review

White Trash Warlock by David R. Slayton | Review

Not all magicians go to schools of magic.

Adam Binder has the Sight. It’s a power that runs in his bloodline: the ability to see beyond this world and into another, a realm of magic populated by elves, gnomes, and spirits of every kind. But for much of Adam’s life, that power has been a curse, hindering friendships, worrying his backwoods family, and fueling his abusive father’s rage.

Years after his brother, Bobby, had him committed to a psych ward, Adam is ready to come to grips with who he is, to live his life on his terms, to find love, and maybe even use his magic to do some good.

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