me, a lifetime ago as Frank-N-Furter (ca. 2008) The Rocky Horror Picture Show really spoke to me when I was younger. Heck, it still really speaks to me: "Don't dream it, be it." You can be whomever or whatever you dream to be. This has been a foundational principle for my life. Two decades ago… Continue reading Don’t dream it, be it.
Slayers, Every One of Usby Kristin Russo & Jenny Owen Youngsnarrated by the authors(post may contain affiliate links) Slayers, Every One of Us is a queer Buffy-focused memoir by podcasters Kristin Russo and Jenny Owen Youngs. I must admit, I picked up this book having never listened to an episode of their podcast, Buffering the… Continue reading Slayers, Every One of Us is a queer Buffy-focused memoir by podcasters Kristin Russo and Jenny Owen Youngs (4/5 stars)
In the Company of WitchesEvenfall Witches B&B, #1by Auralee Wallace(post may contain affiliate links) In the Company of Witches is a fun paranormal cozy mystery and the start of the Evenfall Witches B&B mystery series by Auralee Wallace. If you give me a family of witches who run a bed and breakfast in a small… Continue reading In the Company of Witches is a fun paranormal cozy mystery and the start of the Evenfall Witches B&B mystery series by Auralee Wallace (3.75/5 stars)
This is How You Lose the Time Warby Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstonenarrated by Cynthia Farrell & Emily Woo Zeller(post may contain affiliate links) This is How You Lose the Time War is a fantastic sci-fi epistolary novella from Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone. Both authors embody one of the main characters: Red or Blue.… Continue reading This is How You Lose the Time War is a fantastic sci-fi epistolary novella from Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone (4.25/5 stars)
World's Okayest Oracle (Reluctantly) Seeks DemonSupernatural Entanglements, #2by Olivia Dade(post may contain affiliate links) World's Okayest Oracle (Reluctantly) Seeks Demon is the second fun paranormal romance romp in the Supernatural Entanglements series by Olivia Dade. I absolutely inhaled this book in under 24 hours and had so much fun. I read my advance ebook copy… Continue reading World’s Okayest Oracle (Reluctantly) Seeks Demon is the second fun paranormal romance romp in the Supernatural Entanglements series by Olivia Dade. (4/5 stars)
The Marriage MethodThe Crinoline Academy, #2by Mimi Matthews(post may contain affiliate links) The Marriage Method by Mimi Matthews is a fun and swoony historical romance with a dash of mystery and a heaping helping of disability representation. I was a big fan of the first book in The Crinoline Academy series, Rules for Ruin, and… Continue reading The Marriage Method by Mimi Matthews is a fun and swoony historical romance with a dash of mystery and a heaping helping of disability representation (4.25/5 stars)
Extremityby Nicholas Bingenarrated by Marian Hussey(post may contain affiliate links) Extremity is a fast-paced sci-fi detective story from Nicholas Binge that absolutely stole and kept my interest. I listened to my audio review copy during a road trip with my partner over the holidays. When I'm at the wheel, I tend to listen to a… Continue reading Extremity is a fast-paced sci-fi detective story from Nicholas Binge that absolutely stole and kept my interest (3.75/5 stars)
Wedding Dashersby Heather McBreennarrated by Brittany Pressley(post may contain affiliate links) Wedding Dashers is a delightful contemporary romance debut from Heather McBreen. I borrowed the audiobook from my local library system and did a blended read along with my physical review copy. I enjoyed my listen! Though the beginning was a little slow and was… Continue reading Wedding Dashers is a delightful contemporary romance debut from Heather McBreen (4/5 stars)
And Then There Was The Oneby Martha Watersnarrated by Billie Fulford-Brown(post may contain affiliate links) And Then There Was The One is a delightful 1930s historical romance with cozy mystery elements. I borrowed the audiobook from my local library, and the narrator did a fantastic job! She was fun to listen to. If you're a… Continue reading And Then There Was The One is a delightful 1930s historical romance with cozy mystery elements (4.25/5 stars)
Welcome to Murder Weekby Karen Dukessnarrated by Carlotta Brentan(post may contain affiliate links) Welcome to Murder Week is a contemporary fiction novel with mystery and romance elements by Karen Dukess. I call this contemporary fiction primarily because though the majority of the book happens during a murder mystery simulation in a small British town, the… Continue reading Welcome to Murder Week is a contemporary fiction novel with mystery and romance elements by Karen Dukess (3.25/5 stars)
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