Category: Novel

Asian Author, Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Mental Health, Non-Fiction, Novel, Queer, Self-Help

Happy Book Birthday to queer urban fantasy novel Siren Queen (Nghi Vo) and The Book of Knowing and the Book of Overthinking (Dr. Gwendoline Smith), a bind-up of two short self help guides

Ashleah

Just a quickie today to hype two fabulous book birthdays! Siren Queen by Nghi Vo(post may contain affiliate links) Siren Queen is an urban fantasy novel by Nghi Vo that is set in pre-Code Hollywood. Luli Wei grew up working in her Chinese American family's laundry business in Los Angeles, blocks away from Hollywood directors… Continue reading Happy Book Birthday to queer urban fantasy novel Siren Queen (Nghi Vo) and The Book of Knowing and the Book of Overthinking (Dr. Gwendoline Smith), a bind-up of two short self help guides

Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Latinx, Magical Realism, Novel, Queer

The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina is a wonderful literary fantasy by Zoraida Córdova that deftly explores grief, magic, and the concept of family

Ashleah

The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova(post may contain affiliate links) My rating: 5 of 5 starsThe Inheritance of Orquídea Divina is a literary fantasy novel by Zoraida Córdova. The eBook version is 336 pages. We follow multiple characters in dual timelines with third person points-of-view.In one of our timelines, we follow the eponymous… Continue reading The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina is a wonderful literary fantasy by Zoraida Córdova that deftly explores grief, magic, and the concept of family

Books, Classic, Fiction, Mystery, Novel

Fireside Reading of A Study in Scarlet is a wonderfully narrated version of the mystery by Arthur Conan Doyle

Ashleah

Fireside Reading of A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle(post may contain affiliate links) My rating: 5 of 5 stars (4.5 rounded up to a 5)Fireside Reading of A Study in Scarlet is just what it sounds like: a wonderfully narrated version of the mystery novel by Arthur Conan Doyle, read before a fire.… Continue reading Fireside Reading of A Study in Scarlet is a wonderfully narrated version of the mystery by Arthur Conan Doyle

Books, Contemporary, Fiction, Novel, Queer, Romance

Happy Book Birthday to Blame it on the Brontës, a contemporary romantic comedy from Annie Sereno

Ashleah

Blame it on the Brontës by Annie Sereno(post may contain affiliate links) My rating: 4 of 5 stars (3.5 rounded up to a 4)Blame It on the Brontës is a second-chance romance by Annie Sereno. The ebook version is 371 pages. I listened to the audiobook, which clocks in at eleven hours and is narrated… Continue reading Happy Book Birthday to Blame it on the Brontës, a contemporary romantic comedy from Annie Sereno

Books, Contemporary, Fiction, Novel, Queer, Romance, YA

Happy Book Birthday to I Kissed Shara Wheeler, a fun queer contemporary romance by Casey McQuiston in their YA debut

Ashleah

I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston(post may contain affiliate links) My rating: 4 of 5 starsI Kissed Shara Wheeler is a queer contemporary romance by Casey McQuiston, and her first YA novel. The eBook version is 368 pages. I listened to the audiobook, which clocks in at nine and a half hours and is… Continue reading Happy Book Birthday to I Kissed Shara Wheeler, a fun queer contemporary romance by Casey McQuiston in their YA debut

Books, Fantasy, Fiction, New Adult, Novel, Queer, Romance

Payback’s A Witch is a queer paranormal fantasy romance by Lana Harper that leans New Adult

Ashleah

Payback's a Witch by Lana Harper(post may contain affiliate links) My rating: 4 of 5 stars (4.25 rounded down to a 4)Payback's A Witch is a queer paranormal fantasy romance by Lana Harper that leans New Adult, though there are some steamy scenes. The eBook version is 340 pages. I listened to the audiobook, which… Continue reading Payback’s A Witch is a queer paranormal fantasy romance by Lana Harper that leans New Adult

Books, Fiction, Humor, Novel, Suspense/Thriller

Happy Book Birthday to absurdist thriller When the Corn is Waist High (by Jeremy Scott)

Ashleah

Just a quickie today to hype a fabulous book birthday! When the Corn is Waist High by Jeremy Scott(post may contain affiliate links) When the Corn is Waist High is a mystery/thriller by Jeremy Scott with tons of dry and absurdist humor. Sometime in the 1980s, Father Solomon Lancaster is both the elected sheriff and… Continue reading Happy Book Birthday to absurdist thriller When the Corn is Waist High (by Jeremy Scott)

Asian Author, Books, Novel

Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto is an absurdist murder mystery with some romance sprinkled in

Ashleah

Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto(post may contain affiliate links) My rating: 4 of 5 starsDial A for Aunties is an absurdist murder mystery with some romance sprinkled in by Jesse Q. Sutanto. The eBook version is 320 pages and is told in the first person both in present day and in various… Continue reading Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto is an absurdist murder mystery with some romance sprinkled in

Books, Fiction, Humor, Novel, Suspense/Thriller

When the Corn is Waist High is an absurdist thriller by Jeremy Scott with tons of dry humor

Ashleah

When the Corn is Waist High by Jeremy Scott(post may contain affiliate links) My rating: 4 of 5 starsWhen the Corn is Waist High is a mystery/thriller by Jeremy Scott with tons of dry and absurdist humor. The eBook version is 294 pages. I listened to the audiobook, which clocks in just shy of nine… Continue reading When the Corn is Waist High is an absurdist thriller by Jeremy Scott with tons of dry humor

Books, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Novel, Queer

Happy Book Birthday to queer historical fiction novel All of You Every Single One (by by Beatrice Hitchman)

Ashleah

Just a quickie today to hype a fabulous book birthday! All of You Every Single One by Beatrice Hitchman(post may contain affiliate links) All of You Every Single One is a queer historical fiction novel by Beatrice Hitchman. The Love Actually-esque period book is set in Vienna, Austria over the span of 1910 to 1946… Continue reading Happy Book Birthday to queer historical fiction novel All of You Every Single One (by by Beatrice Hitchman)