Tag: Fiction

Books, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Novel, Queer, Suspense/Thriller

Paperback Jack by Loren D. Estleman is a historical fiction with some light thriller elements based around the birth of paperback book sales

Ashleah

Paperback Jack by Loren D. Estleman(post may contain affiliate links) Paperback Jack by Loren D. Estleman is a historical fiction with some light thriller elements based around the birth of paperback book sales. Post-World War II, author Jacob Heppleman homes home to a changed world where the pulp magazine he previously wrote for are on their… Continue reading Paperback Jack by Loren D. Estleman is a historical fiction with some light thriller elements based around the birth of paperback book sales

Books, Debut Author, Fiction, Novel, Queer, Retelling, Sci-Fi, Trans

The Stars Undying by Emery Robin is a debut science-fiction novel modeled off the lives of Cleopatra and Julius Caesar (4/5 stars)

Ashleah

The Stars Undying by Emery Robin(post may contain affiliate links) The Stars Undying by Emery Robin is a debut science-fiction novel modeled off the lives of Cleopatra and Julius Caesar. I listened to the audiobook, which clocks in at sixteen and a half hours and is narrated by Esther Wayne and Tim Campbell. We follow our… Continue reading The Stars Undying by Emery Robin is a debut science-fiction novel modeled off the lives of Cleopatra and Julius Caesar (4/5 stars)

Fantasy, Horror, Novella, Queer, YA

Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire is a YA portal fantasy and the fifth book in her Wayward Children series (4/5 stars)

Ashleah

Come Tumbling DownWayward Children, #5by Seanan McGuire(post may contain affiliate links) Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire is a YA portal fantasy and the fifth book in her Wayward Children series. Odd-numbered books progress the plot forward, while even-numbered books tend to be prequels with backstory information. Jack left the School for Wayward Children carrying… Continue reading Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire is a YA portal fantasy and the fifth book in her Wayward Children series (4/5 stars)

Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel

Unfamiliar by Haley Newsome is a cute YA paranormal fantasy graphic novel, the first volume of a series originally published as a Tapas webcomic (4/5 stars)

Ashleah

Unfamiliar by Hayley Newsome (post may contain affiliate links) Unfamiliar by Haley Newsome is a cute YA paranormal fantasy graphic novel, the first volume of a series originally published as a Tapas webcomic. The ebook version is 160 pages. A young kitchen witch named Planchette bought a new house in a magical town in a great… Continue reading Unfamiliar by Haley Newsome is a cute YA paranormal fantasy graphic novel, the first volume of a series originally published as a Tapas webcomic (4/5 stars)

Books, Contemporary, Fiction, Novel, Queer, Romance

Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall is a queer contemporary rom-com (4.5/5 stars)

Ashleah

Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall(post may contain affiliate links) (4.5 stars rounded up to 5) Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall is a queer contemporary rom-com and the first installment of the London Calling series. I listened to the audiobook, which clocks in at a little over thirteen hours and is narrated by Joe Jameson. We follow… Continue reading Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall is a queer contemporary rom-com (4.5/5 stars)

Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Folklore, Horror, Neurodivergence, Novel, Urban Fantasy, YA

The Luminaries by Susan Dennard is a YA fantasy novel with horror elements and the first book in a new series (3/5 stars)

Ashleah

The Luminaries by Susan DennardLuminaries, #1(post may contain affiliate links) The Luminaries by Susan Dennard is a YA fantasy novel with horror elements and the first book in a new series. I listened to the audiobook, which clocks in at a little under ten hours and is narrated by Caitlin Davies. We follow our main character… Continue reading The Luminaries by Susan Dennard is a YA fantasy novel with horror elements and the first book in a new series (3/5 stars)

Fantasy, Novella, YA

In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire is a YA portal fantasy novella and the fourth book in the Wayward Children series (3/5 stars)

Ashleah

In an Absent DreamWayward Children, #4by Seanan McGuire(post may contain affiliate links) In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire is a YA portal fantasy novella and the fourth book in the Wayward Children series. The ebook version is 187 pages. As this is the fourth book in the series, and thus an even-numbered book, it… Continue reading In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire is a YA portal fantasy novella and the fourth book in the Wayward Children series (3/5 stars)

Disability, Fantasy, Novella, YA

Beneath the Sugar Sky is a portal fantasy and the third book in the Wayward Children series by Seanan McGuire (3.5/5 stars)

Ashleah

Beneath the Sugar SkyWayward Children, #3by Seanan McGuire(post may contain affiliate links) Beneath the Sugar Sky is a portal fantasy and the third book in the Wayward Children series by Seanan McGuire. Rini literally lands with a splash at Eleanor West's Home for Wayward Children, in search of her mother who was murdered years before… Continue reading Beneath the Sugar Sky is a portal fantasy and the third book in the Wayward Children series by Seanan McGuire (3.5/5 stars)

Books, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Historical Romance, Novel, Romance

Some Dukes Have All the Luck by Christina Britton is a historic romance with some steam (4/5 stars, 3/5 steam)

Ashleah

Some Dukes Have All the Luck by Christina Britton(post may contain affiliate links) Some Dukes Have All the Luck by Christina Britton is a historic romance with some steam, and the first book in her new Synneful Spinsters series. We follow our two main characters with third-person points-of-view. Ash Hawkins, aka the Duke of Buckley, had… Continue reading Some Dukes Have All the Luck by Christina Britton is a historic romance with some steam (4/5 stars, 3/5 steam)

Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Novel, Trans, Urban Fantasy

Legacy Witches by Cass Kay is a debut self-published urban fantasy novel with horror elements (4.5/5 stars)

Ashleah

Legacy Witches by Cass Kay(post may contain affiliate links) (4.5 stars rounded up to a 5) Legacy Witches by Cass Kay is a debut self-published urban fantasy novel with horror elements. The ebook version is 287 pages. After the death of her mother, Vianna Roots comes back to her hometown of Salem which she had fled… Continue reading Legacy Witches by Cass Kay is a debut self-published urban fantasy novel with horror elements (4.5/5 stars)