Adult, Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Humor, Novel

Saevus Corax Deals with the Dead is a snarky fantasy by K.J. Parker with a heaping helping of black humor (3.75/5 stars)

Saevus Corax Deals with the DeadThe Corax Trilogy, #1by K.J. Parkernarrated by Ben Onwukwe(post may contain affilaite links) Saevus Corax Deals with the Dead is a snarky fantasy by K.J. Parker with a heaping helping of black humor. I listened to the audiobook while following along in my physical review copy. The narrator does a… Continue reading Saevus Corax Deals with the Dead is a snarky fantasy by K.J. Parker with a heaping helping of black humor (3.75/5 stars)

Books, Contemporary, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Urban Fantasy

Blind Date with a Werewolf is a short story collection featuring Asil the Moor from the world of Mercy Thompson and Alpha and Omega (5/5 stars)

Blind Date with a Werewolffrom the world of Mercy Thompson and Alpha and Omegaby Patricia Briggs(post may contain affiliate links) Blind Date with a Werewolf is a short story collection featuring Asil the Moor from the world of Mercy Thompson and Alpha and Omega. Pretty much as soon as I saw this was available to… Continue reading Blind Date with a Werewolf is a short story collection featuring Asil the Moor from the world of Mercy Thompson and Alpha and Omega (5/5 stars)

Adult, Books, Contemporary, Fiction, Humor, Mystery, Novel, Suspense/Thriller

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone is the start of a fun–and funny–mystery series by Benjamin Stevenson (4/5 stars)

Everyone in My Family Has Killed SomeoneErnest Cunningham, #1by Benjamin Stevensonnarrated by Barton Welch(post may contain affilaite links) Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone is the start of a fun--and funny--mystery series by Benjamin Stevenson. I borrowed the audiobook from my local library and it was such a fun listen! The book is set… Continue reading Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone is the start of a fun–and funny–mystery series by Benjamin Stevenson (4/5 stars)

Adult, Anthology, Books, Debut Author, Folklore, History, Humor, Neurodivergence, Non-Fiction, Queer, Trans

Queer as Folklore is a nonfiction exploration of queer history and mythology (3.75/5 stars)

Queer as Folkloreby Sasha Cowardnarrated by Will Watt(post may contain affiliate links) Queer as Folklore is a nonfiction exploration of queer history and mythology. I borrowed the audiobook from my local library and enjoyed listened to the narrator. I think he put just the right inflection on things, especially when they were meant to be… Continue reading Queer as Folklore is a nonfiction exploration of queer history and mythology (3.75/5 stars)

Adult, Books, Essay, Food, Humor, Memoir, Neurodivergence, Non-Fiction

Food for Thought is a collection of essays by culinary personality Alton Brown (3.5/5 stars)

Food for Thought: Essays & Ruminationsby Alton Brownnarrated by the author(post may include affiliate links) Food for Thought: Essays & Ruminations is a collection of essays about food and life by culinary personality Alton Brown. I listened to the audiobook while following along in my physical review copy. The hardcover contains doodles drawn by the… Continue reading Food for Thought is a collection of essays by culinary personality Alton Brown (3.5/5 stars)

Adult, Books, Contemporary, Fiction, Humor, Neurodivergence, Novel, Romance, Sports Romance

All’s Fair in Love and Pickleball is a fun and steamy contemporary sports romance by Kate Spencer (3.75/5 stars)

All's Fair in Love and Pickleballby Kate Spencernarrated by Mia Hutchinson Shaw(post may contain affiliate links) All's Fair in Love and Pickleball is a fun and steamy contemporary sports romance by Kate Spencer. Bex will do anything she can to save her family's racquet club after her mother's death. Unfortunately, many of the courts need… Continue reading All’s Fair in Love and Pickleball is a fun and steamy contemporary sports romance by Kate Spencer (3.75/5 stars)

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

Say a Little Prayer is a queer YA rom-com by Jenna Voris set at church camp (4.25/5 stars)

Say a Little Prayerby Jenna Vorisnarrated by Caitlin Kinnunen(post may contain affiliate links) Say a Little Prayer is a queer YA rom-com by Jenna Voris set at church camp. I borrowed the audiobook from my local library and had a blast reading this book. The narrator does a phenomenal job and really kept my interest!… Continue reading Say a Little Prayer is a queer YA rom-com by Jenna Voris set at church camp (4.25/5 stars)

Adult, Anthology, Books, Essay, History, Non-Fiction, True Crime

Whack Job is a true crime history full of axes and murder by Rachel McCarthy James (3.5/5 stars)

Whack Job: The History of Axe Murderby Rachel McCarthy Jamesnarrated by Jennifer Pickens(post may contain affiliate links) Whack Job is a true crime history full of axes and murder by Rachel McCarthy James. I did another tandem read with my audio and physical review copies. Jennifer Pickens does a phenomenal job narrating! (I also loved… Continue reading Whack Job is a true crime history full of axes and murder by Rachel McCarthy James (3.5/5 stars)

Adult, Books, Dystopian Horror, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Horror, Humor, Magical Realism, Queer, Satire, Sci-Fi, Trans

Boys Weekend is a sci-fi horror graphic novel by Mattie Lubchansky featuring a trans-“final girl” (4.25/5 stars)

Boys Weekendby Mattie Lubchansky(post may contain affiliate links) Boys Weekend is a sci-fi horror graphic novel by Mattie Lubchansky featuring a trans-"final girl." I had a lot of fun reading this! Sammie is an artist's assistant who came out as nonbinary transfemme about a year prior to the events of the graphic novel. Now, they're… Continue reading Boys Weekend is a sci-fi horror graphic novel by Mattie Lubchansky featuring a trans-“final girl” (4.25/5 stars)

Adult, Books, Contemporary, Cozy Mystery, Fiction, Humor, Mystery, Novel, Queer

The World’s Greatest Detective and Her Just Okay Assistant by Liza Tully is a cozy mystery with a heaping dose of family drama (3/5 stars)

The World's Greatest Detective and Her Just Okay Assistantby Liza Tullynarrated by Emma Ladji(post may contain affiliate links) The World's Greatest Detective and Her Just Okay Assistant by Liza Tully is a cozy mystery with a heaping dose of family drama. I used one of my monthly libro.fm credits to listen to the audiobook. The… Continue reading The World’s Greatest Detective and Her Just Okay Assistant by Liza Tully is a cozy mystery with a heaping dose of family drama (3/5 stars)