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i tried my best to avoid “this new popular gay show” because i feel like i’ve been burned so many times from gay tv shows, but after being harassed by all my friends to watch it i eventually let in. Loved it 1000/10 i had such a great time and the second i finished it i ran to my Kobo to buy all the books
so here are my thoughts about ‘em!
i basically ran through them all in a matter of 2 weeks. its really been a looong time since i last read books that fast and completed a longer series. Rachel Reid might not be the best writer i've ever seen and some of it is very fanfiction-y but it fit the story that actually also came from fanfiction and it is filled with the tropes fanfiction made popular. I loved all the characters and Reid's love for hockey is super clear. If you loved the show, i'd definitely recommend the books as well even if you're not a reader, they are super easy to get through 😇
"I only care about Shane and Ilya, do I have to read the other books?"
That was my thoughts as well, so i actually didn't start with Game Changer and didn't get to it until i was done with The Long Game. However, while reading Heated Rivalry (and also seeing tiktoks that said it was a good idea to read them all) i decided to complete the series. I will say that while it's not necessary to read the other books to understand Heated Rivalry and The Long Game, it does give you more understanding of the world, it's characters and what is happening around Shane and Ilya. The couples in the other books are worth it imo, and some of them also appear in The Long Game, so i would recommend reading all the books, again they're very easy to get through. However if you don't feel like it, thats up to you, i aint judging 😌
Small spoilery reviews of the books + ranking under read more
Game Changer
you can really tell it’s Reid’s first in the series, since the writing is a bit rough around the edges but there were good things in this book still. the tension and the internalized panic? good stuff. Scott is a great guy and Kip is such a sweetheart and he's honestly stronger than half the NHL combined for dealing with Scott’s back and forth. the coming out arc felt very “baby’s first gay crisis,” but in a way that makes sense for Scott’s character. Not as unhinged and iconic as Heated Rivalry, but you can see the foundation being laid… and we love a good origin story
Heated Rivalry
The gay hockey book ever! Reid's not-to-great writing is still present but omg this book is still so so so good! Ilya is the best character in fiction ever (hilarious, traumatised and sexy as heck) and I related so much to Shane and his autism tendencies as a tism girlie myself
Still, in some scenes i do prefer how it was in the show. The nightclub scene was 2000 times better in the show and at the end, when they come out to Shane's parents, i felt it were too surface leveled in the book, imo. However Ilya was a bit more easy to root for in the book, since you hear his inner thoughts, obvi not shown in the show. but the spicy scenes, the yearning and the end bit at the Cottage? Completely god tier story, sorry every other romance writer out there, but we can all go home after this....
Tough Guy
Most ranking tiktoks of these books ive seen put this one in the bottom and i couldn't disagree more! Ryan was a complete sweetheart and Fabian was so lovely! It was nice to see a conflict that wasn't tied up to someone figuring out that they were gay and then being scared to come out (most of the conflicts in this series, but yk understandable)
I loved that Reid were super respectful to the stereotype that Fabian represents, since feminine gay men often is portrayed in a not great way, but she highlights the good sides of them and Ryan's description of his type was so precious. i also loved Fabians friends, great example of a queer friend group. As an anxious person myself i also related a lot to Ryans anxiety. I liked the spicy scenes and that Fabian was so accepting of Ryans difficulty and the level of communication during sex was great stuff. Sad that Ryan had to give up what he loved doing, but good message around the situation in the end, imo.
Common Goal
This was probably my least favorite of the series, that being said i still enjoyed some things about it. The trope here is age difference and we're talking 15 years here, so not nothing. If that makes you uncomfy thats totally fair and you can skip this one, but i admit that i sometimes love an age difference, so this should be up my alley. I think i just didn't vibe too much with Eric, he was a bit boring to me, but i really liked Kyle and i loved their sex scenes. Not like in that way, but because i liked that they showed that even if you are the more manly, older, gruff man in the relationship and even the top as well, it doesn't mean you have to be the dominant one. the sex scenes had more kink in them than seen in the other books (a bit vanilla kink but yk still). I also got a bit frustrated with the shitty communication between them about them being in love, like just have a conversation about it!! pls!!
still i don't regret reading it, so yeah
Role Model
this was a great book! i noticed in this one that Reid's writing got a bit better and if you're a fan of Ilya (who isn't??) then this is definitely worth it since Troy is on Ilya's team in Ottawa so he's in almost all the chapters. Troy's the hockey player in this book and he is going thru it. His whole life has imploded on him because he stood up for women in a misogynistic environment (we've seen it irl with the OL hockey situation lol). I liked Troy and seeing him pull himself up and eventually, with the power of love, stand up against his shit dad. Harris was a goofy sweetheart, but i felt like he was less utilized than the other romantic interests in the other books, so i would have loved to have seen more of him! in the show if they cast a shredded fitness guy as him ill fucking riot too, like hes a chubby average guy!
i definitely preferred the first half of the book, but the other half was good too, it just became sooo sugary wholesome hallmark movie, but yk sometimes you need that too
The Long Game
halfway thru this i didn't think i would ever emotionally recover, not gonna lie, but hiefshlakflskj what a great book!!! Reid's writing definitely improved in this. i loved Ilya and the emotional journey he goes thru. You can definitely tell that Ilya is Reid's favorite character, but like who can blame her? She put all her time into his story and i cannot wait to see Connor Storrie portray these struggles Ilya goes through like tbh im not gonna survive watching season 2 i think lmaoo
i've seen people hating on Shane and lemme say this; you'll never see me hating on someone for not feeling safe enough to come out and as we see, he did end up losing things because of it so he weren't wrong in not feeling safe. also still relatable for me of him not realising the things he says are insensitive or harsh (tism). i feel cheated out of scenes with Shane so i think this book maybe would have benefited from having like 100 pages more to build on Shane's character arc more, as much as she focused on Ilya's.
I loved the domestic moments between them tho and the way you really can feel that this is two boys who have been in love for years now, like they act like an old married couple and i'm here for it. I laughed my ass off and cried my eyes out, this book has it all.
Also cringed so hard in the end with the Rihanna song choice, i beg of the show to pick a different song pls......
This book follows the disgraced Crown Prince Damen of Akielos, who got caught in a coup for the throne his half brother started. As punishment Daman is sent to Akielos´ enemy country Vere to serve as a pleasure slave to their Crown Prince. Prince Laurent, his new master, is cruel, manipulative and the two princes clash immediately. Eventually Damen finds himself caught up in a play for the throne, he must work together with Laurent to survive and save his country.
This book series has been on my radar for years now. To be honest I always felt like this was right up my alley, so who knows why it's taken me this long, but better late than never. And i was right, this is a bit of me. I thoroughly enjoyed myself reading this (and the sequels, but ill get to those later).
One thing that i hesitated about with this book, and what most people seem to not love about it is the spicyness of it. But i´ll say that while this is a sexualised world, where sex is used and approached in a different way to how we approach it in our world, I don't think this is a spicy book, in a way. There's sex in all corners of this world, but Damen doesn't partake in it, until the end and even that was a bit tame concidering other popular spicy books, in my opinion. This is a slowburn, enemies to lovers romance and one of the better enemies to lovers that i have experienced, as theres actual hate between them. The slowburn comes in the form of the two need to break the hate down and then develop love from there. We're also dealing with two somewhat damaged men (one more than the other) when it comes to intimacy, so you really shouldn't go into this first book expecting a love story. That'll come later. This book is crass and crude about sex in some instances, and in some ways problematic, and still you see Damen defending himself and saying no, which is respected. That is something many straight romances dont even give their characters.
This was a good time from start to finish for me, personally, but i also know and appreciate that this book and world isn't for everybody. However if you crave a fantasy mlm slowburn with actual enemies to lovers thats super well written, with great worldbuilding, politics and combat then i recomend giving this a try! ⚔️💫
2025 was a great book year for me! 🎉 i reached my goal and then some 🙈 here’s to turning more pages, meeting new fictional favorites, and reachable goals this year 💫
Under read more is a full list + ratings of my 2025 reads 🎆
The Brightness Between Us by Elliot Schrefer ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✖️
Urchin of the Riding Stars by M.I. McAllister ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Urchin and the Heartstone by M.I. McAllister ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✖️
The Heir of Mistmantle by M.I. McAllister ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Urchin and the Raven War by M.I. McAllister ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✖️
Urchin and the Rage Tide by M.I. McAllister ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Therapy Game Restart by Meguru Hinohara ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Tevinter Nights by Chris Bain and more ⭐️⭐️⭐️✖️✖️
You Will Get Through This Night by Daniel Howell ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✖️
Heartstopper by Alice Oseman ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Radio Silence by Alice Oseman ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Nightwing (vol 1,2) by Tom Taylor ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix ⭐️⭐️⭐️✖️✖️
The Lantern of Lost Memories by Sanaka Hiiragi ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✖️
Seeing Is Believing by Barbra Case ⭐️⭐️✖️✖️✖️
Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✖️
Prince's Gambit by C.S. Pacat ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✖️
Åh Gud! Hvad Vorherre glemte at lære mig by Natasha Brock ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✖️
Fall is upon us and with it my favorite time of year! 👻 Cosy up in a nook with comfy clothes, a candle and a hot drink along a spooky book and have the best time ☕️🥀
haven’t been too active here in a while, been more active on my instagram (link in pinned post!), but this year has kicked my butt a bit (not the only one experiencing that, i feel) but i wanna get back into things as i actually have been reading a bunch and also have written some reviews as well! just gotta get back into it 🍄✨
The Brightness Between Us by Eliot Schrefer (2024)
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"It arrives. The brightness between us." (p. 387)
This is the continuation of the story of The Darkness Between Us and follows humanity's last hope; spacefarers Ambrose Cusk and Kodiak Celius and them trying to rebuild on their exoplanet named Minerva. Life on this unfamiliar planet haven't been kind and many of their children have perished, all but one son, Yarrow, and one daughter, Owl. Together the small family must find a way to survive and eventually find a connection from a far distant past to help in a horrible crisis threatening their lives.
I finished this book in january 2025. Apparently one of my favorite books had gotten a sequel and no one thought to tell me. the first book was also the first book i posted a review of (Link!) and the reason i wrote that post was to put focus on a LGBT+ book that i loved and that is out of the ordinary from the usual mlm stories that get attention in the online book community.
this is the story of a family trying to survive in a harsh environment and the loneliness that is with only having each other. Akin to the first book, it deals with hoplessness in a situation you can't control and the insanity of loneliness. It is, though, a very different book, as the first book mostly took place during Ambrose and Kodiaks travel through space and this sequel is 18 years after they landed and is mostly revolving around them and their children. In the first book the only pov character is Ambrose and we never hear Kodiaks inner thoughts at all, but this book had multiple povs. We mostly follow Owl's thoughts, their headstrong, adventure-hungry daughter, who longs to explore their homeplanet. But we also get a look into Kodiak's mind, as well as Yarrow, the older son with a gentle heart, but dark mind 🎆
it is a story of space survival and a family that loves each other, but how a tough situation puts that love to the test. in this sequel, Schrefer managed to answer the questions the first book left us with, build on the world further and round off the story where you're left emotional and in need of 30 chapters more to know "but what happens then??" 😱
If you read the first book, The Darkness Outside Us, then i can definitely recommend the sequel! Sci-fi is not my genre at all (i'm def more into dragons and magic) so the fact that i vouch for this should speak for itself. But if it interests you, who also likes LGBT+ literature, then this is a must read! 💫
this year was a rough one for me (which is also why i've been so MIA here) so i didn't get all the reading done that i had hoped to. I have so many unread books but most of what i got done were audiobooks and comics. But! that still counts so i did manage to reach my reading goal of 15 by reaching 19 on Goodreads. This year i've put my goal to 10. Not much but doable, and secretly i hope to reach 20 but i won't put the pressure on me by putting that down.
In febuary ill be starting on my bachelors degree assignment and im stressing about everything but i want to incorporate my love for books somehow so ill be enjoying myself at least a little...
hopefully 2025 will be kinder to everyone and we'll all read fun books 💖✨
My 2024 reads:
Tadek and the Princess by Alexandra Rowland (5⭐️)
They Came to Slay: The Queer Culture of D&D by Thom James Carter (4⭐️)
Out of the Blue by Jason June (2⭐️)
The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker (4⭐️)
Carrie by Stephen King (3⭐️)
At Afsløre en Morder by Christina Ehrenskjöld (4⭐️)
Gudrun og det hvide snit by Jane Aagaard
Last Flight (Dragon Age #5) by Liane Merciel (4⭐️)
Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones (5⭐️)
Nick and Charlie by Alice Oseman (3⭐️)
Kvinden i buret by Jussi Adler Olsen (2⭐️)
All The Violet Tiaras: Queering the Greek Myths by Jean Menzies (4⭐️)
The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories by Tim Burton (3⭐️)
Take control of your book the way YOU want. The joy of writing, and art, is that you can be as creative and imaginative as you want it to be. The less you limit your amazing mind, the greater the possibilities.
You think I give a rat’s ass what publishing companies say? They don’t know your brain. They don’t know how you operate. I’m not PG13-ifying a book to appease a handful of pearl clutchers whose main purpose is to make your art consumable. To say “you can’t do this.”
Watch me.
Were great feats ever achieved by going the safe route? Be daring. Break the mould. Art is not a consumable. Art is the vulnerability that authors, sculptors, painters, and humans alike share together in culture.
Go bravely beyond your comfort zone. Make waves, splash paint onto the canvas. Bleed your heart on that page….and watch as those same publishers come knocking on your door and sliding into your DMs, because you let your personality shine through.
Don’t be intimidated by your book or your art. Intimidate them. Kick that door down and say, “What’s up, motherfuckers? Here I am; take it or leave it.” 💫
ive been MIA here for a bit, but uni, my internship and life in general is kicking my ass right now and when i get stressed like that i can't get myself to read or do much of anything. i hope once i get a break in life, that i can get back to my hobbies
one thing is that i started working an internship at a museum and they were kind and gifted me some books and Megaportrætter was by far my favorite. It's about the art collection Shaping a Pattern, where danish photorealism painter Maria Torp has painted public people from around the world, who's in the front of the fight for gender equality. Some of the stories are rough to experience, but it's important to know. and the portraits are also beautiful!
I'm grateful for the opportunity to work at such a place, even if it's taking a lot out of me and i'm excited about where my future will take me! life is beating me up a bit right now, but still there are some bright points and if i've learned anything from reading about such life affirming stories in Megaportrætter, then it's having the strength to focus on that, when everything else starts getting a bit too heavy on the heart
its been a summer of reading, Pride work and love and quality time from friends and family ☀️
a university friend had her house for herself for a month so we had a readathon over two visits and it was such a lovely time!
great company with likeminded friends who also love reading helps to motivate you so much. And the snacks and energy drinks helps keep you awake so when the exhaustion hits you at four in the morning and the letters on the page float together but everything is hilarious so it’s a good time nonetheless. i heavily recomend it!! 🧡😌
forever floored by folks who refuse to read anything not tradpub when it comes to queer books cause let me tell you there is so much in indie or smaller publishers being written that would blow your socks off AND theyre not beholden to censorship of tradpub as they try to "keep things nice for their image" (which is ironic considering the kinds of cishet romances that get put out)
here are some queer indie books that ive been reading that yall should check out
"I love you," I whisper.
"I wish I could hear you say that forever. Keep it in a shell to press to my ear and listen to for the rest of my life." (p. 372)
I finished this May 21, 2024
The story follows awkward, rom-com fanatic, high school swimmer, lifeguard Sean and how his heartbreak after being broken up with by his boyfriend leads to him meeting a literal fish out of water, the merperson, sassy, sarcastic, nonbinary Crest (human name Ross). Ross is on The Journey, a mission every mer must go through. They have to be on the surface for a month and help a human, or they will turn into a human permanently. Ross is very unhappy with this, but decides to help Sean in getting his boyfriend back. This plan leads to a fake relationship, that soon starts feeling more real than anything the two have ever felt before.
This book tells a story of learning to appreciate your own self worth before anyone elses and the meaning of connection and community. Also a story with a nonbinary character, that explains it in their own way, and having the other characters just accept it so easily was lovely. It's very much a teenage romance book. The language was simple and the whole merfolk thing was done quite silly, in my opinion. As I've stated before, merpeople are one of my favorite mythology "monsters" and I've read my fair share, but usually it's a little more dark than this. June decided to go the disney route, but that's not necessarily bad. It fits the mood of this book quite well actually. The language felt very Wattpad-y and i nearly dnf-ed it because i'm almost 30, so it was a bit cringy for me. I don't feel like books written like this shouldn't be, because teens need to find representation as well as anybody, but just be aware that these kinds of books will often, if not always, age really badly. There were already outdated references and the book isn't even that old yet.
Concidering how casual the characters were about them having sex, i would prefered them to be older than 16. I know 16 y/o do do it, but in media, maybe age them up just a bit more than that, so it doesn't feel Suuuper weird reading. I also found the ending a bit jarring. While i did like that it was different from what usually happens in merfolk romances, i dont know if this was the way to go about standing out. It made me feel like all the romance scenes and character development did not matter much in the end.
Can't say much more without spoiling too much
I did enjoy the dates that Sean and Ross were on, it was romantic and welldone. The relationship and dynamic between them was cute. Ross was such an ass and i like characters like that, but i see that some people found it really annoying. Personally i found Sean to be the more exhaustive one of the two, since he really didn't know what he wanted, like ever, and kept going on about his ex that was just clearly horrible
If you love a good fake dating trope and wanna see a really good nonbinary character, maybe even some merfolk romance then I recomment checking this book out 💙🐠
Athlen lifted Tal's hand closer, his breath warm and rhythmic on Tal's skin, before he pressed a kiss to the palm...
"Your magic is wonderful," Athlen whispered. (p. 17)
i finished this book okt 27, 2023.
the story follows Prince Talisen (nicknamed Tal), the fourth in line to the throne to the kingdom Hearth and the child hidden away from the people, as he was the only one to inherit his tyrrant great-grandfathers magical abilities. His Coming-of-age Tour underway, he travels in the safety of his oldest brother. While out at sea, the group encounters a shipwreak. Tal gets the job of interrogating the sole survivor, a handsome boy, shackled as a captive. Tal becomes enamoured with the boy, Athlen, and releases him with magic. Immediately Athlen escapes and leaps overboard, leaving Tal heartbroken. But what does it mean when he sees this mysterious boy in the town? before they can engage further, Tal is kidnapped and has to escape to stop a war, that would doom the kingdom.
this book was super cute! the characters were all likable and the worldbuilding was strong, despite the short length of the book. Still I think it would suit this book to have maybe 100 or 200 more pages to really fledge out the story and give the characters a bit more depth, it was quite simplistic.
i felt like maybe starting the story as Tal were about to leave for his Tour so we could meet his family before everything happens would have made for a smoother reading experience. it would ease the reader into the world and also give us a better picture of his family dynamics, rather than having Tal just tell us that he's close to them. Instead it starts right as he meets Athlen and i found that a bit odd. Equally i felt the ending was very ubrupt. there were things, tying up loose bits, that i still would have liked to read as they happened but we just get told at the last page "oh well it cleared itself out!" and i just found that quite jarring.
this was also really insta love-y and i've forgiven insta-love before, if it was done in a believable way. Here we have an instance of two people, each the last of their kind, finding something that connects them. i did find myself questioning Tal's obsession with Athlen, who he didn't know at all, and why he was so insisting with him.
idk, again, this story had so much more room to fold out the story more organically, in my opinion
i would recomend this to people interested in reading a gay high fantasy romance book, with magic and love and mythological creatures. its not a long book that's difficult to get into, which i sometimes find with other high fantasy works.
honestly if your lgbt book has merfolk in it im down so bad to read. love mermaids! 🧜🏻♂️💘
finished my uni semester, so i'm just writing my last exam papers and is looking forward to summer vacation! ☀️ my plans are picking up my writing projects, maybe sewing but most of all just reading tons! 🌼
Tadek and The Princess by Alexandra Rowland
Lies We Sing to The Sea by Sarah underwood
Mitford Murders by Jessica Fellows
Paperbacks From Hell by Grady Hendrix
Tadek and The Princess is a novella to A Taste of Gold and Iron, which was my favorite of the books i read last year, so of course i had to own this novella about one of the best side characters. when i opened the package i immediately started reading it. After finishing it i really loved it! before i havent really loved side novellas before but this one gave so much extra to the original story, and tied up the original book in a way i missed as well. Money well spent!
Lies We Sing to The Sea is a greek mythology retelling of Leto, Apollos and Artemis' mother, and honestly at this point that's all i need to buy a book nowadays
there was a sale at my bookshop so i picked The Mitford Murders. i've been wanting to get more into genres that i haven't explored much before and crime mysteries isn't my usual pick, but i'll give it a go
Paperbacks from hell is a book ive had on my to-read in so long and thought i'd get it. i'm a huge horror movie fan and Love the 80s and 90s horror, such an iconic movie period. So i'm excited to read about it!
A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland (2022)
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By the sea and in the eyes of the Mother and the Lord of Judgement, I declare myself to you. I come to you without distinctions and without glory, without the trifling and meaningless trappings of mortal honours. I come to you as nothing and no one but myself. Take my hands and see that they are empty - I offer you no wealth but that of my heart, and ask for none but that of yours. Hear my words and know that they are true - I swear myself to you and none other (p. 383)
finished this book november 29, 2023
the story follows Prince Kadou, second to the throne in the land of Arasth in the following days after his sister, the Sultan, gave birth to her daughter, and an altercation with his sister's suitor and niece's father that led to Kadou’s humiliation. To watch over her ashamed brother, the Sultan assigns the best of their special guards and assistans, Evemer, who treats Kadou with a cold firmness that no one ever has before. To regain his sisters trust in him, Kadou takes on the investigation into a counterfitting scandal that would destroy the country's reputation and livelihood if true. Through that, Kadou have to face his trembling emotional state and have no choice but to lean on the guard, thats constantly at his side.
this book is hands down my favorite book of the ones i read last year. it's filled with all that i'm looking for in a book! a fantasy world with great worldbuilding, wonderful and diverse characters, drama and intrigue. i feel like this book was written especially for me almost, like it's everthing i want in a book. so I'm not confident that other people will like this as much as i did but this was just what i needed in my life.
The characters are my favorite kind of characters. Kadou is a precious and flawed character and my favorite kind of messy. Evemer surprised me as i went in thinking he was a stoic, cold and cool guy but it turned out different from that, and that endeared him to me. the side characters, like Kadou's sister and his other guards, also made for a pleasant cast to interact with.
the language that Rowland writes with is so beautiful, every word feeling like it was merticulously picked. Reading her acknowledgement (the fact that I did that says how much I loved this book) it wouldn't have surprised me if that's what she did. it was so soft and elegant and her words are what i wish my own writing were. I fell in love with it and have already ordered more of her books. And i'm also strongly concidering preordering her next book so i might have found a new favorite author!
i recomend this book to everyone who enjoys a slowburn romance and is looking for something different than your usual booktok YA. its a book that manages to bring you into an interesting world with a great cast to pull you through
He wanted Pie. Every inch of his body. Every note in his soul. He wanted to go to sleep each night with his arms wrapped around his man and wake up with him every morning to check if Pies eyes were more green or brown today. He wanted to protect him from anything the world might throw at him (p. 277)
I finished this book January 9, 2024.
The story follows Logan the Bear, retired adventurer and his quest to find his husband, the bard Magpie (nicknamed Pie) who's gone missing. The innkeeper told him Pie was dead, but the local necromancer tells him a different tale. Soon Logan finds himself on a path he used to know and happily left behind, to find and save the love of his life, who he suddenly doubts if he ever really knew at all.
This book was so precious and cute! Logan the Bear just wants to hold hands with and kiss his husband and will do anything to get that back, when his darling Pie gets involved in trouble. Logan is a great character to follow, not the usual main character. He's very rough around the edges, but a kindhearted man, who's had to live a tough life as that's what his way of being demanded. A man with a hero complex, he tries his best, but still thinking the situation through with a logical mind. He sees his goal and he goes for it.
The other characters that Logan meet on his way, to help him on his quest are iconic as well. From a hilarious queen necromancer, to a ghost from Logans past, to a well-meaning, if oblivious unicorn handler. Even Pie is a special case, a mystery to the reader through half the book and when his truth comes out, you're on the edge of your seat
The book is easy to get through and the small mistakes here and there are usual for first time writers, so I'm not mad about it and enjoyed myself thoroughly. I'm excited to to see what Black writes next!
I recommend this book to any fans of fantasy, dnd and adventure type books and whos interested in reading the sweetest story of a gruff old man, who just wants to gaze lovingly at his bard husband and, why, i just think thats neat
I've been in a reading slump since february, so sorry i haven't been active. It seems that i have trouble with reading while my university semester is going on... luckily since im doing a degree in library science i can get away with doing papers about what im passionate about, such as lgbt literature, so even though i haven't been reading for fun a lot so far this year, im still involved in the world of books 📚💜
Even though i'm not in a reading mood right now, that doesn't mean i can't buy new books so here's what ive bought recently:
As We Fall by Anya Wildt
They Came to Slay: The Queer Culture of D&D by Thom James Carter
Other Word for Smoke by Sarah Maria Griffin
As We Fall is a fantasy mlm written in english, but by a danish author and i'm so excited to read it. saw a bunch of reels of the author talking about it on instagram so when i saw it i decided to support her. i even got a signed copy so thats exciting!
They Came to Slay is a short novel detailing the queer community that's always been around D&D, since it was made in the 70s. so interesting! its a short book, only 130 pages and as im writing this im halfway through, and i think i can use it for a uni paper im writing right now so how great is that?!
Other Word for Smoke is a wlw story about a run down house and ghosts in the walls. excited to read and the book is so pretty as well (make your book pretty and i will buy it) ✨
