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Welcome to my place to talk books🤗📚 I love queer things and fantasy but always love branching out • queer🌈🏳️⚧️ • nerd • stimming enthousiast♾️♿ https://ivaninprint.carrd.co/

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Another lovely anthology filled with sexy monster women.

This anthology continues after the first and shows once again that monster women are lovely. I definitely can't get enough of these women and this anthology keeps delivering stories with them in the best way possible.

There is also a lovely mix of shorter stories and longer ones. There are some of 30ish pages and another that's around 80. I loved that it that there were those of different length, each has their own strength in my opinion.

There was also a variety in the kind of fantasy that surrounded the lore of the monsters. There is Co-Star Wanted by Robin Jo Margeret and A Tale of Slime and Sunshine that were both very sexy and rooted in a more urban fantasy kind of world. But there were also others like The Earth, Our Body by Nicole L. Soper Gorden and Moonlight Like Knives by Nico Silver which holds a world with magic and witches. The variety in this was also very welcome while reading my way through the anthology.

I also really enjoyed the shorter The Empress in the Snow by Joachim Heijndermans. The way the monster is a true knight protecting her empress is always a lot of fun too, and makes me swoon in the best way. The way these two loved each other was full of passion and giggles and gave me a really good time while reading.

Coming back to A Tale of Slime and Sunshine that one was a personal joy for me because it incorporated some kinks in the story that I also enjoy. I do think that for that reason it might not be for everyone, but if it is up your alley it is damn good. The monster of this story being a slime monster sets itself up for all kind of fun shape changing and it was utilized in an awesome way.

I also really enjoyed Night-time Protector by Delilah Sparks as this felt like the one with the biggest yearning of them all. Damn these women that would've loved to smash but both are too scared to take it to the next level. It gave us a lot of sweet and adorable moments of both of them trying to flirt and made me greatly enjoy this story.

Concluding this is a lovely anthology that anyone who is a monster smut lover should read.

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Today a call for help for Lana and her family.

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During the Read Palestine Week I read "Everything We Thought Was Beautiful" by the Shoal Collective that contains interviews with radical women.

It shows the Palestinian resistance from their perspective and gives us their stories. It was a beautiful book that gave me a lot of insight.

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To continue on strong women in Palestine, at the moment 15 year old Lana is trying to raise funds to help her brothers and her mothers health.

She's currently at 733$ which is still far of the goal that she's trying to reach.

Her mother needs medical attention and surgery asap and her brothers are still recovering from the traum of the bombings.

Lana reached out to me trying to spread her fundraiser and with this post I'm trying to help her.

https://chuffed.org/project/158190-help-15-year-old-lana-protect-her-brothers-and-save-her-mothers-life

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ID: At the top there is text that says "Fundraiser Highlight." Below that are two images. On the left is a screenshot of the fundraiser for Lana. The head of the page says "Help 15-Year-Old Lana Protect Her Brothers and Save Her Mother's Life" and it shows 773$ out of 20,000$ has been raised. On the right it shows the cover of "Everything We Thought Was Beautiful" by the Shoal Collective.

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I had this book on my TBR for a while and I'm so glad I got to it.

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I went into this book fairly blind except for knowing it was a indigenous book with dragons, and that it's loved in my circles. From the start I was hooked and curious to know what journey Anequis was going to go on. The book held my attention strong and read through it faster than I usually get myself to read, it was just damn good.

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The first few chapters while Anequis is still in her village set up the story really nice. There is immediately this big awe around dragons and I couldn't wait for the egg to hatch. All the stories being told while they're taking care of the egg was so lovely as well. And then the egg hatches and the story really gets going. The Anglish get introduced into the story and things are a lot less peaceful from that point onward.

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I really loved the way this book showed the Anglish. Held nothing back in showing them as the horrible colonizers they are. The way Anequis is forced to deal with them often let me feel so angry (as you should) and that anger towards them carries a big part of the story. The longer Anequis is surrounded by the Anglish in the school the more diplomatic she gets with dealing with them. But she stays fierce and unapologetic which was so inspiring to read.

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I also really loved the way Anequis grew and nurtured friendships during this book. The people she cares about are central to her and the care she has for them always made me very warm inside. I loved how she was an advocate for Sander and his disabilities, how she helped Theod see a different side of himself, and just brightens Liberty's day every time they're together. These freindships were an absolute joy to read about and made me enjoy the book so so much.

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I also just loved the way the dragons in this book brought small pockets of joy whenever they got some spotlight. This book feels fairly dark from time to time, but when Kasaqua or any of the other dragons showed up again it was just so encouraging to follow them in their joy. They were like puppies, but even cuter. However at the same time I'm also really excited to read the next book and see how these awesome dragons grow up to be adults.

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Concluding this is an awesome books about dragons and friendship with big themes of colonialism that you should not miss out on.

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ID: The book "To Shape a Dragons Breath" by Moniquill Blackgoose stands surrounded by text about the book. At the top it says "eARC Review." At the bottom it says "Indigenous Dragon Fantasy."

The text around it says:

- Going to a foreign school to study dragons

- Deep friendships and taking care of each other

- Discussions on Colonization

- Dragons that feel like puppies

- Many stories being told.

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Katy Lees' previous book is a self help book that I still open from time to time. So I was very curious to see where this second book of theirs would take me. It ended up being a lovely celebration of queer people and their minds and was just such a lovely read.

The first chapters of this book felt quite intense to me. There was a lot of deep talk with a lot of queer trauma. It was really interesting to see all these different people talk about the issues they experienced as a queer person but it made it not a light read.

There is a lot of harm done to queer people and this book showed that raw and true. But at the same time all the people interviewed were living on all the same and in this resilience a lot of hope was to be found.

So even though some interviews were really about dark topics, there was always something light to be found in them as well.

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This book interviews a lot of therapists and as a person who had continuous therapy since age 6, seeing this other side of the conversation was really interesting.

It definitely reminded me again that all the therapists I talked to are also just people. I had never thought much deeper about how the therapy field is not a place where marginalized people easily can come into, but this book really showed me that reality.

It also just made me incredibly grateful for my current queer therapist that has helped me immensely while holding my own identities with care. In that same way it also showed me explanations why I never felt safe with most of my therapists as that was never the case.

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The chapter that stayed with me the most was the chapter with Lucy. In that interview I read the story of an incredible woman who deserved the world. It was a story that touched me deeply, and even after finishing the book some time ago it still stays really close to me. I hope that by recommending this book and thus her story I can help keep her memory alive.

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ID: The book "Queer Minds" by Katy Lees stands surrounded by text about the book. At the top it says "eARC Review." At the bottom it says "Queer Mental Health Nonfiction."

The text around it says:

- Interviews with therapists and mental health advocates

- Queers speaking openly about mental health

- Intersectional approach at standard therapy

- Inside look into the world of queer therapists

- Giving you hope when things are down.

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Hi all,

Sharing a recent Palestinian read to raise awareness this holiday season.

You Exist too Much is a literary novel which is a genre I don't read much of, but nonetheless I really enjoyed the flawed main characters journey and mental struggles while she tries to date

Big recommend especially if you like the genre.

Link to Crips for eSims:

https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2023/12/25/crips-for-esims-for-gaza/

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ID: Text at the top says: "Thinking of Palestine this Christmas." Below it is an image edited in with a white border. It shows Ivan's hand, white with much body hair and trimmed nails, holding a book with blankets in the background. The book is "You Exist Too Much" by Zaina Arafat and has a cover with a purple and green marbling background and a gold female silhouette. At the bottom the text says "Give something for Christmas, donate to Crips for eSims."

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A second book taking the series into a new direction that's just so much fun.

I had a soft spot for the circus atmosphere and was curious to see the new vibe of the book in a theater. But I was not left disappointed. This new place of operations for the story fit really well with the story and continued in a great way from Pantomime. Micah is now in this new place and needs to adjust once more to a new style of living. Both he and Drystan miss the circus a lot but manage with being in this new place. They stay indoors a lot as well in teh beginning so their world is really small at first. When they realize however that Maske needs some help as well their focus shifts to the fight for him. I loved the way this gave them purpose and the way it carried through the whole book. Micah was still on the run, but there was something to be living for again and that did both Drystan and Micah a lot of good.

Learning magic to help Maske is a big part of this book and I really enjoyed how after learning the trapeze, this was something new to delve into and for Micah to learn. Mika is a very curious person and once set on a plan goes for this fully. His enthusiasm is very contagious and was a joy to be a part of. It was great to see him work so hard for this plan and then work towards everything hopefully paying off.

The characters and character building in this book is very strong once again. I love the way Micah grows as a character and blossoms more and more into someone ready to fight the word. Drystan gets a big role in this words as well and his story intertwines with Micah even more. He has his own past that is coming to the forefront more as he becomes a fully central character to the story. Micah and him grow closer as well and I loved their late night conversations and confessions so much. It gave a very sweet intimate feeling to moments in the book giving us readers a break from all the intensity.

While helping Maske out is what carries the story, Micah is also still being hunted. He has to be on the lookout at all times and this proves necessary when new adversaries get introduced. The whole team of characters is there to help him out but things do get really dangerous. The phantom damselfly opens up more and more meaning we get a lot of world building and context to who Micah is. These reveals of information were mind blowing at times and really enjoyable. Can't wait to see how it continues.

Concluding this was a book all about classical magic while being on the run.

I received an eARC and this was my honest review.

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Small little post.

Trying to get back into it, even though my health is kicking my ass and my doctors appointments are taking all my energy.

I haven't been able to read much for this activist week yet, but reading Palestine is important all year long so I'll probably just finish them throughout December.

Q: What Palestine book would you recommend me?

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At the top it says "Read Palestine Week TBR." It's followed by the text: "I backed the kickstarter for this book by the Shoal Collective through PM Press. I'm going to read Everything We Thought Was Beautiful in the upcoming days. If there is space left in this week, read Genocide Bad by Sim Kern."

On the left are the two covers of the mentioned books partially overlapping. Everything We Thought Was Beautiful shows a Palestinian woman throwing a rock while her face is partially hidden by a keffiyeh. Genocide bad is a red cover with big white lettering for the title.

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Short, fun and sexy. Exactly what I love from Margaret xyr's books and this book just delivered.

I loved the start of the book a lot. It showed these two men, Bryce and Ezra, with a lovely deep and familiar bond taking care of each other and eating a meal together. It made me start the book with lovely warm feelings, excited to see where these fun characters are going to end up in.

Well, fun they did end up in only a few pages later. Jerking off with friends definitely was a good time for the both of them and I really enjoyed that too.

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The jerk off session then leads into the rest of the book where our other protagonist is shown. Rory is a lovely woman who knows what she is doing in life and I greatly enjoyed that.

We read about her background and about her best friend and knowing she currently has a good support system in her was nice. I enjoyed her reflecting on the happenings in the book with her friend a lot.

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And while I have mentioned a lot of things I enjoyed in the book so far, the thing I enjoyed the most was the healthy communication all characters had with each other. People communicated their needs, apologized honestly when needed and worked together to find solutions to problems.

Reading a book where everyone is a mature adult really feels like an easy breath in between a sea of struggles. It made the book feel like a warm balm when I was finished with it. 

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Concluding this is a lovely book for someone who wants something short and fun while leaving them feeling wholesome towards the end.

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ID: The cover of "Fan Service" by Robin Jo Margaret is surrounded by text. At the top it says "eARC Review." At the bottom it says "F/M/M erotic romance"

The other bits of text surround the book with small bits about the book. These are:

- Two minotaurs spoiling her in and out of the bedroom

- Trans man minotaur x cis alloaro minotaur x plus size human

- Having fun with your friend that leads to more

- Short sexy romance with wholesome feels

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I went in with sky high expectations, so far every book by @noahhawthorneauthor has made me a sobbing mess of emotions. I was almost worried that my high expectations would ruin it.

But I was wrong. Once again I had tears streaming down my face at the end of his book. I wouldn't have wanted anything less.

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The book pulled me in from the start with Watt trying to find his long lost friend. Watt, full of pain and struggles, wanting to reconnect to that one person he felt safe with.

I couldn't do anything else than root for their reunion. That reunion doesn't go smooth though and from that moment I was thoroughly invested.

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The book then continues with Watt and Cornelius dancing around each other. Cornelius is an absolutely prickly man and honestly he's quite valid in that. But he also shows his moments of softness when interacting with his friends. Watt just isn't one of them... yet.

This plot progression meant that there was yearning from the start and that's a thing I absolutely love in books. Hawthorne executes this masterfully and makes them each pull and push on the bond, always in a way that feels natural.

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This push and pull continues through the book, with the two men slowly growing closer together. I wanted them to come together so so bad. And the book gives you that, a slow burn romance of two troubled queer men growing closer after a long separation.

It is charged with feelings, both good and bad and it takes them a long time to work through these together. When that moment of coming together finally happened, I felt like the happiest man in my own little bubble of reading this book.

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To talk about the ending of the book I won't say much more than it made me sob. It made me play the scenes in my head for days, still so occupied with the story in my head I couldn't let go. I'm glad I had some friends around me who were able to hear my screams about the book, I don't know what I would've done without that.

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The cover of "The Voice of Wild Places" by Noah Hawthorne is surrounded by text. At the top it says "eARC Review." At the bottom it says "Queer Historical Romance"

The other bits of text surround the book with small bits about the book. These are:

- Travelling in the jungle trying to survive

- Lot of yearning in a slow burn romance

- A trans man x cis man romance

- An ending that will leave your mind stuck in the book

- A book that has historical facts woven into the story

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Another book by White and once again I'm blown away.

This book is so thoroughly more disturbing than his previous books and I was so here for it. This book is still the the excellence I am used from White, but the intensity was absolutely next level.

Trans pregnancy is the biggest theme of the book and it made me feel a lot that laid my own thoughts bare. Being forced into pregnancy like what happened to Crane would absolutely be a hell to me too. But at the same time, I'm a trans person almost at the end of my transition, only needing one more correction on my bottom surgery before I'm finished, but I haven't ruled out being pregnant in my life yet. I don't know if I want kids, but maybe it might be nice? And I might consider carrying myself? This book however also showed how much I will probably hate the process of being pregnant. To carry safely I'll have to go off T, becoming more feminine again in my appearance would indeed be horrifying to have to go through. Seeing this happen to Crane made me realize that I should expect it to be an awful 9 months if I ever do decide to carry. Crane's situation is a lot worse than it will ever be for me if I choose it though, being forced into it. And it showed me that like the author mentions in his acknowledgements, that with all of our rights being taken away, there are trans people forced to carry against their will in this current world. It is absolutely horrifying. Processing those facts hit me deeply.

Another horrifying part about the book, but also reality in life, is that sometimes trans people are forced to turn to things like the hive to find some semblance of happiness. At the start of the book when I didn't know too much about Crane his background I felt confused why someone would ever choose to join the hive. Choose the hive and at the same time be grateful for it just like Crane felt. But when more about his past uncovers, it showed that sometimes there is no "good" choice to flee. Every choice is fucked up and it's only a choice to pick the least shitty option. I feel deeply for Crane with this and it made me hope for things that most likely will never be in stories like his.

A different kind of horror side to this book is the icky feeling that comes up when the hive is in the picture. This horror alien like entity is written so well in all it's disgusting aspects. It made me feel grossed out but at the same time so intrigued to want to know it's motivations. It was this big entity hanging over everything happening in the book, always there, always watching. It kept pushing the plot further and further until the big breaking point at the end. And damn did White write that well.

Concluding this book was deeply disturbing with underlying commentary on current days world that made me rethink things in life.

I received this eARC and this was my honest review.

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Yesterday was Indigenous People's Day, but Indigiqueer reads can be enjoyed all year long.

I have recommended quite a few queer books by Indigenous authors in the past, but this week's recs are fresh and full of good stories.

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This book was the right mix between tense moments and snippets of circus joy.

This book alternates between the past and present with the catalyst date in between them being the moment Micah runs away. This means that at the start of the book we know he ran away, but not why. The book builds up towards that moment. Showing more feelings of having left in the present, and feelings of being trapped in the past. When this all comes together towards that moment of running away I was absolutely glued to the book.

The present parts are filled with joy of the circus but those moments are not too many in the beginning. Living in the circus as a new grunt isn't all too fun when nobody trusts you yet. Micah really has a hard time these beginning weeks but there are bright moments in-between where he bonds deeply with the the current trapeze duo. Both of them were characters I felt close to immediately and could only root for their happiness. When their happiness gets conflicting with Micah his own, I definitely felt deeply conflicted and sobbed there. I will have to keep reading the next books to hope everyone will end up okay.

The past… the past was relatable to the bone as a trans person. Not as much the moment of running away, but all the uncomfortable moments in dresses, femme forced socializing and expectations, yeah they've felt constricting to me too. This meant I was rooting from the early start for Micah to break free. It hurt me to leave his old friends and brother behind though. I'm glad that nowadays people can transition without needing to do that compared to this more steampunk world. These moments of connection between Micah and his friends were lovely to read and made me glad that he had some people around him wanting the best for him.

There is more going on with Micah though, there are some magical things that don't add up and seem that more is hidden beneath the surface. They kept me wanting to read and see if Micah will figure out what is going on with him. It seems like I'll need more patience for that in future books though.

Concluding this novel weaves in together chapters of past and future together to a lovely story about becoming the person you want to become and finding a place in the world for yourself while doing so.

I received an eARC and this was my honest review. Review of the September 9th 2025 re-release.

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Four books into the series and I still can't get enough.

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This series has become a highlight of my reading the past two years. These books are so full of kindness and characters to love I just can't get enough.

This book having Sage as a main character throws that standard around however. Sage wasn't always the kindest in the past and I've quite disliked him too. But as expected I can trust Callahan and Wallace to write a character arc that is extremely fitting to him while also showing different sides of this man.

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Sage is a character who really shows a lot of growth in the book. But it isn't only growth he shows. The book doesn't transform this brooding character into someone positive. It rather shows a different spotlight showing his other qualities of care while still staying true to him not being the most open and friendly man.

Because of this different spotlight I also had my opinion change about him, and rather quickly I was also rooting for him to get his happily ever after.

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Conrad is such a lovely character too. He's open, kind, attentive... yeah I'd definitely date him. But obviously he doesn't have eyes for me but rather sees something in Sage. As he's so new to high society it's clear he doesn't know all the rules yet, but that makes him even more adorable. He's got this vibe of being a big bear that would be lovely to hug and snuggle close to, and clearly Sage agrees with that as well.

Seeing Conrad slowly get more comfortable with the people in Roger's and Wyndhams house is something I really enjoyed. He's such a good-natured character and I just wanted him to blossom into a man he'd dream to be. He works hard to achieve this and it's very rewarding to see him grow.

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While this all happens and everyone is at the residence of Roger and Wyndham so many fun outings and trips happen. Seeing all of the characters I love from previous books interact and have a good time was a real treat as well.

Concluding this book gives us two characters to love and root for while they grow together and a backdrop of many characters we've loved in the past.

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The cover of "Cleaning Spells Before Courtship" by Sarah Wallace and S.O. Callahan is surrounded by text. At the top it says "eARC Review." At the bottom it says "An gay historical romance"

The other bits of text surround the book with small bits about the book. These are:

- Many strolls in the garden

- Grumpy and misunderstood main character

- Difference of station

- Waking up while cuddled

- Sneaking off for private time

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Release time!

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This book is builds it's story very different compared to the books I'm used to. This... took some getting used to and made me struggle through the beginning of the book.

This book weaves the past, the present and the future all through each other which moves in a way that's absolutely beautiful. Confusing at first sure I'll admit, but so worth it when you come further into the book.

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The relationship between Anne and Cai-Li was so so intense. The fierce emotions between these two women gave me so so many feels. There was an abundance of love, but this turns into big moments of anger and sad feelings too.

When two women are so intertwined in their life and come to a point they disagree things will get intense and this book absolutely shows that. Some things can't be forgiven, but people have to live on. This book gives these deep truths and turns it in something fierce.

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And while the book really zooms in on the two women and those around them, it has a massive world with tons of lore hidden behind it. The magic in the book is deep and full of history. We learn this through many trips in the past where we get to see both magic and alchemy in it's glory. It was amazing to see such a rich world building in a book like this.

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Concluding this book was a lovely read for anyone who likes deep character struggles with a cherry on top of a great world.

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The cover of The Witch who Chases the Sun by Dawn Chen is surrounded by text. At the top it says "eARC Review." At the bottom it says "An Epic Sapphic fantasy" and "Out today."

The other bits of text surround the book with small bits about the book. These are:

- Necromancer girlfriend trying to save lives

- Timeline that shifts unveiling hidden secrets

- Deep longing in an established relationship

- Side characters to remember

- Intricate magic system

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This book starts off exactly how you can imagine from a bully romance, but right from the first page it shows us as the reader that there are many layers of history already formed between the two main characters.

There is years of history with lust, humiliation, secrets and whispers that all happen before this book has it's first page. This was a very good hook to pull me in because it immediately makes me curious to understand everything that has happened in the past. During the book this slowly gets unraveled across the chapters showing more and more what all happened when they were younger.

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Isaac, such a moody guy. I immediately felt for him and his rage at the world. But then things shifts and his very dark side comes out to play. Definitely less relatable but great fun to read about. 

Colton is someone that I'd absolutely despise in school and stay miles away from, but I can see his sex appeal I'll be honest. Him being quite a dick does mean however that there is a lot of room for improvement. Seeing him struggle with becoming someone he himself also actually likes was a great journey.

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But much of the appeal for this book is the smut of course. Because damn this is a good one for us smut enjoyers. Colton's reactions to Isaac gave such a thrill to read about. Isaac learns which buttons to press with Colton real well too and made things explosive from the start.

Because of their many years of history the smut also felt very layered with deeper feelings happening than I'm usually used to from the first sexual interaction in a book.  Colton is also so so willing to be submissive and damn do I enjoy reading about a slutty guy like that.

When things then slowly blossom from hate to love their smutty moments change in vibe which turned into very wholesome moments. The way feelings kept changing kept the smut fresh and interesting to read about and I simply couldn't get enough.

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Concluding this is an amazing dark romance story with deep layered characters and hot smut to top it off.

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ID: The cover of Bend Him Break Him by MN Bennet is surrounded by text. At the top it says "eARC Review." At the bottom it says "A mlm Dark Romance."

The other bits of text surround the book with small bits about the book. These are:

- Hot smut that leaves you yearning for more

- Dark romance between guys full of dark history

- Getting back at your old bully

- Trying to grow into a queer identity

- Helping each other to become someone better.

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Star Fruit by Kamryn Kingsberry, a review

This book has character growth as a cornerstone of it's story and it was so lovely.

A thing I love about YA books is that often main characters tend to be more flawed than in adult fiction. This YA book did exactly that and showed us so many fun teens slowly blossoming towards becoming an adult. The three main characters each have their own story arc with struggles, wishes and faults making all three fully unique. This moved so good through the book and ended absolutely with a banger making me have a great time with this book.

As a transmasc person I often immediately have a soft spot for transmasc people in books. I noticed however I didn't have this with Atlas, which actually made him more fun! Normally I see a lot of myself in other transmasc characters but Atlas his personality is actually very far removed form the trans person I am. This made him even more interesting to follow and see a whole different life that's in some ways close to mine and in other ways not. Towards the end I also started to feel quite proud of him. Gosh the time in this book isn't easy on him and he still makes it though. I hope I can be as strong as he is.

Ya was someone that pissed me off a bit in the beginning. And being truly honest to myself it's probably because I see some of her mistakes in myself. I also tend to "help people" maybe a bit too much without allowing them space to decide for themselves. Seeing Ya struggle with this and grow was interesting to see. Growing as a character did well and it was so lovely to see her blossoming into the friend that Ari and Atlas need.

Ari is such a lovely girl and gosh do I want to hug her. She is creative and so kind making her a sweet character to read about. It made it fun to come back to her POV and enjoy some more time with her. At one point in the book Ari has a meltdown and I really liked the way it was written. The meltdown felt like something I could do and made me feel incredibly connected to her.

The plot of this book is also a lot of fun with so many queer people coming past. It shows how queer people stay together and work hard to make things true. I just had a great time reading it.

Concluding this YA is BIG on the character growth and has a lovely story to come with it.

I received this eARC though Netgalley and this was my honest review.

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This book made me sob so hard even though I read the beta.

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Senna and Emrys are such a lovely pair. Romance with knights is such a fun thing, and now both of them being knights adds even more layers on top.

Senna is an absolute classic knight that only lives to serve his sovereign. When his world starts opening up through Emrys I had such a good time. Emrys is a true heartthrob and gosh did I fall for him too. Senna getting lost in his eyes is totally understandable.

Them dancing around each other for many pages in the book gave me so many moments of deep yearning in a slow burn romance, it was great.

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The romance between Senna and Emrys is a big part of the story, but so much plot also happens from start to finish. The story following the whole group of royals and their friends was really interesting and I was hooked from start to finish.

The book starts off so happy and simple too and then pulls it towards major conflicts between different nations. There was always someone needing help or struggling and our heroes help them gallantly. And while all that happened the plot of trying to find a cure continues and had me on the edge of my seat.

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This book gave me so many emotions. I had moments where I had to laugh over silly jokes and things that happened. Other moments I felt deeply touched by Thea struggling with her emotions. And above all moments where I really had to sob.

The book takes you through the full emotional spectrum and does this masterfully. It made me enjoy the book so much and I definitely like a good cry with that as well.

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The cover of Goldheart by Tess Carletta is surrounded by text. At the top it says "eARC Review." At the bottom it says "A knight x Knight fantasy romance"

The other bits of text surround the book with small bits about the book. These are:

- Trying to sneak around without the Queens noticing.

- Slow burn romance with a lot of yearning

- Fantasy with plant magic

- Big plot moments giving you reason to cry

- Trying to build a better future for the kingdom

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