Dreamland City had me hooked from the first page. Lily, a freshman at Duke University, has arrived on a full scholarship despite not having much enthusiasm for academics. Naturally gifted, she’s been launched into a environment of well-off peers while still coming home as often as possible to the trailer park (Dreamland City) she grew upRead More
Elinor reviews Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld
Afterworlds may be one book, but it’s also two YA novels told in alternating chapters. Half of the chapters are about Darcy Patel. At the story’s start Darcy has just graduated from high school, sold her novel Afterworlds to a major publisher (along with its yet-unwritten sequel) for six figures, and is moving to NewRead More
Julie Thompson reviews A Grave Talent by Laurie R. King
A Grave Talent is the 1993 debut novel of Laurie R. King and the first in her Kate Martinelli series. King won an Edgar Award for Best First Novel and a Creasey Award from the Crime Writers’ Association for her first novel. Avid mystery readers and fans of Sherlock Holmes may be more familiar withRead More
SPONSORED REVIEW: Danika reviews Colossus of Arms by Madeleine Lycka
Colossus of Arms is a sci fi story that has just as much to do with marble sculptures and polyamory as it does with space travel. From the first chapter, it reads as a story about a space expedition–but the exotic locale the spaceship is hurtling towards is Earth. The crew mostly consists of the offspringRead More
Link Round Up: February 17 – 29
Autostraddle posted Read A F*cking Book Club: A Conversation With Gabby Rivera About “Juliet Takes A Breath“ Lez Liberty Lit #91: Books For The Spirit 8 Exceptional Excerpts From “The Joy of Lesbian Sex” Drawn to Comics: “The Complete Wimmen’s Comix” is the Collection You’ll Want to Show Off Lambda Literary posted EllisRead More
Marthese reviews Dare Truth Or Promise by Paula Boock
“It’s dynamite, Mo. It’s dynamite” I have not read many classic queer literature, so when my friend lent me this book – no matter how many ebooks I have, nothing beats a paper book- I jumped on the bandwagon. Dare Truth Or Promise is a classic romance that takes place in Dunedin, New Zealand betweenRead More
Danika reviews Murder Under the Bridge by Kate Jessica Raphael
Murder Under the Bridge is a mystery novel set in Palestine. It follows two characters: Rania, a Palestinian policewoman, and Chloe, a white Jewish-American journalist doing activism in Palestine. Although Rania is the main character, we do see a lot from Chloe’s perspective, who is the lesbian character. The mystery at the center of the story isRead More
Megan Casey reviews When the Dancing Stops by Therese Szymanski
This is advertised as a different kind of lesbian mystery, and it is. Brett Higgins is a young woman from the wrong side of the river in Detroit, who manages to work her way up to becoming the manager of a sleazy porn operation that has sidelines in drugs, lap dancing, and intimidation. She isRead More
Link Round Up: February 1 – 16
AfterEllen posted “Heathen” is the Queer Viking Warrior Comic of Your Dreams. Autostraddle posted Lez Liberty Lit #90: 1,000 Books 10 Love Poems by Queer Poets for Your Queer Valentine’s Day Read a F*cking Book: “(RE)Sisters” Knows that to be Queer is to be Powerful 7 Must-Read Books on Queer HistoryRead More
Julie Thompson reviews The Warrior, the Healer, and the Thief by Diane Jean
The Warrior, the Healer, and the Thief (WHT) by Diane Jean is a bite-sized, action-packed adventure across the rugged terrain of the Western United States. WHT is incredibly fun and entertaining. It re-imagines the Oregon Trail within the lens of magical realism. Chase, Mara, and Ari, three women with different motives, join forces against demonicRead More
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