Night Weaver by Madeleine Lycka is an erotic vampire romance that centers around three vampire women. Two of them, Isabel and Ankit, have been undead for hundreds of years, and the third, Arrow, has just been turned into a vampire by Ankit. The story revolves around romance, art, sex, jealousy, and some minor politicking. Overall,Read More
Isabelle reviews Trick of the Dark by Val McDermid
Trick of the Dark is a stand-alone psychological thriller by famous British author Val McDermid. Clinical psychiatrist, Charlie Flint is sent a mysterious bundle of press clippings about the murder of a man on his wedding day and the subsequent trial and conviction of his two business partners. Charlie soon identifies the sender of the mysteriousRead More
Danika reviews Indigo Springs by A.M. Dellamonica
I really loved this book! Indigo Springs is a Fantasy novel set in our world, but after magic has contaminated it. Magic is a powerful and poisonous force that causes people and plants to mutate, though it can also be channeled into objects that perform specific magic tasks. Astrid’s best friend Sahara has creates a cult aroundRead More
Link Round Up: Oct 31 – Nov 7
Autostraddle posted Liberty Lit #6: Read More Know More. I’m Here. I’m Queer. What the Hell Do I Read? posted Will Your Book Be Considered For The 2013 Lambda Literary Awards? You have one month to submit it! Lambda Literary posted New in November: Ellen Forney, Colm Tóibín, Sarah Schulman, and Roz Kaveney. Alison Bechdel posted sundry news. SarahRead More
Anna M. reviews The Campaign by Tracey Richardson
I read and enjoyed Tracey Richardson’s 2008 book The Candidate*, about presidential candidate Jane Kincaid and her secret service agent Alex Warner. At the conclusion of The Candidate, Jane had been elected vice president of the United States and was openly involved with Alex. When I heard about Richardson’s follow-up, The Campaign, I couldn’t resist–especiallyRead More
Lena reviews The Persecution of Mildred Dunlap by Paulette Mahurin
Paulette Mahurin’s lovely book, The Persecution of Mildred Dunlap, is about ripples. About the ways in which rumor spreads through a community and affects all its citizens emotionally and physically. Even though the trial and subsequent conviction of Oscar Wilde on charges of indecency stands out as a significant moment a century later, its contemporaryRead More
Casey reviews Gut Symmetries by Jeanette Winterson
Although Jeanette Winterson’s 1997 novel Gut Symmetries is a book about a bisexual love triangle, it’s nothing like what you might expect from that description. For one thing, it’s not a straight forward narrative of boy meets girl, girl meets girl. You know from early on that Alice, the main character, falls in love withRead More
Link Round Up: Oct 23-30
Autostraddle posted This NSFW Video Of Teresa Reading Jeanette Winterson Is Relevant To Interests. Elisa posted LGBT Ebook and Print Releases October, 2012. lesbian meets books nyc posted If the purpose is connection, embrace digital: To Sinister Wisdom and any other heretofore-unknown lesbian journals I wish I could easily access. Piercing FictionRead More
Maryam reviews Affinity by Sarah Waters
Affinity was my first venture into the writing of Sarah Waters, and I have to say that I particularly enjoyed it. This novel in particular came well-recommended: firstly by Amazon(!), and seconded by my advisor, thirded by a friend who owned the book and wound up giving it to me(thanks, Emily!). I especially appreciated theRead More
Danika reviews Megume and the Trees by Sarah Toshiko Hasu
I have so many Thoughts (questions, really) about this book, but 99% of them are spoilers. There are trigger warnings also within the spoiler text, so keep that in mind if its relevant. Megume and the Trees is a fairy-tale-like story about a fifteen-year-old girl who runs after a dog into the forest andRead More
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