When a novel begins with the line, “Her first hot flash came on suddenly and unexpectedly, super-heating Becca Thornton’s body from head to toe until she was drenched with sweat,” you know you’re about to read something you’ve never read before. In this case it’s the first line of Catherine Lundoff’s Silver Moon and our first encounter with BeccaRead More
Danika reviews Haunted Hearths & Sapphic Shades: Lesbian Ghost Stories edited by Catherine Lundoff
This book was not what I was expecting. Which isn’t a fault of Haunted Hearths & Sapphic Shades, I don’t think, but it was surprising. I picked up Haunted Hearths expecting… ghost stories. You know, campfire, spooky, ghost stories! In fact, there aren’t very many stories in this collection that are very scary, or thatRead More
Link round up: August 15-21
AfterEllen posted Batwoman #12: Happy anniversary, lesbian superhero! Here, have a Wonder Woman! Autostraddle posted Read a F*cking Canadian Book, Eh: Shani Mootoo’s “Cereus Blooms at Night” Queer Ladies Speed-Dating at Strand Bookstore Happened, Was A Huge Success Lez Liberty Lit: Your New Biweekly Guide To Queer Lady Literature (The Lesbrary is featured in this article!!)Read More
Jasper reviews Silver Moon by Catherine Lundoff
I’m not usually a werewolf (or vampire) novel reader, because I’m not usually a paranormal romance reader, and it’s rare I don’t see the one being synonymous for the other. Alphas falling for mortals, mortals falling for alphas, vampires falling for werewolves, new wolves learning to run a pack and being courted by multiple stunninglyRead More
Allysse reviews Hellebore & Rue: Tales of Queer Women and Magic edited by JoSelle Vanderhooft and Catherine Lundoff
Hellebore & Rue: Tales of Queer Women and Magic Edited by JoSelle Vanderhooft and Catherine Lundoff This anthology has previously been reviewed by Danika. It is one of the reason that drove me to read it. The other reason, as for Danika, was the cover. I agree with everything she wrote in her review. The anthology isRead More
Danika reviews Hellebore & Rue edited by JoSelle Vanderhooft and Catherine Lundoff
I’m going to be honest: the only thing I was really looking for in Hellebore & Rue: Tales of Queer Women and Magic was for it to live up to its cover. I mean, look at that cover! It’s definitely one of my favourites. The good news is, it does! It seems like every review ofRead More