Amazon Affiliate Link | Bookshop.org Affiliate Link Have you ever wished for a sapphic romance that isn’t all about angst and homophobia and actually focuses on the development and drama of the characters? Look no further, because Alyssa Cole’s excellent novella Once Ghosted, Twice Shy has you covered. This entry into the Reluctant Royals universeRead More
Kayla Bell reviews Mangoes and Mistletoe by Adriana Herrera
Amazon Affiliate Link | Bookshop.org Affiliate Link Another holiday season, another sapphic Christmas romance. Cozy up with your favorite holiday baked goods and a cup of hot chocolate, because Mangoes and Mistletoe by Adriana Herrera is an awesome addition to the genre. Our story begins in Scotland, where our protagonist, Kiskeya Burgos, is getting readyRead More
Kayla Bell reviews The Misadventures of an Amateur Naturalist by Ceinwen Langley
Amazon Affiliate Link | Bookshop.org Affiliate Link If you think about it, “Beauty and the Beast” is a fairy tale that can really apply to the queer experience. Being shunned by society, finding love that the people around you view as monstrous, and forming your own life outside of the norm is something that mostRead More
Kayla Bell reviews Payback’s a Witch by Lana Harper
Amazon Affiliate Link | Bookshop.org Affiliate Link Happy Halloween season, readers! For October, I was looking for something sapphic and spooky. Luckily, I was approved for an ARC of Payback’s A Witch by Lana Harper, which meets those two requirements perfectly. I absolutely loved this fun, feminist story and am excited to share it withRead More
Kayla Bell reviews Strength Check by Katherine McIntyre
Strength Check combines three of my favorite things: board game cafés, roller derby, and WLW romance. Plus, it takes place in San Francisco and uses that setting to the fullest extent it can. Read this one if you want a fun, sweet romance between two very relatable women. The plot is straightforward: Roxie is workingRead More
Kayla Bell reviews The Fallen by Ada Hoffmann
Remember last month, when I said that I love the publisher Angry Robot and the book that made me fall in love with them was Ada Hoffman’s The Outside? Well, manifesting works, because this month, I get to review The Fallen, The Outside’s sequel. This review will include some spoilers for The Outside, so IRead More
Kayla Bell reviews The Offset by Calder Szewczak
Amazon Affiliate Link | Book Depository Affiliate Link Cards on the table, Angry Robot is one of my favorite publishers. Ever since I started getting into science fiction and fantasy, they’ve consistently published some of my favorite books. The Outside by Ada Hoffman, The Rise of Io by Wesley Chu, and Under the Pendulum SunRead More
Kayla Bell reviews Radiant Days by Elizabeth Hand
There aren’t many stories that can truly say they’ve done time travel in a unique way. Going back to the past or ahead to the future have already been done dozens of times. A fish out of water, or out of time, is going to make for an interesting story. But Radiant Days does timeRead More
Kayla Bell reviews Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan
In the bookish community, there is a divide between people who are character readers versus plot readers. Character readers need to read detailed, nuanced characters, while plot readers focus on an interesting, intricate plot. For the longest time, I thought I was a character reader. I’ve read plenty of books where the plot takes aRead More
Kayla Bell reviews “Create My Own Perfection” by E.H. Timms
“Create My Own Perfection” is a short story by E. H. Timms that comes out at the beginning of next month. It’s a retelling of the Medusa myth that centers the wronged, titular woman and incorporates elements from other mythologies. I really enjoyed it, and I think anyone who is interested in a unique, refreshingRead More