Queer (adult) SFF by Asian authors
May is Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month and the book community is once again taking part in these celebrations by hosting readathons and generally encouraging everyone to read mostly/more books by Asian authors during the month of May.
Queer SFF Releases: May 2021
May has a wide variety of queer books to offer in both fantasy and science fiction, from murder over giant robots to KNIGHTS ON MOTORBIKES. Yes, you read that right. This is a truly wild month and I’m extremely excited about every single one of these books.
Review: Son of the Storm by Suyi Davies Okungbowa
When Danso stumbles across a warrior wielding magic that shouldn’t exist, he’s put on a collision course with Bassa’s darkest secrets. Drawn into the city’s hidden history, he sets out on a journey beyond its borders. And the chaos left in the wake of his discovery threatens to destroy the empire
Review: Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells
When Murderbot discovers a dead body on Preservation Station, it knows it is going to have to assist station security to determine who the body is (was), how they were killed (that should be relatively straightforward, at least), and why (because apparently that matters to a lot of people—who knew?)
The Happy Place 5: Underhyped Queer SciFi books
Here we go again with another round of top 5 books based on a given topic, and of course I’m turning it queer and making it all about science fiction.
Queer SFF Releases: April 2021
While March was a bit of a sad month for queer releases (at least compared to other months in 2021 so far), April is back at it again with a long list of amazing books. We’re once again getting our fair share of sapphic releases but also trans and non-binary rep, as well as some queer men, who always come a bit short. I’m especially happy about the two stories featuring polyamorous relationships.
Review: The Unbroken by C.L. Clark
Touraine is a soldier. Stolen as a child and raised to kill and die for the empire, her only loyalty is to her fellow conscripts. But now, her company has been sent back to her homeland to stop a rebellion, and the ties of blood may be stronger than she thought…
The Happy Place 5: Books I’d take a Portal to in an Instant
And just like that we’re already on to our third topic for The Happy Place Five. How even!?This month’s topic is especially hard because when I think of books, I always think of characters first and there are SO. MANY. that I would like to meet. AND YET. I also love those books the most […]