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Review: Mosswood Apothecary – J.P. Rindfleisch IX

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Mosswood Apothecary - J.P. Rindfleisch IX

Genre: Cozy Fantasy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Ulysses Get It On Amazon About The Book A struggling alchemist. A small town with ancient secrets. And… a mysterious shadow ferret? Botanical alchemist Rowan Mosswood didn’t expect much when he finally graduated, so a remote research assignment in Frostfern Valley seemed fitting. With his reputation in tatters after a public alchemical mishap, and his discipline of magic considered antiquated, Rowan agrees to the university’s terms: fix up an old greenhouse, study the mysterious loss of magic, and send regular reports. If he can manage all that, his student debts will disappear. … Read more

Review: The Blossoming of the Big Tree – Dilman Dila

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The Blossoming of the Big Tree - Dilman Dila

Genre: Solarpunk, Afrofuturism, Sci-Fi LGBTQ+ Category: Intersex (side character) Reviewer: Beáta Kobo | Bookshop.org | Smashwords | Apple Books | B&N About The Book An autistic grandma struggles to fit in because her village has a very tight sense of community. To avoid being seen as anti-social, since its easier for her to interact with others over work, she accepts to chair the committee for national defense.  The job is simple, requiring her to coordinate responses to the climate crisis, until a colonizing superpower invades to capture the technology that makes her country a solarpunk utopia.  Her nation is a loose union of hundreds of thousands of self-sufficient … Read more

Review: Sowing Spells – Cay Fletcher

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Sowing Spells - Cay Fletcher

Genre: Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Lesbian, Trans MTF Reviewer: Sherry Get It On Amazon | Publisher | B&N | Kobo About The Book Sil was perfectly content as the manager of the village plant shop. That is, until a certain wizard, Wixen Anders Kessel, requested a fire curry plant to add to what Sil assumed was his growing graveyard of helpless greenery. Thoroughly convinced of Anders’ proclivity to kill every plant he purchases, Sil is determined to thwart the disastrous wixen’s intentions, both for his garden and recruiting a magically disinclined apprentice. Sil and Anders return from the beloved short story, “The Wizard’s Garden”, to grow … Read more

New Release: Zephyr – Mychael Black

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Zephyr - Mychael Black

QSFer Mychael Black has a new MM paranormal romance out: Zephyr. A one-night stand changes Aaron and Zach’s lives forever. Aaron Pryce has lived a reclusive life for centuries, content with his dogs and his cabin. A one-night stand, however, sends his comfortable existence into a whirlwind. He’s the best candidate to take over the former House Zalis, but nothing is ever easy. When he visits the compound, he gets the shock of his life. Zach Cane couldn’t get the man he’d spent one night with out of his head. So imagine his surprise when they meet at Saridan Tower … Read more

New Release: Dream the Deep – Clara Ward

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Clara Ward - Dream the Deep

QSFer Clara Ward has a new queer sci-fantasy book out (ace, non-binary, trans, lesbian, gay): Dream the Deep. You don’t need to reach Mars to reach your dreams. Robbed of their chance at leaving Earth to pursue green-energy innovations, Ryn embraces new dreams—fighting deep sea threats in conjunction with a giant cephalopod. It’s 2139 in the Cali-Coastal Corporate Zone, and Ryn struggles with their own body and brain as they fight to survive five days locked up with academic rivals and the military-backed billionaires who’ve misled them all since their teenage years. Ryn needs an exit strategy but doesn’t know … Read more

Review: Ameliorate – R. Sinclair

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Ameliorate - R. Sinclair

Genre: Sci-Fantasy, AI, Dystopian LGBTQ+ Category: Aroace and Agender, Bisexual, Gay Reviewer: Estora Universal Buy Link About The Book It all went horrifically wrong. V reunited with his AI siblings at a terrible cost—a cost he isn’t willing to pay. He vowed to do whatever it takes to save Meredith—or whatever is left of her—from Smith and Varro Technologies. No matter how long it takes. No matter what he has to do. No matter who he has to kill. Now V, Cass and Orwell are tearing through the galaxy playing a deadly cat-and-mouse game with Mr Smith. Their paradise-like cult … Read more

New Release: Ameliorate – R. Sinclair

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Ameliorate - R. Sinclair

QSFer R. Sinclair has a new queer dystopian sci-fantasy book out (aroace and agender, bisexual, gay), Shattered Numbers book 2: Ameliorate. It all went horrifically wrong. V reunited with his AI siblings at a terrible cost—a cost he isn’t willing to pay. He vowed to do whatever it takes to save Meredith—or whatever is left of her—from Smith and Varro Technologies. No matter how long it takes. No matter what he has to do. No matter who he has to kill. Now V, Cass and Orwell are tearing through the galaxy playing a deadly cat-and-mouse game with Mr Smith. Their paradise-like … Read more

New Release: To Know a Dragon Spy – Antonia Aquilante

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To Know a Dragon Spy - Antonia Aquilante

QSFer Antonia Aquilante has a new MM fantasy romance out: To Know a Dragon Spy. Once upon a time, before the hunts, dragons were plentiful in the world. Now they exist only in legend…except in the land of Ivria. Felix is a prince, cousin of the current king, ward of the old one. Knowing he would never sit on the throne, he set himself to become something else—the king’s best spy. Aside from a trusted few, people know him as a frivolous, flirtatious prince. They don’t see the keen mind behind the charming smile or the love of family and … Read more

Review: To Know a Dragon Spy – Antonia Aquilante

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To Know a Dragon Spy - Antonia Aquilante

Genre: Fantasy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Tony Get It On Amazon About The Book Once upon a time, before the hunts, dragons were plentiful in the world. Now they exist only in legend…except in the land of Ivria. Felix is a prince, cousin of the current king, ward of the old one. Knowing he would never sit on the throne, he set himself to become something else—the king’s best spy. Aside from a trusted few, people know him as a frivolous, flirtatious prince. They don’t see the keen mind behind the charming smile or the love of family and … Read more

New Release: A Treason of Magic – Melissa Marr

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A Treason of Magic - Melissa Marr

QSFer Melissa Marr has a new FF historical fantasy book out: A Treason of Magic. In a world where magic, desire, and duty collide, it is beauty who is fated to kill the beast in a lush historical fantasy of secrets and star-crossed love by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Marr. Two young women. Heirs to altogether different hereditary burdens. Yet bound by a monstrous threat to their village. Gabrielle is the first woman in Alveus to carry the mantle of Hunter, which comes with an obligation to kill the faery beasts murdering travelers in Brimmond Wood. Wary of … Read more