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Rari’s Reviews

Review: Valley of Secrets – H.L. Moore

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Valley of Secrets - H.L. Moore

Genre: Fantasy With Romantic Arcs LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay, Poly, Non-Binary Reviewer: Rari Get It On Amazon About The Book This city of fools will be brought to order! Deposed, her father presumed dead, her friends slaughtered and the cavern in chaos, Grace Harrington is on the run and entirely alone. The only ally she has left is the man she hates most in the world: Nathaniel Morgenstern, the assassin who murdered her mother and seduced her father. Grace’s only hope of reclaiming the throne and saving her people is to seek the aid of Éamon Tadhg, the High Druid … Read more

Review: Throne of Lies – H.L. Moore

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Throne of Lies - H. L. Moore

Genre: Fantasy with Romantic Subplot LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Bisexual, Poly MMF Reviewer: Rari Get It At Amazon | Universal Buy Link About The Book There are vipers in Arajon, from the Valley to the Bronze. Grace Harrington, the Dowager Archon of Arajon, is approaching her first anniversary on the throne she claimed following the death of her husband, slain at her own hands. But her position is so precarious that even the unwelcome presence of the former assassin Nathaniel Morgenstern, watching over her at her father’s behest, cannot protect her from her enemies. The city’s press has turned against her, the Bronze … Read more

Review: Soul of Ash – H.L. Moore

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Soul of Ash - H.L. Moore

Genre: Fantasy, Romantic Arc LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Bisexual Reviewer: Rari Get It On Amazon | Apple |  Google Play | Kobo | Smashwords About The Book Half a year after the events of Heart of Dust, Doran Ó Seanáin now finds himself trapped between two worlds while belonging to neither: held in contempt by the Bronze for the turmoil he caused during Archon Bryson’s reign, and resented by the miners for selling out. Leonora Darkwater’s pursuit to own the mines may be the answer to all of his problems, but the offer is far more complicated than it appears, and the only person Doran trusts is the same man … Read more

Review: Heart of Dust – H.L. Moore

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Heart of Dust - H.L. Moore

Genre: Fantasy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Rari Get It On Amazon About The Book Iole City is in turmoil. Doran Ó Seanáin, leader of the Black Lung Gang, is determined to challenge the Archon, Arajon’s tyrannical ruler, for his brutal treatment of the miners. But Doran has more to deal with than getting stabbed and a city-wide lockdown that’s seeing his gang of ex-miners slowly starved out of their base.  His daughter Grace has turned against him, and the death of his wife haunts them both. Although he finds reprieve in Nathaniel Morgenstern, the apotheker with a mysterious past … Read more

Review: Enemy Colors – R.M. Olson

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Enemy Colours - R.M. Olson

Genre: Military Sci-Fi; Space Opera, LGBTQ+ LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Demi, Lesbian, Non-Binary, Trans MTF Reviewer: Rari Get It At Amazon | B&N | Universal Buy Link About The Book The enemy of my enemy … Captain Hollis Ives has sworn to take down the infamous pirate captain Mad Dog, or die trying. But when their ships runs across an unexpected enemy in deep space—a war fleet out to destroy the Level itself—she’ll have to either form an alliance with the pirates, or watch her ship, her crew, and possibly the Level itself, burn. Silas Hunt thought he’d left the navy behind forever when he … Read more

Review: Dead Reckoning – R.M. Olson

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Dead Reckoning - R.M. Olson

Genre: Sci-Fi LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Demi, Lesbian, Non-Binary, Trans MTF Reviewer: Sci-Fi, Space Marines Get It On Amazon About The Book Treason, loyalty, and revenge in the heart of deep space. Captain Hollis Ives has gone up against pirates before—specifically, against Captain Mad Dog, the pirates’ de facto leader. So when Naval High Command orders an attack on the pirate stronghold, Hollis knows damn well this mission won’t be as simple as the Commodore expects. And that’s not all—there’s someone from the Level, maybe in the navy itself, who wants her very dead. Former naval officer Silas Hunt wanted Mad … Read more

Review: Blackrock – R.M. Olson

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Blackrock - R.M. Olson

Genre: Sci-Fi, Horror LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay, Lesbian, Non-Binary Reviewer: Rari Get It At Amazon About The Book There’s something lurking in the caverns under Blackrock… The pirate settlement of Blackrock depends for oxygen on the vast algae vats set into caverns deep under the surface of the rocky moon. But recently, vat workers have been turning up dead. And not natural deaths—they’re shooting their own friends, walking off 30-metre drops, stepping out into the path of a ghost to be torn to pieces, driven mad with terror. The overworked doctors at the small hospital can’t find any trace of … Read more

Review: Inhuman – R.M. Olson

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Inhuman - R.M. Olson

Genre: Sci-Fi, Horror LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay, Lesbian Reviewer: Rari Get It On Amazon About The Book A remote resource planet. A mysterious illness. And a rescue team frighteningly out of their depth. It was supposed to have been an easy job: go in, kidnap or kill his mark, get out. Shine’s done plenty of jobs like this before, no problem. But when it all goes suddenly wrong, he has only one option left to save his skin. He finds himself an unwilling volunteer on a medical mission to a remote resource planet. It sent in a distress call a … Read more

Review: The Water Paradox – R.M. Olson

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The Water Paradox - R.M. Olson - The Dark Between Stars

Genre: Sci-fi, Horror, Space Opera, Space Exploration LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay Reviewer: Rari Get It On Amazon About The Book On a desert settlement on a remote planet, the limited water is as precious as life. Until it starts to kill them… Thaddeus and the rest of the small medical crew have just arrived at their next assignment—a small, drought-ridden settlement, where people are dying in horrific, unnatural ways. They suspect the water source has something to do with it, but how do you live without water? The crew soon realizes the deaths are only part of the problem. The … Read more

Review: The Enemy of Heaven – Reni Stankova

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The Enemy of Heaven - Reni Stankova

Genre: Romance, Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Rari Get It At Amazon About The Book QSFer Reni Stankova has a new MM high fantasy book out, Heaven Trilogy book 1: The Enemy of Heaven. Raphael is a despondent angel prince who spends his time on drugs and entertainment, trying to forget the unfair inequality of his kingdom he can do nothing about. But this changes one night when he witnesses the inhuman abilities of a young demon from the capital’s ghetto. In an instant, he knows how to change his kingdom. Dante never trusted angels, much less royals, but after Prince … Read more