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Genre: LGBT historical romance Content warnings: blood, injury, death of parents, death by burning Publish date: November 26, 2024 Synopsis: From New York Times bestselling author Lex Croucher comes a queer historical YA romance, with all the swoons, laughs, and heart-pounding moments you'd expect from a story about the granddaughter of Robin Hood and the girl she's… Continue reading Not for the Faint of Heart by Lex Croucher ARC Review
Genre: Fantasy, LGBTQ Content Warnings: death, violence Publish date: May 14, 2024 Synopsis: The Honey Witch of Innisfree can never find true love. That is her curse to bear. But when a young woman who doesn’t believe in magic arrives on her island, sparks fly in this deliciously sweet debut novel of magic, hope, and… Continue reading The Honey Witch by Sydney J Shields
Genre: YA fantasy, LGTBQ, Horror Content warnings: blood, death, murder, self-harm, child death, death of parent, gore Synopsis: From the author of New York Times bestseller House of Hollow comes a darkly seductive witchy thriller where, though both men and demons lurk in shadows, girls refuse to go quietly into the night. Zara Jones believes in magic because the… Continue reading The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland ARC Review
Genre: paranormal YA romance, lgbt romance Content warnings: blood, murder, death, drowning, violence, grief, car accident Synopsis: Elise Beaumont is cursed. With every touch, she experiences exactly how her loved ones will die. And after her brother’s death—a death she predicted but was unable to prevent—Elise is desperate to get rid of her terrible gift,… Continue reading The Coldest Touch by Isabel Sterling Review
Genre: adult epic fantasy Release date: July 18. 2023 Content warnings: On-page death, death of a child, blood, explicit violence, explicit sex, mass death, gore, description of corpses, description of bodily harm, weapon use, alcohol consumption, body-swapping, description of torture Synopsis: 1 New York Times bestselling YA author Chloe Gong’s adult epic fantasy debut, inspired… Continue reading Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong ARC Review
Genre: YA historical fiction, LGBTQ Release date: 28 November 2023 (US) Content warnings: battle, blood, vomit Synopsis: Heartstopper meets A Knight’s Tale in this queer medieval rom com YA debut about love, friendship, and being brave enough to change the course of history. It’s been hundreds of years since King Arthur’s reign. His descendant, Arthur, a future Lord… Continue reading Gwen and Art are Not in Love by Lex Croucher ARC Review
Genre: YA historical fiction, fantasy, retelling Release date: December 7, 2021 Content warnings: drowning, violence, blood, battle Synopsis: The gripping conclusion to the acclaimed Arthurian fantasy trilogy from #1 New York Times bestselling author Kiersten White finds Guinevere questioning everything—friends and enemies, good and evil, and, most of all, herself. While journeying north toward the Dark Queen,… Continue reading The Excalibur Curse by Kiersten White
Genre: YA contemporary romance, LGBTQ+ Release date: 21 June, 2022 Content warnings: child abandonment, blood/injury Synopsis: In this delightfully romantic LGBTQ+ comedy-of-errors inspired by Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest, a high school senior works up the courage to ask her long-time crush to prom all while deciding if she should look for her bio… Continue reading Epically Earnest by Molly Horan
Genre: YA historical romance, retelling Release date: March 8, 2022 Representation: sapphic side characters CW: dead parents, abuse by stepparent, poisoning (attempted) Synopsis: New York Times bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz pens a lush, swoon-worthy retelling of "Cinderella" set in lavish Versailles. Perfect for fans of Bridgerton and The Selection! 1682. The king sends out an invitation to all… Continue reading Cinder & Glass by Melissa de la Cruz ARC Review
Genre: YA dystopian, LGBTQ+, science fiction Release date: June 28, 2022 Representation: sapphic main and side characters, lesbian main character, bisexual main character, asexual side characters, trans side character, Korean main characters CW: death, war, violence, blood, gun violence, suicide Synopsis: Godslayers--Zoe Hana Mikuta's high-octane sequel to Gearbreakers--is perfect for fans of Pacific Rim, Pierce Brown's Red… Continue reading Godslayers by Zoe Hana Mikuta ARC Review
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