Hello, friends! It’s been quite a while since I’ve posted anything on here that is actually from me, as opposed to a review or tour. But with 2022 officially underway, I wanted to do a …| Metaphors and Miscellanea
Editor: Celine FrohnCover artist: Jenni CouttsCover designer: Charlie BramaldPublication date: February 28, 2020Genre: adult, speculative fiction, paranormal/supernatural, gothicMy rating: 4/5 star…| Metaphors and Miscellanea
Author: Naomi KritzerPublication date: November 19, 2019Genre: young adult, sci-fi, thrillerMy rating: 4.5/5 stars Excellent queer rep. The coolest, quirkiest, most awkwardly badass AI. A ragtag te…| Metaphors and Miscellanea
Author: Minerva CerridwenPublication date: September 15, 2020Genre: fantasy, LGBTQIA+, novellaMy rating: 5/5 stars In today’s divisive society, uniqueness can become a point of shame rather t…| Metaphors and Miscellanea
Author: C.M. McGuirePublication date: August 25, 2020Genre: young adult fantasyMy rating: 3.5/5 stars Queer besties! Welsh mythology! Fae and magic! Adorable little shadow creatures! Ladies, gentle…| Metaphors and Miscellanea
Authors: Joseph Fink and Jeffrey CranorPublication date: May 5, 2020Genre: fantasy, dark humor, horrorMy rating: 5/5 stars Do you like ghost stories? This book is for you! Do you like revenge plots…| Metaphors and Miscellanea
Author: Claire KannPublication date: January 23, 2018Genre: young adult contemporary, LGBTQ+My rating: 1/5 stars (and I considered giving it less than that…) I. Am. So. Mad. At. This. Book. S…| Metaphors and Miscellanea
Time for another set of mini-reviews for my most recent audiobook listens! I’ve decided I really like this format for audiobook reviews–it is way easier to write and doesn’t requi…| Metaphors and Miscellanea
Author: Cassandra JamesPublication date: February 4, 2025Genre: YA fantasyMy rating: 1/5 stars (being generous) This book might best be described as a great idea followed by one long string of disa…| Metaphors and Miscellanea
This is a post I’ve been thinking about writing for a while now–I get asked on a semi-regular basis what my favorite books with asexual representation are. As someone who identifies as …| Metaphors and Miscellanea
Author: Derek MilmanPublication date: July 2, 2024Genre: YA dark academia thrillerMy rating: 4/5 stars A twisty, nested puzzle box of privilege and secrets, set against a haunting dark academia bac…| Metaphors and Miscellanea
Author: K. AncrumPublication date: March 26, 2024Genre: YA contemporary/romanceMy rating: 4.5/5 stars Icarus is a forger and an art thief. Helios is a boy under house arrest…and the son of th…| Metaphors and Miscellanea
Author: Julia Vee & Ken BebellePublication date: July 11, 2023Genre: urban fantasyMy rating: 3.5/5 stars I read this one last year and am super late in getting to my proper review, so congratul…| Metaphors and Miscellanea
Author: Colleen HooverPublication date: December 7, 2018Genre: thrillerMy rating: 3/5 stars The thing about reading a book super quickly is that, sometimes, you don’t have quite as much to sa…| Metaphors and Miscellanea
Well, folks, another year has come to a close (yes, yes, that was three weeks ago), and you know what that means: time for a roundup of all the books with ace rep that I read in 2023! This past yea…| Metaphors and Miscellanea
Author: Vaishnavi PatelPublication date: April 26, 2022Genre: mythology retelling, historical fantasyMy rating: 4.75/5 stars Motherhood and mythology are both quite complicated. Kaikeyi attempts to…| Metaphors and Miscellanea
Author: Naomi AldermanPublication date: November 7, 2023Genre: sci-fi thrillerMy rating: 4.5/5 stars They say you can’t prepare for the future (lowercase, general concept). Turns out, you als…| Metaphors and Miscellanea
Editor: Madeline DyerPublication date: October 10, 2023Genre: young adult anthologyMy rating: 4.5/5 stars I first heard about this anthology before it even had a title; the editor, Madeline Dyer, m…| Metaphors and Miscellanea
Author: Kacy RitterPublication date: August 1, 2023Genre: middle grade fantasyMy rating: 4.25/5 stars 2023 is apparently the year of dragon books. From A Day of Fallen Night and Dragonfall to Fourt…| Metaphors and Miscellanea
Yes, yes, it’s already more than halfway through March, but I am just now getting around to my annual recap of all the ace books I read last year. I ended up only getting to eight in 2022 (no…| Metaphors and Miscellanea
