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Mini Reviews: Queer Fantasy – A Bargain of Blood and Gold, Lord of the Last Heartbeat, Courting Nightfall

In A Bargain of Blood and Gold, a hunter goes to a small town only to mistakenly befriend the vampire and team up against a bigger threat. In Lord of the Last Heartbeat, a mage runs away from his crime lord mother and is taken in by a man whose home is cursed. In Courting Nightfall, a half dark elf joins an adventuring party and heads out to kill the vampire wreaking havoc on town, though he has...

Book Review: The Voyages of Trueblood Cay by Suanne Laqueur

Pelippé Trueblood, son of the kepten of the ship he grows up on, is 19 when he finds out he's part of an important prophecy, along with his closest friends and a beautiful winged horse shifter named Fen. Fen doesn't want part in anything that means giving up his freedom, but he doesn't have much choice, and the two men finds themselves falling in love while trying to fulfill their...

Book Review: Blood of Elves (The Witcher Book 1) by Andrzej Sapkowski [Audiobook]

Ciri, an orphaned princess, is Geralt's destiny, but now that she's under his care, he has to figure out how to train her and protect her. Ciri will have to learn how to use a sword and magic, but all the while, an oncoming war is...

Book Review: Sword of Destiny (The Witcher Book 0.75) by Andrzej Sapkowski [Audiobook]

Geralt continues going about his life, fighting monsters, helping to keep people safe, and occasionally hanging out with his best friend or having chance meetings with the woman he loves. But he has a destiny, and whether or not he believes in it, he won't be able to escape...

Book Review: Ruthless Gods (Something Dark and Holy Book 2) by Emily A. Duncan [Audiobook]

With a coup at their doorstep, Serefin, Nadya, Malachiasz, and friends flee the palace and end up on a quest into a dangerous forest of legend. Each has their own goals and motives, but each might be nothing more than a pawn to the gods in a much bigger...

Book Review: Wicked Saints (Something Dark and Holy Book 1) by Emily A. Duncan [Audiobook]

Nadya can communicate with the gods, and she may be the last cleric in Kalyazin who can do so, which is why she's been hidden away in a monastery---in the hopes that she will turn the tide of the war in favor of her country. But when her monastery is attacked by the enemy---Tranavians---she flees and teams up with three others, including a Tranavian blood mage, in order to sneak into Tranavia,...

Book Review: Night of the Dragon (Shadow of the Fox Book 3) by Julie Kagawa [Audiobook]

Half-kitsune Yumeko and her friends are still on a mission to stop the Master of Demons from summoning the dragon and making a wish that will destroy the world as they know it, and the situation is more dire than ever. But secrets, plans, and enemies, both known and unknown, lie in wait to throw them off course at every...

Short Story Review: Careened (Baal’s Heart Book 3.5) by Bey Deckard [Audiobook]

Jon, Tom, and Baltsaros are spending Winter in Madierus, but Jon is still struggling emotionally, having nightmares, and pulling away from Tom and Baltsaros. To try and fix things, both Tom and Jon decide to surprise each other with some holiday...

Book Review: Daughter of the Siren Queen (Daughter of the Pirate King Book 2) by Tricia Levenseller [Audiobook]

Alosa finally gets the final piece of the map, and now she and her crew, plus her father and his fleet, are going to head to the siren's island to take the treasure. But then Alosa discovers a secret her father has been keeping, and plans change, causing Alosa and her crew to find themselves enemies of the Pirate...

Book Review: Fated (Baal’s Heart Book 3) by Bey Deckard [Audiobook]

With Baltsaros's mental state still unwell, the three men and their pirate crew head back to Madierus hoping Abetha will be able to help. Their relationship is yet again tested, Baltsaros starts to remember terrible things from his past, and the men set off on one last quest to try and rid him of his gruesome obsession once and for...