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Book Review: A Chorus of Dragons by Jenn Lyons (fantasy)
Title: A Chorus of DragonsAuthor: Jenn LyonsPublication Date: 2019-2022Genres: FantasyProtagonist Gender: Various I published individual reviews of each of these books as they were released, but for this year’s #TransRightsReadathon I wanted to explore the diversity within them that’s worthy of celebration A Chorus of Dragons is a story where hardly anybody is who or what… Continue reading
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Book Review: Worldbreaker Saga by Kameron Hurley (fantasy)
Title: Worldbreaker SagaAuthor: Kameron HurleyPublication Date: 2014-2020Genres: FantasyProtagonist Gender: Female I originally published my review of the first book 9 years ago, but I’m excited to seize the opportunity of this year’s #TransRightsReadathon to explore the trilogy as a whole. Kameron Hurley’s Worldbreaker Saga is that rarest of fantasy beasts – a successful mainstream epic fantasy… Continue reading
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Book Review: Silk Fire by Zabé Ellor (fantasy)
Title: Silk FireAuthor: Zabé EllorPublication Date: July 5, 2022 by SolarisGenres: FantasyProtagonist Gender: Male Reading the reviews of Silk Fire, it’s very clear I’m in the minority here, but I loved the story, the characters, and the world that Zabé Ellor has imagined here. I struggled a bit with the writing (I’ll get back to that),… Continue reading
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Book Review: Dragonfall by L.R. Lam (fantasy)
Title: DragonfallAuthor: L.R. LamPublication Date: May 2, 2023Genres: FantasyProtagonist Gender: Male Dragonfall was pitched to me as a queer dragon enemies-to-lovers fantasy, which was all I needed to want to read it, but it turned out to be a queer dragon enemies-to-lovers fantasy in a genderfluid world, and that was all I needed to love reading… Continue reading
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Book Review: Witch King’s Oath by AJ Glasser (fantasy, transgender)
Title: Witch King’s OathAuthor: AJ GlasserPublication Date: July 11, 2023Genres: FantasyProtagonist Gender: Transgender Reminiscent of the Tamir Triad by Lynn Flewelling, and yet entirely its own unique tale of witchcraft and wizardry, Witch King’s Oath is a story that takes some time to find its footing, but which only gets better (and deeper) with each new… Continue reading
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Book Review: Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle (horror, LGBTQ)
Title: Camp DamascusAuthor: Chuck TinglePublication Date: July 18, 2023Genres: HorrorProtagonist Gender: Female If you’re already a Chuck Tingle fan, then feel free to skip ahead to the next paragraph of my review. If you’re new to him, however, curious about his ‘mainstream’ debut, then know 3 things about this: As a fan of the Tingleverse, even… Continue reading
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Book Review: The Discord of Gods by Jenn Lyons (fantasy)
Title: The Discord of Gods Author: Jenn LyonsPublication Date: April 26, 2022Genres: FantasyProtagonist Gender: Male/Female Compared to the rest of the series, The Discord of Gods is a rather plain and straightforward read, devoid of narrative framing or flashbacks, with footnotes that are more commentary than content. It’s almost like a traditional novel, at least in… Continue reading
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Book Review: The Name of All Things by Jenn Lyons (fantasy)
Title: The Name of All ThingsAuthor: Jenn LyonsPublication Date: October 29, 2019Genres: FantasyProtagonist Gender: Male When I read The Ruin of Kings back in March I called it the best epic fantasy I have read in ages, a complex story that was so much more than the sum of its parts. The only book to have… Continue reading
About Sally
Sally Bend is a nonbinary author, editor, and reviewer. Although shy and polite (she is, after all, Canadian), she loves to boldly and boisterously express herself through stories that bend the binaries of gender while exploring submissive sexuality.
Recent Posts
- Can’t-Wait Wednesday: No Road Home by John Fram (horror)
- Can’t-Wait Wednesday: Welcome to Dorley Hall by Alyson Greaves (thriller)
- Book Review: The Dominion and the Sugilite: Episode 1-5 by B.J. Frazier (erotica)
- Book Review: How Do I Sexy? by Nillin Lore (nonfiction)
- Book Review: Good Neighbours: Janine by Miss Irene Clearmont (erotic thriller)
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