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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Junior Hero Blues – J.K. Pendragon

March 29, 2021 by scott

J.K. Pendragon has a new MM YA superhero book out: Junior Hero Blues. And there’s a giveaway! Last year, Javier Medina was your average socially awkward gay high schooler with a chip on his shoulder. This year, he’s…well, pretty much the same, but with bonus superpowers, a costume with an ab window to show off his new goods, and a secret identity as the high-flying, wise-cracking superhero Blue Spark. But being a Junior Hero means that Javier gets all the responsibility and none of the cool gadgets. It’s hard enough working for the Legion of Liberty and fighting against the … Read more

REVIEW: Emily Corn: Discovering Darkness – Page Wooller and Ali Vermeeren

February 13, 2021February 13, 2021 by scott

Genre: Fantasy, Coming of Age LGBTQ+ Category: Non-Binary Reviewer: Cyd Get It On Amazon | Publisher | B&N | Kobo | Walmart About The Book She has no friends. She has no parents. Emily Corn has been brought up in total isolation. But why? She uncovers a secret which forces answers and breaks the shield protecting her identity. And now they hunt her. Writer Page Wooller and artist Ali Vermeeren deliver a complex coming of age tale set against the impending destruction of Earth. Emily must accept who she is, or we all die. The Review This graphic novel invites … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: The Beginning – M. Rose Flores

February 6, 2021 by scott

QSFer M. Rose Flores has a new queer paranormal horror YA book out: The Beginning – sequel to The End. And there’s a giveaway! One of their own is stranded in San Francisco, a city long since claimed by the undead. When the rescue mission goes sideways and someone else is taken hostage by Abnormal zombies, Cate and the Alcatraz survivors find themselves pulled in two directions: Do they enlist the help of a doctor who claims to know the origin of the hyper-intelligent infected, or do they trust a mysterious group called the Organization, who have ties to one … Read more

REVIEW: The Cursed Crown – Matthew S. Cox

February 5, 2021 by scott

Genre: YA, Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: FF Lesbian Reviewer: H.L. Get It On Amazon About The Book In the wake of a twenty-year war, the people of Lucernia struggle to believe their former enemies aren’t demon-loving savages. However, that’s easy compared to the more alarming change: accepting their nation now has two queens. Many citizens in a land devoted to the God of Purity view the love between Kitlyn and Oona as unnatural, but the young women have earned guarded acceptance in the wake of their heroic deeds. Alas, unrest stirs in the shadows. Worse, Oona thinks the Talomir family line … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: The Boy Who Chased After His Shadow – Jeff Jacobson

February 1, 2021 by scott

Jeff Jacobson has a new gay YA urban fantasy romance out, Broom Closet Stories book 3: “The Boy Who Chased After His Shadow.” And there’s a giveaway! What If an Evil Witch Was Controlling Your Thoughts Without You Knowing?Soon after being whisked away to Seattle to live with an aunt and uncle he barely knew, Charlie Creevey learned that he hailed from a family of witches. After settling into this unfamiliar life, his feelings toward his new friend Diego Ramirez began to grow into something more serious. And if that wasn’t enough, he failed to stop the nefarious witch Grace … Read more

REVIEW: The Eldritch Heart – Matthew S. Cox

January 28, 2021 by scott

Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult LGBTQ+ Category: Lesbian QSFer Matthew S. Cox has a new lesbian YA fantasy out: The Eldritch Heart. Princess Oona Talomir enjoys the little things that come with her station: a handmaiden, her lavish bedchamber, and scores of fancy dresses―the duty to win a decades’ long war, not so much. Oh, did I mention assassins? Seers foretold the conflict would end by her hand. From the moment she drew her first breath, the neighboring kingdom has been trying to kill her so she could not grow powerful enough to destroy them. Fearing for his daughter’s life, the … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Dubious Gift of Dragon Blood – J. Marshall Freeman

December 15, 2020 by scott

QSFer J. Marshall Freeman has a new MM YA fantasy romance out: “The Dubious Gift of Dragon Blood.” High schooler Crispin Haugen already has so many identities to sort through―Asian, Scandinavian, not to mention gay. Then a messenger from another world arrives to tell him he also carries the blood of dragons in his veins. Transported to the Realm of Fire, where dragons and humans live in harmony, Crispin falls for Davix, a brooding, nerdy scholar. But dark mysteries threaten the peace of Crispin’s new world. Without warning, dragons from the Realm of Air unleash a bloody war. With everything he cares about on … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Enzor and the Volcano – Stephen J. Wolf

December 12, 2020 by scott

QSFer Stephen J. Wolf has a new queer choose your own ending fantasy book out: “Enzor and the Volcano.” A teen with a dream… A volcano in his way… Enzor is a young teen about to take a trial so he can become a master of fire magic. He must travel through a volcano and claim a prize at the end. Along the way, Enzor encounters various challenges. Can he survive a fire golem? Can he cross a river of lava? He can’t do it alone. He needs your help. Select Enzor’s actions in this Choose-the-Fate story. Guide Enzor through … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Royal Dragon – Ash Roberts

December 8, 2020 by scott

QSFer Ash Roberts has a new queer YA fantasy out (bi, lesbian): “Royal Dragon.” Kalia’s life is all mapped out for her – she is heir to the elven homeland and marriage to a Duke’s son had been arranged before she was old enough to walk. For her, the war in the north is far away and all she knows of it is stories about the fearless Dragoneers. Her life is safe. Idyllic. Until she accidentally bonds with the blue dragon, Farean. Kalia is banished from her homeland and her engagement is broken – the nobility will have nothing to … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Raven Prince – Eric Alan westfall

October 23, 2020 by scott

QSFer Eric Alan Westfall has a new MM paranormal young adult book out: “The Raven Prince.” What do you do when you’re sixteen, gay, a raven shifter, and you’re starting a new school after the semester’s started? Especially a human school. Mike hopes—although unlike the song his mom loves, his aren’t very high—are for blending in. Maybe make some friends? Except…he’s short, slender, goth-looking with the shiny black hair, black eyes and thick lashes, wears an elegant suit and tie, and drives a hot black Mercedes convertible. Plus, he’s eventually going to be the Raven Prince, once he stops refusing … Read more