Genre: Fantasy
LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Lesbian, Non-Binary
Reviewer: Jay
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About The Book
Love comes in all forms, from enduring friendships, the classic love at first sight, and misunderstandings that unfurl into blooming romance. Queer Windows gives a glance at four fantastical, queer love stories.
The Wizard’s Garden
Sil, a plant lover and head clerk of a plant shop finds himself slowly befriending a quirky wizard, while also falling in love with his garden.
Rosemary for Remembrance
Vivian has always dreamed of being swept away from her ordinary life. A chance meeting with a mysterious stranger may just grant her wish.
Kingdom Fall
Imre had carefully calculated his every move to best serve his kingdom. But he could not foresee the past catching up to him and the choices of others.
Lady of Spring
Vinq is preparing to transition from a child into an adult. While she knows she can’t avoid this right of passage, she also does not want to lose who she is.
The Review
This is a totally delightful set of four stories, all loosely tied to the theme of growth and new beginnings. Three are set in worlds other than our own, and the fourth sees a crossover between our world and another. There are two mm romances, one ff one and one m/f.
There is no explicit sex and the stories would be ideal for teenagers looking for romantic fantasy. They are, however, also great for adult readers. The world building in such comparatively short pieces is brilliant, and the romance has a dreamlike quality that nevertheless speaks to the heart of the reader.
I hope to see more from this author, and would highly recommend this book.
5 stars.
The Reviewer
I’ve been doing book reviews on my website, crossposted or linked to various social media, for a few years. I read a number of genres but I really enjoy all kinds of speculative fiction so thought I’d like to share my views with you. I love sci fi and other speculative fiction because of the way it can, at its best, make us see ourselves in a new light. Quite apart from the exciting stories, of course! I used to be an English teacher, and I’m a writer (fantasy) so I can be quite critical about style etc. but I hope I can also appreciate properly some books that don’t appeal to me personally but might be simply perfect for others. I have, obviously, read widely, and continue to do so.