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Review: Founder’s Mercy – Owen Lach

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NEW RELEASE: Founder's Mercy - Owen lach

Genre: Sci-Fi, Young Adult LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Non-Binary, Trans MTF Reviewer: Lucy Get It On Amazon About The Book The Bolvar Union provides everything a good citizen needs, only asking one thing in return: total devotion to the State. Teenage best friends Adan Testa and Bo Shen have other ideas. They plan an unlikely heist to earn their way over the wall, escaping Bolvar before serving their mandatory five years in the Bolvar Union Defense Force. But Adan doesn’t know he possesses a secret talent that no one has seen in the five centuries since the First Explorers colonized Neska. … Read more

New Release / Giveaway: When the Glow Lights the Woods – Eule Grey

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When the Glow Lights the Woods - Eule Grey

QSFer Eule Grey has a new MM YA holiday fantasy romance out: When the Glow Lights the Woods. And there’s a giveaway. A snowy story of healing, birds, and the magic of connection. The Wall? Who gives a snowman’s kiss about when the wars ended, or who built the divide that goes all the way around the planet? Whatever! All anyone cares about is Christmas, when one lucky person gets to date someone from the other side. Who will it be this year? Eighteen-year-old Kite Ripples loves birds, animals, and gazing at stars. He’s a good brother to leader, Mal. … Read more

New Release: Crossing the Streams – Steven D. Brewer

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Crossing the Streams - Steven D. Brewer

QSFer Steven D. Brewer has a new queer YA steampunk fantasy book out (bi, gay, trans FTM), Revin’s Heart book 4 – Crossing the Streams. Revin and the Professor must go undercover to investigate a mysterious device that has the power to generate storms and may threaten their very existence. Get It At Amazon | Publisher | B&N | Kobo Excerpt In the morning, Revin tried to hook up the horses to the coach and discovered he had absolutely no idea what he was doing. He had never worked with horses before. There had been some ponies in the mines … Read more

New Release / Giveaway: We, Kraken – Eule Grey

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We, Kraken - Eule Grey

Eule Grey has a new lesbian fantasy out: We Kraken. And there’s a giveaway. Kraken monsters come from the sea. Don’t they? Devora Kraken seems to have everything under control and all she could ask for. Like the neighbourhood tunnels, where she can hang out with monsters and mermaids both. If sometimes it’s not clear which is which, that’s only normal—right? Anyway, Devi has plenty else to keep her busy, including a good cop, bad cop set of family members. And if all of that isn’t enough, there’s even a cute girl at the new school across town trying to … Read more

NEW RELEASE/GIVEAWAY: Amethyst – Rebecca Henry

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Amethyst - Rebecca Henry

Rebecca Henry has a new FF YA paranormal romance out, Ambrosia Hall book 1: Amethyst. She was sent away because of her feelings for another girl. But what she discovered at her aunts’ lake house was a birthright of magic. Thirteen-year-old Zinnia is about to turn fourteen when her life is flipped upside down. With her parents on the brink of a divorce, Zinnia is sent to spend the summer with her eccentric great-aunts at their lake house away from her home in Manhattan. Zinnia arrives at her aunts’ massive Victorian house with a heavy heart after a recent falling … Read more

NEW RELEASE: Founder’s Mercy – Owen lach

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NEW RELEASE: Founder's Mercy - Owen lach

QSFer Owen Lach has a new queer YA sci-fi book out, Neskan Chronicles book 1: Founder’s Mercy. Some secrets are worth dying for. Teenage best friends Adan Testa and Bo Shen have a plan. They’ll pull off an unlikely heist to earn their way over the wall, escaping Bolvar before serving their mandatory five years in the Bolvar Union Defense Force. But Adan has a secret talent that no one has seen in the five centuries since the First Explorers colonized Neska. And when the Union discovers Adan’s gift, they’ll do everything they can to learn his secret even if … Read more

REVIEW: The Sigil – Shakeil Kanish and Larissa Mandeville

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The Sigil

Genre: LGBT, Dark, Urban Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay, Gender Fluid, Lesbian Reviewer: H.L. Get It On Amazon About The Book Lake’s brother Devlin was murdered right in front of him. Simply because he was in the wrong place at the wrong time.  Or was he? Why, then, does Lake think Devlin knew he was going to die before they ever set foot in the gas station that night? As he obsesses over his brother’s death, Lake begins to uncover a hidden world full of forbidden magic and growing danger. Now he’s stuck, caught between the world that his brother … Read more

REVIEW: Road to Juneau – Liam Quane

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Road to Juneau - Liam Quane

Genre: Young Adult, Sci-Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Poly Reviewer: Lee Get It On Amazon About The Book Humanity is rebuilding its cities brick by brick; the damage done to the people, however, is a lot harder to repair. Dan Hardacre is one of those people. An aspiring stage actor and experienced draft-dodger, Dan struggles to find his place within the Utopic rebuild of New York City. When he’s not caught up with the duties of work, Dan lives a quiet life in mourning for his mother, Dyani, who went missing when he was a teenager. One night, Dan experiences a … Read more

NEW RELEASE: The Quest of Wyndracer and Fyrehunter – David Berger

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The Quest of Wyndracer and Fyrehunter

QSFer David Berger has a new gay YA fantasy book out, DragonHawk Cycle book 1: The Quest of Wyndracer and Fyrehunter. One born of air. One born of fire. Together, two teenagers must stop a god war. Conall and Aedan, having reached their sixteenth year, both leave their homes to go on a quest for their spirit guides, only to be swept into intrigue and mystery when the Elder Druids tell the boys they are tied to prophecy about a great war between the Ancient Ones, the Ársa and the Fonn, who want to do battle on the lands of … Read more

NEW RELEASE: Schoolbooks & Sorcery Anthology

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Schoolbooks & Sorcery Anthology

QSFer Michael M. Jones is the editor of a new inclusive YA fantasy anthology: Schoolbooks & Sorcery. “I snagged a few pinches of herbs from the apothecary cabinet in the kitchen and ground them into a paste. The bruised leaves let out their oils, and the air filled with a sweet, green, medicinal smell. Just a small magic, friend-to-bees magic, and it didn’t look like magic unless you knew.” From “The Delicate Work of Bees” by Emily Horner “What is the centaur philosophy of magic?” Clementine cleared her throat, cheeks flushing pink, and said, “That if it were easy, everyone … Read more