• Wrap Ups

    Wrap-up: July 2020

    2 August, 2020

    Is it just me or has July passed by so fast? I can’t quite believe we’re already in August. In the last month, well… you can see what happened to the pair of us reading-wise (every time I think to myself, I’ll start this post earlier so it’s not so much work adding links/images all at once. I never do). And watching-wise (but that’s nothing new for me, is it…).

    But anyway. Check out what we did manage to read and watch.

    Also, thank you so much to everyone who nominated us in the 2020 Book Blogger Awards! We are truly so thankful! And, obviously, congratulations to everyone in there as well! If you haven’t already, be sure to check out the full list of bloggers nominated.

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  • All Releases,  Book Releases,  Literature

    Book Releases: August 2020

    29 July, 2020

    The summer is halfway through, but that doesn’t mean the good times are ending! The days might be shorter and shorter now (in this hemisphere), but that only means your evenings are longer and longer, so you will have more time to read! And oh boy, is there a lot to read in August… Almost 100 books.

    Like always, a rainbow emoji is there to tell you a book is ownvoices, in terms of LGBT rep. And if you need some more books, you can find all our previous releases posts here.

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  • All Reviews,  Literature

    Book Reviews: Backlist Releases You May Have Missed

    27 July, 2020

    Something a bit different for you today, with a series of reviews of books that have been published recently (and a little less recently) that you might have missed out on. A little disclaimer first up, though: copies of these books were kindly provided us by the authors, but these are my unbiased reviews.

    So dive in! And I hope you find something here that interests you.

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  • Literature,  Most Anticipated & Best

    Most Anticipated 2020 Releases: July to December

    20 July, 2020

    Ignoring the fact that this post is a little delayed and a couple of the books may have been published (we did at least pick them earlier than this!), but today we have for you, our most anticipated releases of the second half of this year.

    Not that either of us really read any that we selected for the first half.

    But anyway. Check out what we picked, and let us know what you’re looking forward to most!

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  • All Releases,  Book Releases,  Literature

    Book Releases: July-December 2020 Books With Bi Protagonists

    18 July, 2020

    A second part to the post I made at the beginning of the year, where I listed books with bi/pan main characters which were published between January and June (it’s here!). Now it’s time for the second half of the year.

    Once again, I want to make some things clear:

    1) I included only books that use the bi & pan labels or, in case of sff ones, that make it clear from context the characters are bi or pan. It’s not always clear-cut but I figured that if you’re looking for bi/pan rep, you’re looking for something concrete;

    2) I did not include books which I wasn’t sure about, because I didn’t want to falsely advertise. If there’s anything I missed that you know for a fact features a bi or pan protag, please let me know!

    The rainbow emoji indicates that the book is written by an LGBT author, and just for fun, I also marked YA books with a ✌️ emoji. Please let me know if I missed or mislabeled something!

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  • All Releases,  Music,  Music Releases

    Music Releases: LGBT songs of June 2020

    15 July, 2020

    Pride is sadly over, but to make your mood a little bit better, here are my favourite songs that came out last month!

    Per tradition, there are 10 of my absolutely favourite songs with links to their lyric/music videos below & a mix with all the rest of songs I love at the end of the post.

    And perhaps you need more music? Check out all my previous monthly posts right here!

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  • All Recommended,  Book Recs,  Literature

    Book Recs: Books With Less Than 400 Goodreads Ratings (I)

    12 July, 2020

    A bit of a different post for you today in that it’s not really got a theme as such. Instead I went for books that I’d rec that have fewer than 400 ratings (criminally) on Goodreads (as voted for on twitter, actually).

    There is a somewhat…eclectic mix here, for sure. But I hope it’s such that you will be able to find something you’re interested in, no matter what you’re looking for.

    Oh, and I tried my best to include books that didn’t have so few ratings just because they had only recently been released.

    So check it out!

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  • All Releases,  Book Releases,  Literature

    Book Releases: LGBT YA Books of July-December 2020

    8 July, 2020

    You already know about all the LGBT YA books that came out in the first half of the year (and if you don’t, check out my post about them!), so now it’s time for the second half. By now all of you probably know that I usually read YA books, but hopefully some of our readers share my preference and will find something to read among those 90 or so titles.

    I tried my best, but of course, I’m only human so if you know of any books I missed, please let me know!

    Like always on this blog, the rainbow emoji indicates that the book is by an LGBT author.

    See also: 2019-2021 LGBT YA books
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  • All Reviews,  Literature

    ARC Review: Of Dragons, Feasts and Murders

    6 July, 2020
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    From the author of the critically acclaimed Dominion of the Fallen trilogy comes a tale of dragons, and Fallen angels—and also kissing, sarcasm and stabbing.

    Lunar New Year should be a time for familial reunions, ancestor worship, and consumption of an unhealthy amount of candied fruit.

    But when dragon prince Thuan brings home his brooding and ruthless husband Asmodeus for the New Year, they find not interminable family gatherings, but a corpse outside their quarters. Asmodeus is thrilled by the murder investigation; Thuan, who gets dragged into the political plotting he’d sworn off when he left, is less enthusiastic.

    It’ll take all of Asmodeus’s skill with knives, and all of Thuan’s diplomacy, to navigate this one—as well as the troubled waters of their own relationship….

    A sparkling standalone book set in a world of dark intrigue.

    Of Dragons, Feasts and Murders

    Aliette de Bodard

    Published: 7th July 2020
    Goodreads
    Rep: Vietnamese bi mc, gay side character

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  • All Reviews,  Literature

    Blog Tour: Queen of Coin and Whispers

    4 July, 2020

    Something exciting for you today as we are part of the blog tour for Helen Corcoran’s Queen of Coin and Whispers which released last month. If you haven’t read it yet, and you’re looking for a sapphic royal fantasy with a slowburning romance and political machinations, this book is for you!

    For this tour stop, I figured I would make a mix for the book, complete with reasons why I added each song. Or at least, I tried to give reasons. Sometimes it’s just about how the song feels…

    Before we begin though, you can check out all of the other stops on the tour here and read my review of the book here.

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    ‘She loved me as I loved her, fierce as a bloodied blade.’

    When teenage queen Lia inherits her corrupt uncle’s bankrupt kingdom, she brings a new spymaster into the fold … Xania, who takes the job to avenge her murdered father.

    Faced with dangerous plots and hidden enemies, can Lia and Xania learn to rely on each another, as they discover that all is not fair in love and treason?

    In a world where the throne means both power and duty, they must decide what to sacrifice for their country – and for each other …

    Queen of Coin and Whispers

    Helen Corcoran

    Published: 1st June 2020
    Goodreads
    Rep: lesbian mcs

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  • Book of the Month,  Literature

    Book of the Month: Spellbound: A Graphic Memoir

    3 July, 2020

    It’s a new month, which means a new book of the month! As ever, there were so many potential books to choose from, so, if you want to see what we sadly couldn’t choose, keep an eye out for our August releases post later in the month.

    That said, here is what we did choose. And hopefully it’s introducing you to a whole new book!

    Related: Don’t forget all releases can be found in our monthly lists here.
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  • Wrap Ups

    Wrap-up: June 2020

    1 July, 2020

    It’s the end of June and another Pride month, which means it’s time for a wrap-up. As you may remember, at the beginning of the month, each of us set the other a TBR of six books. Well, now you can find out how we got on with that!

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