Trans Chaos

It’s still Trans Rights Readathon time! Hitting you with books I haven’t recommended before, or not nearly enough. A hearty mix of trans characters and/or authors, with a wide range of genres. Hence, the chaos.

Book Stack

A stack of books beside a bookshelf with a puzzle on the wall. Top to bottom books are:
Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo.
Infinity Alchemist by Kacen Callender.
Cutting Your Teeth by Caylan McRae.
From Me to You edited by A.E. Bratchford.
An Outstretched Hand curated by Write Here Right Queer.
A Queer and Cozy Winter curated by Rainbow Crate.
The Voice of Wild Places by Noah Hawthorne.
Prince of Sorrows by Kellen Graves.
Silver Under Nightfall by Rin Chupeco.
The Rebel Foxes by Noah Hawthorne. Phantoms and Rook by Aelina Isaacs.
The Forgotten Lyric by Carolina Cruz.
A Strange and Stubborn Endurance by Foz Meadows.
A Taste of gold and iron by Alexandra  Rowland.
Initiation by Alethea Faust.
Dead Cowpokes Don't Wrangle curated by Mars Adler and H.s. Wolfe.
Finding Echoes by Foz Meadows.
Brave Boy World edited by Lee Mandelo.
Dudes Rock curated by Romanus and Candra.
Iron Widow by Xiran Zhao.
Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki.
Full Metal Indigiqueer by Joshua Whitehead.
Galaxy by Jadzia Axelrod.
Nimona by N.D. Stevenson.
The Dawnhounds by Sascha Stronach.
Love After the end by Joshua Whitehead.

Tomorrow is the first day of Trans Rights Readathon ! 🏳️‍⚧️📚

When I decided to make a stack I didn’t think I had that many books with gender fckry characters and/or authors, but apparently I was wrong. There’s a handful here I haven’t read or am working my way through, and am hoping the readathon will help me get through my TBR a little bit.

Have you read any of these?

February Reads

A graphic captioned February Reads. Thomas; Vampires of Eden by Karla Nikole. Apparently, Sir Cameron Needs to Die by Greer Stothers. The Wolf At the Door by Charlie Adhara. The Last Sun by K.D. Edwards. The Hanged Man by K.D Edwards. The Hourglass Throne by K.D. Edwards. A Strange and Stubborn Endurance by Foz Meadows. Slippery Creatures by KJ Charles. Prince of Agony by Tavia Lark.

My birthday was last month, so of course I treated myself to relistens of most of my favorites. I also read Sir Cameron, which I’ve had my eye on for awhile, and Thomas!

Vampires and knights and dragons, oh my! Not to mention werewolves, murder mysteries, and codependent heros with accidental child acquisition syndrome.

Audiobooks Rock

There once was a time when I had never listened to an audiobook, or had any interest to. Now that’s just about the only way I can get any reading done. I have favorite narrators, and favorite performances. Anyone who knows me will be able to spot them here immediately.

There’s also a great many here that I want to listen to, or are new to me entirely and recommended by readers or indie authors.

Black History Month

It is Black History Month, and today I bring you a plethora of queer books written by Black authors.

I personally loved Icarus, Black Leopard Red Wolf, Work For It, and Somewhere in the Gray Area. I’m about halfway through Master of Djinn and Chain-Gang All-Stars, but they were library and I’ll have to recheck them out.

Winged Histories and Dread Nation are waiting on my bookshelf, and there’s quite a few more on my TBR.

Trope Time – Immortal and Witch

A graphic featuring an ebook cover of Phantom and Rook by Aelina Isaacs. Text captions surround the cover describing different tropes. 'Have we met before?' 'Hunt based on the secret' 'Magic Tattoos' 'I won't forget you again.' 'Grumpy Owl' 'Immortal x Hedge Witch' 'Retired Hero, Now What?' 'Found Family'

Phantom and Rook is a queer urban fantasy romance following a retired hedge witch and a mysterious immortal that is cursed to be forgotten by all those who know and love him.

We have found family, magical tattoos, starting over later in life, and lots of healing. It is the first in a series, a toe dip into the magical world of Levena and all of its mysteries.

Phantom and Rook’s ebook is free at (most) of your favorite retailers, and is also available in paperback and audio.

January Reads

Look at me, listening to new books! I even conquered a paperback that’s been on my shelf for awhile now.

The To Kill a King series was full of ups and downs, I wanted to smash most of their heads together and the second one is likely my favorite because eldest child syndrome intermixed with a dragon for the win.

And yeah … I finished the Big Bad Wolf series, again. Can’t get enough Dayton and his wolf.

I am nearly done with the Perilous Courts series by Tavia Lark, I realized partway through Bodyguard that I had in fact already listened to it but continued on anyways. Love these books, and Betrothed especially.

Sorcery and Small Magics was recommended to me by several people, and MY GOODNESS what a book. It is so well written, beautiful, and just a heck of a good time.

American Hippo is like if OFMD had a baby with a heist movie and was parented by an old western, and babysat by hippos.

Lastly, I couldn’t start the year off without the Doomsday fellas. Gareth and Jos are my favorite, but Luke and his grief gets me every time.

Vampstar 2.0

A graphic captioned Vampstar. There is an illustration of Proteus Xlato, a smug looking being wearing glasses and a celestial necklace. They have tousled hair, and an arched eyebrow. An excerpt beneath is “The discovery of celestial bodies is a personal favorite of mine.” A warm voice offers instead, along with a healthy dose of suggestion. “I’m afraid that discussion may have to wait until after, however,” the stranger says, breaking me out of my critical fugue.  “Unless you need assistance with teaching, as well?”'

The sassy new professor who loves to show skin and has a bit of an attitude problem, Proteus Xlato is unlike any of the love interests we’ve encountered in Levena thus far. I am thoroughly enjoying the catty dynamic between our grumpy vampire, and this new mysterious new professor.