the_lesbrarian's reviews
108 reviews

How You Get The Girl by Anita Kelly

hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Heart of Silver Flame by S.D. Simper

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

Love and Hot Chicken by Mary Liza Hartong

emotional hopeful relaxing slow-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This was a really well done novella. Gailey created more empathetic, complex characters than many authors have accomplished with many more pages. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Transphobia, Police brutality, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Alcohol

The Fate of Stars by S.D. Simper

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.75

This book was so fun! Morally gray butch lesbian princess x mermaid love story. 
This is a very romance-heavy romantasy. Due to my personal reading preferences, I wish it was longer and more time had been given to development of the political and magic systems. 
There are some big skips in logic, plot holes, and a very simple solution to the big problem that the book ends on,

i am really not understanding why she couldn’t just live on land and then meet with her mother/undersea friends  by having them swim to the cove and then hanging out with them from the land like she discussed doing with the princess but with talora underwater. this reads like the fantasy equivalent of the romance third act miscommunication to breakup trope

so don’t pick this one up if you’re someone who can’t look past that. 
That being said, I really enjoyed this book and will be reading the next one. This is a wild ride and a sweet romance in a fantasy setting turn your brain off & enjoy 

also how insane it it that she was able to sneak out of the castle by wearing the in-world equivalent of those spirit halloween sexy nun outfits. hysterical and fantastic

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Trafficking

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infertility, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Classism

Interesting Facts About Space by Emily Austin

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

D'Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding by Chencia C. Higgins

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

Iris Kelly Doesn't Date by Ashley Herring Blake

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol

Big Swiss by Jen Beagin

dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0