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Death's Country | R. M. Romero
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A queer, polyamorous retelling of Orpheus and Eurydice set in modern day Miami.

Good god, but I loved this. This is a novella told in verse, written beautifully, and examining who our parents try to make us be. A sweet romance, which could have been developed a bit more, and I definitely want to read this again as an audiobook.

I was a little thrown by the lack of dialogue related punctuation, but I did eventually get used to that. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗

BookmarkTavern Release Date: May 7th, 2024 #NetGalley #ARC #LGBTQBookBingo #LGBTQ2024 @Kenyazero New genre/format (edited) 3d
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The Bayou | Arden Powell
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The waters of the bayou are rising. People from town are disappearing. & Eugene finds himself entranced by the Bonnie & Clyde pair that‘s swept into town.

Wow can Powell set a scene! I could feel the heaviness of a Louisiana summer against my skin. & the insidious creeping horror as we don‘t know really know anything that‘s going on. Really reminds me of Alma Katsu‘s historical horror. & I‘m definitely going to look up more by Powell. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

BookmarkTavern General warning for dealing with death of a child, and specific warnings for Chapter XV gunshot suicide, Chapter XVII sexual assault/murder of a child 2w
Bookzombie Yay! I‘m glad you liked it. 2w
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Elatsoe | Darcie Little Badger
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When Ellie dreams of her recently dead cousin, her ghost speaking abilities help her realize that her cousin was murdered, & there is a much darker mystery at the heart of his Texan hometown.

Wow! This blew me away! The characters were all delightful. Absolutely loved the urban fantasy feels, in such a unique way. Excellent pacing & I was kept guessing on the bigger mystery right up until the end! Definitely an author to follow! 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗

BookmarkTavern #LGBTQBookBingo #LGBTQ2024 @Kenyazero Indigenous author or character CW 👇🏻 (edited) 3w
BookmarkTavern General warning throughout for racism and colonialism 3w
Kenyazero An excellent pick! I definitely enjoyed this book. 3w
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Lightspeed Magazine, June 2015 (Queers Destroy Science Fiction Special Issue) | Seanan McGuire, Lightspeed Magazine, Chaz Brenchley, John Chu
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An anthology of science fiction stories by queer voices and with queer representation.

Anthologies are pretty hit & miss for me, & this one didn‘t really hit. The stories were mostly fine, the narrators were great, but I want sci fi that I‘m still thinking about.

Although I will be searching out E Saxey, because the story Amelioration has me thinking about language & hateful rhetoric. I listened to that story twice before moving on. 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑

BookmarkTavern #LGBTQBookBingo #LGBTQ2024 @Kenyazero On your TBR for a while CW 👇🏻 4w
BookmarkTavern Did, Sophie Die, intense misogynistic cyber harassment 4w
Kenyazero Nice! Anthologies are often hit or miss with me too. It's always fun when you discover an author in them though. 3w
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Suet624 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 1mo
PuddleJumper 🥳🥳 1mo
BkClubCare 😁 4w
Kenyazero Rolling right along! You're even almost to a full blackout! 🤩 3w
Nutmegnc It‘s those last three though…the struggle is real. 😬😬😬 @Kenyazero (edited) 3w
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Into the Light | Mark Oshiro
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Kicked out of his family, Manny travels until he learns of an identified body near where he used to live. Worried that it‘s his sister, he returns to confront his past & everything he‘s been running from.

Such an intense read! Questions of identity, conformity, & the abuse of power by those supposed to care for the most vulnerable. Very clever with the changing POVs/fonts. & a supernatural twist I think could have been set up better. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

BookmarkTavern #LGBTQBookBingo #LGBTQ2024 @Kenyazero Plant on the cover CW 👇🏻 (edited) 1mo
BookmarkTavern There are no chapter breaks so a general warning throughout for cults, brainwashing, Christian nationalism, child abuse, child abandonment, threatened sexual assault, child homelessness 1mo
peanutnine I did not see that twist coming!! 4w
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In an effort to avoid an unwanted marriage, Celeste escapes into a blizzard, finding refuge in an abandoned manor with a very unusual Beast.

A very interesting, historical & Sapphic reinterpretation of Beauty & the Beast. I really liked the twist on the curse, & I liked all the characters. The relationship was really sweet. Pacing slowed down in the middle, the ending was unsatisfactory w/ loose threads, but overall an enjoyable read. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

BookmarkTavern #LGBTQBookBingo #LGBTQ2024 @Kenyazero Pink or yellow on the cover CW 👇🏻 1mo
BookmarkTavern Chapter 14: Fever, death of a parent and death in childbirth; Chapter 23: A Scientific Impossibility, child death 1mo
Kenyazero Sounds like a fun reimagining! 1mo
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Jesse, looking for her father, & Ben, escaping his to freedom, work together on the Nightland Route. Only, the job they're running has bigger implications than they could have imagined.

Wasn‘t expecting historical fantasy, but I loved it. The Pony Express woven w/ the magical world was engaging. I loved the friendship that developed between Jesse & Ben. And Jesse's exploration of their gender identity was so interesting. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

BookmarkTavern Chapter XXVIII and XXIIX, horse death 1mo
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Something Spectacular | Alexis Hall
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I just completed my first lgbtq bingo of the year! @Kenyazero #LGBTQBookBingo from the top down: 📖Topping the Alpha (this is horrible, don‘t waste your time) 📖 the Girl From the Sea 📖Halo 📖Bloom 📖Lose You to Find Me

Kenyazero An Excellent first bingo! 🤩 1mo
Nutmegnc @Kenyazero Thank you!! So fun! 1mo
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In the past, Peter is working for a dictionary & finding his place in the world. In the present, Mallory is dealing with fake words in that same dictionary & bomb threats to her place of work.

This was so clever! So much word play, & definitions of words is never even heard of. I liked Mallory‘s story & her relationship with Pip more & would have liked more of it. & the examination of language & changing meanings was great! 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

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