Lesbische Nekromantinnen und Schwertkämpferinnen in Space, die in Leichen verknallt sind und selbstregenerierende Knochenmonster aufeinander hetzen. Leute sterben mehr als einmal und sind trotzdem noch da. Wunderbar bescheuert.
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@vivavaleria@eldritch.cafe on the mammooth site. Reading mostly wlw rom-coms, with the occasional exceptions. I try to rotate languages, but it isn't really easy to find queer romance books in other languages than English. Reviews and comments usually in the same language as the book.
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Enum & Valerie reviewed Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Enum & Valerie reviewed Conni, das Kleeblatt und die Pferde am Meer by Dagmar Hoßfeld (Conni & Co., #11)
Enum & Valerie reviewed Dream On, Ramona Riley by Ashley Herring Blake
Well hello Dolly
3 stars
I really did like Ramona and Dylan and their stories. This book was so lovely to read.
But why on earth would you use this plot arc, where they needlessly hide shit from each other, then hear about it in the wrong moment and jump to conclusions? Whyyyyy? It's lazy and everybody hates arcs like that.
Enum & Valerie finished reading In Hinterräumen by Katharina Scholz
Oh nein, Kalli, du kannst doch keine Bullen knutschen /o\
Drittklassiger Roman, aber es war voll süß, ihn von @internet_memme@books.theunseen.city vorgelesen zu bekommen :3
Enum & Valerie reviewed Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim
Enum & Valerie reviewed A Wicked Magic by Sasha Laurens
Enum & Valerie reviewed Zauberhafte Aussichten by Stella Benson
Enum & Valerie reviewed The Thread That Binds by Cedar McCloud (Eternal Library, #1)
A bibliophile normative world...
5 stars
...which is also very nicely queer-normative, despite being very anglo. Everything in here is about books, and there's a nicely working magic system and religions. Lots of queer polyamory, prominent depiction of hearing-impaired and disabled characters, and a world that caters to all of them. There's also a beautiful accompanying oracle card deck :)
Enum & Valerie reviewed A Scatter of Light by Malinda Lo
A Baby Queer's Journey
4 stars
Just like Last Night at the Telegraph Club, this book follows the journey of a young adult in finding out about their gayness - in a different century and different circumstances. Most of this book, I liked a lot. There's so many reflections on different parts of life, it's just enjoyable and thought-inspiring.
However, I'm a girl that needs happy endings. This book does not have a happy ending. Starting at about 2/3 of this book, everything turns sad in every way. I would not have read this book if I had known.
Enum & Valerie reviewed Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
Best book I've read this year
5 stars
This is the story of 17-year old Lily Hu in 1950s San Francisco Chinatown and her slow and risky introduction into lesbianism. It's all embedded within real historical events, with so many references to things and places and events and people that actually existed (the Author's Note explains a lot of them - well-researched! and if you want to read up on them, there's even a bibliography list). I devoured this book with lots of joy. It's interesting and thrilling and capturing. Go read it!
Enum & Valerie reviewed Relationship Mechanic by Karmen Lee (Peach Blossom, #2)
Enum & Valerie reviewed For she is wrath by Emily Varga
Classic revenge plot
2 stars
Same old plot. Someone is out for revenge, wraps their entire life around it, gets lost in the cause, and has to accept that maybe it's not worth it and getting their life is more important than vengeance. The implementation is okay. Noor is a nice character. That's all.
Enum & Valerie reviewed Flatland by Edwin Abbott Abbott (Penguin Science Fiction)
Nostalgia
3 stars
I read this originally in high school age, when my computer science teacher recommended it to me. It's entertaining and it did feel good reading it again, however disguided and fascist the described society may be.
A Guide to US-American 90s Queer Cultures
2 stars
Damn this book felt long and boring. Mostly, nothing happens except that Paul/Polly moves around Iowa City/Michigan/Provincetown/San Francisco and fucks around. No tension, no bigger story. I do have to appreciate however, how this book visits quite some different sides and forms and subcultures of gay and lesbian communities. Paul's shapeshifting allows it.