
The Bone Maker by Sarah Beth Durst
Rating: 🪐🪐🪐
An action-packed story starring a charming cast of middle-aged heroes who set out to save the world with bones. A book for young-adult fantasy lovers or someone just looking to read something uncomplicated and entertaining… Click to continue reading!

Dead Space by Kali Wallace
Rating: 🪐🪐🪐🪐
A lesbian detective investigates a murder on a remote asteroid mining station. Artificial intelligence ethics! Non-binary representation! This little space thriller has so much to offer and had me hooked from start to finish… Click to continue reading!

Burning Girls and Other Stories by Veronica Schanoes
Rating: 🪐🪐🪐🪐
A collection of stories heavy with Jewish folklore, feminism, and anti-capitalism. I have been looking forward to reading this since it was first announced, and it was even better than I could have hoped… Click to continue reading!

Will Do Magic for Small Change by Andrea Hairston
Rating: 🪐🪐🪐
I have never read a book like this before. West African mythology and history + a Black, queer MC + an interdimensional, genderqueer alien (who is also part demon)… this story has it all and more. While I can’t say that I would highly recommend it due to the disjointed and somewhat messy writing, I am glad that I read it, and I would encourage anyone who is interested in a very unique reading experience to give it a try, especially if you typically enjoy YA… Click to continue reading!

The Swimmers by Marian Womack
Rating: 🪐🪐🪐🪐
An eco-dystopian, Weird speculative fiction, this eerily premonitory tale imagines what could happen if both capitalism and climate change go unchecked. I highly recommend this to fans of the Southern Reach trilogy and anyone who likes character-driven books with immersive worlds… Click to continue reading!