Defining the trope This trope represents a particular type of character. They’re bisexual, but they’re a major mess! Sometimes this mess means that they just haven’t figured out how to be an adult yet, and sometimes it’s a bit more complicated depending on what kind of a story we’re talking about. The messiness comes about […]
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Hello again book bees! Prepare yourselves for a kinda rambly post, sorry in advance. I know that I’ve stated plenty of times before that I identify as queer but for this post I’d like to be explicit: I am a bisexual grey-aromantic cis woman. I used to solidly identify as aromantic but have graduated up […]
Hello book bees and welcome to another post about pride month! Today I’d like to bring up some of my favorite trans characters in fiction. Ella from Cinder Ella by ST Lynn Yes I do keep suggesting this book. I’ll keep suggesting it until everyone in the world has read it! Cinder Ella is a […]
Hello book bees and welcome to another Pride themed post! Today I’ll be covering my top five fiction books about LGBTQ+ stories/characters! A fair warning, these are not ranked from best to least of my top five, they’re all on equal standing as my favorites! 1. Marriage of Unconvenience by Chelsea M. Cameron This book […]
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Pride Month: What I read last year
Hiya book bees! Today’s list of books are the books I intentionally chose to read last year during Pride month and a little bit about them! 1. The Life and Death of Sophie Stark by Anna North (Goodreads) This book is about a fictional filmmaker named Sophie Stark, told from the perspective of various people […]
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Review: Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand
Marion and Charlotte Althouse have just lost their father. The wake of this tragedy, their mother moves them to Sawkill, a small town located on a rock in the sea. Their arrival is marked by strange noises and events circling around Marion, and the connections made immediately between both sisters and Val Moritmer–daughter of their […]
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Discussion: LGBT+ Rep in Genres
Hello book bees and welcome to another discussion post! Today I want to discuss, as a queer person myself and from only my perspective and experiences, why I feel it’s important to see LGBT+ representation in books outside of books that are solely about the LGBT+ experience. For this, I’m talking about books that take […]
Book Blurb: After millennial ghostwriter Trevor Moore rents an old farmhouse in Fuerteventura, he moves in to find his muse. Instead, he discovers a rucksack filled with cash. Who does it belong to – and should he hand it in… or keep it? Struggling to make up his mind, Trevor unravels the harrowing true story […]
Goddess of the Hunt is a collection of poems describing the innermost thoughts of the goddess Artemis, as well as occasional thoughts from goddesses Demeter, Persephone, Hera, and more. The poems express a heartfelt desire to be one’s self, and a resistance to the preconceived notions of a goddess. Artemis expresses both a desire for […]
In Fort Collins, Colorado, Erin and Jen Bennet run the Bennet Sisters Brewery, their dream business making and selling craft beer. Jen runs the face of the business while Erin is the master brewer of their company, leading them to meet Charlie and Darcy. Charlie is in town to learn more about the brewing side […]
Cups and Cards and Books 