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book_maven

Disabled queer introvert surviving on books. I read widely, favs are fantasy, sci-fi, horror, thriller, romance, and mystery. I also love going for walks, nature, and puzzling.

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Black Fantasy, Sci-Fi, and Speculative Fiction
One and Done Fantasy
My Taste
A Drop of Corruption
Bury Your Gays
Song of the Forever Rains (Mousai, #1)
The Blighted Stars
Get a Life, Chloe Brown
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The Woman on the Ledge
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Dark Water Daughter (The Winter Sea, #1)
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One Death at a Time
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Ruth Mancini

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Abbi Waxman

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Neon Lullabies

J.S. Wilson

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  • Scorpica (The Five Queendoms, #1)
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    Aug 29, 2026
    Scorpica (The Five Queendoms, #1)
    4.5
    Enjoyment: 4.5Quality: 4.5Characters: 4.0Plot: 4.0
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    I loved the world this created; the matriarchal society, the magic system, the different queendoms were all very interesting. This book was propulsive and engaging, but also quiet and thought-provoking. The characters are full, complicated, and morally gray (with some clear villains too). I really loved (and hated) these characters, G. R. Macallister really puts you through the wringer with some of the things that happen to them 😩. The political chess game everyone is playing was next level! I am hoping even more gets revealed and explored in the next books. Overall, this was a unique and well-done epic fantasy and start to a series!

    My only minor issues: one of the villains in the story is too powerful and it’s not well explained how they came to be that powerful. Secondly, the pov chapters for this person gave some key things away that I think would have served the story better through the plot unfolding.

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