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I love speculative fiction of all kinds. I love books that are character-driven and are about broken or complex people. I prioritize diverse books and indies. And a little romance is always a win.

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Black Fantasy, Sci-Fi, and Speculative Fiction
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You Weren't Meant to Be Human
The Wonder Engine (Clocktaur War, #2)
The Blood-Born Dragon (The Everlands Cycle, #1)
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Fatebound (Druadan Legacy #4)
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A Den of Howls & Discontent: A Spicy Why Choose Romantasy (Lunaria Realms Book 4)
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Guardians of Alistile: Risen from Ash
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Three Bags Full (Sheep Detective Story, #1)
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  • Tender Is the Flesh
    kmartbooks
    May 18, 2026
    5.0
    Enjoyment: 2.0Quality: 5.0Characters: 3.0Plot: 4.5
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    Well that was fucked up... 5 stars.

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  • Love Galaxy
    kmartbooks
    May 18, 2026
    5.0
    Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: 5.0Characters: 5.0Plot: 5.0

    This might be my favorite book of the year so far, and I did not see that coming.

    The premise sounds kind of zany. A trash collector from a garbage planet gets accidentally cast on an intergalactic reality dating show, competing for the hand of both the prince and princess heirs to a galactic empire. And it absolutely is quirky. But Love Galaxy wraps that wildly fun concept around something with real depth and nuance. I was hooked from the first paragraph. Genuinely, within moments, I knew this book had my number.

    This is not predictable in any sense. It refuses to be pinned down. There's science fiction and romance and murder mystery and political intrigue all tangled together. The reality dating show exists as propaganda and several of the main characters know it and say so openly. That self-awareness is where the book truly shines. It has the snark and banter and yearning you want from a romance but it also has the political bite of the best speculative fiction and it reminded me of exactly why I love sci-fi. When it's done this well, it holds a mirror up to our world, revealing the flaws without being heavy-handed.

    The characters are incredibly complex and their relationships feel genuinely layered. The queernorm world-building is fantastic and exists with just as much nuance as the themes. Temmi is both soft and fierce in ways I wasn't prepared for and watching my perception of characters shift dramatically over the course of the story was such a specific kind of joy.

    The ending left me reeling and I need the next one immediately. Absolutely cannot recommend this enough.

    Thank you so much to DAW for the complimentary copy. This review is voluntary and all opinions are my own.

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  • Tender Is the Flesh
    kmartbooks
    May 18, 2026
    5.0
    Enjoyment: 2.0Quality: 5.0Characters: 3.0Plot: 4.5
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    Well that was fucked up... 5 stars.

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  • Your dream quest?

    I was looking at some banned book lists earlier and I was thinking how fun it would be to have a banned book quest! What quest would you love to have?! and badge idea? I would love a childhood book quest, banned book quest and more horror quests!

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