With my reading half-done (I have until December 5th to get through the rest), I thought I would share my brief thoughts on the books that really impressed me...
Oh, this was delightful, a modern American queer fantasy about family, spirit, magic, and connections - complete with a wonderful non-binary character and absolutely perfect gender-neutral pronouns.
A slow start, and I was initially perturbed by the conflict between the characters, but once I settled in . . . what a wonderful fantasy, full of action and adventure, and (OMG!) polyamorous romance.
R.A. Steffan does it again with another wonderful story, once again populated by dynamic characters and (very exciting) a reverse harem relationship. It mixes fantasy with romance, but is much darker in tone than the Horse Mistress stories (which I loved so much, I bought the massive paperback omnibus so I can enjoy it again), although that darkness makes it more powerful.
Coming into a series with the 5th book is always a challenge, especially with high tech space opera, but I still found myself drawn into this almost from the start. So much drama, tension, and mystery, with a covert romance that was actually more intense for being restricted to stolen moments in the shadows.
Waiting on the Rain by Freddy MacKay
This has, without a doubt, been the highlight of the submissions for me (so far). A beautiful story of friendship and family with character as wonderful and as diverse as the Thailand setting. Jira and Bon are such a cute couple, and Areeya and Fon (OMG, I loved Fon!) really bring that relationship to live by intertwining it within their own.
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