Isaiah Roby's Blog: MI Book Reviews, page 82
March 19, 2020
Music From Another World
Its summer 1977 and closeted lesbian Tammy Larson cant be herself anywhere. Not at her strict Christian high school, not at her conservative Orange County church and certainly not at home, where her ultrareligious aunt relentlessly organizes antigay political campaigns. Tammys only outlet is writing secret letters in her diary to gay civil rights activist Harvey Milkuntil shes matched with a real-life pen pal who changes everything.
Sharon Hawkins bonds with Tammy over punk music and...
Review: Rising from Ash by Jax Meyer
Absoluely lovely romance set at the south pole with lots of wonderful discussions about asexuality and more.
Phoenix Murray has had enough. Enough of her incompetent boss. Enough of her addict father always asking for money. Enough of the struggle to survive. So when her aunt offers her a job as a cook at the South Pole, she jumps at it. Even when shes asked to avoid casual sex to keep the peace in the tiny community.
Astrophysicist Ashley Bennett cant wait for her year at the South Pole. Not...
Alpha Trine
The sole survivor on a science vessel adrift in deep space, Zeus was adopted by the Emperor and Empress of the MarSani, though he is both human and blind, and seen by most as unfit to join the royal family. Though they were able to repair his vision, Zeus does not trust his eyes and the nobles of his parents court refuse to ever trust a frail human.
Dargon Kal-Turak, along with his symbiote and lover Alpha, command one of the most dangerous ships in the stars. Narrowly escaping a trap, they...
March 18, 2020
Reading Challenge Tip #5
Good whatever time of the day it is for you!
Today I am home from work and told not to leave my house for the safety of my family and others. So I am downloading books and doing more research into the 2020 reading challenge. Eventually I will need to start my day, just in case I really am called into work and because my dogs are looking at me like I am abusing them (I left the bed and they were not done cuddling. I promise they are spoiled).
One of the things I can remember from my middle...
Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists: A Graphic History of Women’s Fight for Their Rights
A bold and gripping graphic history of the fight for womens rights
The ongoing struggle for womens rights has spanned human history, touched nearly every culture on Earth, and encompassed a wide range of issues, such as the right to vote, work, get an education, own property, exercise bodily autonomy, and beyond. Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists is a fun and fascinating graphic novel-style primer that covers the key figures and events that have advanced womens rights from antiquity to...
March 17, 2020
ARC Review: The Electric Heir by Victoria Lee
This book is absolutely horrifying, but in a gruesomely fascinating way like watching a car crash without being able to look away.
In the sequel to The Fever King, Noam Álvaro seeks to end tyranny before he becomes a tyrant himself.
Six months after Noam Álvaro helped overthrow the despotic government of Carolinia, the Atlantians have gained citizenship, and Lehrer is chancellor. But despite Lehrers image as a progressive humanitarian leader, Noam has finally remembered the truth that Lehrer...
ARC Review: Queerleaders by M.B. Guel
This had the potential to be so cute, but ultimately only reminded me why I usually hate American High School romcoms: they are formulaic, perpetuate harmful stereotypes and revolve solely on second hand embarassment and putting the protagonist down.
Mack snuck a look at the cheerleaders just as Veronica took her place at the top of the pyramid. Time seemed to slow down as the cheerleader swung her long blond ponytail over her shoulder, pompoms high in the air
Mackenzie is used to being...
March 16, 2020
ARC Review: The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
A lovely, heartwarming story about magical children, found family, and how change starts with a single person.
A magical island. A dangerous task. A burning secret.
Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary life. At forty, he lives in a tiny house with a devious cat and his old records. As a Case Worker at the Department in Charge Of Magical Youth, he spends his days overseeing the well-being of children in government-sanctioned orphanages.
When Linus is unexpectedly summoned by Extremely Upper...
Tenderness
When Judith gets dumped by her girlfriend, she feels like her world has imploded. It will take the love and care of her queer chosen family, and the support of her best friend Shiloh in particular, to help her cope with the havoc that this break up has wreaked on her life. This chosen family love story illuminates the ways we can find hope amidst devastating change, if we are supported by folks who understand and care for us as we really are.
This chosen family love story is 6,000 words and...
March 15, 2020
Learn The Rules: Rough Love Parts 1-5
Learn the Rules contains the first five parts of the Rough Love series, collected in one book for the first time.
1. Bound by Him
Benjamin Ballard always assumed he was straight in every way possible. They invented the term vanilla to describe him. But if Bens so straight, why cant he get his inscrutable coffee-shop co-worker Xander Romano out of his head? And how come Xanders rough-housing on the basketball court gets Ben so flustered?
2. Taken by Him
Xander knows the games he likes to play...
