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Jamie is a Canadian book blogger who owns more books than she can fit in her room. She mostly reads YA but has a soft spot for all types Science Fiction and Fantasy.
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Science Fiction and Fantasy Fridays introduces readers who are unfamiliar with the Adult SF/F genre to books, authors, and discussions all about the vast expanse of the world of Adult SF/F!
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NIGHT FOR DAY
Author: Amanda Jayatissa
Series: N/A
Source: eARC via publisher
Publisher: Ace
Publication Date: February 20, 2024
Representation: Sri Lankan main character
Summary:
Set in 19th century Sri Lanka and inspired by local folklore, the daughter of a traditional demon-priest—relentlessly bullied ..read more
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1M ago
DAUGHTER OF THE BONE FOREST Author: Jasmine Skye
Series: Witch Hall #1
Source: eARC via Publisher
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Publication Date: February 27, 2024
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Representation: queer main characters, sapphic relationships
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Two girls reluctantly bound by fate must weather a dangerous courtship as a prophesied war grows ever closer in Jasmine Skye's high-stakes, queernormative dark fantasy debut, Daughter of the Bone Forest.
Rosy is a bone familiar, gifted with the power to shift into animals marked with exposed bone. She spends most of h ..read more
Books and Ladders
1M ago
Science Fiction and Fantasy Fridays introduces readers who are unfamiliar with the Adult SF/F genre to books, authors, and discussions all about the vast expanse of the world of Adult SF/F!
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NIGHT FOR DAY
Author: Roselle Lim
Series: N/A
Source: eARC via publisher
Publisher: Ace
Publication Date: February 20, 2024
Representation: Asian-American
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Two people destined to be together, but to never see each other again, fight against the greatest odds in this powerful and moving fantasy no ..read more
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1M ago
Today I'm spotlighting a release for the day:
LEOPARD'S HUNT This novel is by Christine Feehan and is the 14th installment in the Leopard's People series! Learn more below.
LEOPARD'S PEOPLE Author: Christine Feehan
Series: Leopard's People #14
Source: eARC via publisher
Publisher: Koehler Books
Publication Date: September 5, 2023
Summary:
Maya Averina has spent years hunting the criminals who destroyed her life, and she always takes down her prey. She keeps to herself, stays under the radar, and never loses focus. But with her body burning up and her mind distracted by her fir ..read more
Books and Ladders
1M ago
Science Fiction and Fantasy Fridays introduces readers who are unfamiliar with the Adult SF/F genre to books, authors, and discussions all about the vast expanse of the world of Adult SF/F!
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TO BE TAUGHT, IF FORTUNATE
Author: Becky Chambers
Series: N/A
Source: Gifted at Christmas
Publisher: Harper Voyager
Publication Date: September 3, 2019
Representation: queer characters
Summary:
At the turn of the twenty-second century, scientists make a breakthrough in human spaceflight. Through a revolu ..read more
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1M ago
Science Fiction and Fantasy Fridays introduces readers who are unfamiliar with the Adult SF/F genre to books, authors, and discussions all about the vast expanse of the world of Adult SF/F!
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FATHOMFOLK
Author: Eliza Chan
Series: Drowned World #1
Source: ARC via publisher
Publisher: Orbit Books
Publication Date: February 27, 2024
Representation: Pan-Asian, queer side characters
Summary:
Welcome to Tiankawi – shining pearl of human civilization and a safe haven for those fleeing civil unrest ..read more
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2M ago
LIGHTLARK Author: Alex Aster
Series: Lightlark #1
Source: Kobo Plus
Publisher: Amulet
Publication Date: August 23, 2022
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Representation: queer relationships mentioned
Summary:
Welcome to the Centennial.
Every 100 years, the island of Lightlark appears to host the Centennial, a deadly game that only the rulers of six realms are invited to play. The invitation is a summons—a call to embrace victory and ruin, baubles and blood.
The Centennial offers the six rulers one final chance to break the curses that have plagued their realms for centuries ..read more
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2M ago
LOST KINGDOM Author: Laurel Black
Series: Lost Kingdom #1 (Assumed)
Source: eARC via Author
Publisher: Stormeer
Publication Date: January 17, 2024
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Representation: N/A
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Trusting him is the only way to save the kingdom.
Betraying her is the only way to keep them both alive.
Stripped of her memories and her magic, Raven has been left for dead.
As a prisoner in the enemy’s mineral mines, her only clue to who she is and where she came from is the mysterious map tattooed on her hand—a map containing hidden secrets that some people would kill ..read more
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2M ago
Science Fiction and Fantasy Fridays introduces readers who are unfamiliar with the Adult SF/F genre to books, authors, and discussions all about the vast expanse of the world of Adult SF/F!
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THE SERPENT AND THE WINGS OF NIGHT
Author: Carissa Broadbent
Series: A Crowns of Nyaxia #1
Source: Purchased
Publisher: Bramble
Publication Date: December 5, 2023
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Representation: Queer side characters
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The first book in the Wall Street Journal bestselling Crowns ..read more
Books and Ladders
2M ago
Science Fiction and Fantasy Fridays introduces readers who are unfamiliar with the Adult SF/F genre to books, authors, and discussions all about the vast expanse of the world of Adult SF/F!
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THAT TIME I GOT DRUNK AND SAVED A DEMON
Author: Kimberly Lemming
Series: Mead Mishaps #1
Source: eARC via publisher
Publisher: Orbit
Publication Date: January 2, 2024
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Representation: Black main character, Black side character, Queer side characters
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Spice trader ..read more