Let’s Talk: Queer Rep & the “Good Gay”

Hello there friends! Today we are here for some controversy! Recently, we have seen an influx of news regarding the upcoming release of "Heartstopper" on Netflix. The show, an adaptation of Alice Oseman's graphic novels of the same name, is a highly anticipated release for many in the community. And hey, I'm not bashing it…

Recs: March Monthly Special!

Hello there everyone! It's been a tough and busy year, and I missed this blog dearly! And here I am today! Not only back to blogging, but back with new content! On my monthly special recs, I'll pick three things related to the month in question and create prompts for recommendations or books I want…

Last minute spooks: Halloween recs

Is Min a Halloween person, you may be wondering. The answer is: not exactly. Though I love the idea of dressing up as spooky things and getting candy for free, I didn't grow up with the tradition - just really isn't a thing around these parts - and I've always just been an enthusiastic Christmas…

Review: Lying with Lions by Annabel Fielding

Summary: Edwardian England. Agnes Ashford knows that her duty is threefold: she needs to work on cataloguing the archive of the titled Bryant family, she needs to keep the wounds of her past tightly under wraps, and she needs to be quietly grateful to her employers for taking her up in her hour of need.…

HAPPY PRIDE! Pride rec tag – sort of

I know I'm late to the party, but this year has been a wild one and I had lots of deadlines for this month that I needed to get to, but hey, here we are! I wanted to do something fun for this post, so I decided to do a version of the twitter tag…

Review: The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djèlí Clark

Summary: The Haunting of Tram Car 015 returns to the alternate Cairo of Clark's short fiction, where humans live and work alongside otherworldly beings; the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities handles the issues that can arise between the magical and the mundane. Senior Agent Hamed al-Nasr shows his new partner Agent Onsi the ropes…

Review: Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell

Synopsis: While the Iskat Empire has long dominated the system through treaties and political alliances, several planets, including Thea, have begun to chafe under Iskat's rule. When tragedy befalls Imperial Prince Taam, his Thean widower, Jainan, is rushed into an arranged marriage with Taam's cousin, the disreputable Kiem, in a bid to keep the rising…

2021 releases part 2

Hello, dear readers! Here I finally am with part 2 of my anticipated reads of 2021! If you haven't read the part 1 (my preorders) you can find it here.  I'm delighted to share the rest of my anticipated releases list! These books all sound amazing and I just hope I'll get to read them…

On blogging and productivity

I don't often write essay posts here.  I save my ranting to Twitter, generally speaking. But if any place is appropriate for this topic, it's a blog. 2020 was a complicated year for all. Many of us lost beloved people, many lived in fear of that. A global pandemic wasn't exactly expected, but it happened…

2021 releases part 1: my preorders

Hello, bookish people! I'm here today with a very fun post! Let's talk about the 2021 releases I'm excited about and have already pre ordered! In a following post, we'll talk about the ones I couldn't, didn't or won't preorder. As you all know, white cishet books tend to get a lot more promo than…