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Cover of "Beetle and the Hollowbones," featuring the title and an illustrated image of Beetle (a goblin witch) and her friend Blob Ghost sitting on a ledge against a large moon
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Beetle and the Hollowbones by Aliza Layne

July 23, 2022July 16, 2022 Heather

I’m not sure there’s anything cuter than this story of a young goblin-witch Beetle, her new best friend Blob Ghost (an agender Blob Ghost who’s mysteriously bound to the about-to-be-demolished local mall), and her old best friend (and necromancer sorceress) Kat Hollowbone, who just might become her girlfriend by the story’s end.

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Cover of "That time i got drunk and saved a demon," featuring the title in purple font on the top, over a cloudy blue sky. The bottom is an illustration of a Black femme protagonist with short natural hair, being held in the arms of a pale horned masc. person
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That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming

July 22, 2022July 16, 2022 Heather

In a nutshell, this book is pretty much nothing but pure joy. It had me from the start and kept me in a beautiful bearhug of a chokehold til its last pages.

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Cover of "Imaginary Friend," with the title and author Stephen Chbosky's name in large spindly white script against a dark background with a child silouhetted against a tree
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Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky

July 20, 2022July 16, 2022 Heather

Oh sweet lord jesus, WHY did I not listen to all the reviews? WHY did I not pay attention when I heard this was BAD BAD BAD? WHY am I like this? 

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Cover of "Drag Me Up," which is black with abstract playing cards and card symbols
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Drag Me Up by R. M. Virtues

July 1, 2022June 26, 2022 Heather

Wow. This fucking book. It might be erotica AND a Hades and Persephone retelling (2 things I never thought I’d recommend), but it’s the damn best erotica or Hades and Persephone retelling I’ve ever encountered. Hell, it’s one of the best books PERIOD I’ve read all year.

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Cover of "The Guest List," featuring the title in bold yellow font against a stormy island landscape in blue tones
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The Guest List by Lucy Foley

June 30, 2022June 18, 2022 Heather

This is a super-fast read, and even though I couldn’t get past page 3 in any other Lucy Foley thriller, for some reason this one worked for me.

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Cover of Xeni, featuring a Black woman with natural hair peeking down the frames of her sunglasses. The background is pastel green and pink
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Xeni by Rebekah Weatherspoon

June 25, 2022June 18, 2022 Heather

This is an absolutely beautiful book. I could gush about it all day, but the core fact is that Rebekah Weatherspoon has written a glorious ode to kindness, unrealistically inclusive small towns, snarky humor (this book is fucking funny!!), and assertively finding joy and happiness in the midst of life’s hardships.

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Cover of "Legends and Lattes," featuring a green femme orc (think she-Hulk) and a horned pink femme person in a medieval-style coffee house, holding a mug
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Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

June 24, 2022June 18, 2022 Heather

This book is basically pure serotonin, a novel that fully accomplishes what it says in the subtitle (“a novel of high fantasy and low stakes”).

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Cover of "The House Across the Lake," featuring the title in bright, thin yellow letters against a photo of a lakehouse lit up from within, at dusk
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The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager

June 23, 2022June 18, 2022 Heather

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAHHHH! Oh my good lord, is this book a trip. It’s utter bonkers nonsense, but I had a good time.

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Cover of "Didn't Stay in Vegas", which is yellow with white and red font and a white, brown-haired girl in the bottom half, staring out of the frame with a surprised, open-mouthed face
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Didn’t Stay in Vegas by Chelsea M. Cameron

June 17, 2022June 4, 2022 Heather

This sapphic romance is an utter delight!! It’s the perfect not-too-frothy, not-too-heavy romcom for Pride month!

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Cover of "Tommy Cabot Was Here" which is just block text against a red background
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Tommy Cabot Was Here by Cat Sebastian

June 14, 2022June 12, 2022 Heather

Ugh, this book is so sweet!! 2 parts Our Flag Means Death, 1 part academic nostalgia, and 7 parts gay joy, this book is all heart.

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