Just Ash by Sol Santana was excellent. Ash is an intersex boy. When his schoolmates find out, things get tough for him ( Read more... )

The Grimrose Girls by Laura Pohl was great. After the death of their high school friend, four girls find out that they're cursed like fairytale princesses ( Read more... )

The short story magazine Indie Bites 5 is now out. This issue's themes are Ghosts & Guilds.

It's available for free here.

In Deception by Naomi Aoki, a Nagoya police detective went undercover and ended up working for a yakuza boss. Now, his new police partner might also have ties with the yakuza.

Be gay, do crime! That's not what I usually go for, but it was well done, except for some grammar mistakes.

There's major m/m/f.

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Cute Mutants Vol. 5: Galaxy Brain by SJ Whitby is the next-level conclusion to the Cute Mutants novel series.

If you love X-Men and want a lot of sapphic and trans/enby representation, this is the series for you. And there's more to come in this universe. I can't wait!

Lunar New Love by Ophelia Silk was very lovely. Minh and Cass must fake-date for Vietnamese New Year ( Read more... )

A Broken Woman by Dharma Kelleher was excellent. It's the third book in the Jinx Ballou, Bounty Hunter series. I'm now up-to-date, as I started with Book 4, TERF Wars.

Jinx is a trans woman. She's usually in a relationship with a man, but in this tome, she dates a woman. The secondary characters are diverse as well.

Content warnings: [Spoilerish]transphobia ( Read more... )

Strong Wine by AJ Demas was simply wonderful. It's the final book in the Sword Dance trilogy ( Read more... )

Netflix's Cheer Season 2 was great, but not as good as S1. The teams faced a lot of issues, including Covid, of course.

Still, cheerleading is such an incredible sport to watch. I also like the focus on the athletes' friendships and the found family feel.

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Royal Rescue by A. Alex Logan was a lot of fun. All royal teens must choose to be ( Read more... )

Some Faraway Place by Lauren Shippen was great. It's the third and final tome of the Bright Sessions novels. They're based on a podcast about superpowered people going to therapy, but I don't listen to it. You can definitely read the books on their own ( Read more... )