![]() A better gory fantasy with a chaotic, queer main character is Fitzgerald’s Beyond the Ruby Veil (BCCB 10/20) however, readers may still find this novel worth checking out for its strong LGBTQ representation, since there’s a prominent nonbinary character and Rovan herself is pansexual, and the super-steamy romantic connections have definite appeal. Unfortunately, characters fall into archetypes with little depth, dialogue is often tedious, and the plot becomes convoluted and tangled up in its own threads by the end. Strickland builds her Greco-Roman-inspired fantasy world exceedingly well, utilizing details of the setting and characters’ clothing to invoke aspects of ancient Greece and Rome. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Rovan is determined to play the political game in Thanopolis, which is isolated by a blight that has leeched life from everywhere that hasn’t been magically veiled, and make her way to her father’s homeland of Skyllea, even if she has to betray a hot lesbian princess and her brooding, also hot dead guardian to do so. In the Ravenous Dark - Kindle edition by Strickland, A.M. Since Rovan’s bloodline is unique, she’s quickly engaged to the notoriously cruel crown prince to pass on her power to their offspring. It also has mythology vibes to it which you might have noticed I’m really into. ![]() ![]() This was one of my most anticipated YA novels on my list of 2021 releases it’s dark, it’s queer and it’s edgy in the best possible sense. Nineteen-year-old Rovan has successfully hidden that she’s a bloodmage until a public display of magic leaves her, just like other bloodmages, bound to a shade from the underworld to keep her in line. Strickland ApI might already be rereading this book and it’s not even released yet. ![]()
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