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lgbtqreads · 6 months

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Inside an Anthology: Being Ace ed. by Madeline Dyer

Today on the site I’m delighted to kick off Asexual Awareness Week with a peek inside the new anthology Being Ace, ed. by Madeline Dyer! The collection released earlier this month from Page Street, and we’re about to dig into the contributions. But first! A little more about the anthology: Discover the infinite realms of asexual love across sci-fi, fantasy, and contemporary stories From a…

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the-final-sentence · 4 months

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And together, we call in the magic.

Emily Victoria, from “Sealights”

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melanielocke · 1 year

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Book recommendations - a-spec characters

I don't have a lot of books that fit this category unfortunately, but I've read a couple of good ones recently so I figured I might as well make list for a-spec books. I'll list the specific representation for each book as well. These books are all YA fantasy but still very different types of books, so I hope there's something here for everyone looking for more a-spec characters.

I'll start with Fire Becomes Her by Rosiee Thor

This is a stand alone fantasy set in a 1920s jazz age inspired world. This world has magic in the form of flare, a hot magic substance that can be mined and is used in various ways, including heating and electricity, but also mixed in drinks for rich people, or to give you temporary fire/heat magic. The premise is largely based around huge flare inequality, with poor people not having enough to heat their homes whereas rich people are sitting on vast amounts of flare they're either not using or using for useless things like putting it in drinks. Ingrid was born very poor, but has been given the chance to move up in society by attending a school for rich kids on a scholarship and dating Linden Holt, the son of a senator and one of the richest men in the land. When Linden's father, goes to run for president, Ingrid is hired as a campaign assistant for her internship before she graduates school, but the senator is running against a leftist woman who wants flare to be accessible to all and Ingrid has to decide if she wants to stay with Linden and his family to make sure she has enough, or fight for everyone else' flare as well.

This is a very political book, with the main focus being the presidential race, and there are very clear parallels to real life (American) politics. For example, Linden's father proposes a plan called "trickle down flare".

Rep: most major characters are queer, the main character is bi and demiromantic

Beyond the Black Door by A.M. Strickland is next

This is a fantasy in a world where some people can soulwalk. They can enter their own and other people's souls as long as the other person is close enough. Kamai and her mother are both soulwalkers, and her mother is a courtesan and spy who walks through the souls of her clients to find out their secrets. For Kamai to put her abilities to use, becoming a courtesan would be the ideal option since it allows her to easily get close to people, but Kamai is asexual. She has no interest in having sex with people.

Kamai cannot enter her own soul, no one can. Some people believe she doesn't have one, others that it has been hidden away. But no matter whose soul she enters, she sees a black door. Her mother warned her to stay away from that door. But when tragedy strikes, Kamai, desperate, opens the door.

This is a dark fantasy story with some conspiracy, spying and a focus on this world's religion and mythology.

Rep: main character is biromantic asexual, and her being asexual is a big part of the story, some side characters are also queer including asexual

Also by this author: In the Ravenous Dark, which is another dark fantasy I'm about to start reading with a pan mc and poly relationship

Then I have Silver in the Mist by Emily Victoria

This story is set on an island divided into two kingdoms, Aris and Cerena. The continent is in danger from a mist with deadly phantoms within it, and right now the problem is a lot worse in Aris than in Cerena. Only casters can use magic to hold back the mist.

Dev is a spy. Eight years ago, her father died and her mother became very distant as the whisperer, the head spy, of Aris. Now her mother is more of a commander than family and Dev will try anything for her approval.

On her next mission, she's sent to Cerena to go undercover in their court and kidnap Alyse, Cerena's most powerful caster, in the hopes that bringing her to Aris could turn the tides on the mist. But on the way she learns that not everything she thought of Cerena is true and that Alyse might have a better way to stop the mist.

This is a spy story, but also a story of family. Dev has a difficult relationship with her mother, who is very distant, and keeps seeking her approval, but there is development and nuance in their relationship. I also loved the strong bond Dev forms with Alyse.

Rep: it was not explicit in the book, but Dev is asexual and possibly also aromantic. She shows no romantic or sexual interest in anyone, and the author is also ace-aro, so I'm sure she's supposed to be aspec but not sure what. Dev's best friend Lochlan is non binary.

Last up is Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson

Artemisia is a nun training to cleanse the bodies of the deceased so they don't turn into evil spirits and eat people and/or possess people. She was possessed by a spirit as a child and as a result she's very sensitive to spirits.

When the convent is attacked by possessed people, Artemisia saves herself and the other nuns by binding herself to a revenant, the most dangerous type of spirit that was locked up in a saint's relic. The dead are rising, and if only a vespertine, a priestess wielding the power of a revenant can stop it, but all knowledge on how this works is lost to time so Artemisia has no choice but to learn from the revenant itself, someone she can't trust.

This story is dark and has a very gritty medieval feel, and I think while the world is made up it captures medieval europe better than most medieval europe fantasy stories. Artemisia is someone who prefers to be around dead people than living, generally she dislikes people and doesn't care to form close bonds with them. While she isn't explicitly ace/aro in the book, I'd read her as such based on her lack of interest in romantic and/or sexual relationships, and she can also be read as autistic.

Also by this author: sorcery of thorns, which has a bi love interest and asexual major side character

Previously covered books with a-spec characters

Dread Nation duology by Justina Ireland - ace/aro side character who is also a POV character in book 2

Black Wings Beating trilogy by Alex London - one of the two mc's is ace/aro

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bookcoversonly · 5 months

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Title: Silver in the Mist | Author: Emily Victoria | Publisher: Inkyard Press (2022)

#books #Silver in the Mist #Emily Victoria

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linseymiller · 2 years

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tea-books-and-middleearth · 1 year

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ARC Review: Silver in the Mist by Emily Victoria

Silver in the Mist by Emily VictoriaYoung Adult | FantasyPublished by: Ink Yard PressRelease date: 01/11/2022Length: 368Rating: ★★★★☆Goodreads | Waterstones | Publisher*This book was sent to my by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own* Synopsis:Eight years ago, everything changed for Devlin: Her country was attacked. Her father was killed. And her mother became…

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#4 stars #asexual #book review #emily victoria #fantasy #ink yard press #non binary #silver in the mist #young adult

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quirkycatsfatstacks · 8 months

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Review: Silver in the Mist by Emily Victoria

Author: Emily VictoriaPublisher: Inkyard PressReleased: November 1, 2022Received: NetGalley Who here doesn’t love a standalone fantasy/spy novel? Silver in the Mist, written by Emily Victoria, is a spay novel with an ace protagonist, and I am all sorts of here for it! (Seriously, can we get more like this, please?). Devlin’s entire life was changed in the blink of an eye. In a way, she lost…

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whatsheread · 1 year

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Novel Nuggets - November 2022 Releases Part 1

Novel Nuggets – November 2022 Releases Part 1

The end is in sight, peeps! I’ve now caught up to books released in November, of which there were many. I’m ready to be done and promise never to let myself get this far behind again. Silver in the Mist by Emily Victoria sounds promising on paper but was not as impressive as I hoped upon finishing it. While the story is entertaining enough, I feel much of it lacks the depth I’ve become…

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aarlone · 1 year

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My resolution for 2022 was pretty simple - all I wanted was to keep track of the books I read over the course of the year. I tracked them all over on Instagram as I finished each book, and last night I finished book #24 (ETA I was able to get one more book in for 2022 and added it to the list).

Nearly all of these books were found through the Queer Science Fiction and Fantasy database, which is an excellent resource for finding books with prominent queer characters. Some of them are just from authors I already liked, but happened to have queer characters anyway, which was nice. I think books 10, 11, 17, and 23 are the only ones that don't have explicitly queer representation, though I have seen people online suggesting that the protags of 17 and 23 are aro/ace.

I also was able to get nearly all of these books through my local library, as well (technically, I could include the two books I already owned, since they are both rereads that I got originally from the library).

So here's the list all in one place, with some notes on them if I feel like it.

The Stone Sky, by N. K. Jemisin

Blackfish City, by Sam J. Miller - I kind of want to read more cyberpunk like this

The Raven Tower, by Ann Leckie - this had a ton of elements that are extremely my jam, and I enjoyed reading this book a lot.

The Mask of Mirrors, by M. A. Carrick

Magic For Liars, by Sarah Gailey

Call Down the Hawk, by Maggie Stiefvater

Karen Memory, by Elizabeth Bear

Red-Stained Wings, by Elizabeth Bear

Together We Will Go, by J. Michael Straczynski - JMS has been destroying me emotionally since high school. I loved this book, but I needed something much, much lighter afterward.

The Sorceress and the Cygnet, by Patricia A. McKillip - this, and its sequel, are favorites of mine since middle school. I realized during this re-read that the character of Lauro Ro might be read as being aromantic, though I think it would be hard to say definitively.

The Cygnet and the Firebird, by Patricia A. McKillip

The Queens of Innis Lear, by Tessa Gratton

The First Sister, by Linden A. Lewis

In the Ravenous Dark, by A. M. Strickland - this book was probably the most horny of all the books I read this year. I liked it, but damn is it horny.

The Collapsing Empire, by John Scalzi - Scalzi's so reliable for me. The Interdependency Cycle books are just my flavor of sci-fi.

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, by V. E. Schwab

Middle Game, by Seanan McGuire

The Black God's Drums, by P. Djèlí Clark

When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain, by Nghi Vo - this and The Black God's Drums are both closer to novellas, but I'm still counting them. When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain was excellent, and I read it in one sitting while at the laundromat.

Winter's Orbit, by Everina Maxwell - it took a bit for me to get into, but I dug it - my kind of sci-fi, but not quite as much of a popcorn read as Scalzi, if you get my meaning. A bit heavier.

This Golden Flame, by Emily Victoria

Iron Widow, by Xiran Jay Zhao - one of the best books I read this year, this absolutely ruled.

Not Even Bones, by Rebecca Schaeffer

The Consuming Fire, by John Scalzi

Full Fathom Five, by Max Gladstone

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judging-by-its-cover · 6 months

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Over the Garden Wall comic cover variants (official)

Artists (in order): Lauren Duda, Emily Osborne, Kiernan Sjursen (x3), Katie Chinaski, Victoria Maderna, Star Maquiling, Kyle Smart

EDIT: Second-to-last cover artist credit has been corrected from Chris Schweizer to Star Maquiling

《 If artist found / any info needs correction, please let me know! 》

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bookstagramofmine · 1 year

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Book Tour: Silver in the Mist by Emily Victoria | TBR andTBR and Beyond Tours

Book Tour: Silver in the Mist by Emily Victoria @InkyardPress @TBRBeyondTours @NetGalley #booktwt #bookblog #booktour

Book Tour with TBR and Beyond Tours Thank you TBR and Beyond Tours for the chance to read and review this book! Shout out to NetGalley as well for helping facilitate this and countless other book tour and reviews! Silver in the Mist is a YA fantasy featuring a spy! It was published by Inkyard Press on the 1st of November. This 320 page book is Emily Victoria’s second book. Her first was This…

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#book tour #Emily Victoria #fiction #Inkyard Press #NetGalley #silver in the mist #young adult

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astralbooks · 1 year

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Silver in the Mist - Emily Victoria

Read: 19/10/2022 - 24/10/2022

Rating: 5/5

Rep: aroace main character, nonbinary side character

CW: death of a parent (in backstory), grief, emotional neglect, violence, blood, imprisonment (not of main character), bullying/ostracisation (not of main character)

Review:

I enjoyed the overall story! Devlin is sent undercover through the Mists, that are continually expanding into her country, Aris, and setting monsters onto Arisan people, into the rival country of Cerena in order to steal away the strongest magic caster anyone’s ever known in the hope that that person’s magic can be used to protect Aris instead of Cerena. While there, she starts to uncover the hidden truth about the Mists and the rivalry between the two nations, and starts to wonder if there’s a way that both countries can survive without ensuring the other’s destruction.

Devlin was a super fun main character to follow! Due to her position in her own country’s court and as a spy when abroad she’s constantly having to watch what she says, but there are no such restrictions within her own mind, and I loved the slight snark in her narration so much, especially as it didn’t come at the cost of her caring deeply for other people. After so many years of being effectively ignored by her mother she’s desperate for her mother’s approval, but she doesn’t completely buy into the idea that all of Cerena deserves to be destroyed in Aris’ place. I really enjoyed reading from her point of view! I would’ve liked it if her being aroace could’ve been referred to more than once, just to make it clearer. I’ve seen some reviews from people who missed this line and so are saying that no romance =/= an aroace protagonist, which is true to be fair, but Dev is definitely aroace. It’s just that the single line referring to it is very easy to miss and her romantic/sexual relationships or lack thereof are irrelevant to the story. I like that she gets to be casually aroace in a story that has absolutely nothing to do with a potential relationship for her, she’s a spy in an enemy nation and that’s what we’re focusing on, but it also could’ve been stated a little more firmly.

The first side character we meet is Dev’s best friend from Aris, a fellow spy named Lochlan. Lochlan was also a really enjoyable character and I loved their friendship and interactions!! I also really liked the developing friendship between Dev and Alyse, the magic caster she’s supposed to be kidnapping. If you enjoy fake-relationships turned real, this is the platonic version of that, as Dev’s supposed to be pretending to be Alyse’s friend so she can steal her away and slowly comes to realise that their friendship has become very real. They’re a lot more similar than either of them initially realise, and they’re so much better off for having each other in their lives. Dev, Lochlan, and Alyse only got to be a trio a couple of times but I’m so here for it.

Something I thought was really cool was how the worldbuilding was gender neutral! The Monarchs of Aris and Cerena are referred to as Monarch regardless of gender, they’re never King or Queen. The title for members of the nobility is universally Layde, not Lord or Lady, and there didn’t seem to be any difference in how people were treated based on their gender. These details made me really happy and are something I hope to see more often.

Devlin’s mother joins the ranks of fictional characters that I despise and that I will automatically not trust anyone who says they like them. The villain of the story is the Mists as well as the attitudes that the nations have come to have for each other, but if I had to point my finger at a person it would be the Whisperer. The way that the book ends things between Dev and her mother wasn’t personally for me, but I can concede that there are people out there who probably need a resolution like this. Dev’s a much better person than I am.

I would recommend this book to people who like fantasy, strong friendships, and zero romance. Just be careful if you have a difficult or distant relationship with a parent, as this may hit a little close to home.

Thank you to Inkyard Press and TBR and Beyond Tours for providing me with an arc of this book. You can find the rest of my tour stop here and a link to the full tour schedule here.

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syrupsyche · 9 months

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i love how most les mis fans' vision of marius in their head is like, michael ball or redmayne or some other marius theatrical actor whereas all i can think of when i try to imagine marius is: