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hawkwing_lb...which means I have undoubtedly forgotten a few.
Books 2016: 17-36
17. Claire Humphrey, Spells of Blood and Kin. Thomas Dunne, 2016. Forthcoming.
Reviewed for Tor.com. Very excellent debut, do recommend.
18. Seanan McGuire, Every Heart a Doorway. Tor.com Publishing, 2016.
Reviewed for Tor.com. Meh.
19. Marie Brennan, In the Labyrinth of Drakes. Tor, 2016.
Reviewed for Tor.com. I love this series.
20. Holly Jennings, Arena. Ace, 2016.
Reviewed for Tor.com. Debut, near-future SF. Promising but slight.
21. C.J. Cherryh, Visitor. DAW, 2016.
Reviewed for Tor.com. Latest installment in the Foreigner series.
22. Elizabeth Bonesteel, The Cold Between. HarperCollins, 2016.
Reviewed for Tor.com. Space opera, Star Trek-influenced, character-focused. Promising debut.
23. Jennifer Fallon, The Lyre Thief. Tor, 2016.
Reviewed for Tor.com. Fairly unimaginative epic fantasy. Too many POVs, too little emotional engagement.
24. Kameron Hurley, The Geek Feminist Revolution. Tor, 2016.
Reviewed for Locus. Collected essays. I am not the ideal audience, I don't think. Still. A+ rabble-rousing.
25. Fran Wilde, The Jewel and Her Lapidary. Tor.com Publishing, 2016. Forthcoming.
Beautiful little novella.
26. Aurora Rey, Built to Last. Bold Strokes Books, 2016.
Lesbian romance. An academic and a construction worker navigate the pitfalls of falling in love across class boundaries. Pretty decent.
27. Julie Cannon, Capsized. Bold Strokes Books, 2016.
Terrible forgettable lesbian romance. Involving commercial fishing, I think?
28. Tracey Richardson, The Song In My Heart. Bella Books, 2015.
Pretty good lesbian romance involving rock musicians.
29. Tracey Richardson, No Rules of Engagement. Bella Books, 2009.
Pretty good lesbian romance.
30. Tracey Richardson, Last Salute. Bella Books, 2013.
See previous entry.
31. Tracey Richardson, By Mutual Consent. Bella Books, 2016.
Pretty good lesbian romance involving a relationship that starts out as a polite fiction and becomes real.
32. Tracey Richardson, The Candidate. Bella Books, 2008.
Lesbian romance involving presidential campaigning.
33. Tracey Richardson, The Campaign. Bella Books, 2012.
See previous entry. Sequel to The Candidate.
34. Nanci Little, The Grass Widow. Bella Books, 2010. (First 1996.)
Lesbian historical romance in the American West. Pretty solidly good.
35. Penny Hayes, The Long Trail. Bella Books, 2010. (First 1986.)
Also lesbian historical romance in the American West. Also pretty solidly good.
36. Julie Blair, A Touch of Temptation. Bold Strokes Books, 2016. Forthcoming.
Lesbian romance involving a woman who thinks she is straight and that not enjoying sex with men is normal discovering lust and love with another woman. Class issues also arise here. Not terrible.
I've also read a significant quantity of Xena fanfic, including a good lot of this set of it, probably the equivalent of at least another dozen novels. (No one is writing me original sword and sorcery with queer female protagonists! What else am I supposed to do to scratch that itch?) I am disappointed that some of the elder Xena fic has aged off the internet, because the descriptions that remain in some of the fan archives and stuff make it sound like fic I would appreciate.
I started a new job -- my first real office job -- last week, so my reading in general will probably be curtailed a bit. It would be anyway from the time constraint, even if I weren't on the burnt-out side from award jury reading...
Books 2016: 17-36
17. Claire Humphrey, Spells of Blood and Kin. Thomas Dunne, 2016. Forthcoming.
Reviewed for Tor.com. Very excellent debut, do recommend.
18. Seanan McGuire, Every Heart a Doorway. Tor.com Publishing, 2016.
Reviewed for Tor.com. Meh.
19. Marie Brennan, In the Labyrinth of Drakes. Tor, 2016.
Reviewed for Tor.com. I love this series.
20. Holly Jennings, Arena. Ace, 2016.
Reviewed for Tor.com. Debut, near-future SF. Promising but slight.
21. C.J. Cherryh, Visitor. DAW, 2016.
Reviewed for Tor.com. Latest installment in the Foreigner series.
22. Elizabeth Bonesteel, The Cold Between. HarperCollins, 2016.
Reviewed for Tor.com. Space opera, Star Trek-influenced, character-focused. Promising debut.
23. Jennifer Fallon, The Lyre Thief. Tor, 2016.
Reviewed for Tor.com. Fairly unimaginative epic fantasy. Too many POVs, too little emotional engagement.
24. Kameron Hurley, The Geek Feminist Revolution. Tor, 2016.
Reviewed for Locus. Collected essays. I am not the ideal audience, I don't think. Still. A+ rabble-rousing.
25. Fran Wilde, The Jewel and Her Lapidary. Tor.com Publishing, 2016. Forthcoming.
Beautiful little novella.
26. Aurora Rey, Built to Last. Bold Strokes Books, 2016.
Lesbian romance. An academic and a construction worker navigate the pitfalls of falling in love across class boundaries. Pretty decent.
27. Julie Cannon, Capsized. Bold Strokes Books, 2016.
Terrible forgettable lesbian romance. Involving commercial fishing, I think?
28. Tracey Richardson, The Song In My Heart. Bella Books, 2015.
Pretty good lesbian romance involving rock musicians.
29. Tracey Richardson, No Rules of Engagement. Bella Books, 2009.
Pretty good lesbian romance.
30. Tracey Richardson, Last Salute. Bella Books, 2013.
See previous entry.
31. Tracey Richardson, By Mutual Consent. Bella Books, 2016.
Pretty good lesbian romance involving a relationship that starts out as a polite fiction and becomes real.
32. Tracey Richardson, The Candidate. Bella Books, 2008.
Lesbian romance involving presidential campaigning.
33. Tracey Richardson, The Campaign. Bella Books, 2012.
See previous entry. Sequel to The Candidate.
34. Nanci Little, The Grass Widow. Bella Books, 2010. (First 1996.)
Lesbian historical romance in the American West. Pretty solidly good.
35. Penny Hayes, The Long Trail. Bella Books, 2010. (First 1986.)
Also lesbian historical romance in the American West. Also pretty solidly good.
36. Julie Blair, A Touch of Temptation. Bold Strokes Books, 2016. Forthcoming.
Lesbian romance involving a woman who thinks she is straight and that not enjoying sex with men is normal discovering lust and love with another woman. Class issues also arise here. Not terrible.
I've also read a significant quantity of Xena fanfic, including a good lot of this set of it, probably the equivalent of at least another dozen novels. (No one is writing me original sword and sorcery with queer female protagonists! What else am I supposed to do to scratch that itch?) I am disappointed that some of the elder Xena fic has aged off the internet, because the descriptions that remain in some of the fan archives and stuff make it sound like fic I would appreciate.
I started a new job -- my first real office job -- last week, so my reading in general will probably be curtailed a bit. It would be anyway from the time constraint, even if I weren't on the burnt-out side from award jury reading...
