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transbookoftheday · 3 months

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Trans Books By Authors Of Color

Here are some trans books by authors of color you should read:

Book titles:

Lark & Kasim Start a Revolution by Kacen Callender

The Witch King by H.E. Edgmon

The Genesis of Misery by Neon Yang

The Wicked Bargain by Gabe Cole Novoa

Just Happy To Be Here by Naomi Kanakia

The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia

Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

The Subtweet by Vivek Shraya

Lakelore by Anna-Marie McLemore

Drag Me Up by R.M. Virtues

Unwieldy Creatures by Addie Tsai

Three Kings by Freydís Moon

Pet by Akwaeke Emezi

The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons

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luminouslumity · 4 months

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If you're still unfamiliar with the Cait Corrain situation, this video explains it! Under the cut are the blurbs for books of the authors Corrain targeted.

VOYAGE OF THE DAMNED by FRANCES WHITE

For a thousand years, Concordia has maintained peace between its provinces. To mark this incredible feat, the emperor's ship embarks upon a twelve-day voyage to the sacred Goddess's Mountain.

Aboard are the heirs of the twelve provinces of Concordia, each graced with a unique and secret magical ability known as a Blessing.

Except one: Ganymedes Piscero - class clown, slacker, and all-round disappointment.

When a beloved heir is murdered, everyone is a suspect. Stuck at sea and surrounded by powerful people without a Blessing to protect him, odds of survival are slim.

But as the bodies pile higher, Ganymedes must become the hero he was not born to be. Can he unmask the killer and their blessing before this bloody crusade reaches the shores of Concordia?

Or will the empire as he knows it fall?

MISTRESS OF LIES by K.M. ENRIGHT

FATE IS A CRUEL MISTRESS

The daughter of a powerful but disgraced Blood Worker, Shan LeClaire has spent her entire life perfecting her blood magic, building her network of spies, and gathering every scrap of power she could. Now, to protect her brother, she assassinates their father and takes her place at the head of the family. And that is only the start of her revenge.

Samuel Hutchinson is a bastard with a terrible gift. When he stumbles upon the first victim of a magical serial killer, he's drawn into the world of magic and intrigue he's worked so hard to avoid - and is pulled deeply into the ravenous and bloodthirsty court of the vampire king.

Tasked by the Eternal King to discover the identity of the killer cutting a bloody swath through the city, Samuel, Shan and mysterious Royal Bloodworker Isaac find themselves growing ever closer to each other. But Shan's plans are treacherous, and as she lures Samuel into her complicated web of desire, treason and vengeance, he must decide if the good of their nation is worth the cost of his soul.

TO GAZE UPON WICKED GODS by MOLLY X. CHANG

In this magical epic fantasy, a young woman cursed with the power of death must decide if saving her family is worth betraying her country—the first installation of a gripping new series.

Heroes die, cowards live. Daughter of a conquered world, Ruying hates the invaders who descended from the heavens long before she was born and defeated the magic of her people with technologies unlike anything her world had ever seen.

Blessed by Death, born with the ability to pull the life right out of mortal bodies, Ruying shouldn’t have to fear these foreign invaders, but she does. Especially because she wants to keep herself and her family safe.

When Ruying’s Gift is discovered by an enemy prince, he offers her an impossible deal: If she becomes his private assassin and eliminates his political rivals—whose deaths he swears would be for the good of both their worlds and would protect her people from further brutalization—her family will never starve or suffer harm again. But to accept this bargain, she must use the powers she has always feared, powers that will shave years off her own existence.

Can Ruying trust this prince, whose promises of a better world make her heart ache and whose smiles make her pulse beat faster? Are the evils of this agreement really in the service of a much greater good? Or will she betray her entire nation by protecting those she loves the most?

SO LET THEM BURN by KAMILAH COLE

Whip-smart and immersive, this Jamaican-inspired fantasy follows a gods-blessed heroine who’s forced to choose between saving her sister or protecting her homeland.

Faron Vincent can channel the power of the gods. Five years ago, she used her divine magic to liberate her island from its enemies, the dragon-riding Langley Empire. But now, at seventeen, Faron is all powered up with no wars to fight. She’s a legend to her people and a nuisance to her neighbors.

When she’s forced to attend an international peace summit, Faron expects that she will perform tricks like a trained pet and then go home. She doesn’t expect her older sister, Elara, forming an unprecedented bond with an enemy dragon—or the gods claiming the only way to break that bond is to kill her sister.

As Faron’s desperation to find another solution takes her down a dark path, and Elara discovers the shocking secrets at the heart of the Langley Empire, both must make difficult choices that will shape each other’s lives, as well as the fate of their world.

"By turns hopeful and devastating, So Let Them Burn is a masterful debut with a blazing heart. I was captivated from beginning to end by Cole’s sharp, clever prose and by her protagonists—two remarkable sisters with an unforgettable bond." — Chelsea Abdullah, author of The Stardust Thief

THE POISONS WE DRINK by BETHANY BAPTISTE

In a country divided between humans and witchers, Venus Stoneheart hustles as a brewer making illegal love potions to support her family.

Love potions is a dangerous business. Brewing has painful, debilitating side effects, and getting caught means death or a prison sentence. But what Venus is most afraid of is the dark, sentient magic within her.

Then an enemy's iron bullet kills her mother, Venus’s life implodes. Keeping her reckless little sister Janus safe is now her responsibility. When the powerful Grand Witcher, the ruthless head of her coven, offers Venus the chance to punish her mother's killer, she has to pay a steep price for revenge. The cost? Brew poisonous potions to enslave D.C.'s most influential politicians.

As Venus crawls deeper into the corrupt underbelly of her city, the line between magic and power blurs, and it's hard to tell who to trust… Herself included.

And because Corrain went after him as well...

DRAG ME UP

They say he’s a myth...

And Hades prefers it that way. He may do all the work, and Zeus may get all the credit, but at least it allows Hades to preserve the one thing he truly cares to have: his solitude. The mere mention of the Wraith of Khaos Falls is enough to keep order, and he is rarely forced to leave the shadows of Casino Asphodel.

She belongs in the spotlight...

And Persephone clawed her way out of Demeter’s shadow to reach it. Now she’s lead in Calliope’s Cirque production but not without great cost, and there is not enough money in the world to pay off the debt accrued for the simple mistake of trusting Zeus. Though it’s easier to ignore the bars when she still has room to fly.

Landing a residency at the legendary Casino Asphodel is everything she trained for. Meeting a man she’d been convinced didn’t exist? She could never be prepared for that. Hades isn’t prepared for her either, but it’s soon evident they’re a force when together. He gives her a soft place to land, and she makes him want to reach for the stars. But when Zeus ups the stakes, they must be willing to go all in, even if it means coming down from the sky. Or stepping into the light.

KEEP ME CLOSE

She is the closest thing Khaos Falls has to a goddess…

And Aphrodite is feared and worshipped in equal measure. She has dedicated her life to being a savior for the lost regardless of the risk, but when unknown enemies nearly assassinate her in her own club, she realizes her reckless vigilante tactics won’t cut it anymore.

He is the furthest thing Khaos Falls has from a hero…

In fact, Hephaestus is who you call when all the heroes have fallen. Still, he is the best at what he does, strengthening the city’s weaknesses and keeping his feelings out of it. When tasked with Aphrodite’s personal security, it’s easy for him to detach himself from their mutual disdain. Until disdain is no longer the only thing he feels for her.

With their enemies elusive and snakes in their midst, good hearts and sharp wit may not be enough. But he made a vow, and he will keep it. Even if it means turning newfound feelings into newfound strengths and using them as a weapon to protect her.

LET ME IN

She never cared about being perfect.

Raised under Zeus’s self-serving influence, Athena only ever cared about being right. But with Zeus gone and everything changing, it’s been difficult trying to break free of the chains he so expertly secured her in as a girl. Especially when constantly worrying about Dionysos.

And he never cared much about saving himself.

Raised under Hades’ self-sacrificing influence, Dionysos only ever cared about pleasing everybody else. But when the opportunity to prove he’s more than a winemaker presents itself —with the promise of spending more time with Athena— he has no choice but to take it.

In a bid for peace, Athena and Dionysos are sent to an ailing Thassos City to try and strike a treaty. But with war within reach and rules rearranged, wit and charisma may just fall short. But they’ve long since decided that to protect each other, blood is a small price to pay. Even their own.

LOVE ME NOW

Achilles loved playing the hero…

Being a mere man had never been enough for him. He wanted to be a great one. And when he finds out that Helen, his childhood best friend, has gone missing, taking the mission is instinct. Even if it meant returning to the place he was born and raised, a place he swore never to return to—Heraklion. But he goes nowhere without Patroclus.

Patroclus loved being one…

But being a hero was nothing like playing one. It was a senseless sequence of pyrrhic victories he'd carry forever. Yet when Achilles needs him to return to Heraklion and the arena he had been forced to claw his way out of, he says yes because… well, of course he does. He would follow Achilles anywhere.

Yet both had left more of themselves in Heraklion's notorious arena than they'd taken. So returning would not require heroes but something else, something worse, especially when Helen is not the only one in need of rescue. They both must determine not only what it means to be a man, but what it means to be a good one.

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lucky-numberme · 11 months

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Award for the most chemistry-laden meet cute goes to Hades and Seph. Can't stop thinking about them 👀👀👀

Queer Book Draw Challenge 9/20 Drag Me Up by @rmvirtues

[ID: An illustration of Hades and Persephone in formal wear sharing drinks in his private box. Hades is standing and leaning on the bar and Persephone is seated in front of him. They both lean in slightly towards each other, glasses clinking and gazes locked. Persephone's expression is confident and slightly challenging. Hades' expression is intrigued and enthralled. Light fixtures shaped like pomegranate seeds hang above them both. Behind them, wall-size windows reveal the Khaos Falls cityscape at night. End ID]

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qbdatabase · 3 months

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Drag Me Up by R. M. Virtues Hades prefers to be a myth: he does all the work, Zeus gets all the credit, and preserves his solitude. Persephone belongs in the spotlight and she clawed her way out of Demeter's shadow to reach it--but there's not enough money in the world to pay off her debt after trusting Zeus ... View the fully summary and rep info on wordpress!

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lgbtqreads · 2 years

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Happy (Upcoming) Pan Visibility Day 2022!

Since tomorrow has its own New Releases post thanks to the wealth of queer books out this month, we’re celebrating pansexuality a day early with these fabulous titles starring pansexual leads! (And as always, this post only includes titles that weren’t included in full in previous posts; you can find more pansexual books in posts from 2021, 2020, and 2019! One Step at a Time by Lily…

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traeumenvonbuechern · 1 year

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"Drag Me Up" by R.M. Virtues is coming to Kindle Unlimited! I'm so excited to read the re-edited version of this book.

They say he’s a myth... And Hades prefers it that way. He may do all the work, and Zeus may get all the credit, but at least it allows Hades to preserve the one thing he truly cares to have: his solitude. The mere mention of the Wraith of Khaos Falls is enough to keep order, and he is rarely forced to leave the shadows of Casino Asphodel. She belongs in the spotlight... And Persephone clawed her way out of Demeter’s shadow to reach it. Now she’s lead in Calliope’s Cirque production but not without great cost, and there is not enough money in the world to pay off the debt accrued for the simple mistake of trusting Zeus. Though it’s easier to ignore the bars when she still has room to fly. Landing a residency at the legendary Casino Asphodel is everything she trained for. Meeting a man she’d been convinced didn’t exist? She could never be prepared for that. Hades isn’t prepared for her either, but it’s soon evident they’re a force when together. He gives her a soft place to land, and she makes him want to reach for the stars. But when Zeus ups the stakes, they must be willing to go all in, even if it means coming down from the sky. Or stepping into the light.

#drag me up #r.m. virtues #trans books #queer books #romance books #kindle unlimited

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quill-ting · 4 months

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Queer Love Book Club - January 2024

This month we're reading Drag Me Up - a queer retelling of Hades and Persephone, and the first book in R.M. Virtues Gods of Hunger series. If you're over 18, and you'd like to read along with us and chat about this book, come and join us on discord!

#queer love book club #drag me up #book club #romance novels

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bahrlee · 5 months

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Eggman: I need you to collect the chaos emeralds so I can put them into the eclipse canon and threaten to blow up the world!

Rouge and Shadow:

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andromedaexists · 8 months

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Drag Me Up || R.M. Virtues

★★☆☆☆

TW: EXPLICIT SEX, ROUGH SEX, ON PAGE VIOLENCE, PHYSICAL VIOLENCE, ATTEMPTED MURDER, ON PAGE DEATH (??), GUN VIOLENCE, EXPLOSION, GUNS, STALKING, HARASSMENT

Okay so lots of feelings here. First off, I was really excited to get into this series. I am a HUGE Greek mythology fan (not that anyone would be able to tell that lol). Not only that, but I am a huge Dark Fantasy fan and I'm coming into darker romance as well.

Another thing I'm a big fan of? POC and trans characters! There are so many here, this is a more or less queer-normative world with trans and black characters left and right! I love that so much and it's a huge part of the reason I picked up this series (because yes, this is a series. This is book one of four so far).

There are a lot of things to love about this book! I was a little put off at first about whether these explicitly trans characters were actually trans or not, but that was quickly assuaged when it was mentioned in text that there's just really good gender surgeons there! These trans characters are all "fully" transitioned (according to them. They all have had bottom surgery and seem to be indistinguishable from their cis counterparts, though I don't like saying "fully transitioned" because that opens a can of worms on what that means, and I don't like the idea that I would not be considered fully transitioned because I don't meet the requirements for it though I am comfortable with my transition and consider myself to be set. ANYWAYS)

However, there are some things that just did not sit right with me about this book. A lot of my qualms require spoilers, so I am going to add a SPOILER WARNING here

I think the easiest thing to point to is the formatting. I'm sure this is just a technical error or stylistic choice, but there are two instances in this book where it seems like paragraphs are accidentally split in the middle. like:

He knew what she meant without having to ask. She already had her formal union with Dio and Hermes, and she and Poseidon were respectful neighbors.

Like, that just threw me for a loop. I don't think I would have noticed really if I wasn't already on edge from the amount of hyphens just thrown into every sentence. I don't even think they are being used as em dashes, it's just like forcibly installed hesitation and emphasis in the speech of the book and it doesn't work well for me.

That's all technical stuff, though it did lead me to dislike the book a bit. It really jarred me, took me out of the narrative. What else took me out of the narrative was the fact that this book reads like a high fantasy. There is just so much knowledge thrown at you at the beginning and I could not handle it. It took me two weeks to get through chapter one.

Another major complaint that I had, along similar narrative lines, was the amount of therapy talk in this book. Listen, I get that every story has it's purpose and I will always advocate for a book that serves the purpose of being healing for a trans person but like, that's not what I expected or wanted from this book. I went into this book knowing that it was basically POC trans greek mythology erotica. That's what I expected and wanted and on top of that I was also given moral lessons on grief and holding yourself above the needs of others.

Needless to say, it really brought down the mood.

What brought down the mood even more, though, was the mood itself. Like, this book is erotica. It is full of sex that just so happens to also have a good plot. I love that! Until the end.

Within the last 5 chapters, the entire plot happens. Like, there is a build up between the sex and therapy sessions throughout the book, but it all happens in the last 5 chapters.

Dionysus is shot (BTW, this was my fav part of the book. Like, this was heartbreaking and just *chef's kiss*), this makes Hades go completely against his entire characterization (qualm) and act impulsively to remove Zeus from power. It's good that it turns out well, but I had fully expected this interaction to happen in the second book because it's been like The Major Plot Point and 40 pages surely wasn't enough to have that scene when the 300 pages before it were so painstakingly slow paces, right? Wrong. Not only does the shot happen, but Hades changes his mind, removes Zeus from power, goes back to the hospital to see Dionysus again, and goes back to his apartment to have sex with Persephone (qualm) AND THEN the epilogue happens. All in 40 pages.

And let's talk about those qualms right there. Why, after we just heard about how Dionysus being shot was the worst thing that could have happened to Hades, about how Hades was repressing his grief and thoughts about the whole situation without grieving, about how everything that could go wrong did go wrong (except it didn't because there wasn't enough time to have anything go wrong), after an entire book about not burying feelings and all kinds of therapy talk, did Hades just walk into his apartment and almost immediately start eating Persephone out? It felt wrong and very poorly timed.

And why did we only get characterization in the last 40 pages? After nearly 400 pages of these characters, why did Hades completely go against what we would have known him to do? Why did we only just learn that Athena is Dio's best friend when we've known Dio since page 1? Why is she such a mess over Dio being shot when the only time we've seen them in the same room is the scene before he is shot and they didn't even interact with each other? Why are we only getting these bits of characterization at the end??? It just confused me.

Anyways, I don't wanna go on forever about why I didn't really like this book. I have high hopes moving forward but we'll have to see where I end up with them.

Here are some lines that I loved:

"Just come home to me."

You deserve better. We all do.

Yeah okay looking back through my highlights I actually didn't have much that stood out to me because it was all so... therapy-esque. Even the BDSM scenes (which I love that it's not just erotica it's BDSM erotica) have an underlying moral vibe to them idk

I'm starting the next book literally right now so we'll see how this goes! It's based around Aphrodite and Hephaestus, so I'm not sure how much I will love it but I'm going to keep an open mind!

I am planning on writing little things like this every time I read a book just to help me keep track of them. If I don’t write down my opinions and thoughts right away I am liable to forget them. I am hesitant to call these a review because i’m really just not comfy with that lol I will do my best to make sure I appropriately tag and warn about topics. If I miss any please let me know!

#andi reads #book reviews #booklr #bookblr #lgbt books #queer books #queer book directory #drag me up #rm virtues

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