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Happy May!

May is the best month- AKA my birth month- and it's also full of really incredible books this year!

As always, check under the cut for more on each~

Book of Night by Holly Black is the amazing Holly Black's adult debut! This is a dark fantasy novel of literally shadowy thieves and magic, and I've heard nothing but fantastic things!

The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas is a modern Gothic Horror piece, set in Mexico after the War. It's supposed to be a bit of a mash up between the classic Rebecca and Mexican Gothic.

I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston is McQuiston's YA debut, and since I was lucky enough to score and advanced copy, I can tell you it's great! Part indie movie mystery, part queer culture celebration, all love, it's going to be a lot of people's all time favorite very soon. I also wouldn't be surprised to see it get a movie deal!

Seasonal Fears by Seanan McGuire is the sequel/companion to the phenomenal Middlegame, an SFF books of twins and alchemy. That's one of my favorite books, and Seanan McGuire is an excellent fantasy writer, so consider me pumped!

When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill is a feminist magical realism story with actual DRAGONS. Sign me up, immediately.

Cafe Con Lychee by Emery Lee is Lee's sophomore novel after their very trans romance "Meet Cute Diary". This one is looking to be just as queer, and has some fun rivals to lovers.

Dead End Girls by Wendy Heard is a sapphic story of faking your own death, running from the cops, and also running from some people who might want you actually dead, and uhhh accidentally maybe causing some people to be actually dead. This is also one I've already read, and I can tell you it's a RIDE.

See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon is for all the time loop fans out there! (Me.). This is a time loop romance about a girl reliving her awful first day of college.... with her nemesis.

Milo and Marcos at the End of the World by Kevin Christopher Snipes is one of my favorite books of the year! This one is a queer story of internalized homophobia and religious trauma- it's heavy and messy, but it's also got SUCH a good romance to balance it out. If I could shove this book into every queer teen and young adult's hands I would.

Queer Ducks (and Other Animals) by Eliot Schrefer is another book I'd love to shove into people's hands- it's also the only nonfiction book on this list! This is a study on queerness in nature, firmly and humorously shutting down arguments that queer living is "unnatural". It's also by the author of the phenomenal queer scifi thriller "The Darkness Outside Us".

The Fae Keeper by HE Edgmon is the long awaited sequel to The Witch King! This book promises a follow up to those truly divine vibes!

Together We Burn by Isabel Ibanez is about- wait for it... both dragons and flamenco dancers. There's also enemies to lovers!

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