A collection of Bookseller Victoria's most recent speculative fiction reads accompanied by her unhinged, probably unhelpful thoughts! Enjoy.
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THE SALT GROWS HEAVY
"Bloodthirsty mermaid and hot, secretive doctor say hell no to a gross cult in the woods, and then maybe fall in love?"
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SUNBRINGER (FALLEN GODS #2)
"Hot butch lesbian & jaded knight adopt a mysterious girl and her weird dog while on a rollicking quest where everything is going poorly."
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BRIDE
"The vampire x werewolf knotting smut you read on AO3 ten years ago, but with way better banter and a fleshed out sociopolitical system."
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THE FALL THAT SAVED US
"Gorgeous sapphic romantasy that makes me, an ex-Catholic, wonder if I have suffered enough to deserve a hot demon GF."
PAPERBACK
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THE PRINCE OF PROHIBITION (FAE OF THE ROARING AGE #1)
"Takes all the hot fae MMCs you know and love, but brave enough to put them in three-piece suits and make them gangsters, goddammit!!!"
A TEMPEST OF TEA (BLOOD AND TEA #1)
"A bunch of hot queers dress really well and say “get fuckin’ bent” to colonialism, capitalism, rich people, and anyone stupid enough to trifle with them."