William Evans’ Still Can’t Do My Daughter’s Hair

I received a copy of this novel from the publisher via Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review.  "She asks me what happened to this forest, but I cannot tell her of how I was once sapling, that she flourishes in the splinters of me." "Maybe we start smaller; maybe we just want somebody to …

Rachelle Delaney’s Clara Voyant

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this novel from the publisher via Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review.  Can I just say that I just truly, entirely enjoyed this book? Because I did. Clara Voyant tells the story of young, pragmatic Clara. A 13-year-old girl who recently had her world turned upside down by her grandmother's …

Rebekah Crane’s The Upside of Falling Down

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this novel from the publisher via Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review.  So, I noticed that this blog lacked a bit of... personality. Yeah, I'm reviewing books but it looks like as if it were a perfunctory task, instead of something I actually enjoy doing (Which I do, or …

Emily Skidmore’s True Sex

I received a copy of this novel from the publisher via Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review.  Emily Skidmore's True Sex is a compilation of 18 stories about trans men who lived in the US between 1876 and 1936, who in many ways challenged the narrative of queer spaces and "awakenings" being only confined to …

Brian Wilkinson’s Paramnesia

I received a copy of this novel from the publisher via Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review.  Brian Wilkinson's Paramnesia is the kind of book that you pick up on first glance because of its beautiful cover, and then start reading without checking the summary or anything else. This means you end up being a …

Riki Wilchins’ Burn The Binary!

I received a copy of this novel from the publisher via Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review.  Burn the Binary is an anthology of subversive writings by Riki Wilchins, and it is divided into three segments. The first segment and the longest one is comprised of selected Articles written on The Advocate and other outlets, …

Jennifer Patterson’s Queering Sexual Violence.

I received a copy of this novel from the publisher via Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review.  Note: I will use Queer as an umbrella term because that is the word I use to identify myself and because that is the word used throughout the book. "Sometimes we forget things. We forget how limiting and …

Andreas Steinhofel’s If My Moon was Your Sun

I received a copy of this novel from the publisher via Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review. The first thing that comes to mind when reading this book is how heartwarming it is. I know it's common to associate children's books with this word, but in the case of If My Moon Was Your Sun I …

Melissa Lozada-Oliva’s Peluda

I received a copy of this novel from the publisher via Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review.  I cannot fully express how grateful I am that Button Poetry allowed me to read the ARC for this book, this kindness does not in any way influence the way I feel and will talk about Peluda and the …

Helena Echlin & Malena Watrous’ Sparked

I received a copy of this novel from the publisher via Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review.  I will be honest, I started reading this book with a set idea of what I was expecting from it and what it would deliver, and I was proved wrong after a couple of pages. So, if …