#A.M. Strickland

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Happy Pan Visibility Day 2024!

Today is Pan Visibility Day, and as usual, we’re celebrating with a bunch of books that have pansexual leads! Today is Pan Visibility Day, and as usual, we’re celebrating with a bunch of books that have pansexual leads! Please note that this post only includes books that weren’t featured in full in previous posts; you can find more pansexual books in posts from past years! Court of the Undying…

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Library adventures, Spooky Edition. Halloween is over, you say? Ah, but Spooky Season has just begun...🦇🦉🐦‍⬛🌙❄️

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A Book to Sink Your Teeth Into

Court of the Undying Seasons by A.M. Strickland

19 year old Fin takes a dangerous and terrifying path when she volunteers to take her secret love’s place in the Finding, where those chosen are taken to Castle Courtsheart, a vampire school where human students either succeed and become vampires, fail and spend the rest of their lives as human thralls...or they don't survive long enough to become either.

Fin is determined to forge a different path: learn how to kill the undead and get revenge for her mother, who was taken by the vampires years ago.

The Gathering by C.J. Tudor

A small Alaskan town, a missing boy and a brutal murder.

A detective is brought in from out of state to assist the former sherriff who investigated a similar murder twenty-five years ago.

But are they hunting a twisted psychopath - or something even more terrifying?

Morgana and Oz: vol 1 by Miyuli

Morgana belongs to a long line of witches, except she struggles to manage her powers which leads to more than one mishap, Oz a vampire of the local vampire clan, is a victim of such magic, and to make the situation worse the vampires and witches aren’t really on friendly terms.

Can the two set aside their differences before an all out war is started.

Dracula by Bram Stoker

Jonathan Harker visits Transylvania to advise Count Dracula on a London home, he makes a horrifying discovery. Soon afterwards, a number of disturbing incidents unfold in England: an unmanned ship is wrecked at Whitby; strange puncture marks appear on a young woman's neck; and the inmate of a lunatic asylum raves about the arrival of his 'Master', while a determined group of adversaries prepares to face the terrifying Count.

Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu

In a lonely castle deep in the Styrian forest, Laura leads a solitary life with only her elderly father for company – until a moonlit night brings an unexpected guest, at first Laura is glad to finally have a female companion of her own age, but her new friend’s strange habits and eerie nocturnal wanderings quickly become unsettling, and soon a ghastly truth is revealed.

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Title: Court of the Undying Seasons | Author: A.M. Strickland | Publisher: Feiwel & Friends (2023)

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Court of the Undying Seasons || A.M. Strickland || 400 pages Top 3 Genres: Fantasy / Vampires / Young Adult

Synopsis: When nineteen-year-old Fin volunteers to take her secret love's place in their village's Finding, she is terrified. Those who are chosen at the Finding are whisked away to Castle Courtsheart, a vampire school where human students either succeed and become vampires, fail and spend the rest of their lives as human thralls...or they don't survive long enough to become either.

Fin is determined to forge a different learn how to kill the undead and get revenge for her mother, who was taken by the vampires years ago. But Courtsheart is as captivating as it is deadly, and Fin is quickly swept up in her new world and its inhabitants - particularly Gavron, her handsome and hostile vampire maker, whose blood is nothing short of intoxicating. As Fin begins to discover new aspects of her own identity and test her newfound powers, she stumbles across a string of murders that may be connected to a larger ritual - one with potentially lethal consequences for vampires and humans alike. Fin must uncover the truth and find the killer before she loses her life...or betrays her own heart.

Publication Date: May 2023. / Average Rating: 3.87. / Number of Ratings: ~1740.

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In the Ravenous Dark by A.M. Strickland My rating: 3 of 5 stars I enjoyed what I read for the most part but a lot of the time I felt like the romance didn't mesh with the actual story line. It felt almost random and thrown in there to me. And it was so completely rushed. Not at one point did I think the MFC actually liked either in a romantic way. Any and all declarations of love fell flat and were unbelievable. Every time there was a romance scene, the plot of the story basically disappeared. When we get back to the plot, the romance parts seemed like they never happened. There was no mention of it until it was convenient. So I feel like the balance there was really off. The fluctuation in the MFC's thought process and actions were interesting. Again, some of those didn't feel like they fit. The closer to the end of the book, the more erratic the character seemed to get. At one moment it was like it was a different person. Which could have been the goal, she was doing things people had supposedly never done before. So you kind of have to accept that that's what would happen in those situations. Especially when nothing had been previously written about. I also found it strange that for someone who was adamant on revenge for 400 years, that they couldn't see it right in front of them. Guess that was to be saved for a "twist." The end was alright. Sort of your typical happily ever after. View all my reviews

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La cour des Saisons Immortelles de A.M. Strickland

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3 stars

Sadly, I didn't love this as much as I loved A.M. Strickland's In The Ravenous Dark.

I think this is mostly a fine book however I felt it really average at best and didn't really give me any depth that I would have liked on the multiple different things it had. It had a interesting concept like training novices in vampire abilities and slowly, slowly turning them to be more vampire and gaining approval to become a vampire by the vampire courts. It was like a vampire school which was a cool backdrop.

We don't really get any good worldbuilding here. There's a few mentions of how this is set in our world here with a sentence here or there talking about these are Nordic lands, we were fighters once, which okay but it felt odd to throw in there a couple hundred pages later and not have it mean much of anything??? Where did the vampires come from?? How did they take over? There's other areas where the Courts have influence in different ways other than Fin's experience living in the Red Court's land. Like science and governing. How's that work? Once we're very near the end, we suddenly get more new information on Founders and suddenly, this Nameless Queen in the last 30 pages or so. Why would you introduce a huge plot thing in the last handful of pages? We're also thrown a new term that hasn't ever showed up in the entire book in the last 10 pages? There's also some mentions of actual children being groomed to become vampires that's never explored.

Fin was a frustrating character for me because she thinks she's so clever and instead she gets one thought and clamps down on it and refuses to actually think or listen or use reason. She just bounces around suspects and during one moment when she confronts said suspect it becomes so embarrassing. I don't really understand her either. I understand she hates vampires but like... why?? Is the practice of enthrallment awful? Yes. Taking a handful 17-19 year old every year terrible? Sure. But it DOES give people who don't have opportunities in life to HAVE new opportunities. She was treated HORRIBLY by humans especially and she's like I don't hate them. But vampires actually treat her sometimes better and she's like I'M GONNA KILL THEM.

The romance was there but personally I didn't quite feel like it was done well. Gavron was kind of bland mostly, and naturally even though he's being enthralled to do things, it's still his hand. There should be some weight there, not of blame but just hurt. Especially since it seems it's fully Gavron's idea to place Fin as a thrall, which is the biggest fear of hers AND keep her with his blood so no one touches her. Which was hard to follow, another concept completely brought up once. And then they were equals or something. There's no talk really of the power dynamic between Gavron and Fin either.

I will say I loved the acceptance of queerness and non-binary. I think some of the powers are cool, and the side characters were interesting although we don't get much. The complicated relationship between Fin and her mother could have been interesting but it wasnt really focused on. To be honest, there's really not much character growth to the characters at all? The end is a giant clusterfuck of new characters, new enemy, and like... what's going to happen later. I really didn't follow much of the ending about the Council, blood they drank, alliances of Courts, and what's to be done for the Black Court. We do get this half-hearted "we'll look out for humans and police the vampires" vibe at the end, but there's nothing concrete or set in stone. It's just "Oh things will be better" with no evidence.

If you want a YA vampire fantasy, I personally wouldn't recommend but I realize it wasn't bad just not my jam.

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is there somewhere i can read Beyond the black door by a.m strickland for free? 😢

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– In the Ravenous Dark by A.M. Strickland

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SFF Polyamory Recs Part 1

2024 seems to be the year of polyamory in literature and movies, and I've been wanting to read some books featuring polyamory lately, so here is a non-exhaustive list of sci-fi and fantasy books that feature polyamory!

Evocation, by S.T. Gibson - fantasy. first in a series. seems to be f/m/m

Running Close to the Wind, by Alex Rowland - fantasy. standalone. m/m/nb

Iron Widow, by Xiran Jay Zhao - sci-fi. first in a series. f/m/m

A Dowry of Blood, by S.T. Gibson - gothic fantasy. standalone. sapphic

Silver Under Nightfall, by Rin Chupeco - fantasy. first in a series. seems to feature f/m/m

In the Ravenous Dark, by A.M. Strickland - fantasy. standalone. seems to feature f/f/m

True Love Bites, by @joydemorra - fantasy. first in a series. seems to be f/m/m

To Be Taught, If Fortunate, by Becky Chambers - sci-fi. novella. pairing unknown

The Door Into Fire, by Diane Duane - fantasy. first in a series. pairing unknown

Heliacle Rising, by C.C. Davie - fantasy. first in a series. pairing unknown

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💙💜🩷 Upcoming Bisexual Book Releases of 2025

💜 My little bisexual heart is SO excited for this upcoming bisexual book releases of 2025. Which ones are you adding to your TBR?

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🩷 The Broposal - Sonora Reyes 🩷 It's a Love/Skate Relationship - Carli J. Corson 🩷 Futbolista - Jonny Garza Villa 🩷 Holly Jolly July - Lindsay Maple 🩷 Homegrown Magic - Jamie Pacton & Rebecca Podos 🩷 Murder Land - Carlyn Greenwald 🩷 Iron Tongue of Midnight - Brittany N. Williams 🩷 Behooved - M. Stevenson 🩷 A Legionnaire's Guide to Love and Peace - Emily Skrutskie

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💜 Backhanded Compliments - Katie Chandler 💜 Build a Girlfriend - Elba Luz 💜 Virulence - Toni Duarte 💜 This Feast of a Life - Cynthia So 💜 On Her Terms - Amy Spalding 💜 Wooing the Witch Queen - Stephanie Burgis 💜 Love Points to You - Alice Lin 💜 The Sun and the Moon - Rebekah Faubion 💜 Thrill of the Chase - Kathryn Nolan

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Beyond the Black Door by A.M. Strickland

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Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger

This Dark Descent by Kalyn Josephson

The Kindred by Alechia Dow

The Reckless Kind by Carly Heath

The Final Curse of Ophelia Cray by Christine Calella

Silver in the Mist by Emily Victoria

Not Your Backup by C.B. Lee

The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia

Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko

The Circus Infinite by Khan Wong

Scavenge the Stars by Tara Sim

Love Letters for Joy by Melissa See

Summer Bird Blue by Akemi Dawn Bowman

The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun

Aces Wild by Amanda Dewitt

I Am Ace by Cody Daigle-Orians

ACE by Angela Chen

Refusing Compulsory Sexuality by Sherronda J Brown

Being Ace ed by Madeline Dyer

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Title: Beyond the Black Door | Author: A.M. Strickland | Publisher: Imprint (2019)

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Bi aspec books!

Books listed: 💕 Let's Talk About Love by Claire Kann 💕 The Grimrose Girls by Laura Pohl 💕 Thaw by Elyse Springer 💕 The Last 8 by Laura Pohl 💕 Kiss Her Once for Me by Alison Cochrun 💕 Cupid Calling by Viano Oniomoh 💕 A Dance of Water and Air by Antonia Aquilante 💕 Baker Thief by Claudie Arseneault 💕 Beyond the Black Door by A.M. Strickland 💕 The Painted Crown by Megan Derr 💕 Fire Becomes Her by Rosiee Thorn 💕 Belle Révolte by Linsey Miller 💕 The Sound of Stars by Alechia Dow 💕 Birthright by M.A. Vice 💕 Chameleon Moon by RoAnna Sylver 💕 Baptism of Fire by Jessie Thomas 💕 Lost Names by A.N. Mouse 💕 Role Playing by Cathy Yardley

Here is the goodreads list of these books.

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A Year in Vampire books

Aka I read a lot of vampire books and wanted to share my favorites of the year. (List in no particular ranked order)

A Dowry of Blood by S.T Gibson - If you haven't read this one you are seriously missing out. Dracula brides unionize.It's Queer with a wonderful written poly relationship, religious themes. The vampire lore in this was fantastic. How vampires are and how vampric they is done in such an interesting way I've never seen before. Also the backdrop of history in this one is lovely. Modern day vampire classic. All of the brides have my hearts ( especially Magdalena)

Court Of the undying season by A.M Strickland- Whumpy!! A murder mystery in a school for humans training to be vampires, where many things go wrong.The world building in this made me go a little bit insane. A very interesting take on a vampire and sires relationship. Sire’s and their turned have such a complicated relationship and I love it.I Seriously still think about the twist in this book. Also every character feels so unique in their own way. Also the inherent Queer drama caused by vampire relationship. The trans rep on this book is great. These vampires are all developing their own versions of gender. ( also for people who follow me because of Blood of Eden the main character Fin is really serving Allie in the best way possible. )

Nestlings by Nat Cassidy - This is the true horror one of the list. Warning if your put off by horror involving babies / baby's being in danger in fiction this one might not be for you. A married couple get picked to live in a new apartment building but things are not as they seem. All the while the main character Anne struggles to adapt with being paralyzed due to a complication during giving birth.Vampires as monster in the most off- putting way possible. Bonus Nat writes women so well I was convinced he was a women until I looked him up. One of my favorite horror authors and favorite horror books of the year. Nestlings deals with themes of disability feelings conformable in ourselves in the horrors of motherhood. Bonus for the main characters being Jewish!