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December Book Reviews: Eleventh Hour by Elin Gregory

I picked up this book because author KJ Charles had posted an intriguing review of it. In Eleventh Hour, British Secret Service agent Allerdale is assigned to a new case monitoring European anarchists. Only this time, he has a partner—the pretty linguist Miles Siward, who is to pose as his wife.

I found this book to be a charming queer romance with an excellent balance between the spy drama and the romantic plotline. I liked Miles Siward especially, and I think his gender was written well. He's not a trans woman, but the crossdressing isn't waved off as haha man in a dress either—it's emphasized that being Millie occasionally is an important part of his identity. Put him down as genderqueer, maybe. However, I thought Gregory falls short a little bit in the political element. The plot is a clear throwback to James Bond style spy vs spy maneuvers, the great game of Europe, etc. However, Miles and Allerdale don't have much in the way of political thoughts, and the bad guys are vaguely handwaved Romanian communist who want to blow up England for undefined reasons. I just don't think it's possible to write effective plots about countries at war with each other without at least some ideological underpinning. It's not really possible to have apolitical spying.

Overall, an entertaining hidden gem of a historical queer romance novel. Recommended if you enjoyed KJ Charles' Think of England.

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Reading update

Best Men by Sidney Karger - 3.5/5 stars

Man. When I started reading this, I was positive I was going to rate it 5 stars. The first third or so was hysterical, often to the point of me not being able to breathe because I was laughing so hard. Ultimately though, the romance fell extremely flat. There wasn't really enough development for it, and I don't think it boils down to a marketing issue—the romance is too big of a focus to say, "Oh, this was just general fiction they wanted to market as a romcom." It really was an issue with the romance just not being very well written. Another issue I had was that at times, the writing was very...cringey. Like, I couldn't tell if the author was trying to keep Max's voice (which was funny) or if he just can't write genuinely heartfelt scenes. The big, romantic sex scene could probably be added to that one post with the collection of horribly written sex scenes.

There were also some weird inaccuracies about Midwesterners that of course bugged me as a Midwesterner. We call soda "Coke?" No we don't. It's pop. Maybe there's some southern creep into the Midwest but I've N E V E R heard anyone say Coke when they meant pop generally. Also, Midwesterners like pools? I mean I guess, but we learn to swim in lakes (as opposed to the ocean).

In case you're wondering, I knocked an entire star off for the Midwest inaccuracies.

Mountain Ghost Stories and Curious Tales of Western North Carolina, edited by Randy Russell and Janet Barnett - 3.5/5 stars

I picked this up at one of the visitor centers in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on our trip there last fall. Most of these are more like folk stories than ghost stories.

Timberdark by Darren Charlton - 5/5 stars

What if the real dystopia isn't the zombie apocalypse, but "normal" life?

I was going to leave it at that but NO, I have more to say. Why aren't these books more popular? Why isn't everyone screaming about how gorgeous they are and how this is what YA should be? Why do they not have a US publisher? Why are they not all over freaking BookTok tables at bookstores?

I honestly don't even want to say that much about the Wranglestone duology because I want everyone to read them and experience them. Wranglestone and Timberdark are genuinely a couple of the most gorgeous books I've ever read, Timberdark in particular.

Road of Bones by Christopher Golden - 3.25/5

Immaculate vibes and incredible setting. Not much more to it than that.

Ravensong by Carla Fay - DNF

At 4 pages in. I hated everything about this book immediately and I don't have a good reason.

Maelstrom by Jordan L Hawk - 4.5/5 stars

BODY SWAP.

A Pocketful of Lies: Collected Stories by KJ Charles - 5/5 stars

5/5 stars for Masters in This Hall alone.

If I See You Again Tomorrow by Robby Couch - 4.25/5 stars

Considering this is billed and marketed as a romance, there was surprisingly little romance in it. It was good, though. Robby Couch is one of my favorite queer YA romance writers.

Eleventh Hour by Elin Gregory - 3.75/5 stars

OMG they were mission partners! Interwar period gay spies in London, hard to go wrong.

Out in the Open by AJ Truman - 3.75/5 stars

Truman has this habit of describing sex scenes in bizarre and not particularly sexy ways ("I sucked his cock a thousand times harder than a vacuum cleaner" is an actual real comparison from this book), but his books are funny with endearing characters, so I give him a pass. I also think it MIGHT be something he does when he's writing younger characters, because the other time it was really pronounced was in The Barkeep and the Bro, where one of the characters was in his mid 20s (Out in the Open is a college romance).

Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell - 5/5 stars (reread)

This book was as good, if not better, the second time around. Kiem is so funny and lovable and Jainan's history made me even more sad. I really love how well Maxwell handles the fact that Jainan was in an abusive marriage for five years while still writing a slow burn romance that doesn't span multiple books. This book is an inspiration to me and is pretty much my perfect book—gay and sci-fi. On this reread I could really see its influence on my own writing, haha. Which is cool to know that I can still be influenced in a major way even this far into my writing life!

Anyway if you haven't read this book, I honestly don't know what you're waiting for. Read it read it reeeeead ittttt.

A Veil of Gods and Kings by Nicole Bailey - DNF

DNF at 15 pages. The main character was annoying and the author took 'show don't tell' a little too far. Everything was described in flowery, overwrought purple prose. Seriously, it's a road. You can just say it's a road. Also I never want to see 'Artemis' shortened to 'Temi' ever again. Please just no.

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Queer reads: Elin Gregory

For day 26, I have a duology by Elin Gregory. 

These are more mystery than romance, but the romance subplot is pretty significant. These share vibes with Cat Sebastian’s Page and Sommers books, as well as the Will Darling books by KJ Charles. They take place post WWI, and the two main characters are intelligence agents. I love her world building, and the chemistry between the characters. 

Elin Gregory is a Welsh author, and I’d recommend all of her stories. 

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34 ORCHARD ISSUE 7 HAS BURST ONTO THE SCENE!

IT’S RELEASE DAY!! I’m thrilled to announce that 34 Orchard ISSUE 7 is here! Heralding the coming of spring and the concept of the fresh start, Issue 7 has another winner from Nigeria’s Ernest O. Ògúnyẹmí (Issue 1’s “Christmas Chicken,” about which we STILL get mail!) and a few other 34O alums, as well as work by others familiar and brand-new. Plunging into the visceral rip tides of lost love,…

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Nisie's Year in Books | 2024

books i read this year (its pretty much all queer romance)

Top 5 Reads of 2024

Limited to books released in 2024 only (otherwise how the fuck do i choose???).

Prince of Agony (Perilous Courts #6), Tavia Lark

Swordcrossed, Freya Marsk

What Feasts at Night (Sworn Soldier, #2), TJ Kingfisher

Don't Want You Like a Best Friend (Mischief & Matchmaking #1), Emma Alban

The Captive's Curse (Twilight Mages Book 2), Eliot Grayson  

Full review list under cut

Purple are queer romance books I would recommend! Pink are other books I would recommend!

Captain's Surrender, Alex Beecroft ★★★☆☆ Jan 2024 I feel sure that i have read this before but it's not in my good reads history so I'm adding it now. Overall an enjoyable book but there was a bit too much gay angsting for my tastes, I don't care for stories with moral or religious dilemmas over being queer. Naval bits were fun and exciting. Not sure how their Happy Ending is supposed to work with them both being captains but my best wishes to them  

Hunting the Spy, Tyler Flynn ★★★☆☆ Jan 10, 2024 Didn't really like this book until the last 20% or so. Nathan is really unlikeable and mean to his beloved, Peter, who is precious and sweet and never did anything wrong. It wasn't until Nathan realized he loved and trusted Peter and begrudgingly accepted his help that story became interesting.  

On a Lee Shore, Elin Gregory ★★★☆☆ Jan 25, 2024 Very slow burn. Main character is slightly annoying but he comes around eventually.  

Twisted Tome, Vanora Lawless ★★★★☆ Jan 29, 2024 Fun plot, likeable characters, but I feel like it could have done with more editing. There were many parts that felt too long.  

Slippery Creatures (The Will Darling Adventures, #1), K.J. Charles ★★★★☆ Feb 08, 2024 ok so i will never like Kim and Will as much as Daniel and Archie, but they are similarly shaped hot messes so I love them anyways, and this was probably my 3rd reread of this book.  

The Stablemaster's Heart (Tales of Lilleforth #2), Sarah Honey ★★★☆☆ Feb 11, 2024 Characters were likeable but the writing felt strangely YA for a book with constant and detailed sex scenes.  

The Sugared Game (The Will Darling Adventures, #2), K.J. Charles ★★★★★ Feb 24, 2024 I absolutely love how messy these guys are!! and the cameos by some characters from Think of England/Proper English !!!!! (also a reread)  

Subtle Blood (The Will Darling Adventures, #3), K.J. Charles ★★★★★ Feb 28, 2024 KIMMMMMMM WHY ARE YOU YOU????  

The Larks Still Bravely Singing, Aster Glenn Gray ★★★★☆ Mar 02, 2024 I mostly enjoyed this book but the ending was a bit underwhelming and it felt like there wasn't really any closure or character growth. But they did end up together so that was good.  

Ghost Star Night (Sea of Stars, #1), Nicole Kimberling ★★★☆☆ Mar 11, 2024 Didn't enjoy as much as last time. It's still batshit crazy and the mcs are likeable but the plot is so fucking wild???  

Tramps and Vagabonds, Aster Glenn Gray ★☆☆☆☆ Mar 12, 2024 DNF at 50%. Honestly I thought it was boring and didn't seem like the plot was going anywhere  

Heir of Starlight (Sea of Stars, #2), Nicole Kimberling ★★★★★ Mar 24, 2024 This is a wierd ass book, and I don't know why I like it as much as I do, but here we are - I enjoyed this book where the love interest is trapped in the body of an orangutan.  

King's Man (Outlawed #1), Sally Malcolm ★★★★☆ Mar 29, 2024 Good tension happy ending, likeable characters and side characters.  

A Botanical Daughter, Noah Medlock ★★☆☆☆ Apr 05, 2024 DNF after part 1 of 3. Simon and Gregor just didn't feel like good or likeable people and I just didn't feel interested in following them on their journey. Their relationship dynamic didn't feel happy or healthy either since Gregor seems to constantly bully Simon and ignore his feelings and concerns. Lastly, I'm sorry but digging up the corpse of your housekeeper's bff without consent and experimenting on it in the basement is a line I don't think protagonists should cross. Personally I would give this a 1 star but it gets an extra because it has potential. I think the story would have worked better and been more interesting if it was entirely told from Jenny's perspective, since she's the only likeable character (as far as I read)..  

The Royal Curse (Twilight Mages, #1), Eliot Grayson ★★★★☆ Apr 08, 2024 I enjoyed this way more than I thought I would  

What Feasts at Night (Sworn Soldier, #2), T. Kingfisher ★★★★☆ Apr 28, 2024 LET ALEX EASTON FUCK A MONSTER!  

The Scottish Boy, Alex de Campi ★★★☆☆ May 2024 This started off strong and it was shaping up to be one of my favorite books. Then it turned sideways and the plot stopped making sense. Still have very mixed feelings about this.  

Finding You, Finding Me, Bailey Queen ★★☆☆☆ May 04, 2024 The romance between Henry and Will felt forced. It felt like Henry had more romantic tension with his friend/superior Giordano than Will.  

Knight of Nights, Karin Kallmaker ★★☆☆☆ May 10, 2024 Plot didn't really seem to go anywhere and it ended surprisingly abruptly. Didn't like the coin's melodramatic and mysterious comments. Skyra and Kirstine were likeable characters but their romance felt a bit forced. I wanted to like this but there was too much that wasn't to my taste  

Crowns and Swords (Royalty & Romance, #1), J.L. Meyrick ★★☆☆☆ May 22, 2024 i don't remember this at all  

A Nobleman's Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel (The Doomsday Books, #2), K.J. Charles ★★★★★ May 28, 2024 The spicy sequel I have been waiting for!! Luke is absolutely hands down one of my favorite characters.  

The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen (The Doomsday Books, #1), K.J. Charles ★★★★★ May 30, 2024 this is the good stuff  

Wine and War: The French, the Nazis, and the Battle for France's Greatest Treasure, Don Kladstrup ★★★★★ May 31, 2024 A NON FICTION BOOK!!! IT IS GOOD  

A Rulebook for Restless Rogues (Lucky Lovers of London, #2), Jess Everlee ★★★★☆ Jun 02, 2024 This book had a lot going on, possibly too much?  

The Gentleman's Book of Vices (Lucky Lovers of London, #1), Jess Everlee ★★★★☆ Jun 06, 2024 First time I tried this book I quit in the first chapter. (The scenes in the molly house were annoying) Second time I held on and made it through to the actual plot which was entertaining and the couple was delightful.  

The Oak and the Ash (The Old Bridge Inn #3), Annick Trent ★★★★★ Jun 17, 2024 Absolutely loved this book!!! Just average working folks trying pursue their dreams and build a relationship while earning a living and avoiding the trouble the aristocracy creates! A wonderful blend of realism, hopefulness and cosy.  

Harvest Season (The Old Bridge Inn series), Annick Trent ★★★★☆ Jun 19, 2024 hell yeah lesbians! workers!  

Bound to the Wild Fae (Fortune Favors the Fae, #3), Tavia Lark ★★★★★ Jun 21, 2024 Absolutely adorable romance!!! Love Yarrow's immediate need to protect his small human!!!  

Silk & Sand (Seth & Raider #1), Katherine Diane ★★★☆☆ Jul 2024 i can't even begin to describe how wacky this series is.  

Hothouse Bloom (Ramsbury Estate, #1), Hannah Morse ★★★★☆ Jul 06, 2024 Overall a perfectly fine little story but could have used finer proofreading  

Don't Want You Like a Best Friend (Mischief & Matchmaking #1), Emma R. Alban ★★★★☆ Jul 11, 2024 Generally I liked this, the characters were likeable, their relationships with their parents were wonderful, and their friendships with cousins and such was sweet. There were a few spots I felt the characters did unlikely things to advance the plot but overall a fun read.  

A Bluestocking's Guide to Decadence (Lucky Lovers of London, #3), Jess Everlee ★★★☆☆ Jul 15, 2024 Overall pretty good but there were some moments where it felt like "eating your vegetables". I love Jo but Emily's perspective was a bit tedious at times.  

The Lighthouse Keeper, Liv Rancourt ★★☆☆☆ Jul 20, 2024 It felt like there were too many plot threads that didn't always make sense. The romance between Rafe and Vincent felt a bit forced.  

The Duke at Hazard (Gentlemen of Uncertain Fortune, #2), K.J. Charles ★★★☆☆ Jul 24, 2024 I didn't particularly enjoy this book. Cassian wasn't likeable until a good way through the book and the villain was too mustache twirling and over the top bad guy. Meanwhile Daizell was perfect and did nothing wrong!!!  

The Captive's Curse (Twilight Mages Book 2), Eliot Grayson ★★★★☆ Jul 26, 2024 Highly entertaining and spicy! Cyril was incredibly annoying and I have no idea how Enzo puts up with him but to each their own.  

Silver & Gold (Seth & Raider #2), Katherine Diane ★★☆☆☆ Aug 03, 2024 I r really wanted to like this book, but the ratio of action to romance was off. 90% of this book was sex or talking through trauma. It got to the point where I would skip over sex scenes and dialogue, because how many times do you need to know that raider and Seth have hot sex, and that they love each other enough to work through trauma. It's fine, we don't need to know all the details!!! The last 10% of the book was enjoyable, because that's when the plot finally kicked in.  

Never Darling (Fortune Favors the Fae, #6), Sam Burns ★★★☆☆ Aug 06, 2024 It was a bit strange that this story was set almost entirely in the human world with fairies just kind of being there at the end. I think the concept for the story was interesting but the slow burn over 3-4 years was implausible. A lot happens in 3 years and you're just not going to remember someone who stopped by once! Meanwhile the background story with Everett and Peter actually seemed more interesting than the main story. I also just don't like stories with hot rich nice guys who just swoop in and solve all of a poor person's problems. Not my kind of fantasy. I think overall it was a taste mismatch for me, and people with different tastes than me will probably enjoy it.  

Prince of Poison (Fortune Favors the Fae, #7), Alice Winters ★★☆☆☆ Aug 08, 2024 This felt like 2 books smashed into one - there wasn't enough clues for the reader to understand the layers until 60% through. The plot was convoluted and relied too much on characters explaining it. Lastly the language and dialogue felt really off, they all sounded like teenagers instead of fantasy characters. I'm not exactly expecting Tolkien, but am expecting significantly less "like"s and "I guess" es. Overall I think this had the potential to be a great story but could have used stronger editing.  

The Queer Principles of Kit Webb (London Highwaymen, #1), Cat Sebastian ★★★★★ Aug 11, 2024 BE GAY DO CRIME THE NOVEL  

Prince of Agony (Perilous Courts #6), Tavia Lark ★★★★★ Aug 16, 2024 WOW OH WOW this is SO GOOD!!!!! KAZIA IS MY BESTEST BABY BOY SO SAD, SO TRAGIC SO PURPLE!! (and yes i have read it 3 times already) .

The Necromancer's Light, Tavia Lark ★★★★★ Aug 18, 2024 Charming romance! Love an opposites attract! They're an adorable couple - what else do I need to say?  

These Old Lies, Larrie Barton ★★★☆☆ Aug 24, 2024 Feels weird giving this a 3/5 because I loved AND hated this book. I think it had so much potential and mostly a good plot, it's the timeline of events that makes it unbearably slow and full of needless suffering. I think the arc of the story, which takes almost 30 years to resolve, really could have been resolved within 6 years. I think it would have been a tighter storyline and more hopeful story if the author had compressed the timeline and reduced the characters suffering and pining.  

Prince and Assassin (Perilous Courts, #1), Tavia Lark ★★★★★ Aug 28, 2024 Absolutely loved this book! Both Julien and Whisper are absolutely loveable and have a great dynamic. Assassin falling for target is a classic trope for a reason!!!  

The Forgotten Dead (OutFoxing the Paranormal, #1), Jordan L. Hawk ★★★★☆ Aug 30, 2024 This was somewhere between a 3 and 4 for me. I can't put my finger on anything that bad or that I particularly disliked but I wasn't feral over it either  

Hunter Omega: M/M Paranormal Romance, Liv Rider ★★★☆☆ Sep 2024 A perfectly fine popcorn romance.  

You're the Problem, It's You (Mischief & Matchmaking #2), Emma R. Alban ★★☆☆☆ Sep 02, 2024 UPDATE: the book improved significantly literally on the next page after i quit. I did go back and finish the story. so maybe its a 3/5? DNF at 40% it was just too annoying and stressful to keep reading. Bobby Mason was mostly delightful, but Demeroven was whiny, rude and annoying in every scene he was in. Raverson and the evil Stepfather were both too obviously moustache twirling villains and also unnecessary plot points. I didn't believe the attraction between Bobby and Demeroven one bit it was just exhausting to see them continuously arguing and in fact arguing in circles, until they end up on opposite sides but still arguing.  

A Thief in the Night, K.J. Charles ★★★★☆ Sep 30, 2024 Great story! Wished it was longer!! Love a happy ending that involves stealing from the rich!!  

Liar City (Sugar & Vice #1), Allie Therin ★★★★★ Oct 05, 2024 I really wasn't expecting to love this as much as I do!! I'm not a fan of contemporary fiction but I love Allie Therin's other books so I thought I'd give it a try. I ended up staying up until 3 AM to finish this book in a day  

Peacemaker (Sharps & Springfield, #1), Morgan Brice ★☆☆☆☆ Oct 08, 2024 This is one of the most frustrating books I ever read. I should have put it down but it was so close to what I wanted. This book is like going to the freezer for a rich creamy ice cream and only finding a ice encrusted popsicle with freeze burn. The romance between the main characters felt forced and unappealing. They were both incredibly bad at giving and receiving "I want to fuck you" cues and they're also just bad at their jobs? Most of this book was dialogue, with other characters telling them what they had already discovered. The "evil plot" was unnecessarily convoluted and I have no idea how any of the characters reached the conclusions they did. I wish I could have liked this book  

You Should Be So Lucky, Cat Sebastian ★★★★☆ Nov 30, 2024 I won't say this book made me care about baseball, but it made me not mind the fact that baseball was here. The romance was charming and the slow burn addictive, although it was probably too slow for my tastes. I think what really kept this from being a 5 star book for me is that it didn't really feel like Romance - it felt like a mid-century period piece about 2 gay men finding a life together. WHich is good, don't get me wrong, but not what I was expecting.  

Twisted Shadows (Sugar & Vice, #2), Allie Therin ★★★★★ Dec 19, 2024 Oh my God!!! The most delicious and horny of slow burns!!!!!! It was so good i immediately re-read as soon as i finished it.  

One Night in Hartswood, Emma Denny ★★★★☆ Dec 22, 2024 There were a lot of things that annoyed me, including a whole lot of unnecessary misunderstandings, but it had such a delightful ending that overall I did really like this book  

Swordcrossed, Freya Marske ★★★★☆ Dec 25, 2024 I'm glad I stuck this one through, though the beginning was rough. I feel like there was too many details of this fantasy world introduced too quickly, and the writing style felt a bit -hm- like it was trying too hard to be high brow? Eventually though the tension between the characters kicked in and the world started to make sense and then it became a whirlwind to the dramatic finish!! (Although I'm a little sad we didn't get DOUBLE WEDDING) The setting is very much like Swordspoint, or the Astreiant series or Daughter of Mystery, but less white, which is great. Would love to see more books in this universe.  

Boyfriend Material (London Calling, #1), Alexis Hall ★☆☆☆☆ Dec 25, 2024 DNF at 5% - i just couldn't get into it - I don't really like first-person perspective, and I especially don't like it when the narrator just goes on and on about what a disaster they are, and how HARD their life is, and BOO HOO all anyone cares about is his famous dad. I suppose this makes the character relatable for some people, but doesn't do it for me.

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Gabriel Gabriela Gabriele Gaelle Gaetan Gara Gebhard Gema Genaro Genevieve Georg Georges Georgette Gerald Gerard Gerd Gerhardt Germaine German Germar Gernot Gershu Gert Gertrude Ghislaine Gilbert Gilberto Gilles Ginebra Gines Ginette Gisela Gisele Giselher Gonzalo Gottfried Gottlieb Gottskhalk Gotz Grakiela Gregori Gregorio Greta Grete Gretel Gretkhen Guadalupe Gui Guido Guillaume Guillermina Guillermo Gunther Gustav Gustavo Haidee Hampus Hanagua Hanna Hannah Hanne Hannelore Hans Harald Harold Harri Hedda Hedi Heidemarie Heidi Heiner Heini Heino Heinrikh Heinz Hektor Helena Helene Helga Helge Hellmuth Helmut Helmuth Henri Henriette Herbert Herman Hermann Hermine Hernando Heruig Herve Hialmar Hilda Hilde Hildegard Hilma Hipolito Holger Horst Hortensia Hubert Hugo Huguette Humberto Hunter Iago Iaime Iairo Iakinta Iakinto Iakk Iakkueline Iakkues Iakob Iakobo Iana Ianine Iann Iannikk Iasmine Iavier Iaviera Ida Iean Ieanfrancois Ieanklaude Ieanlouis Ieanluk Ieanmarie Ieanmark Ieanmikhel Ieanne Ieannine Ieanpaul Ieanpierre Iennifer Iermaine Ierome Iesenia Iessika Iesus Ignakio Iimena Ilda Ilona Imelda Inaki Ines Ingo Ingrid Inigo Inmakulada Ioakhim Ioakuin Ioakuina Ioel Ioelle Iohann Iohanna Iohannes Iohn Iokeline Iolanda Ioline Ionai Ionas Ionathan Iorg Iorge Iorgelina Iose Iosef Iosefa Iosefina Ioseph Iosette Iost Iosue Irene Ireneo Iris Irma Isa Isaak Isabel Isabella Isabelle Isak Isidoro Isidro Ismael Itahisa Iuan Iuana Iuanfran Iuanka Iuano Iulia Iulian Iuliana Iulie Iulien Iulieta Iuliette Iulio Iuni Iupp Iurgen Iustin Iustine Iusto Iutta Ivan Ivar Ives Ivette Ivetteaaron Ivonne Kaietano Kalixto Kamila Kamille Kandida Kandido Kanuto Karidad Karin Karina Karine Karl Karla Karlheinz Karlos Karlota Karmen Karole Karolina Karoline Karsten Kasimiro Kasper Kassandra Katalina Katherine Katia Katrin Katrina Kebehi Kedrik Kekile Kekilia Kelia Keline Kerstin Kesar Kevin Khantal Kharles Kharlie Kharlotte Khaxiraxi Khema Khloe Khrista Khristel Khristelle Khristian Khristiane Khristine Khristof Khristophe Kiril Kitlali Klaire Klara Klaude Klaudia Klaudine Klaudio Klaus Klaus-peter Klemenke Klement Klotilde Kobura Kolbi Kolette Kolin Kolton Konkepkion Konrad Konsolakion Konsuelo Koralie Korei Korina Korinne Kornelia Kornelio Kovadonga Kristina Kristobal Kruz Kuentin Kurt Ladislao Ladislaus Laetitia Lars Laura Laure Laurenke Laurent Lea Leah Leandro Leia Leire Lena Leo Leon Leonardo Leonor Leopoldo Letikia Levin Lia Liam Liana Lidia Lidie Liesl Likke Lilia Liliana Liliane Lilli Lina Linn Linnea Linus Lionel Lisa Lisbeth Liv Livia Loik Loke Lope Lorena Lorentz Lorenza Lorenzo Lothar Louella Loui Louis Louise Lourdes Lova Love Lovis Lovisa Ludovik Luduig Ludvig Luis Luisa Luk Lukas Lukia Lukiana Lukiano Lukie Lukien Lukienne Luna Lutold Lutz Luz Madeleine Magali Magdalena Maia Maiken Maite Makarena Malte Malvina Manon Manuel Manuela Margarete Margarita Marguerite Maria Mariana Marianne Mariano Maribel Marie Mariekhristine Marieklaude Marietherese Marina Marine Mario Marion Marius Mark Markel Markela Markelina Markelino Markelle Markelo Markial Markos Markus Marlene Marta Martin Martina Martine Mateo Mathieu Mathilde Matias Matilda Matilde Matteo Matthias Matthieu Maurike Max Maxime Maximilian Maximo Meagens Medard Meia Meinrad Melanie Melissa Melker Melvin Merkedes Mi Miguel Miguela Mikaela Mikhael Mikhaela Mikhel Mikhele Mikheline Mikhelle Mikkael Milagros Milo Milton Minna Mio Mira Miranda Mireia Mireille Mirella Miriam Mirko Moa Modesta Modesto Mohamed Moises Molli Mona Monika Monikue Montserrat Morgane Moritz Muriel Murillo

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[drchristineputnam]

HEY FELLAS, how about some of that good good 1920s gay spy stuff with fake undercover marriage, crossdressing, a sweet linguist with a bold lady persona and a 6ft something professional undercover spy who is such an enormous dingus he calls an actual tiny baby 'Old Man'???

Pls read it I loved it so much

[crazywitchkitty]

lovely read for dark, wet and foggy days

[wearethekat]

December Book Review Overview

Hold Fast (Sebastian Nothwell)

The Death of Jane Lawrence (Caitlin Starling)

The Wrong Lady Meets Lord Right (Suzanne Allain)

The Salvation Gambit (Emily Skrutskie)

Fire Spells Between Friends (Sarah Wallace)

This Cursed House (Del Sandeen)

Now Wait For Last Year (Phillip Dick)

Mazes of Power (Juliette Wade)

How To Steal A Galaxy (Beth Revis)

The Birdcage Library (Freya Berry)

Eleventh Hour (Elin Gregory)

Dark Woods, Deep Water (Jelena Dunato)

Under the Earth, Over the Sky (Emily McCosh)

The Uses of Illicit Art (Wendy Palmer)

The Siege of Burning Grass (Premee Mohamed)

Beguilement (Lois McMaster Bujold)

Dulhaniyaa (Talia Bhatt)

Legacy (Lois Mcmaster Bujold)

The Dragonfly Gambit (AD Sui)

A Dowry of Blood (ST Gibson)

The Tea Master and the Detective (Aliette de Bodard)

Dazzling (Chikodili Emelumadu)

Transgressions of Power (Juliet Wade)

Daughter of Tides (Kit Rocha) forthcoming

The Orb of Cairado (Katherine Addison)

The Resurrectionist (A Rae Dunlap)

The Buttercross Dragon (Maria Grace)

Steal the Sky (Megan E O'Keefe)

DNF:

Black Leviathan (Bernd Perplies)

The Stones Stay Silent (Danny Ride)

Threadneedle (Cari Thomas)

Set in Stone (Stella Brinzeanu)

The Players (Minette Walters)

[aurorawest]

Summer Reading Update (part 2)

Fall for You by AJ Truman - 3.75/5 stars

Should have read this in the fall since it's fall themed.

By Any Other Name by Erin Cotter - 2.5/5 stars

In His Sights by KC Wells - 4/5 stars

The Bell in the Fog by Lev AC Rosen - 5/5 stars

LOVED this one. I enjoyed the first in the series as well but this one was much better IMO—just a tighter mystery. I actually gasped at one of the reveals.

Lightning Strike Blues by Gayleen Froese - 5/5 stars

I was really pleasantly surprised by how good this book was. It looks like a superhero book but the vibe was more Fringe to me. Fringe meets Letterkenny. And it was really well written! Another book with a good twist. I highly recommend this one.

A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid - DNF at pg 108

The Misfit Mage and His Dashing Devil - DNF at pg 8

In Plain Sight by KC Wells - 3.75/5 stars

Planetfall by Emma Newman - 4/5 stars

Before All the World by Moriel Rothman-Zecher

I didn't know how to rate this one, so I didn't. It was pretty experimental, and I just didn't think I could rate it fairly. Its Storygraph average is 4.2/5 and it's definitely an interesting read.

Somewhere in the Gray Area - DNF at pg 32

Kit & Basie by Tess Carletta - 4/5 stars

Fence Vol 6: Redemption by CS Pacat and Johanna the Mad - 5/5 stars

The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White - 4.75/5 stars

I haven't had good luck with Rainbow Crate books, to the point that after I canceled my subscription, I went through all the ones still in my TBR, read the first page, and got rid of most of them. I kept this one because it's highly praised, and I ended up loving it. It probably would have been a 5 star read, except I thought the epilogue really undercut the effectiveness of the rest of the book.

Time to Shine by Rachel Reid - 5/5 stars

I think Rachel Reid was the first m/m hockey romance author I read, and I still think she writes some of the best.

Paladin's Hope by T Kingfisher - 4/5 stars

One Wicked Night by Colette Rivera - DNF at pg 136

10 Things That Never Happened by Alexis Hall - 5/5 stars

I was really apprehensive about this book. A few years ago I LOVED Alexis Hall, but I haven't enjoyed several of his new releases. I'm so glad I gave this one a chance because it's probably my favorite of all his books now. It's hilarious and cringey (good cringey) and romantic.

After the Forest by Kell Woods - DNF at pg 63

Lord Garrington's Vessel by S Rodman - DNF at pg 5

Alike as Two Bees by Elin Gregory - 4.25/5 stars

Dragged to the Wedding by Andrew Grey - 3.75/5 stars

His Lordship's Master by Samantha SoRelle - 4.5/5 stars

Fire from the Sky by Moa Backe Åstot (translated by Eva Apelqvist) - 5/5 stars

Gorgeous YA book about a Sami teenage boy who's struggling to reconcile the fact that he's gay and in love with his best friend with the fact that he doesn't want to leave his town and reindeer herding, even though he'd find more acceptance in a city. Also the translator lives in Minnesota.

[poisindonottouch]

Queer reads: a month of links

Here are the 30 books/authors I’ve recommended for the month of June.

Science Fiction

1: The Locked Tomb, by Tamsyn Muir

2: Provenance, by Ann Leckie 

3: A Memory Called Empire, by Arkady Martine 

4: The Left Hand Of Darkness, by Ursula K LeGuin 

5: The Roads of Heaven, by Melissa Scott 

6: Winter’s Orbit & Ocean’s Echo, by Everina Maxwell

7: Murderbot Diaries, by Martha Wells 

8: Stars In My Pocket Like Grains of Sand, by Samuel R Delany

9: The Vorkosigan Saga, by Lois McMaster Bujold

Horror 

(I don’t really read too much horror, because I’m a scaredy-cat, but these were both so good!) 

10: The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling

11: Summer Sons, by Lee Mandelo 

Fantasy

12: The Greenhollow Duology, by Emily Tesh 

13: The Manifold Worlds, by Foz Meadows

14:  Paladin’s Hope, by T Kingfisher

15: The Last Binding, by Freya Marske

16: The Scholomance trilogy, by Naomi Novik

17:  Rain Wild Chronicle, by Robin Hobb

18: The Cemeteries of Amalo, by Katherine Addison

19: My Real Children, by Jo Walton

20: The Amberlough Dossier, by Lara Elena Donnelly

21: The Broken Earth trilogy, by N.K. Jemisin

Romance! 

22: K.J. Charles

23: Cat Sebastian

24: Alexis Hall

25: AJ Demas

26: Elin Gregory

27: Roan Parrish

Sport Romances! 

28: KD Casey

29: Rachel Reid

30: Avon Gale & Piper Vaughn

Go enjoy some queer books! 

[kristipetersenschoonover]

Announcing the ToC for 34 ORCHARD ISSUE 7, SPRING 2023 – Coming April 25!

I’m thrilled to announce the Table of Contents for 34 Orchard Issue 7, Spring 2023! Heralding the coming of spring and the concept of the fresh start, Issue 7 has another winner from Nigeria’s Ernest O. Ògúnyẹmí (Issue 1’s “Christmas Chicken,” about which we STILL get mail!) and a few other 34O alums, as well as work by others familiar and brand-new. Plunging into the visceral rip tides of lost…

[perfettamentechic]

12 giugno … ricordiamo …

12 giugno … ricordiamo … #semprevivineiricordi #nomidaricordare #personaggiimportanti #perfettamentechic

2019: Sylvia Miles, pseudonimo di Sylvia Reuben Lee, attrice statunitense. (n. 1924) 2016: Elin Ortiz, attore, comico e produttore cinematografico portoricano. (n. 1934) 2015: Micol Fontana, stilista e imprenditrice italiana. È celebre per aver fondato, insieme alle sue sorelle Zoe e Giovanna, l’atelier romano di Alta Moda Sorelle Fontana. (n. 1913) 2005: Emmanuelle Arsan, pseudonimo di Marayat…

[macaronis-telegraph]

Queer WWI Literature

This is a very niche and limited category, so I’ve been trying to throw together a list of what I can find out there for anyone else who might also be interested. What follows are all books that contain LGBTQ+ rep of any kind, that also involve the First World War as a central theme.

Titles with an asterisk* are the ones I have personally read, and would be more than happy to talk about/answer any questions about their content/rep!

Written in the 20th Century

Alf, by Bruno Vogel (1929)

Despised and Rejected, by Rose Allatini (pseud. A.T. Fitzroy) (1918)*

Lads: Love Poetry of the Trenches, edited by Martin Taylor (1989)

The Memorial, by Christopher Isherwood (1932)

My Father and Myself, by J.R. Ackerley (1968)

The Prisoners of War: A Play in Three Acts, by J.R. Ackerley (1925)*

The Regeneration Trilogy (Regeneration, The Eye in the Door, The Ghost Road), by Pat Barker (1991, 1993, 1995)*

A Scarlet Pansy, by Robert Scully (1932)*

Strange Meeting, by Susan Hill (1976)

Written in the 21st Century

The Absolutist, by John Boyne (2011)

Across Your Dreams, by Jay Lewis Taylor (2016)

Alec, by William di Canzio (2021)

Ashthorne, by April Yates (2022)

Awfully Glad, by Charlie Cochrane (2014)

Bonds of Earth, by G.N. Chevalier (2012)*

The Boy I Love, by Marion Husband (2005)*

The Daughters of Mars, Thomas Keneally (2012)

Eleventh Hour, by Elin Gregory (2016)

The Fallen Snow, by John J. Kelley (2012)

Fighting Proud: The Untold Story of the Gay Men Who Served in Two World Wars, by Stephen Bourne (2017) – (I know I said fiction, but I’m going to leave this one here anyhow)

Flower of Iowa, by Lance Ringel (2014)*

The Great Swindle, by Pierre Lemaitre (2013)*

The Indian Clerk, by David Leavitt (2007)

The Inheritance of Solomon Farthing, by Mary Paulson-Ellis (2019) *

In Memoriam, by Alice Winn (2023)

The Lie, by Helen Dunmore (2014)

The Paying Guests, by Sarah Waters (2014)

A Pride of Poppies, short story collection published by Manifold Press (2015)

Promises Made Under Fire, by Charlie Cochrane (2013)

The Shell House, by Linda Newbery (2002)*

Spectred Isle, by K.J. Charles (2017)

The Stranger’s Child, by Alan Hollinghurst (2011)

The Warm Hands of Ghosts, by Katherine Arden (2024)

Whistling in the Dark, by Tamara Allen (2008)*

Wild with All Regrets, by Emma Deards (2023)

The World and All that it Holds, by Aleksandar Hemon (2023)

This is a dynamic list, which I will continue to update whenever I find something new. If you know of anything that isn’t on this list and needs to be, please let me know!

[inclineto]

Books, November - December 2020

The Relentless Moon - Mary Robinette Kowal [I...was not prepared for an eating disorder to drive as much of the plot as it does; maybe you should be]

How to Read Water: Clues and Patterns from Puddles to the Sea - Tristan Gooley

Spoiler Alert - Olivia Dade [This could have gone so wrong; honestly, I expected to ditch it in the first two chapters, because usually I HATE giddy novels about fandom...and yet! it turned out to be wish fulfillment in the best possible way, somehow despite the inclusion of multiple tropes that I also dislike (least spoilery: “I betrayed your trust by not telling you my terrible secret that involves you when I had the opportunity, and now you can never know,” when that will obviously only make the eventual inevitable reveal much worse). Anyway: if you wanted actor RPF/fandom AU for a canon that doesn’t exist, here you go.]

Floating Coast: An Environmental History of the Bering Strait - Bathsheba Demuth

Desire and the Deep Blue Sea - Olivia Dade

The Way Past Winter - Kiran Millwood Hargrave [dnf]

Sisters in Hate: American Women on the Front Lines of White Nationalism - Seyward Darby

Swordspoint - Ellen Kushner

Jeoffry: The Poet’s Cat: A Biography - Oliver Soden

Gaudy Night - Dorothy L. Sayers *

Yes, I’m Hot in This: The Hilarious Truth About Life in a Hijab - Huda Fahmy [I introduced this artist to a former boss, whose reaction was to immediately purchase and lend me every book she’s published; I’m overdue to mail this one back (and if your thought was “that book exchange sounds backwards,” well, ...yes)]

One by One - Ruth Ware [it’s fine, I didn’t have anywhere to go the next morning, I didn’t mind staying up until 2:30 to finish this, it’s fine]

A Deadly Education - Naomi Novik

Solutions and Other Problems - Allie Brosh

The House of the Four Winds - Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory

There Is No Good Card for This: What To Say and Do When Life Is Scary, Awful, and Unfair to People - Emily McDowell and Kelsey Crowe [self-help is not usually my genre, but given that I’ve written so many condolence cards this year that I’ve run out of condolence card-appropriate stationary - archives love using scenes from Hamlet on their exhibition giveaway cards, and they’re absolutely not okay to use for...really any occasion, but especially death - and am utterly unable to tell whether anything I’m writing is any good, and that my standard How To Be A Better Person manual is an etiquette book from the 1930s, what could it hurt?]

Orlando - Virginia Woolf

Around My French Table: 300 Recipes from My Home to Yours - Dorie Greenspan

Return of the Thief - Megan Whalen Turner

Spectred Isle - KJ Charles [still really fond of this one; still really want the lesbian ghost sequel]

Division Bells - Iona Datt Sharma [there’s one scene that threw me out of the world, and I’d kind of love to see whether it got editorial notes and if so, what...but on the other hand, I wasn’t expecting this to make me cry, and it did]

Serpentine - Philip Pullman, illustrated by Tom Duxbury [the story is slight; what you want to read this for are the illustrations, which are delightful]

The Rakess - Scarlet Peckham

The Midnight Bargain - C. L. Polk

The House of Green Turf - Ellis Peters

Beach Read - Emily Henry

Not the End of the World - Kate Atkinson

World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments - Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Eleventh Hour - Elin Gregory

Ahab’s Rolling Sea: A Natural History of Moby-Dick - Richard J. King [Let’s get this right out there: “Cetology” is my favorite chapter in the entire novel; I think it’s brilliant and fabulously funny and I loathe the lazy “everybody hates ‘Cetology’” trope that shows up everywhere - looking at you, Dave Malloy! - (although my mother tells me that her students did, indeed, universally despise it, which I find incomprehensible), so I’m always a little salty on approaching any Melville criticism: will they disrespect ‘Cetology”??? Sure enough, it’s there, but at least it’s on the way to explaining why you ought to appreciate it.]

Rereadings: Seventeen Writers Revisit Books They Love - ed. Anne Fadiman [the essay to read is Diana Kappel-Smith on the Peterson Field Guide to Wildflowers of Northeastern and North-Central North America]

Why Birds Sing - Nina Berkhout

Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country - Louise Erdrich

Barn 8 - Deb Olin Unferth

Black Sun - Rebecca Roanhorse

Where the Wild Ladies Are - Aoko Matsuda, translated by Polly Barton * [completely won over by this linked collection of present-day yōkai stories]

Ammonite - Nicola Griffith

Or What You Will - Jo Walton

Vesper Flights - Helen Macdonald

La Belle Sauvage - Philip Pullman [I’m fascinated to discover that the sequence I remember from reading this the first time doesn’t start until more than halfway through! He can tell a riveting story, so I wish I trusted Pullman even a tiny bit...but I don’t.]

Written in the Stars - Alexandria Bellefleur

A Libertarian Walks Into a Bear: The Utopian Plot to Liberate an American Town (and Some Bears) - Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling [some of this would never be funny; it’s possible I’d find parts of it funnier if libertarians didn’t make me so damn angry]

The Glass Magician - Caroline Stevermer

[saltspray]

Gigantic M/M Romance Rec List

A gentle reminder that I keep an ongoing list of my favorite m/m romance books.

There are 50+ books on the list! I’m always adding more as I read.

Last updated 12.17.23 

(Please don’t judge me for recommending my own books at the top of the list. I’m only human!)

The Naked Dancer by Emme C. Taylor | Contemporary/Artists/Depression 

He Dreams Magic by Emme C. Taylor | Fantasy/Horror/Magic

Salt Magic, Skin Magic by Lee Welch | Magic/Historical

Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh | Nature/Magic/Novella

Aristotle and Dante Explore the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz | Young Adult/Coming-of-Age

Rattlesnake by Kim Fielding | Contemporary

Seven of Spades series by Cordelia Kingsbridge | Contemporary/Crime

Kill Game

Trick Roller

Cash Plays

One-Eyed Royals

A Chip and a Chair

The Remaking of Corbin Wale by Roan Parrish | Holiday/Contemporary/Magical Realism

The Ruin of a Rake by Cat Sebastian | Historical

The Lightning-Struck Heart by TJ Klune | Fantasy/Humor

The Art of Murder series by Josh Lanyon | Mystery/Crime

The Mermaid Murders

The Monet Murders

The Magician Murders

Immemorial Year series by T.J. Klune | Post-Apocolyptic/Dark/Gritty–Ongoing Series

Withered + Sere

Crisped + Sere

Seven Summer Nights by Harper Fox | Historical

Merry Christmas Mr. Miggles by Eli Easton | Holiday/Contemporary/Cozy

Tournament of Losers by Megan Derr | Fantasy

The Tin Box by Kim Fielding | Contemporary/Historical

The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater | Young Adult/Magic

The Raven Boys

The Dream Thieves

Blue Lily, Lily Blue

The Raven King

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller | Greek Mythology

Holmes and Moriarity series by Josh Lanyon | Mystery/Crime

Somebody Killed His Editor

All She Wrote

The Boy with the Painful Tattoo

Winter Spirit by Indra Vaughn | Holiday/Cozy/Sweet/Ghost

Comfort and Joy by Joanna Chambers, Josh Lanyon, Harper Fox, and L.B. Gregg | Anthology/Holiday/Cozy

Motel. Pool. by Kim Fielding | Contemporary/Paranormal/Ghost

Kim Fielding’s Fantasy Novels | Fantasy

Brute

The Pillar

The Downs (FREE READ!)

Driving into the Sun by Dev Bentham | Contemporary/Road Trip

Sand and Ruin and Gold by Alexis Hall | Short Story/Dystopian/Dark/Mythology (mermaids)

Glitterland by Alexis Hall | Contemporary

Think of England by K.J. Charles | Historical

Tyack and Frayne series by Harper Fox | Mystery/Crime/Paranormal—Ongoing Series

Once Upon a Haunted Moor

Tinsel Fish

Don’t Let Go

Kitto

Guardians of the Haunted Moor (haven’t read yet)

Third Solstice (haven’t read yet. I’ve fallen so behind on this series!)

The Ghost Wore Yellow Socks by Josh Lanyon | Mystery/Crime

El Presidio Rides North by Domashita Romero (FREE READ!) | Short Story/Zombie Apocalypse

After Midnight by Santino Hassell | Dystopian/Dark/Gritty

Brothers of the Wild North Sea by Harper Fox | Historical/Vikings and Monks

On a Lee Shore by Elin Gregory | Historical/Pirates/Seafaring

Lord of the White Hell series by Ginn Hale | Fantasy

Lord of the White Hell Book One

Lord of the White Hell Book Two

Teeth by Hannah Moskowitz | Dark/Mythology (mermaids)/Young Adult

As Meat Loves Salt by Maria McCann | Dark Historical

Nor Iron Bars a Cage by Kaje Harper (FREE READ!) | Fantasy

Songbirds of Valnon Series by L.S. Baird | Fantasy—Ongoing Series

Evensong’s Heir

Adrien English series by Josh Lanyon | Mystery/Crime

Fatal Shadows

A Dangerous Thing

The Hell You Say

Death of a Pirate King

The Dark Tide

So This Is Christmas

PsyCop series by Jordan Castillo Price | Mystery/Paranormal/Crime—Ongoing Series

Among the Living

Criss Cross

Body and Soul

Secrets

Camp Hell

GhosTV

Spook Squad

Agent Bayne (haven’t read yet)

Psycop short stories

Psycop Briefs Volume 1 (haven’t read yet)

Psycop from Crash’s PoV

Skin After Skin

Line and Orbit by Sunny Moraine and Lisa Soem | Science Fiction/Spaceships

Gideon and Jedediah series by Margaret Mills and Tedy Ward | Historical

Well Traveled

Earth and Sun, Cedar and Sage

Wolf’s Own series by Carole Cummings | Fantasy

Ghost

Weregild

Koan

Incendiary

Storms and Stars by Neena Jaydon | Science Fiction/Spaceships

Dream Boy by Jim Grimsley | Dark/Young Adult/Coming of Age

Vintner’s Luck series by Elizabeth Knox | Historical/Angels/Theology—Ongoing Series

The Vintner’s Luck

The Angel’s Cut

The Archer’s Heart by Astrid Amara | Fantasy

Scarlet and the White Wolf series by Kirby Crow | Fantasy/Fairytale Retelling—Ongoing Series

The Pedlar and the Bandit King

Mariner’s Luck

The Land of Night

The King of Forever (haven’t read yet)

Captive Prince series by C.S. Pacat | Political Fantasy

Captive Prince

Prince’s Gambit

Kings Rising

Captive Prince short stories

Green but for a Season

The Summer Palace

The Adventures of Charls, the Veretian Cloth Merchant

Like a Sparrow Through the Heart by Aggy Bird (FREE READ!) | Shapeshifters/Fantasy

Song of the Fallen series by Rachel Haimowitz | Fantasy

Counterpoint

Crescendo

Dynasty of Ghosts by P.L. Nunn | Dark Fantasy

Tamara Allen’s Historical Novels | Historical

Whistling in the Dark

Downtime

The Only Gold

A Strong and Sudden Thaw series by R.W. Day | Dystopian Future/Fantasy

A Strong and Sudden Thaw

Out of the Ashes

Wicked Gentlemen by Ginn Hale | Steampunk