#the runebinder chronicles

[itachi86]

The Winter Knight had a good concept but the author executed it really slowly like i had to wait quite a few pages for this murder and then like barely anything happened again until like just over 100pgs before the end. also tbh that hildie chick really did not interest me at all-the valkyrie thing was interesting but the way her POV was more than half her whining about not wanting to be a valkyrie anymore was not. i think really instead of giving her her own pov they could’ve just worked her into someone else’s. i did really like some of the narration and wayne/bert and the cover was really pretty(also vera/lancelot/gale poly ship ftw)

i gave it 3 stars on goodreads but maybe more like 3.4?

[lgbtqreads]

hi!! i know this has beeb asked before but not for a while and I thought there might be some releases since then, so : any Queer High Fantasy? I've been recommended Priory of the Orange Tree before. Thank you!!

Not sure when the last time was but here’s what’s currently on my radar! (You can also find these here, and an asterisk means it’s not out yet: https://lgbtqreads.com/sff/spec-fic-by-subgenre/) I bolded some of the ones that are newer or coming out in the next few months.

MG

*Splinter & Ash by Marieke Nijkamp – NB

Sir Callie by Esme Symes-Smith – NB

YA

Female Protags

The Winter Duke by Claire Eliza Bartlett

The Never Tilting World by Rin Chupeco – L

Queen of Coin and Whispers by Helen Corcoran

Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst – L,B

Inkmistress by Audrey Coulthurst – B

The Impostor Queen by Sarah Fine – B

Noble Falling and Noble Persuasion by Sara Gaines

Rule by Ellen Goodlett

Havenfall by Sara Holland

*Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire by Erica Hollis

The Afterward by EK Johnston

Empirium by Claire Legrand – B

Belle Révolte by Linsey Miller – BA

These Feathered Flames by Alexandra Overy

The Midnight Lie by Marie Rutkoski

It Ends in Fire by Andrew Shvarts

Beneath the Citadel by Destiny Soria – B, A

The Third Daughter and The Second Son by Adrienne Tooley

Shatter the Sky by Rebecca Kim Wells – B

The Thousand Names by Django Wexler

Male Protags

Cloaked in Shadow by Ben Alderson

The Runebinder Chronicles by Alex R. Kahler

Skybound by Alex London

So This is Ever After by F.T. Lukens

Beneath the Citadel by Destiny Soria

The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas – T

Non-Binary Protags

Spell Bound by FT Lukens

Mask of Shadows by Linsey Miller – GF

*A Hundred Vicious Turns by Lee Paige O’Brien

Adult

Female Protags

A Broken Blade by Melissa Blair

Tales of Inthya by Effie Calvin

The Vanished Queen by Lisbeth Campbell

Rook & Rose by M.A. Carrick

The Night and its Moon by Piper CJ

The Unbroken by C.L. Clark

*Warmongers by C.L. Clark

The Gardener’s Hand by Felicia Davin

*The Water Outlaws by S.L. Huang

Dragonfall by L.R. Lam

The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

From Under the Mountain by C.M. Spivey

The Drowning Empire by Andrea Stewart (Amz)

The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri

Malice by Heather Walter

When Women Were Warriors series by Catherine M. Wilson

Male Protags

Kirith Kirin by Jim Grimsley

The Cadeleonian series by Ginn Hale

Tales From Verania by T.J. Klune

A Chorus of Dragons by Jenn Lyons

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

*Dark Moon, Shallow Sea by David R. Slayton

Stagsblood Trilogy by Gideon E. Wood

Genderqueer Protags

*The Water Outlaws by S.L. Huang

[itachi86]

the runebinder chronicles is really amazing and like all the principal chars in it are lgbt(it has like only 1500 ratings on GR)and it has barely any fandom even tho it deserves it dystopian fantasy where magic has like destroyed the world and turned a whole bunch of ppl into monsters called howls then those who are still human most become hunters and there is like a prophecy about these certain hunters who can eliminate them once and for all

the jesse james dawson seriess is an urban fantasy series unfortunately incomplete but the author IS still working on the last book so hopefully that's still coming sometime in the future sort of like supernatural the show but just about ppl killing demons and actually getting paid for it it's super funny

the witch eyes trilogy by scott tracey is also really great gay romeo and juliet with witches(and scott tracey's other series moonset i believe also has less than 1000 ratings-527 for witch eyes/295 for moonset TWO HUNDRED NINETY FIVE FOR MOONSET THAT'S LIKE NOTHING WHAT'S WRONG WITH PPL THAT SERIES IS ICONIC AND I WANT MORE OF IT)

also gonna slip my own book in there haha just as a rec and because it only has 2 ratings and i could really use some more

What's your favorite niche SFF book? Something that doesn't have a fandom, but still matters a lot to you? (Lets say, less than 5000 ratings on GR?)

[afterwards-extra]

December 2019 Anticipated Releases

3rd:      Runemaker by Alex R. Kahler (Book 3 in The Runebinder Chronicles)

10th:      Hollow Empire by Sam Hawke (Book 2 in Poison Wars)

17th:       ★ Night of Dangers by Zack Loran Clark & Nick Eliopulos (Book 3 in The Adventurers Guild)

[bisexualdisasterbuckley]

Runemaker is out in the world and I’m so excited and not at all ready for the end of this series 🥺 ◇ These books are amazing and I cant recomend the enough! They deserve all the love 💜 . . . https://www.instagram.com/p/B5GdJf7gzxJ/?igshid=1chtnvg7xu1z5

[sagoreads]

Runebinder by Alex R. Kahler hardcover, 400 pages, goodreads ★★★★★

    I was extremely excited to pick up this book. Like, beyond words excited. Dystopia with fantasy elements and an LGBT hero? That’s a dream combination in my eyes. And Runebinder delivered, and kept delivering until I was reading to curl into a ball on the floor.

   The magic system in this book is unlike anything I’ve come across and I love how simple it is without being boring. The world buildng in general is so interesting and unique that I just can’t get enough of it. Kahler has weaved a world similar to our own but still so delightfully different that every twist and turn is just as surprising as the last.

   I, personally, adore the writing style used in this book. I can’t say it’s anything new or fresh, but it works really well with the story and the characters. Kahler clearly knows all of his characters very well, it’s displayed so well throughout the novel that you couldn’t miss it if you tried, and I really appreciate that in a story. 

   Dynamics can make or break a book for me, which means when I thoroughly enjoyed the relationships in Runebinder it just made the book that much better. Tenn is a character I can really relate to, and his relationships throughout the book brought him even more to life. As did the other character’s relationships with each other. There was a lot of variety in the different ways characters reacted to one another which isn’t always the case in dystopias, since a lot of characters are hardened by their difficult lives and simply refuse to soften. 

   I knew next to nothing about the plot of this novel before diving in, and after reading it I can say that that’s because there’s no way to cohesively explain this plot without giving you a blow by blow of exact scenes. Just when you think you know what’s happening something comes out of left field and throws you off your game. It was invigorating, never really knowing what to expect, especially when every twist was an exciting one. 

   I’ll admit I was very much a fan of the romances in this book, including the love triangle. It’s become increasingly more common for LGBT characters to have love interests, but it’s still fairly unheard of for them to be involved in love triangles and I loved that Kahler included something that’s so common in straight YA. I do wish there’d be love interests for the background characters, but it’s understandable since there wasn’t an exceptionally high cast. 

   It was no surprise to me that I enjoyed this book, so much so that I couldn’t help but add it to my top 10 of 2017. It was interesting and complex and i loved seeing an LGBT hero that’s actually allowed to be open about his sexuality, it’s a breath of fresh air in a world where most LGBT+ characters in fantasy novels are forced to hide. All in all I don’t have any serious complaints about Runebinder and I’m really excited to get my hands on the next one.

[wornoutspines]

Runemaker | Alex R. Khaler

With #Runemaker I finished the #RunebinderChronicles trilogy by Alex R. Khaler and it was quite the rollercoaster. #bookreview

The Runebinder Chronicles: Runemaker by Alex R. Kahler The end is here. Tenn thought the spirits wanted him to find his fellow Hunter, Aidan, to win the war against the undead. But with Aidan on the brink of self-destruction and Tenn reeling from his lover’s spite, their fated convergence seems far from promising. Especially because Aidan no longer appears to be fighting for the living. With the Dark…

[bookaddict24-7]

New Young Adult Releases Coming Out Today! (December 3rd, 2019) ___

Have I missed any new Young Adult releases? Have you added any of these books to your TBR? Let me know! ___

New Standalones/First in a Series:

Dangerous Alliance by Jennieke Cohen

Where the World Ends by Geraldine McCaughrean

The Weight of a Soul by Elizabeth Tammi

Reverie by Ryan La Sala

Scared Little Rabbits by A.V. Geiger

The Jinni Key by Bethany Atazadeh

This Will Kill That by Danielle K. Roux

Watch Over Me by Mila Gray

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New Sequels: 

Children of Virtue & Vengeance (Legacy of Orïsha #2) by Tomi Adeyemi

Diamond & Dawn (Amber & Dusk #2) by Lyra Selene 

Runemaker (The Runebinder Chronicles #3) by Alex R. Kahler

Just Don’t Mention It (DIMILY #4) by Estelle Maskame

Minesweeper (Special Forces #2) by Chris Lynch 

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Happy reading!

[inkyardpress]

Magic is a sin.

Check out Runebreaker, the second book in the Runebinder Chronicles by Alex R. Kahler

[emcscared-whumps]

heya thanks for the tag!

3 Ships: Uhh... also not a big shipper here lol I don't often care for ships in media, I prefer to get invested in OCs, so Timmy/Pete is WHERE IT'S AT, although I was very disappointed by Keith/Lance (from Voltron: Legendary Defender (I think that's the full name)) not being canon (the character dynamics, arc, and development are so much better suited to this ship than Keith/Allura (spelling?) and you can't change my mind), and ig if i had to choose one more, it'd be Elspeth and Rushton (from The Obernewtyn Chronicles), they're main and canon tho, but it's slow burn and the whole series is LONG AF, so it boils down to waiting for them to [redacted] and Bond/be betrothed

First Ship: Timmy/Pete, technically Liz/Pete, I never intended for there to be any actual romance, but Here We Are (they really do have minds of their own huh)

Last Song: The Dreamyard by Kunning Fox (a cover of a Pokemon area theme ^-^)

Last Movie: uHHH a movie specifically... Dang... well I Intentionally watched Wednesday, but that doesn't count bc it's not a movie... I think I watched part of a Bond movie that was on TV

Currently Reading: Hurt and Comfort: A Whump Anthology, The Obernewtyn Chronicles by Isobelle Carmody, Demon Slayer by Koyoharu Gotouge, and teeeechnically The Runebinder Chronicles by Alex R. Kahler, since I got halfway through the first book, liked it, and wanted to wait to get the rest of the trilogy(?) before bingeing reading it all, and then the various whump series I'm following here ^-^

Currently Consuming: A hot chocolate, but the place didn't have any mint syrup so i cant get my mint hot choccie like usual, (and the manager looking lady i dont know so well wasnt nice but literally everyone else was so im a bit >:[ ) but i ordered a medium size, and it's just. Milk basically. So I'm not currently consuming it, im taking it home with me to out cooking chocolate in it

Currently Craving: Timmy/Pete hurt/comfort, and also soy rice cracker thingies... They're crunchy and savoury and I love them and I want them... There was also one version of them that were all round orange shaped with the soy glaze and dried seaweed and they were incredibly spicy but I haven't had them since I was a kid, and I haven't been able to find them again T^T (that one there is a lifelong craving tbh)

Tagging, no pressure: @willowtreewhump @talonsaga-trash @suspicious-whumping-egg @painful-pooch @kira-the-whump-enthusiast and whoever else wants to participate :3

Get to Know Me Better Tag Game

thanks @blood-is-compulsory for the tag!

Rules: answer the questions and tag some people you want to get to know better.

3 Ships: i’m not really into ‘shipping’ so much tbh? or fandom stuff in general. just kinda play around with ocs lol

First ship: i have no idea tbh. probably some characters from warrior cats

Last song: gay pirates by cosmo jarvis

Last movie: recently rewatched the tale of the princess kaguya, my favorite movie of all time

Currently reading: various whump stories

Currently consuming: i just ate some macaroni

Currently craving: seaweed

tagging @barebarb @t0rture-me @whumperstorm @soursagas @whumpyzombie @emcscared-whumps

[itachi86]

oh and in rereading runebinder i was reminded that the howls were made from humans so that fanfic idea i came up with where tomas is aidan’s bf from before the resurrection would totes work

[lgbtqreads]

Any recs on mlm high fantasy? Thanks in advance

Sure, and you can also find these here: https://lgbtqreads.com/sff/spec-fic-by-subgenre/

Cloaked in Shadow by Ben Alderson

The Runebinder Chronicles by Alex R. Kahler

Skybound by Alex London (personal big fave - starts with Black Wings Beating) (YA)

So This is Ever After by F.T. Lukens (YA)

Beneath the Citadel by Destiny Soria

Kirith Kirin by Jim Grimsley

The Cadeleonian series by Ginn Hale

Tales From Verania by T.J. Klune

A Chorus of Dragons by Jenn Lyons

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

Stagsblood Trilogy by Gideon E. Wood

[afterwards-extra]

November Wrap-Up Part 1

[emcscared-whumps]

Oh fun! Ty for the tag!

Last Song: Turn Me Loose by Loverboy

Last Show: /That I Finished/, was The Mandalorian :D

Currently Watching: I've recently started watching Star Wars The Clone Wars (I convinced my dad to watch it with me! And he likes it so far!!), and I've started Supernatural lol ofc I did shsgsadfhsh

Currently Reading: Uhhh, guilty of not reading so much anymore (or watching TV), but I'm getting toward the end of the Obernewtyn Chronicles by Isobella Carmody. It's taken me long enough lol. Good, but slow reading. Wanna read Runebinder by Alex R. Kahler too, I've read a few chapters and liked it, so I'll look at getting the rest of the books in the series :D

I'll tag @i-can-even-burn-salad , @whump-cravings , @intothedragonhoard , @worsethandeath , and anyone else who wants to have a go :)

9 people I want to get to know better !!

got tagged by @evilkaeya!! thank you ♥️♥️♥️

last song: i love it loud by kiss (but ratt’s round and round has been in my head all day)

last show: stranger things ( it has my heart 🥰)

currently watching: I’m rewatching stranger things and crazy ex gf but I’m watching only murders in the building as it releases 🥰

currently reading: little women, heartstopper, rw&rb, henna wars, and a ridiculous amount of fic (yes that’s a lot but yes I’m having fun)

tagging 9 mutuals (seriously 0 pressure only do it if you want to ♥️ you all): @primeguardian @karenwheelerlegendbehaviour @hawkinsp0st @w1llb7ers @bylrlvr @chartreuse-goose @deanismysavior @gaysdontcry @midnightmoon27 & any other mutuals/followers who wanna do it ♥️

[bisexualdisasterbuckley]

Runebreaker is finally here and it's glorious 🔥

[bookaddict24-7]

New Young Adult Books Coming Out Today! (November 27th, 2018)

Have I missed any new Young Adult releases? Have you added any of these books to your TBR? Let me know!

New Standalones/First in a Series: 

Amber & Dusk by Lyra Selene

Outrun the Wind by Elizabeth Tammi

Love a la Mode by Stephanie Kate Strohm

Unconventional Warfare by Chris Lynch

New Sequels: 

Runebreaker (The Runebinder Chronicles #2) by Alex R. Kahler

Happy reading!