RE: https://indiepocalypse.social/@JessMahler/116789748851329653

Happy birthday week, Jess!

I wrote a review of Jess's novel Planting Life in a Dying City. The abridged version is that it's a cozy and heartwarming tale of found family and polyamory in an agender society. I quite enjoyed it!

https://andybrokaw.com/planting-life/

#PolyamBooks #QueernormativeBooks #QueerBooks #Books #Nonbinary #Agender

Marie Howalt: A Study in Black Brew

[German version below] [EN] Transparency note: I was given this as an e-arc. It has got decorative initials! Of course, this isn't a per se argument for or against a book, but I love initials at chapter beginnings and I have no idea why this isn't the standard anymore. I'm not even asking for medieval all-out fancy, artistic illustrations in letter-form - just enlarge that first letter, and there you go. Now for the actual content: This isn't the first time I've read A Study in Black […]

https://auntieterrorsreading.wordpress.com/2025/05/03/marie-howalt-a-study-in-black-brew/

Marie Howalt: A Study in Black Brew

[German version below] [EN] Transparency note: I was given this as an e-arc. It has got decorative initials! Of course, this isn’t a per se argument for or against a book, but I love initials…

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