by msk | Jun 19, 2026 | Sci Fi
Here’s the thing about a lot of gay sci-fi adventure books: you can have the dazzling worldbuilding (the high-concept hook, the chase across a dying planet) and still feel like nobody on the page has a heartbeat. Give me the spaceship and the love story, please....
by msk | May 13, 2026 | Book Recommendations, Mermaids & Ocean Fantasy
Every culture with a coastline has a mermaid story. And most of them are nothing like the one you’re picturing. If your mental image of mermaid mythology starts and ends with a redhead singing on a rock, you’re in for a surprise. The real myths are...
by msk | Mar 16, 2026 | Tropes & Worldbuilding
Let’s play a game. I am going to list several of the most favorite fantasy book tropes in YA fiction. You are going to read them. And at some point (probably sooner than you’d like you are going to feel personally attacked. That’s fine. That’s...
by msk | Feb 13, 2026 | Harry Potter
Okay, I get it. You’ve probably reread the Harry Potter series so many times you could sort yourself into a Hogwarts house blindfolded. You know the password to the Gryffindor common room, you have opinions (oh so many opinions) about Snape, and you’ve...
by msk | Feb 3, 2026 | Fantasy Deep Dives, Mermaids & Ocean Fantasy
When Urban Fantasy Villains Steal the Show Why Antagonists Matter Let’s be honest. You have a favorite villain. You might not call them your favorite. You might say “complicated” or “tragic” or “weirdly charismatic.” But somewhere along the way, you found yourself...
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