#dn bryn

[ejunkiet]

this book has the ace rep of my dreams. aro/ace & demisexual, about finding yourself and your identity, while falling in love with a vigilante determined to atone for his youth and protect his vampire family

did i mention the lead is an ace-spec, fanfic writing scientist (says the ace fanfic writing scientist?) this book came for my throat. i loved it.

[the960writers]

Here is the thread of all the evidence. Fredys Moon acted under ten eleven different personas to harass other writers (chasing DN Bryn off their socials and hurting their career), to land four agents under four different names, while pretending to be Latinx and accusing anyone speaking against her to be racist.

Unbelievable.

[oblivionsdream]

Just wanted to do something cute with Wes and Vincent from How to Bite Your Neighbor and Win a Wager by @brynwrites 🥰

[aurorawest]

Reading update, part 1

Paris Daillencourt is About to Crumble by Alexis Hall - 4/5 stars

The problem with this book was that I liked Paris and Tariq, but god, it was rough to read. I also felt—and I'm going to be honest, this is an issue I've been noticing increasingly with Hall's newer novels—a little like I was reading like, the Perfect And Unproblematic Way To Date. There's this sort of preachy, social media I-don't-know-who-needs-to-hear-this quality to a lot of the dialogue. It was also just hard to read at times. But I still rated it 4 stars, so I guess I didn't hate it.

Rattlesnake by Kim Fielding - 5/5 stars

This book is about a drifter who ends up in a town because a hitchhiker dies in his car (sounds grimmer than it is!), and the hitchhiker was trying to get to said town to see his estranged son. If you said to yourself, I bet the drifter falls in love with the estranged son, you would be exactly right. This book was so poignant and sad, so the HEA was amazing.

Gold Wings Rising by Alex London - 5/5 stars

This is the last book of The Skybound Saga and it was an excellent ending.

Heart of the Steal by Avon Gale and Roan Parrish - 3.75/5 stars

I told a friend the other day that I would die for Roan Parrish, but I should have told her not to pick up this book. It wasn't awful, but...it wasn't great, either.

Rag and Bone by KJ Charles - 4/5 stars

The Reanimator's Heart by Kara Jorgensen - 4/5 stars

The Half Life of Valery K by Natasha Pulley - 5/5 stars

Look. Guys. I've raved about every Natasha Pulley book I've read, yeah? And this is no exception. I need you all to read this. Like, I'm not sure you're all taking me seriously out there. But if you read anything I've recommended, it needs to be Natasha Pulley's books. I can only rate up to 5 stars on Storygraph, so yeah, maybe it looks like I loved this book the same as I loved Rattlesnake by Kim Fielding. No. This book lives in my heart and my mind. This book is part of my soul. All of her books are. I love and hate her for A) making me feel SO MUCH and B) being a better writer than I will ever be.

I know I've said nothing about the book, but like. You just have to trust me. Read her books.

Oh yeah, this one is about a nuclear disaster in the USSR that was covered up for decades.

You & Me by Tal Bauer - 4.5/5 stars

Teddy Spenser Isn't Looking for Love by Kim Fielding - 3.25/5 stars

Man, I wanted to like this one? It felt really phoned in, though. The characters all felt very surface level.

The Whispering Dark by Kelly Andrew - 4/5 stars

Subtle Blood by KJ Charles - 5/5 stars

How did this series just keep getting better? I'm so bummed that this was the last in the trilogy, because I totally could keep reading about Will and Kim and their adventures.

Firestarter by Tara Sim - 5/5 stars

Also the last in a trilogy, and also a worthy wrap-up.

The Mayor and the Mystery Man by AJ Truman - 4.25/5 stars

Fence, Vol 5: Rise by CS Pacat with Johanna the Mad - 5/5 stars

Cattle Stop by Kit Oliver - 5/5 stars

AHHHHHHHHHH. God. This book! Looks like a romcom but will stab you in the heart repeatedly. Oliver has a gorgeous way with words and captures the dynamic between two people who have no idea how to talk to each other so well. There's something the dialogue in Oliver's books that just speaks to me.

Rookie Move by Riley Hart and Neve Wilder - 2.75/5 stars

Boyfriend Goals by Riley Hart - DNF

Please note here that it seems like I don't like Riley Hart's writing. Unfortunately I still have like 3 of her books in my TBR pile.

The Gentleman's Book of Vices by Jess Everlee - 4.75/5 stars

Even Though I Knew the End by CL Polk - 4.5/5 stars

I feel a little meh about this one, despite the rating I gave it. Like, the world was cool, the writing was excellent. I've seen this book hyped so much, though, and it was like...yeah it was fine. Definitely the best over-hyped Sapphic book I've read lately, so there's that.

Nothing Like Paris by Amy Jo Cousins - 4.5/5 stars

Necropolis by Jordan L Hawk - 4.25/5 stars

Roommate Arrangement by Saxon James - DNF

The Place Between by Kit Oliver - 5/5 stars

Yeah this Kit Oliver book was really good too. It's about academics instead of farmers but it will still stab you in the heart a bunch of times. Oh and it's fake dating.

A Dash of Salt and Pepper by Kosoko Jackson - DNF

I didn't love Kosoko Jackson's debut—there were waaaaay too many pop culture references, many of which I didn't understand, but even when I did, I found it obnoxious. But it was readable. This was...not. I hated the main character so much, and I barely even met the love interest, but I didn't like him, either.

Level Hands by Amy Jo Cousins - 4.25/5 stars

The Secret Casebook of Simon Feximal by KJ Charles - 4.25/5 stars

How to Bite Your Neighbor and Win a Wager by DN Bryn - 5/5 stars

I looooooved this book, omg. I'm not really a vampire person, but this was so cute. I guess it was kind of cozy fantasy? Sort of? With a backdrop of homelessness, medical experimentation, and bereavement.

Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo - 1/5 stars

Catch me never reading a Leigh Bardugo novel again. Oof. This woman wrote Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom? I wasn't too impressed by King of Scars but that was better than this, even though the Crows actually appear in this book.

The Barkeep and the Bro by AJ Truman - 3/5 stars

Heartbreak Boys by Simon James Green - 4.5/5 stars

I don't usually laugh out loud when I read, but this book made me cackle. Obnoxious self-referential bit aside (yeah Simon James Green, I did catch you slipping a reference to your previous book into this one), this was very cute and very funny. I even got my wife to read this, despite her dislike of romance and YA, and she liked it!

Part 2 (because tumblr cut me off at 30 images)

[dragonbadgerbooks]

September Fun Day Book Photo Challenge: September 16, 2023 Collect Rocks Day

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[stardustandrockets]

What was your favorite read of November?

I had a really good reading month despite working almost every weekday. Thank gods for audiobooks!

I finally finished the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy trilogy after like a decade. The audiobooks are so fun because Martin Freeman (the actor who plays Arthur Dent in the movie) was the narrator. I think my favorite reads were Dark Rise & Dark Heir by C.S. Pacat. The ending of Dark Heir had me so shook! Book 3 needs to be published ASAP!!

Books read:

• Life, The Universe, and Everything by Douglas Adams

• So Long and Thanks For All the Fish by Douglas Adams

• Mostly Harmless by Douglas Adams

• Vengeful by V.E. Schwab (reread)

• This Shattered World by Aime Kaufman and Megan Spooner

• Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree

• The Stars and the Stage by D.N. Bryn

• Dark Rise by C.S. Pacat

• Mistletoe & Mishigas by M.A. Wardell

• Dark Heir by C.S. Pacat

Seriously, if you haven't read Dark Rise and Dark Heir, do yourself a favor and read them.

[agardenandlibrary]

new episode of my podcast Backlog Books is out now (link in pinned post)

Odder Still by D.N. Bryn

I enjoyed this one! I liked Rubem’s journey from trying to run away from everything to wanting to help the people around him. And the worldbuilding was fun.

[noahhawthorneauthor]

Queer Books I've loved since returning to reading. 🏳️‍🌈📚🏳️‍⚧️❤️🎧

This is not a comprehensive list, and there are some authors that I've read their entire backlist but I'm only including one because SPACE.

I've been slacking on my #IndiePride2 posts, but hopefully this makes up for it. Honestly, I can't believe I kept up the consistent posts for as long as I did. Today's prompt is a queer podcast, which I'm no help with because I don't listen to podcasts. I have some saved in my 'to-listen' but I haven't gotten there yet.

Have you read any of these?

Books Listed:

A Strange And Stubborn Endurance by Foz Meadows.

How To Be A Movie Star by TJ Klune.

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell.

Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe.

Perfectly Imperfect Pixie by MJ May.

Initiation by Alethea Faust

Angels Before Man by rafael nicolas.

Malium Discordae by Ashlyn Drewek

Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree.

Cuffs and Carnations by Nikole Knight. (I love the entire series, but this is the newest.)

Find the Jinn by Maz Maddox

The Wolf in the Whale by Jordanna Max Brodsky.

Exhale by Joel Abernathy.

Prince of Sorrows by @skellygraves

A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers.

Lore and Lust by Karla Nikole.

The Eidolon by KD Edwards. (I have read this series four times...)

All that's left in the World by Erik Brown.

Odder Still by DN Bryn.

A Dream of Flame and Shadow by L. Eveland.

The Witch King by H.E Edgmon

Shield and Sorrow by J.E Ridgemon.

The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer.

The Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic.

Vicious by VE Schwab.

Coin Tricks by Willow Scarlett

A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland.

Lor by Lily Mayne.

Heart Haunt Havoc by @freydismoon

Kinship and Kindness by Kara Jorgensen.

[ejunkiwoof]

Please please recommend your favourite monsterfucker romance authors, I've been reading some wonderful books lately and now I'm facing the prospect of trying to find the gems in romance land again, and just. Help.

Authors I love that have written great monster books: Talia Hibbert, DN Bryn, Katee Robert, CM Nacosta, Taylor titmouse 💖

[read-alert]

Queer books for every color!

Full titles under the cut!

Red

I Hope We Choose Love: A Trans Girl's Notes from the End of the World by Kai Cheng Thom

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

Phoenix Extravagant by Yoon Ha Lee

The Future is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes, and Mourning Songs by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

Aquicorn Cove by K O'Neill

Orange

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender

Not Your Sidekick by CB Lee

When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

Ma and Me by Putsata Reang

Yellow

Home by Danez Smith

The Unbroken by CL Clark

Mooncakes by Wendy Xu and Suzanne Walker

Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert

The Lesbianas Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes

Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Green

The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall

Finna by Nino Cipri

Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen

A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger

In the Dreamhouse by Carmen Maria Machado

Blue

How to Find a Princess by Alyssa Cole

Cantoras by Carolina De Robertis

Black Water Sister by Zen Cho

This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

Our Bloody Pearl by DN Bryn

Full Disclosure by Camryn Garrett

Purple

Eight Kinky Nights by Xan West

Pet by Akwaeke Emezi

Love Beyond Body, Space, and Time edited by Hope Nicholson

Everyone on the Moon is Essential Personnel by Julian K Jarobe

The Witch King by HE Edgmon

We See Each Other: A Black, Trans Journey Through TV and Film by Tre'vell Anderson

[ejunkiet]

[lou-wilham]

Saving the world really is a thankless job...

And it doesn't come with a good retirement plan either. But Eric, Tony, and Hunter really have no other choice.

Sometimes the hunter becomes the hunted.

Overworked, and underappreciated, Eric Marcelino just wants to hunt the vampires plaguing Ironport, keep his students out of the field, and somehow make it home in enough time to get a full 8 hours of sleep. . . maybe 6.

Tony McMahon and his sister arrive in Ironport looking for a fresh start. Only Tony didn’t count on the instant attraction he feels toward the Huntsman’s golden boy, Eric, nor being drawn into an ancient prophecy set to end the Huntsman forever.

Something strange is brewing in Ironport. With bloodsuckers, the Council of Creatures, and his students breathing down his neck, Eric has to wonder if he’s in over his head and if a potential boyfriend might be the final nail in his coffin. This is gonna suck.

Overkill is a mm paranormal romance perfect for fans of Buffy, and DN Bryn’s Guides for Vampires.

The Hunters of Ironport is a series set in the same universe as Witches of Moondale (just a town over), and thus will have crossover characters from time to time. That being said, it can be read separately if you so choose. For more information on how Hunters of Ironport and Witches of Moondale fit together please visit the author’s website.

Purchase Link | Goodreads

[taz-writes]

i need to introduce more Fun Fantasy Books Actually Meant For Adults into my literature ecosystem, all i’ve read in the last like three years is discworld and legal textbooks/treatises and it is doing WEIRD things to my brain. & my discord friends have some good solid novel recs, but they’re 90% nonfiction/realism Issue Books about characters dealing with Serious Societal Problems… and i am like perpetually burnt out on Serious Societal Problems these days courtesy of the legal textbooks and treatises so i just find those works exhausting

i should probably pick up dn bryn’s new thing, i read their mermaid book that came out like 3-4 years ago and it was very nice, but like apart from that one author i just have no clue where to start

anybody got any decent suggestions? especially for secondary world SFF the genre love of my life, since my only functional familiarity with that genre For Adults is shit written by dudebros in the 80s who don’t understand paragraph breaks and who were probably jerking off to it, and that is not my jam these days

[aurorawest]

Reading update

Conned by Kim Fielding - 4.25/5 stars

Odder Still by DN Bryn - 3/5 stars

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig - 4/5 stars

Ended up enjoying this one a lot more than I thought I would. Definitely one of those philosophical-books-masquerading-as-fantasy books, but it was well written and the message resonated with me.

A Draught of Ash and Wine by Kristin Jacques - 3.75/5 stars

Draakenwood by Jordan L Hawk - 5/5 stars

This may have been the first in the series that I handed a 5 star rating to. Not that the rest of the series isn't really good, but this one stood out to me as being really REALLY good.

Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr - 5/5 stars

Another one that I enjoyed WAY more than I thought I would. I normally don't go for books that do the whole characters-connected-through-time-by-the-same-story trope, but this one was very well done. The characters in the different time periods definitely played to things I love. The fact that it was unexpectedly queer was also such a nice surprise. This book is heavy going, and I wouldn't say it's exactly happy, but it's hopeful. A hyped book that was actually worth the hype.

Blyde and Pearce by Kim Fielding - 3.5/5 stars

Bring Me Home by Annabeth Albert - 3.75/5 stars

Jackdaw by KJ Charles - 5/5 stars

AHHHHHH omg omg. Oh this book. Ripped my heart out and stomped on it, then tenderly mended it. Ben and Jonah are one of the sweetest couples Charles has ever written. Maybe the sweetest? (considering there's a very dubcon-y sex scene at the beginning, this may seem like a strange thing to say, but really). I actually far and away preferred them to the main couple in the original Charm of Magpies trilogy. To be completely honest, I like all the Charm of Magpies World books better than the original trilogy, haha.

The Rest of the Story by Tal Bauer - 4.25/5 stars

Fool Hearts by Emmy Sanders - 3.75/5 stars

Shadows of the Lost by Maxym M Martineau - DNF at pg 60

Actually not a bad book at all, but it was too dependent on the author's previous series, which I didn't have any interest in reading.

The Sun and the Star by Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro - DNF at pg 26

All the Right Notes by Dominic Lim - 5/5 stars

Lovely, funny book that had lots of music and cooking. It's told in a split time period structure which I thought worked really well.

Witch King by Martha Wells - 5/5 stars

I LOVED this book. I love Kai so so much. He's total blorbo material, so I'm honestly surprised this book isn't bigger on tumblr. The worldbuilding was immaculate, really interesting, and very refreshing in that it was very central Asia inspired. You don't see Fantasy Asian Steppe Cultures very much, so that was really cool. This is another one that is told with a split time period, and Wells did a really good job of tying the events of the past and the present chapters together thematically.

I really really really want a sequel.

And Then He Sang a Lullaby by Ani Kayode Somtochukwu - 4/5 stars

One of the reviews of this book said it had a very didactic ending, which I 100% agree with...but it was very well-written and worth a read. It takes place in Nigeria and is about two gay boys who eventually meet in college. It's not a happy book; don't be fooled by the blurb that makes it sound like a romance.

The Lost Future of Pepperharrow by Natasha Pulley - 5/5 stars (reread)

You guys all know how I feel about Natasha Pulley.

The Master of Samar by Melissa Scott - 3.5/5 stars

Unnatural by Joanna Chambers - 5/5 stars

Fence: Disarmed by Sarah Rees Brennan - 5/5 stars

This book was so cute. Aiden and Harvard both finally pull their heads out of their asses. One of the unexpected joys of these novels is the relationship between Seiji and his father. It's really sweet.

I would fund Sarah Rees Brennan to continue writing Fence novels.

The Archive Undying - 2/5 stars

[feywildfancypants]

One thing I want to read more of is books with disability rep. Recently read How to Sell Your Blood and Fall in Love by DN Bryn. It’s a cute little gay vampire romance with chronic pain rep.(also vampirism is treated like a disability and I found this exploration of it fascinating). Loved it. Bryn is a fantastic writer.

Im totally not posting this in the hopes that more people reblog with their fav disability rep books. A whole list of books to read… whatever would I do with that..,

[haveyoureadthistransbook]

Pet by Akwaeke Emezi

Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars by Kai Cheng Thom

I Hope We Choose Love: A Trans Girl's Notes from the End of the World by Kai Cheng Thom

Ana on the Edge by AJ Sass

Finna by Nino Cipri

Homie by Danez Smith

Mooncakes by Wendy Xu and Suzanne Walker

A Place Called No Homeland by Kai Cheng Thom

A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers

The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas

A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall

Our Bloody Pearl by DN Bryn

Bad Girls by Camila Sosa Villada (English translation by Kit Maude)

Femme in Public by Alok Vaid-Menon

From the Stars in the Sky to the Fish in the Sea by Kai Cheng Thom and Kai Yun Ching

May the Best Man Win by ZR Ellor

Trans Wizard Harriet Porber and the Bad Boy Parasaurolophus by Chuck Tingle

The Witch King by HE Edgmon

Phoenix Extravagant by Yoon Ha Lee

She of the Mountains by Vivek Shraya

Exile and Pride: Disability, Queerness, and Liberation by Eli Clare

Don't Call Us Dead by Danez Smith

Dreadnought by April Daniels

The Deep by Rivers Solomon

Oh wow, that‘s a gigantic and incredible list! Thank you for the submissions, they were added :)