Category: achillean

Silk Fire book review

Silk Fire book review

Aughughuhguh. This book is so. I’m so. Eugh. Lots of other people have said a lot of really smart things about this book and you should go read their reviews instead. The famous dathomira review, of course, but also some other great reviewers have given in-depth reviews. Personally, this book was Exhausting and I could […]

Posted August 1, 2022 by geograph in achillean, adventure, fantasy, queer, review / 0 Comments
Book Review: Cafe Con Lychee

Book Review: Cafe Con Lychee

ENEMIES TO LOVERS? Because their parents own RIVAL BUSINESSES? Gabi awkwardness to Theo’s confidence? Different experiences of being queer from two different people which fleshes them out into fully-realized characters? Incredible descriptions of drinks and pastries? FOOD PUNS? Yeah okay I loved this book. Literally the only thing that could have made this book better […]

Posted July 23, 2022 by geograph in achillean, contemporary, queer, review, romance, YA / 0 Comments
The Big Book of Pride Flags review

The Big Book of Pride Flags review

This is a book all about pride flags, written for kids. The illustrations are friendly and quite lovely, and include a diverse range of people. The information in the book is easy to understand, but glosses over the unpleasant and divisive parts of LGBTQIA+ history; why did we need our own flags? What exactly was […]

Book Review: If You Change Your Mind

Book Review: If You Change Your Mind

ROM! COM! Set before the summer of senior year! Surfboards! Cotton candy! Carnivals! It’s functionally a ‘cozy’ romance! It’s like Grease but with less singing! (And also only the song “Summer Lovin”. Okay I have never actually seen Grease so maybe don’t listen to that.) Sometimes also we are reading Harry’s superhero screenplay and it’s […]

Posted May 24, 2022 by geograph in achillean, contemporary, review, YA / 0 Comments