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Perception Check, The Mages of Velmyra Saga #1

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By: Astrid Knight Genre: Portal Fantasy Publisher: Self Published CONTENT/TRIGGER WARNINGS: Shown on page: Depictions of mental illness (depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, suicide/suicidal ideation); Animal violence (involving fantasy creatures); Child abduction and harm (involving two thirteen-year-olds and fantasy creatures)Alluded to: Childhood sexual assault; Alcohol abuse; Child death Astrid Knight’s Perception Check was a good […]

June 15, 2022

The Windtide Series

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BY: Jonathan NevairGenre: Space Opera/Science Fiction WARNING: Their may be spoilers for the books. The Wintide Series is a beautiful space opera, with unforgettable characters and incredible world building. What includes it in my Pride Month books is it’s gender fluidity and LBGTQ+ characters. Built into the world that Mr. Nevair created was gender fluidity […]

June 12, 2022

The Witch Collector, The Witch Walker Series, Book 1

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By: Charissa Weaks Genre: Romantic Fantasy Audience: Adults Publisher: City Owl Press CONTENT/TRIGGER WARNINGS: Shown on page: Child Murder; Violence; Battle (some mild gore, blood); Animal Violence (crow); Adult Language; Open-door Love Scene; Loss of Parent; Grief and Guilt. Alluded to: Suicidal Ideation “It’s been eight long years since the Witch Collector took my sister…Some […]

June 8, 2022

The Legend of Black Jack

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By: A.R. Witham Genre: YA FantasyPublisher: Nepenthe House (Self Published) Content/Trigger Warnings:Shown on page: Child Abuse (foster mom hits main character); Child Abduction (main character kidnapped by monster)Alluded to: Child Neglect (foster mom ignores her wards) “A boy is best seen through his father’s eyes. He is beautiful, and seven. Sun-kissed hair lashes in the […]

May 26, 2022

Where Shadows Lie: The Last Gift, Book 1

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By: Allegra Pescatore Genre: Gaslamp/Epic Fantasy Publisher: AO Collective Publishing Content/Trigger Warnings:Shown on page: Ableism; Child abduction (described briefly, non-graphic); Drug use (medically necessary); Torture, including mild gore Alluded to: Sexual assault (assumed, not actual); A culture with mild” Sexism & Racism; Infidelity Where Shadows Lie, by Allegra Pescatore, is an excellent epic fantasy brimming […]

May 18, 2022

To Wield a Plague, A Passage to Dawn Novella

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By: Derrick Smythe Genre: Epic Fantasy Publisher: Derrick Smythe To Wield a Plague is a wonderful companion novella to Derrick Smyth’s Passage to Dawn Series. It focuses on the character Dwapek, who we meet as one of the instructors at the University in Brinkwell in The Other Magic and The Other Way. He is a […]

May 9, 2022

Memories of Blood and Shadow

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By: Aaron S. Jones Genre: Epic FantasyPublisher: Self Published Content/Trigger Warnings: Shown on page:  Alcohol dependency; Slavery; Gratuitous Violence; Suicide; Vomiting; Gore; Beatings Content/Trigger Warnings: Alluded too: Child harm; Child slavery “The eyes of the young boy shine with hope; glow with adventure; and glisten with transient pain. The past is a shadow; the present […]

April 6, 2022

Oil and Dust, The Elemental Artist #1

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By: Jami Fairleigh Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Kitsune Publishing Content/Trigger Warnings: Shown on page:  Abandonment; Ableism (Some Ableist Language); Amnesia / Memory Loss; Anxiety; Anger Issues; Attempted Sexual Assault; Blood (Wounds); Bodies / Corpses; Burning (Gore); Alcohol; Death / Dying; Fire; Descriptions of food; Guilt; Loss of a Parent / Family; Manipulation / Toxic Relationship; Microaggressions; […]

March 23, 2022

At the Threshold of the Universe: The Song of Kamaria, Book 3

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COVER REVEAL Book Information: At the Threshold of the Universe by T.A. BrunoSeries: The Song of Kamaria #3Genre: Science Fiction/FantasyIntended Age Group: YA to AdultPages: 500 (unnoficial)Published: Upcoming (aiming for March/April 2022)Publisher: Tom Bruno Author (self-published) Content/Trigger WarningsShown on Page: Violence, Gore, Body horror Alluded To: Torture, Cannibalism, Child harm BOOK BLURB: The epic conclusion […]

March 1, 2022

The Iron Crown: Dragon Spirits, Book 1

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By: L.L. MacRae Genre: Epic FantasyPublisher: Self-Published, L.L. MacRae Content Warning: Torture (magical/spiritual) “What belonged to thineNow stolen as mine.Memories once crystal clearAre lost, leaving only fear.” L.L. MacRae, The Iron Crown Do you love dragons? Magical creatures? Exceptional character development? Beautiful world building? Then I highly recommend The Iron Crown by L.L. MacRae, which […]

February 27, 2022