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The Tea Dragon Tapestry by Katie O’Neill | ARC Review

20th July 2020
The Tea Dragon Tapestry (Tea Dragon #3) by Kay O’Neill
- Publisher: Oni Press, 2020
- Genre: Graphic Novel, Fantasy, Children’s Literature, LGBTQ+
- Format: Hardcover (eARC)
- Page Count: 128 pages
- My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4/5)
The final instalment of Tea Dragon series brings the whole story to a beautiful end. It takes place one year after The Tea Dragon Society and many years after The Tea Dragon Festival. We get to see Greta, Minette, Erik, Hesekiel, Rinn, and Aedhan again. I totally recommend reading the previous books first for full enjoyment as I am unsure if this book would make sense as a standalone.
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The Tea Dragon Festival by Katie O’Neill

17th July 2020
The Tea Dragon Festival (Tea Dragon #2) by Kay O’Neill
- Publisher: Oni Press, 2019
- Genre: Graphic Novel, Fantasy, Children’s Literature, LGBTQ+
- Format: Ebook
- Page Count: 136 pages
- My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4/5)
The Tea Dragon Festival takes place several years prior to The Tea Dragon Society, back when Erik and Hesekiel were young lads. The story predominately follows Rinn, Erik’s nibling, as they befriend young dragon Aedhan after stumbling upon him in an eighty-year slumber.
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The Tea Dragon Society by Katie O’Neill

15th July 2020
The Tea Dragon Society (Tea Dragon #1) by Kay O’Neill
- Publisher: Self-Published, 2017
- Genre: Graphic Novel, Fantasy, Children’s Literature, LGBTQ+
- Format: Webcomic
- Page Count: 72 pages
- My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/5)
So many people my age have claimed they would read this series to their future children, and I totally share that sentiment. The illustration style is adorable and calming. Without outlines, the texture seemed softer and colour palette even warmer. I love how even when the panels are character closeups, the background is still lush with greenery and flora.
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Silver Ravens by Jane Fletcher | ARC Review

27th June 2020
Silver Ravens by Jane Fletcher
- Publisher: Bold Strokes Books, 2020
- Genre: Fantasy, Romance, LGBTQ+
- Format: Paperback (eARC)
- Page Count: 314 pages
- My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4/5)
Lori has just lost her job as a video game engineer along with her girlfriend. Desperately in need of a new job, she comes across a series of magazine puzzles. The final solution leads her to Dorstanley and supplies her with odd instructions. Maybe it is a recruitment.

Surprisingly, it is, but not anything close to what she has imagined. In fact, she thinks the recruiters are out of their minds for believing in a mythical world. But as Tamsin, one of the recruiters Lori finds especially attractive, leads her deeper into the world of fays, Lori no longer knows who is right and who is wrong.
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Coyote Blues by Karen F. Williams | ARC Review

6th June 2020
Coyote Blues by Karen F. Williams
- Publisher: Bold Strokes Books, 2020
- Genre: Fantasy, Thriller, Romance, LGBTQ+
- Format: Paperback (eARC)
- Page Count: 312 pages
- My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4/5)
Riley E. Dawson and Fiona Bell were teenagers when they fell in love. And they had sex. But the post-sex excitement possibly triggered Riley’s first coywolf transformation, and witnessing their daughter turning into a beast, Riley’s adoptive parents cut ties with her and sent her away. She never saw Fiona again. Until twenty years later. As an experienced clinical social worker and psychotherapist, Riley found herself losing control the moment Fiona showed up in her therapist office.
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