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Fantasy

In the realms of Fantasy my interests range from cozy/light to epic in scope. I love richly imagined worlds, fully developed magic systems, and complex character dynamics. A few specific interests: 

  • Feel good fantasy in the vein of THE GOBLIN EMPEROR by Katherine Addison and THE HANDS OF THE EMPEROR by Victoria Goddard; genuinely kind characters and hopeful worlds where characters succeed in bettering society

  • Clever/Smart protagonists doing even cleverer things

  • Morally ambiguous characters (heroes and villains alike)

  • Political fantasy/courtly intrigue 

  • Historical fantasy or fantasy inspired by history 

  • LitRPG

Books I Love:

Science fiction

I’d love anything sci-fi whether it's grounded, space opera, futurism (solarpunk, afrofuturism, arabfuturism, etc.). I’d also love to see sci-fi horror with elements of the New Weird or horror that embodies the cosmic strangeness of space. Themes that I find particularly engaging:

 

memory, empire, revolution, cultural identity and transformation, language as a means of colonization, climate, and rebellion/resistance

 

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Books I Wish I rep'D:

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BookClub / upmarket fiction

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Propulsive book club and upmarket fiction. I’d love to see anything that fuses genres to elevate broader narrative themes and turn tropes on their heads. Sophisticated, socially conscious thrillers/suspense, literary fiction, historical fiction, and speculative fiction.

 

  • Horror (horror romance, socially conscious horror, historical horror, haunted-by grief-horror, gothic horror) 

 

  • Near future dystopian and climate change fiction

 

  • Spies, Hackers, Assassins, Heists with a subversive, genre-bending twist 

 

  • Indigenous stories and perspectives

 

  • Family dramedy and stories that explore the many definitions of family

 

  • Historical fiction settings outside the United States and Western Europe

Books I Wish I rep'D:

Young adult

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In the Young Adult space, I am looking for high concepts and strong voices with a compelling emotional core in fantasy (either contemporary fantasy or secondary world), grounded sci-fi, mystery/thriller, and horror. There is a lot of crossover in my adult wishlist for my Young Adult list:


 

Specifics:

  • A BIPOC-led DERRY GIRLS set in the south

  • Any horror story that is the book version of THE SOCIETY or FROM

  • Angsty romance

  • Talented teens thrown in a pressure cooker scenario

 

 

Books I Love: Legendborn by Tracy Deonn, A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid, Don’t Let the Forest In by C.G. Drews, The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

Books I Wish I rep'D:

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Children's: Middle grade

Books I wish I rep'd:

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I’m drawn to anything from fantasy to realistic contemporary where there’s a perfect blend of whimsy, adventure, and heartfelt moments. But especially:

  • A project that embodies the Y2K Princess-core vibe of Ella Enchanted and Princess Academy

  • Magic! Magical Creatures! Adventure!

  • Kids in Space or any kid friendly Sci-fi

 

 

 

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What I’m not a good fit for:

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religious fiction, historical fiction of WWI and II, romcoms

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