The Adventures of Monkey Girl and Tiger Kite
by Kai Schalk
High school would be a lot easier to deal with if Sunny
Wong did not have to balance schoolwork with
superhero shenanigans. But superhero she is, gifted the powers of Chinese folk hero Monkey, and when zombies start appearing it's up to her and her sidekick, Delia, to figure out who's responsible for raising the dead and why…
The Adventures of Monkey Girl and Tiger Kite is a short story of 11,000 words in length and contains no explicit content. The Adventures of Monkey Girl and Tiger Kite is part of LT3's Damsels in Distress collection, a group of books featuring strong LGBTQIA women who can find their own way out of trouble.
I loved this story so much. The world needs more QUILTBAG super heroes, and Kai Schalk answered that call. Even though it was short, I really enjoyed Sunny and Delia's story. I truly wish that the author would write a full length novel about these two. I'd be the first in line to read it! The writing is solid, the characters are amazing, and the story is epic!
**I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review with no compensation.
Living in Sin by Anastasia Vitsky
Come out to your family, or we're through!
Sick of playing "roommate" for the sake of her girlfriend's religious, tight-knit family, Audra issues an ultimatum: Tell your family, or I move out. After all, Audra's family supports her and loves Ciara as a second daughter. Why would Ciara’s family be any different? Audra's tired of hiding the reality of their lives. She puts Ciara first, so why can't Ciara do the same?
Caught between her family and her girlfriend, Ciara resents being forced to choose. She tries to keep the peace by accepting her aunt’s endless blind dates and comforting her mother who care for Ciara’s dying grandmother. How can Ciara shatter her family by forcing the truth on them? How can she face life without Audra if she does not?
Agonized and at her wit's end, Ciara receives an unexpected spirit visit that asks her hard questions. Does love require self-sacrifice? How much can she give up without losing herself?
Living in Sin is a short story of 11,000 words in length and contains no explicit content. Living in Sin is part of LT3's Damsels in Distress collection, a group of books featuring strong LGBTQIA women who can find their own way out of trouble.
Living in Sin could have been such an amazing story. It deals with an issue every QUILTBAG person deals with; coming out. Everyone's story is different and powerful. But I feel like the author took the easy way out in the end, and I was so disappointed. Ciara doesn't need to come out only for her relationship; she needed to come out for herself. The author's writing style was good, but I was just so disappointed in the ending that it didn't matter.
**I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review with no compensation.
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