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reviews_and_ramblings) wrote2021-12-08 01:01 am
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2020-2021 Rainbow Awards: Gay Fantasy Romance
And the Rainbow Award goes to:
The Eighth Key by Laura Weyr:
- Laura Weyr creates an original and imaginative fantasy world where Lucien and Corwin meet, share their mystical powers, fall in love, and discover self-worth. With a minimalistic plot, The Eighth Key’s descriptive settings, realistic character development, and impressive writing style weave a captivating fantasy romance story.
- I loved the world building in this story, with its twists and turns, magic and mages. I liked the mystery behind who Lucian really is, and how he and Corwin complement each other in more ways than one. The characters pulled me in, and I thought the plot was an interesting take and weaving in of several genre tropes.
- I loved the world building and plot development, but thought the developing relationship between the two main characters was outstanding.
tied with Geoffrey the Very Strange by Angel Martinez:
- I enjoyed this story very much. A smartly written story about finding out who you are by having others believe in you.
- Apsic and Geoffrey are perfect for each other. Geoffrey, his family, and the town, give a place of acceptance that Aspic has been searching for and needs. Aspic gives Geoffrey the confidence to be who is and love himself and open himself back to others after shutting himself off for so long. The world and town are a joy and expertly built to enhance the reader experience. The secondary characters are rich and add to the appeal of the story and we get some trademark Martinez uniqueness to problem-solving and using things in unexpected ways. Martinez understands fantasy, and she developed a great fantasy world, but she also turned expected tropes on their heads and made it even better.
The Eighth Key by Laura Weyr:- Laura Weyr creates an original and imaginative fantasy world where Lucien and Corwin meet, share their mystical powers, fall in love, and discover self-worth. With a minimalistic plot, The Eighth Key’s descriptive settings, realistic character development, and impressive writing style weave a captivating fantasy romance story.
- I loved the world building in this story, with its twists and turns, magic and mages. I liked the mystery behind who Lucian really is, and how he and Corwin complement each other in more ways than one. The characters pulled me in, and I thought the plot was an interesting take and weaving in of several genre tropes.
- I loved the world building and plot development, but thought the developing relationship between the two main characters was outstanding.
tied with Geoffrey the Very Strange by Angel Martinez:- I enjoyed this story very much. A smartly written story about finding out who you are by having others believe in you.
- Apsic and Geoffrey are perfect for each other. Geoffrey, his family, and the town, give a place of acceptance that Aspic has been searching for and needs. Aspic gives Geoffrey the confidence to be who is and love himself and open himself back to others after shutting himself off for so long. The world and town are a joy and expertly built to enhance the reader experience. The secondary characters are rich and add to the appeal of the story and we get some trademark Martinez uniqueness to problem-solving and using things in unexpected ways. Martinez understands fantasy, and she developed a great fantasy world, but she also turned expected tropes on their heads and made it even better.
Runners Up:
Must Love Demons (Magic Emporium #6) by Meghan Maslow
Farview (Greynox to the Sea) by Kim Fielding tied with Better Red (Ever After, New York #1) by Tara Lain
Witch Under Wraps (Mythmatched) by E.J. Russell