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The Empress of All Seasons by Emiko Jean

Each generation, a competition is held to find the next empress of Honoku. The rules are simple. Survive the palace's enchanted seasonal rooms. Conquer Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall. Marry the prince. All are eligible to compete--all except yokai, supernatural monsters and spirits whom the human emperor is determined to enslave and destroy. Mari has spent a lifetime training to become empress. Winning should be easy. And it would be, if she weren't hiding a dangerous secret. Mari is a yokai with the ability to transform into a terrifying monster. If discovered, her life will be forfeit. As she struggles to keep her true identity hidden, Mari's fate collides with that of Taro, the prince who has no desire to inherit the imperial throne, and Akira, a half-human, half-yokai outcast. Torn between duty and love, loyalty and betrayal, vengeance and forgiveness, the choices of Mari, Taro, and Akira will decide the fate of Honoku in this beautifully written, edge-of-your-seat YA...

Hope is Swift by Seanan McGuire (October Daye, #13.1)

HOPE IS SWIFT is a novella included with most editions of THE UNKINDEST TIDE.

TITLE: Hope Is Swift
AUTHOR: Seanan McGuire
PUBLISHER: Daw Books
YEAR: 2019
LENGTH: 53 pages
AGE: Adult
GENRE: Fantasy, Urban Fantasy
RECOMMENDED: Yes

Queer Rep Summary: Genderqueer/Nonbinary Secondary Character(s), Trans Minor Character(s).

This is a short and bittersweet story from Raj's perspective, about responsibility, danger, love, and growing up.

CW for grief, kidnapping (backstory), confinement, medical content, car accident.

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A pale woman with dark brown hair and pointed ears stands at the railing of a wooden ship, a dagger loosely clasped in her right hand. An orange sunset glow lights the scene.

 

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