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IMMORTAL GAME BY ALLISON SAFT // blog tour book feature: YA fae fantasy ft sapphic rivals to lovers & deadly chess competitions? sign me up!
You should be shocked I’m back so soon, but we love the gays in this household, and I couldn’t resist another round of screeching. So stop being shocked and enjoy my stop on the Immortal Game tour!!! Let’s get into xoxo Title: Immortal GameAuthor: Allison SaftPage count: 400Date published: 4 August 2026Genre: Young adult fantasy 🌿 Synopsis: Six years ago, Shea Fury’s sister was whisked away by the High King of the Otherworld, the ruler of the treacherous land of fae. Although Shea has spent the years since dreaming of rescuing her sister from captivity, the Iron Veil that separates the human world from that of the fae has made it only a wish. That is, until an invitation to participate in a once-in-a-lifetime chess tournament in the Otherworld arrives on Shea’s doorstep. The winner of the tournament may ask the High King to grant one wish, and Shea is finally within reach of hers. But entering the tournament and winning it are two different matters. Dark magic lurks around every corner in the Otherworld, and Shea’s cutthroat opponents are willing to bend the rules to make their own wishes come true. To make it to the end—and to find…
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FORGIVE-ME-NOT BY MARI COSTA // spoiler-free blog tour book review: you absolutely need this YA sapphic romantasy graphic novel in your life yesterday!!!
Hello, and a warm welcome to my tour stop that is like 2 days late, but Toppling Stacks is forgiving of my chaos, and I’m very grateful! I also am absolutely THRILLED to talk about this little gem that you must all certainly read so without further ado, into the review xoxo Title: Forgive-Me-Not Author: Mari CostaPage count: 320Date published: 14 April 2026Genre: YA fantasy graphic novel ⚔️ Synopsis: A queer “enemies to lovers” journey of a lost princess and a changeling who was made to take the heir’s place as part of a fey scheme. Aisling is many things to many people: princess, heir to the throne, teenage daughter of two loving parents… She’s also about to learn a lot more about herself: changeling. Fey creature. Hunted. Feared. Loved? Forgive-Me-Not is the name given to the true princess — the lost teenage biological daughter to the king and queen, who’s grown up in the chaotic and untrustworthy realm of Faerie. When Forgive-Me-Not breaks into Aisling’s room the night before their 18 th birthday looking for revenge, the two embark on a long and arduous journey. And what starts as a confrontational and adversarial pairing grows into a bond of mutual…
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ORDINARY LOVE BY MARIE RUTKOSKI // blog tour book feature: happy pride!!! here’s a sapphic romance to add to our neverending tbr piles
Let’s talk about another book I haven’t read yet but she willll be lovedddd. Hopefully. At least you can enjoy my poor Maroon 5 performance. Let’s dive right into my spot on the Ordinary Love by Marie Rutkoski blog tour <3 Title: Ordinary Love Author: Marie RutkoskiPage count: 400Date published: 10 June 2025Genre: Adult romance 🌈 Synopsis: HERE’S NO SUCH THING AS AN ORDINARY LOVE STORY When Emily catches sight of Gennifer Hall at a party, she is transported back to the moment they fell in love as teenagers. Their connection was electric, and they thought it was forever. Twenty years later, Gen is an Olympic runner, the career she strived for, while Emily is living a picture-perfect Manhattan townhouse, two young children and a wealthy husband, Jack. But Jack’s controlling behaviour is spiralling, and Emily has lost sight of who she once was. Now, despite Emily’s fracturing marriage and the pressures of Gen’s career, they are drawn back together by a magnetic attraction. After years of heartbreak, missed chances and misunderstandings, will they finally get a second chance at first love? 🌈 🌈 Big thanks to Little Brown UK for the eARC via Netgalley & having me on the tour!…
