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A review by readerpants
Hamilton's Battalion: A Trio of Romances by Courtney Milan, Alyssa Cole, Rose Lerner
5.0
OK THIS IS ACTUALLY ELEVENTY BILLION STARS, NOT FIVE AS INDICATED ABOVE.
Since this review is basically a keysmash, I'll just skip to the end and tell you that:
1) it really is as good as you'd expect from the plot summaries and authors;
2) it is QUEER and WONDERFUL and @@*(#$)@#U@#)U;
3) the first novella, Promised Land, FUCKED ME UP. As in, I cried. A lot. Multiple times, while reading it. Had to take breaks. Because...
4) I am a girl who talks too much and has a whole, whole lot of emotional baggage and shame wrapped up in that. Each one of these novellas had a hero/ine carrying some version of that baggage. If this is you, too, think about buying some tissues when you buy this book. And definitely, definitely buy it.
5) I'm sorry, I honestly don't understand how it is even possible that everyone in the world has not bought this book already because ALYSSA COLE WROTE US QUEER HISTORICAL BLACK LADIES.
6) QUEER. HISTORICAL. BLACK. LADIES. LOVING. EACH. OTHER. ALYSSA. F'ING. COLE.
7) Tropes. Exceptionally talented authors playing with so many juicy, delicious, beautifully done tropes. Cross-dressing! Bed sharing! Road trip! Secret identities! He thought she was dead but THERE SHE IS!
I'm going to take a deep breath and maybe read it again. Truly, though, if you haven't bought this one yet, do yourself a favor and go do that now.
Since this review is basically a keysmash, I'll just skip to the end and tell you that:
1) it really is as good as you'd expect from the plot summaries and authors;
2) it is QUEER and WONDERFUL and @@*(#$)@#U@#)U;
3) the first novella, Promised Land, FUCKED ME UP. As in, I cried. A lot. Multiple times, while reading it. Had to take breaks. Because...
4) I am a girl who talks too much and has a whole, whole lot of emotional baggage and shame wrapped up in that. Each one of these novellas had a hero/ine carrying some version of that baggage. If this is you, too, think about buying some tissues when you buy this book. And definitely, definitely buy it.
5) I'm sorry, I honestly don't understand how it is even possible that everyone in the world has not bought this book already because ALYSSA COLE WROTE US QUEER HISTORICAL BLACK LADIES.
6) QUEER. HISTORICAL. BLACK. LADIES. LOVING. EACH. OTHER. ALYSSA. F'ING. COLE.
7) Tropes. Exceptionally talented authors playing with so many juicy, delicious, beautifully done tropes. Cross-dressing! Bed sharing! Road trip! Secret identities! He thought she was dead but THERE SHE IS!
I'm going to take a deep breath and maybe read it again. Truly, though, if you haven't bought this one yet, do yourself a favor and go do that now.