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_marina_ 's review for:
The House of Always
by Jenn Lyons
At first I was like “I love every trope as long as it’s queer” as a joke. But bro… I don’t think it’s a joke anymore.
Like, this book did the thing where the power of love saves the world which has ruined movies, books and shows for me before. Like Wonder Woman or even [b:Queen of Air and Darkness|13541056|Queen of Air and Darkness (The Dark Artifices, #3)|Cassandra Clare|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1510447136l/13541056._SY75_.jpg|19104298].
So explain to me why I was literally SOBBING while also SMILING LIKE A DORK when they pulled it here or in She-Ra? My best guess is that both are queer as fuck and I will die on that hill. But I also think it’s because of what having queer stories implies theme wise more often than not. And also because of what both of these stories are dealing with, which is accepting you deserve love and you deserve to heal and love YOURSELF and to live happily and fully. Also, dealing with past trauma without it over taking the story and ignoring all the good things that happen without over doing that either. It’s a hard balance, but one I think both She-Ra and this do overly well.
I know that’s not inherently queer, but I do think those are themes and narratives very present in queer stories, and I love to see it.
So fuck yeah, this book is amazing and full of character and relationship development, which is exactly MY shit. I respect the fuck out of Jenn Lyons for what she’s pulling off with this series, and cannot wait to see how she ends it.
In nine months. NINE. MONTHS. Having to wait for [b:The Discord of Gods|57693290|The Discord of Gods (A Chorus of Dragons, #5)|Jenn Lyons|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1623081306l/57693290._SY75_.jpg|90371526] is my villain origin story.
Like, this book did the thing where the power of love saves the world which has ruined movies, books and shows for me before. Like Wonder Woman or even [b:Queen of Air and Darkness|13541056|Queen of Air and Darkness (The Dark Artifices, #3)|Cassandra Clare|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1510447136l/13541056._SY75_.jpg|19104298].
So explain to me why I was literally SOBBING while also SMILING LIKE A DORK when they pulled it here or in She-Ra? My best guess is that both are queer as fuck and I will die on that hill. But I also think it’s because of what having queer stories implies theme wise more often than not. And also because of what both of these stories are dealing with, which is accepting you deserve love and you deserve to heal and love YOURSELF and to live happily and fully. Also, dealing with past trauma without it over taking the story and ignoring all the good things that happen without over doing that either. It’s a hard balance, but one I think both She-Ra and this do overly well.
I know that’s not inherently queer, but I do think those are themes and narratives very present in queer stories, and I love to see it.
So fuck yeah, this book is amazing and full of character and relationship development, which is exactly MY shit. I respect the fuck out of Jenn Lyons for what she’s pulling off with this series, and cannot wait to see how she ends it.
In nine months. NINE. MONTHS. Having to wait for [b:The Discord of Gods|57693290|The Discord of Gods (A Chorus of Dragons, #5)|Jenn Lyons|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1623081306l/57693290._SY75_.jpg|90371526] is my villain origin story.