Hi, I’m MK.

This blog is dedicated to reviewing diverse, debut, and indie books written by women/nonbinary authors only.

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my favorite books

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao, The Phoenix King by Aparna Verma, The City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty, Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir, The Jasad Heir by Sara Hashem, Seasons of Glass and Iron by Amal El-Mohtar

book reviews

I often request ARCs on NetGalley and will post reviews there but also I leave them on StoryGraph, PageBound, Goodreads, this blog (of course!), TikTok, BlueSky, Instagram, and Retailer websites when possible.

a word on…

BOOK TRACKERS: StoryGraph is my source of truth for book tracking at the moment although I am not supportive of their usage of AI. I’ll jump to another suitable alternative if it comes up in an instant.

I am FIRMLY against AI, especially generative AI and will continue to support companies that align with these ethics as well.

E-READERS: My primary device is a Kobo (always has been, always will NOT be Amazon), however I did get a Kindle to be able to read ARCs on NetGalley. I am happy to see NetGalley offering more books for Kobo and I hope to see this become standard very soon. I do not support Amazon and will never recommend buying books from them or subscribing to Kindle Unlimited.

BOOKS: I get books from my library or used on Pango or ARCs from NetGalley. If I am buying new, I purchase in cash from my local independent bookstore. I don’t buy books from Bookshop.org because ultimately this hurts indie bookstores in the long run. Bookshop.org is also engaging in discount pricing practices that are undercutting indie stores. If my local indie store doesn’t have a book, they will special order it for me and it only takes about a week to come in. I’d much rather give my dollars to my local community when possible.

AUDIOBOOKS: If not from my library, I buy audiobooks from LibroFM. Audiobooks absolutely count as reading and are incredibly important for accessibility needs. If you would like to try them out and support this blog at the same time, you can use my referral link below!

Click here for audiobooks 🙂

BOOK BOXES: Right now, I’m signed up to Ardvark! I recently got the invite for Fae Crate so am expecting my first box in 2026. We’ll see if I continue!

PUBLISHERS: Bindery is awesome, however there’s a bit of a conflict for me on this because while they are one of the few presses that actively promote diverse voices, their investor is very much pro-AI and invests in other AI companies.