#Undergrounder

[not-so-secret-nerd]

Where are my sapphic/lesfic readers jonesing for a modern retelling of Beauty and the Beast set in 2003 NYC?

More details below the cut!

Drowned by men. Saved by a monster.

The last place Alexandra Bailey expects her routine life of domestic journalism to lead is being sucked into icy floodwaters below New York City with a knife in her ribs. Headlines like this happen to other people, but it's real, and she knows she's dead. Which makes the circumstances of her survival as impossible as the woman who drags her from the water. 

Saved but hardly safe, Alex wakes in the Underground, a world of misfits and monsters thriving below the streets. It's a journalism goldmine. One Alex can't resist digging into after learning her beastly savior is Leanna Farrow, adopted daughter of an infamous and "presumed dead" scientist. But Alex's curiosity, coupled with her rapidly developing feelings for Leanna, put both women in danger when Alex’s inquiries pique the interest of a powerful family with bloody secrets connected to the Underground. 

If Alex wants to unravel the secrets of the world below she'll have to walk the razor's edge, but some mysteries are better left buried.

🕮 Over 1700 copies sold  🔖 750k pages read on KU ⭐ 200+ Amazon reviews 🏆 2 Awards 🎖️ 4-time Indie Ink Award Finalist 🔥 One hell of a #sapphic read

 So what are you waiting for?

Link below:

Undergrounder by J.E. Glass

#bookblr #writeblr #sapphic #lesfic #romance #paranormal romance #original writing #original character #worldbuilding #beauty and the beast #lgbt #lgbt stories #lgbtq community #lesbian stories #lesbian books #wlw books #undergrounder

[pridepages]

💚 March 2023 titles on PridePages 🏳️‍🌈

Learn more about these titles under the cut!

Self-Made Boys by Anna-Marie McLemore: (Historical fiction/YA) A remix of The Great Gatsby. (Didn’t we all know Nick and Gatsby were gay?) Rep: Trans characters, BIPOC characters, jewish character, gay, lesbian, M/M & F/F relationships.

This Way Out by Tufayel Ahmed: (Contemporary RomCom) Amar can’t wait to tell everyone his wonderful news: he’s found The One, and he’s getting married. But it turns out announcing his engagement on a group chat might not have been the best way to let his strict Muslim Bangladeshi family know that his happy-ever-after partner is a man—and a white man at that. But if Amar and Joshua can reconcile their differences with Amar’s culture, could there be hope for his relationship with his family too? Rep: BIPOC characters, gay, M/M relationship.

This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone: (SciFi) Among the ashes of a dying world, an agent of the Commandant finds a letter. It reads: Burn before reading. Thus begins an unlikely correspondence between two rival agents hellbent on securing the best possible future for their warring factions. Now, what began as a taunt, a battlefield boast, grows into something more. Something epic. Something romantic. Something that could change the past and the future. Rep: sapphic, F/F relationship.

Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey Mcquiston: (Contemporary RomCom) FSOTUS Alex Claremont-Diaz never expected tumbling into a wedding cake with his nemesis Prince Henry of Wales would lead to tumbling into bed with him. But what begins as a PR stunt transforms first into a clandestine affair, then a love story capable of upending two nations. Forced to reckon with the consequences, Alex and Henry must ask: What is worth the sacrifice? How do you do all the good you can do? And, most importantly, how will history remember you? Rep: BIPOC characters, gay, bisexual, M/M relationship.

Undergrounder by JE Glass: (SciFi/Fantasy) The last place Alexandra Bailey expects her routine life of domestic journalism to lead is being sucked into icy floodwaters below New York City. Saved but hardly safe, Alex wakes in the Underground, a world of misfits and monsters thriving below the streets. Her beastly savior is Leanna Farrow, adopted daughter of an infamous and "presumed dead" scientist. But Alex's curiosity, coupled with her rapidly developing feelings for Leanna, put both women in danger when Alex's inquiries pique the interest of a powerful family with bloody connections to the Underground's origins. If Alex wants to unravel the secrets of the world below, she'll have to walk the razor's edge, but some mysteries are better left buried. Rep: sapphic, F/F relationship.

#self made boys #anna marie mclemore #this way out #tufayel ahmed #this is how you lose the time war #amal el mohtar #max gladstone #red white and royal blue #rwrb #casey mcquiston #undergrounder #je glass #mlm #wlw #gay #lesbian #trans #queer #lgbt reads #queer lit

[kristenroedel]

This beauty and the beast retelling blew me away.

FIVE STARS FOR UNDERGROUNDER!

“No time to speak or breathe or think as the crisp line between fantasy and reality blew away in the gale-force winds of a hooded head lifting, illuminating eyes like cold stars nestled in a face plucked from hell.” As someone who, as a rule, shies away from fantasy, I absolutely adored Undergrounder. Perhaps this is because it is a lesbian retelling of a “tale as old as time.” Perhaps it’s because of J.E. Glass’ sharp wit. Or perhaps it’s because it’s powerfully feminist—the real monsters are not the beings with fangs and claws but HUMANS…often men. Perhaps it’s because it’s a fiercely powerful testament to love between women—lovers, mothers and daughters, friends. The solidarity of powerhouse women in this text, coupled with the female-run Underground community, spotlights exactly what is missing from so many other books. J.E. Glass’ gorgeous debut novel offers a new side of gorgeous, gothic New York City. Although this is a Beauty and the Beast retelling, Glass’ unique voice and fresh perspective reinvigorate the tale with modern sensibility. Undergrounder is gripping in its twists and turns without ever being too far-fetched, sensuous in all the right places, visceral without ever going too far, and wickedly hilarious. And did I mention how gorgeous her writing is? The ending is tragically beautiful—a fitting twist for a twisted story. I cannot wait to read more of Jae’s work!

#Undergrounder #J.E. Glass #Jae Glass #Les Fic #Lesbian Fiction #Sapphic Lit #Sapphic Literature #LGBTQ #Lesbian #wlw #fiction #beauty and the beast #novel #book

[savesappho]

5 of 10 appropriately painful violets.

@not-so-secret-nerd

#J.E. Glass #Jae Glass #Undergrounder #books #Save Sappho

[sonknuxadow]

#is this anything #sorry for the sudden surge of sonic underground posts i dont know whats come over me #undergroundposting

[arguablysomaya]

are. are keyboard smashes a thing. on tumblr.

#okay so a lot of people have no clue this site has been the underground engine of internet language for years now huh #shut up somaya #twitter #twitter refugees #50k #1k #25k #100k

[unregisteredskybox]

WE ARE NOT FUCKING DOING THIS AGAIN .

#splatoon #splatoon 3 #splatfest #FIRST SONIC UNDERGROUND #NOW THIS?!?!??!?! #YOURE KIDDING #YOURE ACTUALLY KIDDING ME. #fnaf

[ofdinosanddais1]

Okay so I've been reading Undergrounder (please don't spoil) by JE Glass and this is probably my favorite retelling of beauty and the beast because the "beast" is just so nice and loving towards the "beauty" and I didn't know if I was going to get the toxic, possessive kind of beauty and the beast but I am pleasantly surprised I did not like omfg I love it so much.

#undergrounder #sapphic book #fairytale retelling

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

*peeks at dungeon meshi* hm cute but i'm not sure i comprehend the appeal

*keeps peering in curiosity* oh! each of these characters is, how you say. Insane

#dungeon meshi #delicious in dungeon #i get it now #haven't yet been full-fledged abducted into the fandom fairy circle style #but i am coming to appreciate. the Escapades #fun show. fabulous autistic rep #always good to see a gang of weirdos wandering underground in their natural environment

[licollisa]

Asgore undertale coming back to the podium 5 minutes after declaring war on humanity to say his wife has left him

#Since the underground has undernet they probably have the same kind of memes too #There's also a version with WE'RE TORIBACK #undertale #asgore #lico arting

[not-so-secret-nerd]

Drowned by men. Saved by a monster.

The last place Alexandra Bailey expects her routine life of domestic journalism to lead is being sucked into icy floodwaters below New York City with a knife in her ribs. Headlines like this happen to other people, but it's real, and she knows she's dead. Which makes the circumstances of her survival as impossible as the woman who drags her from the water. 

Saved but hardly safe, Alex wakes in the Underground, a world of misfits and monsters thriving below the streets. It's a journalism goldmine. One Alex can't resist digging into after learning her beastly savior is Leanna Farrow, adopted daughter of an infamous and "presumed dead" scientist. But Alex's curiosity, coupled with her rapidly developing feelings for Leanna, put both women in danger when Alex’s inquiries pique the interest of a powerful family with bloody secrets connected to the Underground. 

If Alex wants to unravel the secrets of the world below she'll have to walk the razor's edge, but some mysteries are better left buried.

🕮 Over 1700 copies sold  🔖 600k pages read on KU ⭐ 200+ Amazon reviews 🏆 2 Awards 🎖️ 4-time Indie Ink Award Finalist 🔥 One hell of a #sapphic read

 So what are you waiting for?

Undergrounder by J.E. Glass

Amazon Link

#writeblr #sapphic books #sapphic #my ocs #original writing #original character #lgbtq #lgbt books #lesfic #lesbian book #lesbian #Undergrounder #writing #paranormal romance #romance #romance writing #fairytale retelling #modern fairytale #kindle unlimited #amazon #bookblr #author #writer

[queerbaitesque]

#when you spend your whole life underground and miss the new genders #knights of sidonia #kos lb

[enighui]

Munich Underground Series by Enighui (IG)

#architecture #art #subway #germany #munich #enighui #artists on tumblr #underground #metro #liminal

[pikslasrce]

in an ideal world i would be making trash movies with my eccentric art friends and show them to other pretentious freaks in someones basement

#but alas i dont have enough eccentric art friends for that... nor do i know any other pretentious freaks irl........ #whereee is the underground cinema scene in this god damn cityyyyyyyyyy #piksla.txt #hall of fame

[socialistexan]

I'm so tired of cis people asking stuff like, "Why would Texas want a list of trans people who legally changed their names?" or "Why would Florida want a list of college students who have seeking gender affirming care? We can't figure it out."

It's eliminationist.

Ken Paxton wants a list of trans people who have changed their name in Texas so he can reverse all of those decisions (and that's the most charitable interpretation). Ron DeSantis wants a list of college students who have sought affirming care so he can force them to detransition.

Oklahoma introduced a bill to forcibly detransition people under the age of 21 (ironically doing what they accuse us of doing, forcing someone to live as the wrong gender). Texas has a new bill that will ban gender affirming care for every Texan of any age and makes it a felony for doctors to provide it. Multiple states either have passed or will pass bills that will ban legal name changes. Some states have slipped in language to anti-drag bills (which are horrific enough on their own) that ban anyone from displaying, presenting, or dressing outside their "biological" gender (one state has language about "DNA gender") in public.

It's about legally and morally mandating trans people out of existence.

Plain and simple. It's about making sure that trans people can not exist. Period. It's not about restrictions, or "think of the children!" It's about eliminating us from public life and then eliminating us from private life so that we have a choice of either die or conform.

When will y'all realize this isn't some wedge issue or a political football that they'll just give up on if they lose an election or two. These are ideologues who are singularly focused. They don't care about the marketplace of ideas. They don't give a shit if they get mocked on lefty Twitter and the late night shows. They only care about one thing: gaining and then wielding power to achieve their goal of eliminating trans people (and then gay people, and then women who don't conform to their gender standards, ect).

If you give them that power they will use it.

#trans #transgender #nonbinary #lgbtq #lgbt #i kinda have nowhere to go here if theres forced detrans i have breasts now i am getting bottom surgery #like you take me off my hormones and i just... dont have sex hormones anymore #or we'll just have to go underground again just like we had to in the 1930's

[gollancz]

The synopsis says: “It’s the hottest summer on record and London is dying. Prices are high, pay is low, and stressed commuters are packed on to London Underground trains again like the pandemic never happened. To add to the misery, the temperatures underground just keep climbing and climbing, the heat trapped in the clay with nowhere to go. 

“Five travellers on an unlucky tube carriage find themselves bound together one morning as witnesses to a single horrific event – an event they can’t quite seem to remember. They make an unlikely team: weary tube driver, a disillusioned civil servant, an ambitious city trader, an overwhelmed hotel worker and an unhoused young man just trying to get by – but now they must come together to confront what they have seen and stop it in its tracks. Because there’s something lurking in the stifling darkness and labyrinthine tunnels that run below London… something old, something vicious, and something very, very hungry.” 

I couldn't be more excited to be working with @jonnywaistcoat on his next two novels! This is just more of what he does best - pulling apart the very seams of society and giving me very specific new sleep paralysis demons, and somehow getting me to say thank you afterwards.

And if you're near London next month, why not pop along to Gollanczfest to hear him chat all things horror with Joe Hill and V. V. James? Tickets are still available:

#Jonathan Sims #Burnout #Book announcement #Monsters on the Underground #horror fiction #Horror authors