A review by rjsreadingnook
Distant Gardens: Ten Stories of Exploration, Biodiversity, and Found Family by J.S. Fields, Heather Tracy

5.0

Great collection of SFF short stories with sapphic themes and exploration of biodiversity. There is a wide range of stories in this book.

I was really excited to read Killer Trees and Second Chances by Sara Codair because I’m a big fan of their Evanstar Chronicles series. I also really enjoyed Codair’s other story Brie and the Marsh Kraken for the ace/demi rep, the steaminess, and monsters.

I loved the range of LGBTQ rep for all of the stories, which included lesbian, bi, pan, ace/demi, and gender rep such as non-binary, too.

I recommend DISTANT GARDENS to readers who enjoy their SFF short stories with sapphic LGBTQ rep.

I received an eARC and this is my honest review.