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Quests & Queries
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Expected 5 Dec 25Monster girls are easy. Desire is dangerous.
As Query, a half-succubus wizard, begins her freshman year at Dalton Academy for Monsters, she’s got more problems than credits to earn. Between fending off demonic invasions, managing her homesickness for Hell, and suppressing the pulse of her succubus aura that leaves everyone at Dalton dangerously attracted to her, she’s learning that control is the hardest magic of all.
All she wants is a spell powerful enough to fix her body—but the girls around her make it hard to focus. There’s a vampire who likes control, a divine cleric who can’t commit, and classmates who blur the line between friendship and temptation. At Dalton, desire is its own kind of spell, and some lessons can only be learned the hard way.
Even with an adventuring party at her side, the school’s wards are failing, monsters are going missing, and the faculty would rather see students starve than thrive.
Quests & Queries is the first novel in Spells & Sundry, a dark, queer fantasy series set in a world where love, hunger, and power are never cleanly separated. Perfect for readers of A Dowry of Blood, The Scholomance Trilogy, and An Education in Malice or anyone who wishes Buffy the Vampire Slayer happened in college with more queer characters, The Name of the Wind traded its brooding bard for a succubus in Washington, DC., or The L Generation Q crossed over with D&D.
As Query, a half-succubus wizard, begins her freshman year at Dalton Academy for Monsters, she’s got more problems than credits to earn. Between fending off demonic invasions, managing her homesickness for Hell, and suppressing the pulse of her succubus aura that leaves everyone at Dalton dangerously attracted to her, she’s learning that control is the hardest magic of all.
All she wants is a spell powerful enough to fix her body—but the girls around her make it hard to focus. There’s a vampire who likes control, a divine cleric who can’t commit, and classmates who blur the line between friendship and temptation. At Dalton, desire is its own kind of spell, and some lessons can only be learned the hard way.
Even with an adventuring party at her side, the school’s wards are failing, monsters are going missing, and the faculty would rather see students starve than thrive.
Quests & Queries is the first novel in Spells & Sundry, a dark, queer fantasy series set in a world where love, hunger, and power are never cleanly separated. Perfect for readers of A Dowry of Blood, The Scholomance Trilogy, and An Education in Malice or anyone who wishes Buffy the Vampire Slayer happened in college with more queer characters, The Name of the Wind traded its brooding bard for a succubus in Washington, DC., or The L Generation Q crossed over with D&D.
323 pages, Kindle Edition
Expected publication December 5, 2025
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November 19, 2025
🎆Arc Review🎆
This book is a mix of Fantasy/ Spice with an ongoing problem of accepting one's self. It's storyline is based on the main character figuring out who she is and how she fits in with others. Check your triggers. I recommend this to anyone who has an ongoing battle and how they perceive themselves image wise. This book focuses on how your not always as alone as you think you are and to never lose hope.
This book is a mix of Fantasy/ Spice with an ongoing problem of accepting one's self. It's storyline is based on the main character figuring out who she is and how she fits in with others. Check your triggers. I recommend this to anyone who has an ongoing battle and how they perceive themselves image wise. This book focuses on how your not always as alone as you think you are and to never lose hope.
November 7, 2025
ARC Review: Quests & Queries by Trixie Adara
Quests & Queries is a cozy, queer, character-driven fantasy that I devoured in just two days. I loved the warm, magical atmosphere, the found-family feel, and the incredible diversity and representation woven naturally throughout. The spice was immaculate, and the succubus perspective added such a unique and empowering layer to the story.
While it isn’t a tightly plotted book, I actually enjoyed the relaxed, slice-of-life pacing. There were a few moments where the dialogue or missing details made me reread, and quite a few loose ends, but the author’s note explaining that the story had to be split into two volumes helps that make sense. I’m also hoping future books might include chapters from other characters’ perspectives. Query’s self-image colors her inner dialogue in such an interesting way, and it would be great to see how others view her more lovingly than she views herself.
Overall, I loved the heart, the representation, and the cozy magic of this story. It’s a warm, inclusive fantasy full of self-acceptance and connection, and I can’t wait to see where Trixie Adara takes it next.
Quests & Queries is a cozy, queer, character-driven fantasy that I devoured in just two days. I loved the warm, magical atmosphere, the found-family feel, and the incredible diversity and representation woven naturally throughout. The spice was immaculate, and the succubus perspective added such a unique and empowering layer to the story.
While it isn’t a tightly plotted book, I actually enjoyed the relaxed, slice-of-life pacing. There were a few moments where the dialogue or missing details made me reread, and quite a few loose ends, but the author’s note explaining that the story had to be split into two volumes helps that make sense. I’m also hoping future books might include chapters from other characters’ perspectives. Query’s self-image colors her inner dialogue in such an interesting way, and it would be great to see how others view her more lovingly than she views herself.
Overall, I loved the heart, the representation, and the cozy magic of this story. It’s a warm, inclusive fantasy full of self-acceptance and connection, and I can’t wait to see where Trixie Adara takes it next.
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