I thought that few, if anyone, could compare to Casey McQuiston in terms of books about queer love and queer joy, but… I think I found someone to give Casey a run for their money. Triple Sec by TJ Alexander follows Mel, a bartender. She has distant dreams of owning her own bar someday, but …
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Book Review | The Girl Who Kept the Castle (ARC)
I received a digital advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Girl Who Kept the Castle by Ryan Graudin. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In The Girl Who Kept the Castle, Faye has lived in Celurdur—the castle-mansion of the …
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Book Review | The Cautious Traveller’s Guide to the Wastelands
At different points, this reminded me both of Agatha Christie and of the Doctor Who episode “Midnight.” And if that’s not a combination that grabs your attention, I don’t even know what to say to you. The Cautious Traveller’s Guide to the Wastelands by Sarah Brooks follows the passengers on a Trans-Siberian express train that …
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Book Review | Past Present Future
Now THIS is how you make a sequel! In Past Present Future by Rachel Lynn Solomon, Rowan and Neil have gotten together, after four years of rivalry in high school. Now, they’re heading away to college in Boston and New York City respectively. Life in these cities is quite different from in Seattle, though, and …
Book Review | Dreadful (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Dreadful by Caitlin Rozakis. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. The title is inaccurate. This book is closer to delightful than it is to dreadful. I mean, there's a garlic festival …
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