In Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire, we follow Jacqueline and Jillian (or Jack and Jill). They’re raised with very specific expectations of how they should behave, which drives a wedge between them over time. But eventually, they team up to explore the room that their grandmother used to stay in (at …
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In Flamer by Mike Curato, Aiden Navarro goes away to Boy Scout summer camp, all the while grappling with various problems: bullies, confusing friendships, and self-doubt. And then there’s Elias, a boy he can’t stop thinking about. But he’s not gay, he can’t be. Having been raised in a religious home, he knows that being …
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer follows Emilie, a young woman who is searching for answers about what happened …
This is going to be a long post. I do not apologize. Nor do I apologize for the excessive caps lock. Sometimes, italics aren’t enough to express myself. To preface this, I’ve been watching Doctor Who since about 2012. I started with the Ninth Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) and his initial season from 2005, then never …
In The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center, Emma is a screenwriter whose career never really got off the ground. She’s been busy for the last ten years taking care of her disabled father and getting her younger sister through school. So when her agent and friend contacts her about a work opportunity, she’s surprised; she’s always …
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