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 …
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Book Review | The Lost Story (ARC)
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 …
Book Review | The Guncle
This was so cute! In The Guncle by Steven Rowley, Patrick (or GUP, Gay Uncle Patrick) loves his niece Maisie and nephew Grant, but also likes his home in Palm Springs, where he leads a solitary life as an aging actor (well, aging for Hollywood standards). And, as much as he likes Maisie and Grant, …
Book Review | A Lady for a Duke
In A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall, Viola Carroll has spent the last couple of years finally free to live as herself, after being raised as a boy all her life. She was a soldier in the British Army, but was presumed dead at the battle of Waterloo and thus able to escape …
Book Review | Triple Sec
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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