A heartfelt Sapphic fake dating, dual POV, romance between a lawyer and a barista who take a roadtrip over the holidays to attend a queer Jewish weddiA heartfelt Sapphic fake dating, dual POV, romance between a lawyer and a barista who take a roadtrip over the holidays to attend a queer Jewish wedding at Kerrigan's Christmas tree farm. A perfect conclusion to this series that was full of heart and messy family hijinks. I really enjoyed the audiobook narration by Austenne Grey and Arielle DeLisle. Perfect for fans of authors like Ashley Herring Blake and Adriana Bellefleur. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital copy in exchange for my honest review!...more
This was a good coming of age, queer awakening romance with amazing mental health rep (depression and anxiety), a pet chinchilla and amazing found famThis was a good coming of age, queer awakening romance with amazing mental health rep (depression and anxiety), a pet chinchilla and amazing found family.
Isobel takes a new job moving out of her mother's house with just her bet chinchilla Abigail to start living her best life in London with new queer roommates who help encourage her to start dating for the very first time, this 28 year old virgin, tries to find her own happily ever after.
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital copy and @prhaudio for a complimentary ALC in exchange for my honest review! While I didn't love this one personally, it still has important representation and is sure to resonate with many readers.
I really, really enjoyed this small town, single mom, bartender, best friends to lovers queer awakening romance set in the Ridley Falls universe. It wI really, really enjoyed this small town, single mom, bartender, best friends to lovers queer awakening romance set in the Ridley Falls universe. It was heartfelt, funny and had a great cast of secondary characters. Great on audio and perfect for fans of authors like Alexandria Bellefleur and Ashley Herring Blake! I can't wait to read the next book in this queer Sapphic romance series! Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital copy and @prhaudio for a complimentary ALC in exchange for my honest review!...more
This wasn't my favorite second chance dual POV kind of romance but it had a unique premise in which college sweethearts, Tom and Rose (Rosie), who havThis wasn't my favorite second chance dual POV kind of romance but it had a unique premise in which college sweethearts, Tom and Rose (Rosie), who have been divorced for ten years try to reconcile after a category 3 hurricane uproots both their lives.
Bisexual actor Tom's life flashed before his eyes when he gets caught in the hurricane and he vows to try to repair his relationship with Rose - the one big regret of his life was letting her go. Rose meanwhile is stuck trying to repair her family's inn in the aftermath of the storm and Tom volunteers to help her with the renovations.
Throw in some of Tom's castmates, Rosie's elderly ill aunt and Tom's ex boyfriend, mega movie star, Boyd Kellagher and things definitely get out of hand. But everyone bands together to help the couple and they do eventually find their way back to one another.
While I liked the narration by Savannah Peachwood, I wasn't a huge fan of the two main characters as a couple and struggled to buy into their second chance romance. Just an okay read for me and not one I would go out of my way to recommend. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital copy and @prhaudio for a complimentary ALC in exchange for my honest review!
This was a creepy, atmospheric middle grade novel about bullying, loneliness and learning to stand up for yourself. Such a different type of ghost stoThis was a creepy, atmospheric middle grade novel about bullying, loneliness and learning to stand up for yourself. Such a different type of ghost story, with a ghost impersonating a lonely girls' friend and scaring off anyone who tried to really befriend her. Great mental health rep and good on audio! Highly recommended for #SpookySeason reading!...more
An interesting dark domestic debut that just didn't quite hit the mark for me unfortunately. I found the book started off strong with an abusive fatheAn interesting dark domestic debut that just didn't quite hit the mark for me unfortunately. I found the book started off strong with an abusive father and an alcoholic mother and the two sisters struggling to survive in their troubled home.
Then the book skips forward and one sister is missing while the other keeps searching for her, chasing down rumors that she might have been spotted around the world. Told in alternating POVs from the sisters' perspectives and some of their friends. I liked the focus on queer identity, motherhood and sisterly bonds but the story wasn't as cohesive and tightly paced as I had wanted.
Okay on audio narrated by a full cast. Recommended for fans of authors like Ruth Ware or Shari Lapena. Many thanks to @prhaudio for a complimentary ALC in exchange for my honest review! I look forward to seeing what the author writes next....more
A heartfelt YA Royal romance featuring a disgraced gay prince from an imaginary African country who travels to LA with his sister to rec3.5 rounded up
A heartfelt YA Royal romance featuring a disgraced gay prince from an imaginary African country who travels to LA with his sister to reconnect with his mother's birth place and improve his image. With a diverse cast of queer characters, Black joy, activism, love and familial expectations and the pressures of royal life, this book was great on audio and perfect for fans of authors like Alyssa Cole and Jasmine Guillory or the movies Coming to America and The prince and me. Many thanks to @prhaudio for a complimentary ALC in exchange for my honest review!...more
An incredibly moving and heartfelt YA Sapphic debut about family, love and food. Set in Vietnam, Vivi secretly takes a semester abroad class to betterAn incredibly moving and heartfelt YA Sapphic debut about family, love and food. Set in Vietnam, Vivi secretly takes a semester abroad class to better understand the country where her parents came from. While there she meets Lan, a Sài Gòn food blogger and street food vendor.
The two fall in love while exploring the city. At the same time Vivi gets to know the culture and customs of her heritage and connect with distant relatives. Great on audio with a beautiful sprayed edge paperback copy.
Highly recommended for fans of authors like Adiba Jaigirdar and Thanhha Lai. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early audio copy in exchange for my honest review!...more
A moving coming of age YA story featuring a biracial teen boy sent to a new school after getting in a big fight. The book touches on class, race, brokA moving coming of age YA story featuring a biracial teen boy sent to a new school after getting in a big fight. The book touches on class, race, broken families and unrequited love. Good on audio and perfect for fans of authors like Kacen Callender. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early audio copy in exchange for my honest review!...more
A truly special, heartfelt and humorous debut that features a Jewish trans man who can see ghosts falling for a recent widower while also having conveA truly special, heartfelt and humorous debut that features a Jewish trans man who can see ghosts falling for a recent widower while also having conversations with the man's dead husband. This was a perfect mix of Six feet under and Sarah Adler's Happy Medium. I loved the queer community, the dog sidekick, the messy Jewish broken family dynamics and the funeral home setting. It was great on audio and I cannot wait to read more from this new author!! Many thanks to @prhaudio for a complimentary ALC in exchange for my honest review!...more
A heartfelt YA graphic novel about two teen gymnasts, Riley and Kota who both dream of going to the Olympics. I really enjoyed the disability rep in tA heartfelt YA graphic novel about two teen gymnasts, Riley and Kota who both dream of going to the Olympics. I really enjoyed the disability rep in this book (Riley is hard of hearing and Kota has anxiety). The friendship between the two is heartwarming and I loved how they found a unique way to communicate with one another that was all their own and help each other with their worries and grief. Riley is feeling lonely having moved from California and is also still grieving the death of one of her fathers. Highly recommended with good illustrations too! Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital copy in exchange for my honest review!...more
This was a really cute and well executed graphic novel Emma retelling featuring a gay ballerina slash influencer who loves to set up his friends. GreaThis was a really cute and well executed graphic novel Emma retelling featuring a gay ballerina slash influencer who loves to set up his friends. Great artwork and even better audio narration. This was an excellent gender swapped Clueless style YA story. HIGHLY recommended. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital and audio copy in exchange for my honest review!!...more
This book was kind of all over the place. It sounded good from the description - a Palestinian immigrant teacher living in NYC but the stream of conscThis book was kind of all over the place. It sounded good from the description - a Palestinian immigrant teacher living in NYC but the stream of consciousness, rapid fire narration wasn't for me.
I felt like there wasn't much of a plot but I did like that the FMC was queer and her obsession with cleaning and looking at the city through her eyes was interesting. There was a big focus on fashion and I would have enjoyed more insights into her life as a foreign teacher.
Just an okay read for me but the narration was good and it was a quick read. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early audio copy in exchange for my honest feedback!...more
WOW!! A new classic perfect for fans of The hatchet by Gary Paulson or Alone by Megan E Freeman. This was a heartfelt, moving, California wilderness sWOW!! A new classic perfect for fans of The hatchet by Gary Paulson or Alone by Megan E Freeman. This was a heartfelt, moving, California wilderness survival story featuring a young nonbinary teen, Ash who hikes into the woods in search of their grandfather's remote cabin. They learn how to survive for 48 days with only their dog for a companion before wildfires chase them back to civilization. Important messages of acceptance, environmental activism, climate change and queer identity pervade in this graphic novel that has amazing illustrations and is spare in text. I absolutely loved it!! Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital copy in exchange for my honest review!...more
Hannah, a socially anxious, hard of hearing and recently divorced best-selling fantasy author moves to Sapphire Springs to try to finish her latest boHannah, a socially anxious, hard of hearing and recently divorced best-selling fantasy author moves to Sapphire Springs to try to finish her latest book only to get caught up working (and falling) for the local cafe/bookstore owner, George.
This was another swoony, seasonal Sapphic romance from one of my fav queer indie romance authors. It featured cameos from the main characters in the first book but definitely can be read as a standalone and had great #ownvoices mental health, therapy and disability rep.
Highly recommended for fans of authors like Ashley Herring Blake and Meryl Wilsner and a perfect book to pick up and take to the beach this summer. Many thanks to the author for sharing an early digital copy. I voluntarily read and reviewed this book and all opinions are my own.
This was an excellent dual POV, queer middle grade coming of age story featuring the complicated relationship between two best friends and their time This was an excellent dual POV, queer middle grade coming of age story featuring the complicated relationship between two best friends and their time at theatre camp one summer working on a production of Wicked. I loved the disability and fat rep in this book! It was done so well and I learned a lot about Dyspraxia, a condition that affects physical coordination. Great on audio and perfect for fans of books like Maya plays the part by Calyssa Erb....more
A new favorite Reese Book Club pick for sure! I loved how multi-layered this story was, filled with rich characterization, mediums, ghosts and the stoA new favorite Reese Book Club pick for sure! I loved how multi-layered this story was, filled with rich characterization, mediums, ghosts and the stories of strong women who are all connected in some way to one Maine, cliff-side mansion across the ages.
Told from alternating POVs, this story touches on Sapphic love, alcoholism, colonialism, loss and so much more! I loved the multi-cast narration on audio that included some of my favs, Cassandra Campbell and Brittney Pressley, among others.
The main character of the story is Jane, a Harvard archivist whose alcohol addiction causes her to lose both her her job and her husband. As she escapes to her recently deceased mother's house in Maine to prepare it for sale, she finds herself caught up in the past as she researches the lives of the women who lived and died in the cliff house she's admired since she was a child.
Rich in detail and deeply moving, this was a long but so well-written story and I couldn't get enough. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital copy and BookSparks for sending me a beautiful finished copy in exchange for my honest review!...more
WOW!! What a standout Middle Grade debut this was!!! One of the best ones I've read all year by far, this book tackles BIG feelings and has important WOW!! What a standout Middle Grade debut this was!!! One of the best ones I've read all year by far, this book tackles BIG feelings and has important messages about learning how to be brave, be a good friend, daughter, sister and how to apologize and forgive when people let you down.
Told from the POV of two friends who having a falling out, this story is multi-layered one about four former best friends and soccer teammates who learn how to forgive one another and show up for one another. There is also a fun online penpal element, poetry interspersed throughout and a heartwarming first crush Sapphic romance.
EXCELLENT on audio narrated by Bailey Carr and Elsa Lepeccki Bean, this is one NOT to miss and is perfect for fans of books like Key player by Kelly Yang or The beautiful game by Yamile Saied Méndez. Many thanks to @prhaudio for a complimentary ALC in exchange for my honest review! I cannot wait to read what Erin Becker writes next!!...more
Loading...
