4.5 stars. Marrying zany reality TV hijinks and a romance with both simmering sexual tension and an unexpected amount of depth, Name Your Price was a 4.5 stars. Marrying zany reality TV hijinks and a romance with both simmering sexual tension and an unexpected amount of depth, Name Your Price was a near-perfect adult romcom that took me by surprise....more
4 stars. Steamy, compulsively readable, and surprisingly thoughtful in the subjects that it handles, You Had Me at Happy Hour is a delightful cocktail4 stars. Steamy, compulsively readable, and surprisingly thoughtful in the subjects that it handles, You Had Me at Happy Hour is a delightful cocktail of a romance. ...more
4 stars. Witty, incisively written, and humorous in a way I wasn't expecting, I went into Leading Man expecting a romcom and came out with food for th4 stars. Witty, incisively written, and humorous in a way I wasn't expecting, I went into Leading Man expecting a romcom and came out with food for thought. ...more
4 stars. High-octane in its action and harrowing in its stakes and darker elements, The Mirror of Beasts is an excellent bookend to this gleaming silv4 stars. High-octane in its action and harrowing in its stakes and darker elements, The Mirror of Beasts is an excellent bookend to this gleaming silver sword of a YA fantasy duology....more
4 stars. Melding together Mean Girls teenage antics with a writing style that has a knack for exploring the nitty-gritty of queer teenagehood, Teenage4 stars. Melding together Mean Girls teenage antics with a writing style that has a knack for exploring the nitty-gritty of queer teenagehood, Teenage Dirtbags is a punk pop song of a book that stars messy queer teens just trying to do their best....more
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4.5 stars. Steamy, compulsively readable, and having the "liE-ARC generously provided by Forever in exchange for an honest review. Thank you so much!
4.5 stars. Steamy, compulsively readable, and having the "lived-in" quality I always appreciate in romance, Not Another Love Song is a resounding symphony of a book that's as swoony as it is worthy of a standing ovation. ...more
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4.5 stars. Bubbly as fizzy champagne and as familiar aE-ARC generously provided by Grand Central in exchange for an honest review. Thank you so much!
4.5 stars. Bubbly as fizzy champagne and as familiar and heartwarming as a home cooked meal, I’ll Have What He’s Having is a delectable and surprisingly spicy adult romance from an author I continue to love. ...more
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5 stars. Combining the exact kind of dramatics I E-ARC generously provided by Dial Books/Penguin in exchange for an honest review. Thank you so much!
5 stars. Combining the exact kind of dramatics I love from teenagers who have yet to fully develop their frontal lobes and storyline reminiscent of classic DCOMs and teen rom-coms that I ate right up, The Breakup Lists brought me right back to what it felt like being 16, gay, and desperately in love with a boy who you thought would never even look at you.
I yelled, I screamed, I swooned: this book left me feeling like a feral alley cat and honestly, I don't think there's a more ringing endorsement! Read this!!!!...more
4 stars. With a thoughtful exploration of gender and a narrative told through gorgeous illustration, Our Dreams at Dusk, Vol 2. continues to be one of4 stars. With a thoughtful exploration of gender and a narrative told through gorgeous illustration, Our Dreams at Dusk, Vol 2. continues to be one of my favorite manga series. ...more
5 stars. Reminiscent of rom-com classics and packed with laughs and swoon, New Adult is a heartwarming triumph of a best friends to lovers romance tha5 stars. Reminiscent of rom-com classics and packed with laughs and swoon, New Adult is a heartwarming triumph of a best friends to lovers romance that struck an unexpectedly personal chord with me....more
4.5 stars. Cozy, heartwarming, and the perfect holiday season read, reading Time to Shine was probably the perfect way to close out my 2023 reading ye4.5 stars. Cozy, heartwarming, and the perfect holiday season read, reading Time to Shine was probably the perfect way to close out my 2023 reading year. ...more
5 stars. Messy, expertly written, and containing a childhood best-friends-to-lovers romance that had me gnawing at the bars of my enclosure, Cursed Bo5 stars. Messy, expertly written, and containing a childhood best-friends-to-lovers romance that had me gnawing at the bars of my enclosure, Cursed Boys and Broken Hearts is both a near perfect teen summer romance and a love letter to every "unlikable" gay teen just trying to figure things out. Bravo Adam Sass! ...more
4 stars. Joyous, just the tinest bit wistful, and all young adult romance excellence, Wish You Weren't Here is both an ode to summers as a teen and a 4 stars. Joyous, just the tinest bit wistful, and all young adult romance excellence, Wish You Weren't Here is both an ode to summers as a teen and a love letter to summer camp. ...more
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4.5 stars. Written tenderly, authentically, and with the exaE-ARC generously provided by Forever in exchange for an honest review. Thank you so much!
4.5 stars. Written tenderly, authentically, and with the exact kind of queer sensibility, Anita Kelly's How You Get The Girl only affirmed to me that they are now one of my go-to romance authors....more
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4.5 stars, probably higher upon reread. Joyful asE-ARC given to me by Random House via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you so much!
4.5 stars, probably higher upon reread. Joyful as the cheers of a crowd during a championship game and as heartwarming as the works of the Casey McQuiston and Anita Kelly, The Prospects is a gay debut romance that celebrates both trans gay joy and the feeling of finally letting yourself go after what you've always wanted....more
4.5 stars. Weaving together themes of generational trauma, queer and Iranian history, and the complicated dynamics between fathers and sons, Only This4.5 stars. Weaving together themes of generational trauma, queer and Iranian history, and the complicated dynamics between fathers and sons, Only This Beautiful Moment is a stunning tapestry of a novel that feels at once sweeping and intensely personal to me....more
4.5 stars. Bloodthirsty, brilliant, and exactly the kind of high-octane satire I like to read, Their Vicious Games is a masterful debut that mixes ele4.5 stars. Bloodthirsty, brilliant, and exactly the kind of high-octane satire I like to read, Their Vicious Games is a masterful debut that mixes elements of Gothic lit with a stakes-filled, ambitious narrative....more
4.5 stars. Every single time I read a volume of this series I remember why I love it; Fence, Vol 6: Redemption is the premier example of it, with deve4.5 stars. Every single time I read a volume of this series I remember why I love it; Fence, Vol 6: Redemption is the premier example of it, with development both in character and art style. ...more
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