The Pairing was one of the choices in August’s BoTM Club categories so I chose it eagerly, and then finally managed to read it. Everyone knows how much I loved Red, White, and Royal Blue, so picking up The Pairing by Casey McQuiston was a no-brainer. The story revolves around Theo and Kit, two live-long … Continue reading Which wine goes with this cheese?
2024 was the year I tried my hand at reviewing Advanced Reader's Copies of new independent or small press books coming out. I wasn't looking for anyone in particular, but I was approached by someone at Book Sirens, a group that connects readers with authors who are willing to read their books and review them. … Continue reading The Year in ARC’s
I want to say I went into this book thinking it was a sweet queer fantasy surrounding holidays and royality and romance. But to be truthful, the first thing that pulled me into this book was an unhinged Tumblr post. I immediately downloaded The Nightmare Before Kissmass by Sara Raasch on Audible. And then bought … Continue reading A Romance for the Holidays
First, a disclaimer.I swear to God, I did not know A Bramble House Christmas by C.J. Carmichael had been turned into a Hallmark movie when I picked it out of my Kindle Unlimited suggestions a year or two ago.It's been sitting in my virtual TBR pile and I figured it was time to read some … Continue reading Brambles and Snow
She’s back! And with a new series! After getting addicted to the Nannies of New York series by K. Sterling, her latest book has dropped. Jonathon After All is the first novel in the Princes Take New York series. Jonathon, for those who read the Nannies series, was a side character throughout the entire series. The … Continue reading The Modern Day Queer Fairytale
Currently I’m reading through a queer romance book that I’ll be posting a review for in December…because it’s a sort of holiday book. The first chapter of it had my cackling so I sent the link to my best friend and told him to download it as well.As a gay man, he’s been my mentor … Continue reading Trauma in queer readings
Yes. They're title lyrics. To a song released in 1997 under the same title as this week's book. And to say that this song was not running through my head while I read this book would be laughable. Alexandria’s newest book, Truly, Madly, Deeply came out at the end of April and I immediately bought … Continue reading Until the Sky Falls Down on Me
Hello friends! It's June and I am glad to be back. I caught up a on a few books. Not as many as I wanted too but enough to give me a good head start. I never thought I say this to myself, but, I need to read more. Let's start off this month with … Continue reading To Boldly Go into June
When this book popped up on my Book of the Month Club, I passed by it a few times debating between Ready or Not by Cara Bastone and another book. Eventually, I chose this one thinking, well, maybe it’ll be an interesting read later on. It was supposed to end up at the bottom of … Continue reading Love shows up when you least expect it.
Remember bodice rippers? The romance novels we used to sneak from our mother’s room or the library, furtively shuffling away to our bedroom or a quiet part of the library to read like it was forbidden. The covers that were oh so tempting; Some flaxen beauty in a low-cut period gown that was half falling … Continue reading The Kiddifying of Romance Covers
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