Sara Farizan’s If You Could Be Mine tells a story that I don’t think has ever been told in Young Adult fiction before, and it’s an important one. Set in contemporary Iran, it’s told from the point of view of 17-year-old Sahar, who has been in love with her best friend Nasrin for almost asRead More
Katie reviews Twixt by Sarah Diemer
Sarah Diemer’s Twixt drew me in from the first sentence, sunk its claws into me, and didn’t let go until the last page. The novel is named after the world it resides in – Twixt – and the world is a strange, frightening, utterly fascinating one. People wake up in Abeo City with no memories, and they’reRead More
Karelia Stetz-Waters reviews Bella Key by Scarlet Chastain
Somewhere in Manhattan there is a think tank wherein scientists have spent the last ten years perfecting an instrument that will allow them to measure a book’s suitability for beach reading. On the Beach Readability Index (BRI) the novella Bella Key, by Scarlet Chastain, scores a perfect ten. The first point in Bella Key’s BRIRead More
Link Round Up: June 5 – 12
Arsenal Pulp Press posted Blue Is the Warmest Color: a book, a film, a Palme d’Or, and no shortage of controversy. Bold Strokes Book Festival, UK posted Amy Dunne: LGBTQ Books Made Me Realise I Wasn’t Alone and Rebecca S. Buck posted about the origins of the festival. Danika Leigh Ellis (that’s me!) posted my intro videoRead More
Tag reviews Dear John, I Love Jane edited by Candace Walsh and Laura Andre
When I chose Dear John, I Love Jane to review, I knew I wouldn’t be breaking any new ground, and it’s yet again a topic entirely out of my realm of experience. I mean, I knew from a young age that I’m lesbian, and I haven’t been married to a man or in committed, heterosexualRead More
Danika reviews Freak of Nurture by Kelli Dunham
I picked up Freak of Nurture, a collection of essays and autobiographical stories by comedian Kelli Dunham, because Dunham seemed to have a sense of humour I enjoy, the writing sounded strong, and so far nothing published by Topside Press has steered me wrong. And Dunham is funny! I wasn’t wrong about that. What IRead More
Hannah reviews Snowbound by Cari Hunter
Whether it is the author’s exceptional writing talent, the fact that we have had an uncommonly snowy winter, or a combination of both, but when I started reading Snowbound by Cari Hunter I was immediately drawn into the atmosphere and the plot. Snowbound is set in the fictional English village of Birchenlow, in the PeakRead More
Carol reviews The Real Folktale Blues, Book 1 of Beyond Ever After by Random Jordan
The Real Folktale Blues, Book 1 of Beyond Ever After by Random Jordan Publisher: Create Space Independent Publishing Platform Genre: Fiction, Fantasy Overview from Amazon: Gnidori has not always been a bounty hunter; in fact her first job was as a simple delivery girl wearing her trademark hooded red cloak. However, after her choice surrenderRead More
Casey reviews Silhouette of a Sparrow by Molly Beth Griffin
I think Molly Beth Griffin’s novel Silhouette of a Sparrow might just be the best lesbian young adult novel I’ve ever read. I don’t say that lightly. It has everything I could hope for: effortless yet beautiful writing, an authentic and lovable young heroine, a subtle and moving romance, an environmentalist sub-plot—honestly, what more couldRead More
Anna M. reviews The Blue Hour by Beatrice Donahue
Beatrice Donahue’s The Blue Hour is a historical short story set in 1920s England. It was released May 2013. Rosina (Rose) King is unhappily married to an abusive and controlling husband. She’s well aware of her seemingly fortunate position, having married up to become a middle-class housewife. Virtually friendless and unable to bear children forRead More
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