This year I decided to clear out my unread shelf, full of holiday romances I never got around to. I’m so glad I picked up Season of Love and gave it a chance, even though my last holiday read left me wanting more. My usual tastes tend to lean away from the pure fluff ofRead More
A Steamy Friends-to-Lovers Beach Read: My Best Friend’s Honeymoon by Meryl Wilsner Review
This summer, I really fell in love with reading by the water. I did some beach reading, but mostly, I just packed a bottle of water and a snack, walked myself down to the waterway, found a bench, and cracked open a book. It’s so peaceful. And between the cover and setting of My BestRead More
Living Your Queer Adolescence at 35 Years Old: Every Step She Takes by Alison Cochrun Review
I liked Alison Cochrun’s Here We Go Again is one of my favourite romance novels, so I was excited to pick up her newest. This one has a very romcom premise: when Sadie thinks the plane she is on is about to crash, she confesses to her seatmate that she thinks she’s a lesbian. MalRead More
The Most Sapphic of Romance Novels: Cosmic Love at the Multiverse Hair Salon by Annie Mare Review
When Tressa Fay gets a text from a wrong number, it’s not long before they’re flirting. In fact, they decide to meet up that night. But when she arrives at the bar, Tressa Fay is disappointed to realize the cute engineer is not there, despite Meryl’s continual texts insisting she is. Soon, Tressa Fay learnsRead More
When We Find Our Bodies in the Cornfield: What Stalks Among Us by Sarah Hollowell
Bookshop.org Affiliate Link I don’t know if this book will be for everyone, but it was a perfect read for me. The premise of this YA horror novel is that two friends get lost in an ever-shifting corn maze, and then they find their own dead bodies in the maze and have to figure outRead More
GBBO, but Sapphic and Bangladeshi: The Dos and Donuts of Love by Adiba Jaigirdar
Bookshop.org Affiliate Link Adiba Jaigirdar, author of The Henna Wars and Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating, has become known for her compulsively readable teen romances centering queer Bangladeshi-Irish characters. Her newest novel, The Dos and Donuts of Love, tackles fatphobia, racism, and familial expectations, this time on the set of a nationally televised baking competition. Seventeen-year-old ShireenRead More
For Nerdy Queer Teens Past and Present: Out of Character by Jenna Miller
Amazon Affiliate Link | Bookshop.org Affiliate Link Talk about a painfully relatable read. I’m almost glad this wasn’t around when I was a teen, because I’m not sure I could handle reading it then! Cass is a fat, nerdy queer teenager who is obsessed with a book series and roleplays as one of the charactersRead More
Danika reviews Milk Fed by Melissa Broder
There are some books–very rarely–that I read and form such a personal attachment to that I don’t want to share them with the world. This is one of them. I picked it up based on the fact that it was queer and had a blurb from Carmen Maria Machado; that was about all I knewRead More
Shannon reviews I’ll Be the One by Lyla Lee
If you’re looking for something to make you smile just as much as it makes you think, Lyla Lee’s debut I’ll Be the One is the perfect book for you. It’s categorized as young adult romance, but don’t let that put you off. I’m in my forties and I loved every second I spent withRead More
Meagan Kimberly reviews Wow, No Thank You by Samantha Irby
I listened to this collection of essays on audio, in which Samantha Irby herself reads, which is how I highly recommend you consume this book. Irby brings her biting wit and raw honesty to each essay, making them feel more like confessions. But they create a lifeline to so many who feel the way sheRead More