B- Reviews
coming out, England, fisherman, m/m, paranormal romance, selkies
Dear Ms. Kelly: I wouldn’t normally start a paranormal series on book 2, but the recurring theme of communication issues intrigued me. (In this mythology, Selkies retain some seal aspects in their human form, and are essentially mute.) And as… more
B- Reviews/ C Reviews
Baseball, coming out, Loose-Id, m/m romance, m/m. coming out, New York City
Dear Ms. McMurray. I picked up your book because of a recommendation by someone whose taste I trust and because I liked the excerpt. The story was cute, but the flaws outweighed the cuteness for me. This is a book… more
B+ Reviews/ Recommended Reads
college, coming out, graduate student, m/m romance, Recommended Reads, Riptide Publishing
Dear Ms. Tenino. I loved this book. Just loved it. I read it in one sitting, finally going to sleep at 3am on Friday night, damn you. In retrospect, it has flaws, but I didn’t notice them as I was… more
C+ Reviews
coming out, coming-of-age, Dreamspinner Press, high school sweethearts, m/m romance
Dear Mr. Edward. The mysterious and elusive Dr. Laura Vivanco sent me the link to your book, as an example of a meta-romance. Even better, a meta-m/m-romance. I love romances about romance authors and I especially love those about the… more
B Reviews
coming out, horses, Loose-Id, m/m romance, m/m/m, pilot, Threesome, veterinarian
Dear Ms. Sherwood. I didn’t really expect to like this book. I love menage stories, especially m/m/m menage. So I read the book because of that, not because I was blown away by the excerpt. I thought the excerpt was… more
Book Reviews/ C Reviews Category/ C+ Reviews
Asian heroine, college, coming out, Gay Writes Review, lesbian romance
This review is part of our Gay Writes celebration. Don’t forget to comment on the original post for a chance to win one of those prizes as well as commenting on this post for a chance to win a copy… more
A- Reviews
coming out, james buchanan, law-enforcement, m/m romance, mlr press, mystery, prostitute
Dear James, You’ve just published the third (and last?) book, All or Nothing, in your Taking the Odds series and I thought this was a good chance for me to reread (and review) the first two as a refresher before… more
Film Reviews
coming out, Friday Film Review, gay romance, Los Angeles, mormon
Latter Days (2003) Genre: Gay Romance Grade: B I’m an absolute sucker for coming out stories and especially, apparently, for “religious twink overcoming his background to accept who he is” stories. This film delivers quite nicely. I came to it… more
B+ Reviews/ Book Reviews/ Ebooks
coming out, james buchanan, m/m romance, mlr press, mormon, murder-investigation, Sheriff
Dear James: This was such a great book as I was reading it that I couldn’t put it down. Although there have been a few things niggling at my brain in retrospect, the actual reading experience was almost perfect. That… more