Book Reviews / C Reviews Category / C+ Reviewscontemporary m/m romance / figure skating / gymnast / OlympicsNo Comments
Jake Mirakovitch might be the best gymnast in the world, but there’s one big problem: he chokes in international competition. The least successful of a family of world-class gymnasts, he has struggled to shake off nerves in the past. This time he’s determined to bring home the gold no matter ... more >
B- Reviews / Book Reviews18th-century / American Revolution / HFN / historical m/m romance / LGBTQ / New York City / POC / short-storyNo Comments
New York City, 1776 Charles Foxworth is among New York City’s most fashionable men, though he is only pretending to be a dashing British aristocrat. Still, he is content with his role and has little interest in the war. His companion, Isaac Ward, has more invested in the coming conflict; ... more >
Book Reviews / C+ ReviewsBroadway theater / contemporary m/m romanceNo Comments
Kate McMurray brings friends-to-lovers to the Great White Way Up-and-coming Broadway actor Jeremy was given two days to get up and get out. Dumped by his long-term boyfriend and suddenly homeless, he needs a sofa and a sympathetic ear, stat. Enter Max, aspiring makeup artist and Jeremy’s BFF and former ... more >
B- ReviewsBroadway / historical mm romance / mafia8 Comments
When a vaudeville dancer meets a sexy mobster in a speakeasy for men, the sparks fly, the gin flows, the jazz sizzles—and the heat is on… New York City, 1927. Eddie Cotton is a talented song-and-dance man with a sassy sidekick, a crowd-pleasing act, and a promising future on Broadway. ... more >
B- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviews / D Reviews / Reading Listscollege students / friends-to-lovers / m/m / multicultural / mystery / Reading lists / sports romance40 Comments
I haven’t stopped reading gay fiction, but I find myself reading fewer and fewer m/m stories these days, especially compared to the amount I used to read. I’m continuing with the Brandstetter series, as well as with Michael Nava’s Henry Rios mysteries, and I’ve picked up recent and not-so-recent mainstream ... more >
B- Reviews / C ReviewsBaseball / coming out / Loose-Id / m/m romance / m/m. coming out / New York City14 Comments
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 about Being a Gay Athlete. This was NOT a romance. ... more >