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November 26, 2014

REVIEW: Straight from the Heart by Kimberly Gardner

KaetrinC+ Reviewsballet / college / Contemporary / football / New Adult / queer12 Comments

Dear Ms. Gardner, I read and enjoyed your previous book His Fair Lady, which Jayne reviewed here, so when I saw you had a new book out, requested it for review.  I found Straight from the Heart hard to grade because what was in the book, for the most part, ... more >

November 23, 2014

REVIEW: Fair Play by Josh Lanyon

SunitaB+ Reviews / Recommended Reads1960s / college / Contemporary / m/m romance / mystery8 Comments

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Dear Josh Lanyon: Fair Game was one of my first reviews for Dear Author and it remains one of my favorite romance reads. When I heard you were planning to write a sequel, I was both thrilled and apprehensive. Thrilled because I looked forward to spending more time in the ... more >

August 12, 2014

Review: Get What You Need by Jeanette Grey

KaetrinC+ Reviewscollege / Contemporary / geek / jock / m/m romance / nerd2 Comments

Dear Ms. Grey, Greg London is a gay engineering graduate student who shares a house with three other guys.  The most recent addition is Marshall Sulkowski, a senior undergrad who is studying history while on a baseball scholarship.  As it happens, Marsh is “bi-ish” – “Girls are fine. Guys are ... more >

July 15, 2014

REVIEW: Pieces of Olivia by Melissa West

KaetrinC- ReviewsCharleston / college / Contemporary / New Adult4 Comments

Olivia Warren used to be a normal girl with a bright future. But on one fated night, everything changed. Hiding the scars of her past up her sleeves, Olivia transfers her enrollment from Columbia University to The College of Charleston, determined to pursue her own dreams for the first time ... more >

May 26, 2014

REVIEW: Deeper by Robin York

RoseB Reviewscollege / Contemporary / New Adult7 Comments

Dear Ms. York, I enjoyed several New Adult books when I first discovered the genre, but my interest faded pretty quickly and I began to feel like many of the books were so similar that I may as well just re-read my favorites. The premise of Deeper sounded interesting enough ... more >

February 18, 2014

REVIEW: Before You Break by Christina Lee

JiaC ReviewsBaseball Player / college / New Adult / Penguin / Suicide2 Comments

Dear Ms. Lee, Last year I read and enjoyed your debut novel, All of You. Enough so that I looked forward to your next book. Before You Break is about Ella, the best friend of Avery, the heroine of All of You. Ella’s younger brother committed suicide when she was ... more >

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