B- Reviews / Book Reviewscoming out / friends-to-lovers / Historical / holiday novella / Late Victorian / LGBTQA / novella / trans man / Victorian EnglandNo Comments
CW – on-street harassment of MC (feared to be over trans identity), blackmail of MC (over trans identity), deadnaming and misgendering of MC, trans character is not out with his family Alvy Lexington has bought himself the best Christmas present in the world. True, the draughty flat on a dingy ... more >
B Reviews Category / B- Reviews / Book Reviewscoming out / New AdultNo Comments
A mountain. A blizzard. A young man new to hiking and to love, making mistakes in both. First year of college. A great time to re-invent yourself. Nathan Bartlett takes the opportunity very seriously—maybe a little too seriously. And he makes mistakes. His mistakes? Falling for a straight guy who ... more >
B+ Reviews / Recommended Readscoming out / Contemporary / friends become lovers / LGBTQ / m/m romance / New Adult / Penguin Random House / Photographer / road trip8 Comments
Dear Ms. Erickson, Sometimes we pick up books for random reasons. When I learned your main character was a photographer, I lit up with interest. I guess I’ve been interested in reading more photographer-characters that aren’t related to tabloid journalism. Your novel, Trust the Focus, is an M/M new adult ... more >
B- Reviewscoming out / England / fisherman / m/m / paranormal romance / selkies4 Comments
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 it turned out, the series is really only connected by ... 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 >
B+ Reviews / Recommended Readscollege / coming out / graduate student / m/m romance / Recommended Reads / Riptide Publishing24 Comments
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 reading. Brad is a football player and in a frat. ... more >