• Home
  • Commenting Policy
  • Advanced Search
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Email
  • Feed

Dear Author

Romance, Historical, Contemporary, Paranormal, Young Adult, Book reviews, industry news, and commentary from a reader's point of view

  • Blog
  • New Releases
  • Deals
  • Reviews
    • List of Authors Reviewed
    • Reading Lists
    • A Review Category
      • A Reviews
      • A- Reviews
    • B Reviews Category
      • B+ Reviews
      • B Reviews
      • B- Reviews
    • C Reviews Category
      • C+ Reviews
      • C Reviews
      • C- Reviews
    • D Reviews
    • F Reviews
    • Film Reviews
    • Guest Submitted Review
    • Haiku
  • Ebooks
    • 10 tips for your new ebook reader
    • Android Reading Apps
    • Using Calibre to Create a Print Book Library
    • Dear Jane
    • Ebooks Posts
  • Essays
    • Essays
    • First Sale
    • Interviews
    • Letters of Opinion
  • Need A Rec!
    • Top 100 Romances
    • Bestseller List
    • Book Club
    • If You Like
    • Recommended Reads
  • For Readers
July 2, 2026

Review: The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez

SiriusB Reviews / Book ReviewsDark Fantasy / gay fiction with romantic elements / horror elements / moon3 Comments

Two warriors shepherd an ancient god across a broken land to end the tyrannical reign of a royal family in this epic fantasy from the author of The Vanished Birds. WINNER OF THE IAFA CRAWFORD AWARD • WINNER OF THE BRITISH FANTASY AWARD • SHORTLISTED FOR THE URSULA K. LE ... more >

November 15, 2024

Review: The Brightness Between Us by Eliot Schrefer

SiriusB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsgay fiction with romantic elements / SFF / Young-Adult2 Comments

Recommended Read

In this sequel to The Darkness Outside Us, a Stonewall Honor Book, New York Times bestselling author Eliot Schrefer delivers another ambitious, genre-bending novel and epic love story that spans thousands of years and the far reaches of the galaxy. Seventeen years have gone by since the Coordinated Endeavor crashed ... more >

July 31, 2023

Review: Washed Up Former Child Star Ryan Lee by Lisa Henry and J.A.Rock

SiriusB Reviews / Book Reviewsaddiction / gay fiction with romantic elements4 Comments

Ryan Lee is a hot mess. In another lifetime, Ryan had it all. He was a child star in one of the biggest sitcoms on the planet. Now he’s an adult, unemployed, and a poster child for bad decisions. Okay, so he hasn’t robbed a convenience store yet, but only ... more >

June 24, 2019

REVIEW: Less by Andrew Sean Greer

SiriusB Reviews Category / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsgay fiction with romantic elements20 Comments

Recommended Read

Who says you can’t run away from your problems?You are a failed novelist about to turn fifty. A wedding invitation arrives in the mail: your boyfriend of the past nine years is engaged to someone else. You can’t say yes–it would be too awkward–and you can’t say no–it would look ... more >

January 18, 2017

REVIEW: What Everyone Deserves by Dan Ackerman

SiriusB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsdemons / gay fiction with romantic elements / vampires8 Comments

Recommended Read

Review: Dear Dan Ackerman, I have never read your work before, but I was intrigued when I read my friend Ami’s review. I have to say that I have not read such an unusual gay romance/gay fiction book in a while. Ami mentioned in her review that the book felt ... more >

August 29, 2015

REVIEW: The Youth & Young Lives of Oliver Wade: Stories by Ben Monopoli

SiriusC Reviewsgay fiction with romantic elements1 Comments

What makes us who we are? Is it life’s big milestones that propel us from childhood to adulthood? Or are we made of all the little memories that have a way of standing in for so much more? A friend’s itchy chin might be how you remember him. A pair ... more >

  • 1
  • 2
  • Next Page »

Help DA Out

DA is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for website owners to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com, audible.com, and any other website that may be affiliated with Amazon Service LLC Associates Program.

Follow us on Twitter

My Tweets

Copyright

© Dear Author Media Network, LLC. This basically means you shouldn't copy our content without permission. We are very liberal with our permission. Just ask us!

FTC Disclaimer

We do not purchase all the books we review here. Some we receive from the authors, some we receive from the publisher, and some we receive through a third party service like Net Galley. Some books we purchase ourselves. Login

Copyright © 2026 · DearAuthor 2015 Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in

  • Home
  • Commenting Policy
Loading Comments...