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October 18, 2023

REVIEW: Dragged to the Wedding by Andrew Grey

KaetrinBook Reviews / C- ReviewsContemporary / Drag Queen / fake relationship / Gay / queer5 Comments

Dear Andrew Grey, I generally like a fake relationship story. For me it’s the modern equivalent of a marriage of convenience in many ways and forced proximity usually means a lot of the love interests together which also suits me. But I probably didn’t think through where the premise of ... more >

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September 26, 2023

REVIEW: Time to Shine by Rachel Reid

KaetrinB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAce / ADHD / bisexual / Canada / Contemporary / demisexual / hockey / NetGalley / neurodiverse / queer / Sports10 Comments

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Content Note:  grief over death of a close family member Dear Rachel Reid, Oh I’ve missed your books!  It feels like ages since there was a new one. (In reality it’s been 18 months. But it feels longer.) The best news is that Time to Shine was definitely worth the ... more >

September 19, 2023

REVIEW: A Nobleman’s Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel by KJ Charles

KaetrinA Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsdemisexual / Historical / NetGalley / queer5 Comments

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Readers please note: some spoilers for The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen follow. Dear KJ Charles, I read and loved the first book in the Doomsday series, The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen earlier this year and looked forward with anticipation to the second book (and alas the last from ... more >

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March 9, 2023

REVIEW: The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by KJ Charles

KaetrinA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsHistorical / interracial relationship / Kent / NetGalley / queer / smuggling4 Comments

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Content warning: child abuse, neglect Dear KJ Charles, What a delight this book was! So cleverly and tightly plotted and so very romantic. There were only a couple of things I had questions about – but given that this is billed as “the Doomsdays book 1”, I’m hoping we’ll see ... more >

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January 11, 2023

Kaetrin’s Best of 2022

KaetrinNeed A Rec! / Reading Lists / Recommended Reads / Top Ten ListsBest of 2022 / Contemporary / historical mystery / male male romance / non-fiction / queer / science history / SFF10 Comments

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My reading year was up and down – a big slump in the middle didn’t help and the stress of moving house right near the end of the year meant I turned to comfort reads for the last 2 months or so. (In this time I read Kristen Ashley books ... more >

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September 26, 2022

REVIEW: Sailor’s Delight by Rose Lerner

KaetrinB Reviews / Book ReviewsHistorical / Jewish character / m/m romance / Navy / novella / queer / Rosh Hashanah21 Comments

Dear Rose Lerner, What a delight it was to get your email telling me you had a new book coming out and would I like a copy for review. Of course I said yes – I’m not silly! Sailor’s Delight is a queer (male/male) romance, a novella (on the longish ... more >

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