Something Wild & Wonderful by Anita KellyPublication date: 7 March 2023 from Forever I usually wait a day or two after reading a book to write a review of it, to give my brain time to work out my thoughts, but I literally finished reading Something Wild & Wonderful like three minutes ago and if I don’t get this overwhelming love out of my head right now I might literally explode. This book was so beautiful, y’all. Like, it wrapped me up in this cloud of happiness, even when there were tears streaming down my face (tissue count: 5). Ben and Alexei are such beautiful characters, and I identified with…
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For Her Consideration by Amy SpaldingOut now from Kensington Books This is a sweet and thoughtful sapphic romance set against the backdrop of the Hollywood “biz.” What I liked:• Fat girl rep (yes, I use that word to destigmatize it)• Well-developed characters• An ex you can really pour your hatred into• Colossal chemistry between Nina and Ari!• A peek behind the scenes of Hollywood. Nina has a job I never would have known actually existed.• First person narration• Found family – one of my favorite things• Lorna! What I didn’t:• Nina splits with her ex and then drops off the face of the earth for three years but her friends,…
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BOOK TOUR STOP A Brighter, Darker Art by Halli Starling Available now on Kindle Unlimited! Once again I have to thank Pride Book Tours for introducing me to queer authors and stories I may not have otherwise found. A Brighter, Darker Art by Halli Starling is the sequel to last year’s Ask Me For Fire. And although this second book can technically be read as a standalone, I urge you to read Ambrose and Barrett’s beautiful love story first. This book brings the spotlight to Raf, who we met in book one as Ambrose’s funny and fashionable best friend. Raf is the owner of several art galleries, and with his…
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Take a Bow, Noah Mitchell by Tobias MaddenOut now from Page Street Kids Anything But Fine, Madden’s 2022 debut novel, immediately put him on my radar of authors I would be following closely. I was so enchanted by that book that I was ready to devour anything else he wrote. A year later, he has given us Take a Bow, Noah Mitchell, a story about a teenaged gaymer who gets caught up in a teeny-tiny lie and ends up mopping up the aftermath when it backfires on him. Now, I normally cringe when I read a book that involves a Big Lie and its inevitable consequences. I mean, really cringe.…
