Category: Contemporary
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REVIEW: Boys of Alabama by Genevieve Hudson
The Official Description: A coming-of-age novel told with magical realism, Boys of Alabama guides us through sixteen-year-old Max’s first year in America. In this bewitching first novel, a sensitive teen, newly arrived in Alabama, falls in love, questions his faith, and navigates a strange power. While his German parents don’t know what to make of…
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REVIEW: the Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukadar
The Official Description: The author of the “vivid and urgent…important and timely” (The New York Times Book Review) debut The Map of Salt and Stars returns with this remarkably moving and lyrical novel following three generations of Syrian Americans who are linked by a mysterious species of bird and the truths they carry close to…
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REVIEW: Third Eye by Rick R. Reed
The Official Description: Who knew that a summer thunderstorm and a lost little boy would conspire to change single dad Cayce D’Amico’s life in an instant? With Luke missing, Cayce ventures into the woods near their house to find his son, only to have lightning strike a tree near him, sending a branch down on…
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REVIEW: Honeymoon Sweet by Allison Temple
The Official Description: Doug is a cheese pizza kind of guy. A honeymoon cruise around the Caribbean is the most adventurous thing he’s ever done. Going on that honeymoon alone is unthinkable, but here he is, with a luxury suite and a broken heart. Tripp is a hopeless romantic. He’s in a sinking relationship that’s…
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REVIEW: Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
The Official Description: Yadriel has summoned a ghost, and now he can’t get rid of him. When his traditional Latinx family has problems accepting his gender, Yadriel becomes determined to prove himself a real brujo. With the help of his cousin and best friend Maritza, he performs the ritual himself, and then sets out to…
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REVIEW: Deep Cut by C.R. Scott
The Official Description: Shaun’s an outsider. He has a dark past and an even darker habit of cutting himself and burying his emotions under his skin. The only thing he’s got going for him is his guitar and a head full of lyrics When Jesse moves to town, bringing big bright smiles and warm blue…
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REVIEW: You or No one by Olivier Bosman
BLOG TOUR Book Title: You Or No One Author: Olivier Bosman Publisher: Rocket Man Press Cover Artist: A Pradipta Genre: Contemporary M/M Romance Tropes: Royalty/ Fairytale Themes: Opposites Attract/Fish Out of Water/Cinderella Story Heat Rating: 2 flames Length: 42 000 words It is the first part of the Doggerland trilogy Add on Goodreads Buy Links…
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REVIEW: The Extraordinaries by T.J. Klune
The Official Description: Some people are extraordinary. Some are just extra. TJ Klune’s YA debut, The Extraordinaries, is a queer coming-of-age story about a fanboy with ADHD and the heroes he loves. Nick Bell? Not extraordinary. But being the most popular fanfiction writer in the Extraordinaries fandom is a superpower, right? After a chance encounter…
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REVIEW: Variable Onset by Layla Reyne
The Official Description: To catch a killer, a special agent and his former student will need to get close—to their target, and each other. Layla Reyne returns with a stand-alone romantic mystery. When the serial killer known as Dr. Fear seemingly reemerges after a cooling-off period, Special Agent Lincoln Monroe wants on the case. He…
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REVIEW: Why Can’t Life Be Like Pizza? by Andy V. Roamer
The Official Description: RV is a good kid, starting his freshman year at the demanding Boston Latin School. Though his genes didn’t give him a lot of good things, they did give him a decent brain. So he’s doing his best to keep up in high school, despite all the additional pressures he’s facing: His…
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REVIEW, Giveaway and Excerpt: The Infinite Onion by Alice Archer loo
One cranky man-child. One snooty artist recluse. Total trouble. The Infinite Onion by Alice Archer Publisher: Shine Even If Release Date: March 31, 2020 Length (Print & Ebook): Print: 388 pages Subgenre: Contemporary gay romance Pre-order now: alicearcher.com/book/the-infinite-onion The Official Description: The truth is harder to hide when someone sharp starts poking around. Grant Eastbrook…
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REVIEW: Third One by Roe Horvat
REVIEW TOUR Book Title: Third One (Those Other Books series) Author: Roe Horvat Publisher: Roe Horvat Cover Artist: Roe Horvat Release Date: March 30th 2020 Genre: Contemporary MMM erotic romance Trope/s: Established couple + third, hurt/comfort Themes: Two dancers and a businessman, Swedish coast, Gothenburg, pining, passion Length: 46 000 words/140 pages Heat Rating: 5…
