Tag: Steven Salvatore

• REVIEW: When Love Gives You Lemons by Steven Salvatore

  

  In this exuberant and gorgeous YA romance from the critically acclaimed author of And They Lived…, a budding social media influencer sets out to win back his first love at a family wedding in an Italian lemon grove. Ever since he was a kid, Fielder Lemon’s large, opinionated Italian-American family has lived next to Ricky…

  charkinzie

  28 Feb 2025

  5 stars, Books, Contemporary, romance, self-discovery, young adult

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• REVIEW: And They Lived by Steven Salvatore

  

  Chase Arthur is a budding animator and hopeless romantic obsessed with Disney films and finding his true love, but he’s plagued with the belief that he’s not enough for anyone: he’s recovering from an eating disorder and suffers from body dysmorphia fueled by his father, and can’t quite figure out his gender identity. When Chase…

  charkinzie

  28 Feb 2022

  Books, coming out, Contemporary, lgbtqia content, new adult, own voices author, read the trigger warnings, self-discovery, sexually explicit, young adult

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• REVIEW: Can’t Take That Away by Steven Salvatore

  

  The Official Description: An empowering and emotional debut about a genderqueer teen who finds the courage to stand up and speak out for equality when they are discriminated against by their high school administration. Carey Parker dreams of being a diva, and bringing the house down with song. They can hit every note of all…

  charkinzie

  9 Feb 2021

  Books, coming out, Contemporary, diverse characters, gender identity, lgbtqia content, mental health, new adult, own voices author, read the trigger warnings

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