Cleis Press

Review: Hematoma by Matteo Polk

Sep 16, 2020 | 21 comments

Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Shay Kinsey’s life is shaped by his need for pain and the shame he feels about it. Having been burned by attempts at relationships with “normal” people, Shay has given up on friendship and intimacy....

FILED UNDER: 4 stars, BDSM, Contemporary, Jovan's Reviews, Paranormal
TAGGED: Cleis Press, domestic abuse, horror, Matteo Polk, murder, pansexual, Reading Challenge Month 2020, tattoo artist, thriller, vampire

Review: Raised by Unicorns: Stories by People with LGBTQ+ Parents, edited by Frank Lowe

Jul 31, 2018 | 0 comments

Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Anthology Raised by Unicorns is a collection of essays written by people who were raised in LGBTQ+ families. There are fourteen essays altogether; the youngest contributor is 15 years old and the oldest is...

FILED UNDER: 4 stars, Camille's Reviews, Contemporary, Non Fiction
TAGGED: Cleis Press, Frank Lowe

Review: An Absent God by Vincent Wilde

Dec 25, 2017 | 0 comments

Rating: 4.25 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel It has been almost a year, time enough for the wounds to just begin healing. To that end, Cody Harper—aka Desdemona—has found a brief respite in a basement apartment in New York City. He reads by...

FILED UNDER: 4.25 stars, Camille's Reviews, Contemporary
TAGGED: bodyguard, Cleis Press, Cody Harper Series, drag queen, kids, law enforcement, private investigator, thriller, Vincent WIlde

Review: The Combat Zone by Vincent Wilde

May 10, 2017 | 0 comments

Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Would-be private detective Cody Harper and reporter Stephen Cross formed a special bond over a knife fight years ago. Now, Cody is beginning to realize that bond is more than just affection....