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Review: Burn That Bridge by J.R. Gray

May 11, 2021 | 0 comments

Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel It’s the first day of school and things are different. Instead of a cheerleading outfit, DJ has a new haircut and also new pronouns. It’s not easy to blend in small town Alabama, and now all...

FILED UNDER: 4 stars, Contemporary, Michelle's Reviews, Young Adult
TAGGED: coming out, first love, high school, homophobia, J.R. Gray, self harm, self published, small town, suicidal thoughts, transgender, transphobia, violence, virgin hero

Review: Fawned by Winter Pior

Jan 21, 2021 | 0 comments

Rating: 3.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel [b]r Barnaby Hirsch is tired of being a virgin, so he goes onto a local hookup app and matches with the infamous Gil Connolly. It was supposed to be one night. It wasn’t supposed to matter. It was...

FILED UNDER: 3.5 stars, Contemporary, Elizabeth's reviews
TAGGED: attempted suicide, BDSM elements, hurt/comfort, pet play, plus sized, self harm, self published, suicidal thoughts, virgin hero, Winter Pior

Review: Bully King by Andi Jaxon

Nov 3, 2020 | 1 comment

Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel In the south, football is king, and the young men who play it — and play it well — are hailed as heroes or young emperors, untouchable by mere mortals and their laws. Drinking, smoking, beating up...

FILED UNDER: 4 stars, Contemporary, Elizabeth's reviews
TAGGED: alcohol abuse, Andi Jaxon, bullying, coming of age, coming out, dubious consent, enemies to lovers, homophobia, humiliation kink, physical abuse, rape, self published, small town, suicidal thoughts, voyeurism

Review: The Sea Ain’t Mine Alone by C.L. Beaumont

Sep 29, 2020 | 27 comments

Rating: 4.75 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Orphaned at a young age, a war vet who served in Vietnam, Jimmy Campbell is hanging on by a thread. Surfing is the only thing that keeps him from walking out into the ocean and never coming back....

FILED UNDER: 4.75 stars, Historical, Kris' Reviews
TAGGED: broken hero, C.L. Beaumont, Carnation Books, enemies to lovers, homophobia, Reading Challenge Month 2020, slow burn, suicidal thoughts, surfing, veteran

Review: What Comes After by Quinn Ward

Sep 7, 2020 | 2 comments

Rating: 3 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel What kind of toll does it take on the one who is left behind by a spouse who loses their life to a terminal disease? Unfortunately, Scott knows all too well the feelings of despair and loneliness at...

FILED UNDER: 3 stars, Contemporary, Sammy's Reviews
TAGGED: bisexual, grief/loss, hurt/comfort, instalove, Quinn Ward, self published, suicidal thoughts, virgin hero

Review: The Curse of Flight by R.G. Hendrickson

Aug 14, 2020 | 0 comments

Rating: 2.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Josh Dalenzo hails from a long line of trapeze artists. Flying high above a stage is in his blood; it’s what he lives for. But it is not without danger. Long ago, one of the flying Dalenzos broke...

FILED UNDER: 2.5 stars, Camille's Reviews, Contemporary
TAGGED: JMS Books, opposites attract, R.G. Hendrickson, suicidal thoughts

Review: The Devil Inside by Nicky James

Jun 3, 2020 | 0 comments

Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel At the age of seventeen, Jameson and Oakland were caught together and sent away. For eight months, they were told they were sick and wrong and that the must fight against the devil inside them. They...

FILED UNDER: 4 stars, Contemporary, Michelle's Reviews
TAGGED: addict, coming out, conversion therapy, homophobia, lovers reunited, Nicky James, self published, suicidal thoughts

Review: Halfway to Someday by Layla Dorine

Jan 27, 2020 | 1 comment

Rating: 5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Jesse Winters is a rock star with some issues he can’t get past. It’s taking its toll on him, his band mates, and his ability to perform or write songs. Jesse just wants to be alone, and...