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(No spoilers) ARC Review: The Pairing by Casey McQuinston! 🌈🍷🥐

Who else is excited for a new Casey McQuinston novel? Because I was, and I was not disappointed. Let me give you my non-spoilery review for “The Pairing”, MacQuinston’s fourth book! Thank you to Netgalley for this incredible gift! Theo and Kit have been a lot of things: childhood best friends, crushes, in love, and now estranged exes. After a brutal breakup on the transatlantic flight to their…

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ARC Review: Medusa of the Roses 🌹🐍 Queer Violence & Vengeance in modern Tehran

Hello readers and welcome back! Today I bring you a quick review, as to not give you spoilers before the release of this little gem later this summer. May i just tell you that if you love cinematic books, where you’re catapulted into a cycle of strong, complex and unhealthy relationships, then you should pick this up? Let me give you the plot of it first: Sex, vengeance, and betrayal in modern…

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5 Queer Memoirs to read!

Hello readers! I am writing this from beautiful Girona, in Spain, where I am coordinating the last retreat of the company I am currently working for. Yes, I am in the process of changing jobs, so keep your fingers crossed for me folks!In the meantime, I bring to you this list of 5 queer memoirs that I hope will warm your heart (or break it) and will give you real-life stories to take advice from.…

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Unexpectedly Queer Books: A list!

Good morning readers! I realised I never talked about why I am only posting once a week now, compared to three times a week like back when I started. Well, the reasons are simple: firstly, I am now a full-fledged adult with job responsibilities, a thesis to finish and a relationship to maintain, but also I have to admit that I don’t read as many queer novels anymore, simply because I have turned…

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"Here Comes the Sun" by Nicole Y. Dennis-Brown🇯🇲🪻. Sisterhood, violence and the lengths we go to for a better future.

Good morning readers! You will never believe it, but here in Sweden we had another snowing last night 😤. I cannot tell you how tired I am of the cold, and how desperately I want to finally plant my little dahlias on my balcony. However, I cannot do that without knowing that the frost has gone forever, and this country is tricking everyone from one day to the other. By the way, if you have any…

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"The Words that Remain" by Stênio Gardel. Being queer in rural Brasil 🌈🇧🇷

Hello readers! If you have been reading this blog for a little while, you might now that during the pandemic I picked up Portuguese as a new language. I started reading more and more novels and poetry written in its beautiful, melodic prose and I even created a list of queer books that were translated to English from the Portuguese. Brazil is, after all, a huge and diverse country where queer…

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#books #brazilian books #gay #gay character #gay characters #lgbtq literature #lgbtq+ books #literature #queer art

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"Change: A Novel" by Édouard Louis

Hello readers! How is this month treating you? I wish mine was a little bit better simply in terms of stress level and management, but hopefully good news are coming our way. We only manifest good things on this blog (write down here what you’re manifesting, and I’ll do a little manifestation dance for you).Today I bring to you a gorgeous autobiographical novel that I read recently thanks to…

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#autobiography #french book #new releases #novel #queer #social class

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What bores you in LGBTQ+ books? 🥱📚

Hello fellow readers! It’s been a long time since I posted here, and it feels as such, but weirdly, it also feels like yesterday. A lot of things have happened in the last few months that have impacted my reading habits, as well as forcing me to prioritise some other projects I have been working on. My master’s thesis, for one 🤣. However, I am making a point to myself to start posting again at…

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"Finding Joy" by Adriana Herrera, a warm novel for the cold December!🥶

Welcome back to another review, and one of the last ones of 2023! How was this year for you? I want to hear that in the comments!I wanted to quickly introduce you to one novel that really warmed my heart this year, and that is definitely not talked about enough on Booktok or Bookstagram or whatever. It is also set in a really warm climate, so if you’re sensitive to this cold weather we’re having…

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What am I reading now? And I wee life update!

Hello beautiful readers, it’s been a long time! I debated whether to even continue writing, since my life has gotten so busy, but hey, here I am!I made my last post in October, and it’s almost mid December now, so I apologise for disappearing like that. I am in a new relationship, and balancing that with friends, school and a job has been a bit difficult. However, I am committed to writing more…

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#adult #contemporary #gay #novels #queer #sapphic

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"Passing Through" by Katia Rose

Hello hello readers and welcome back! Today I bring to you the review of an ARC that I received a while back. I posted my thoughts on goodreads back in July, but I wanted to give you guys the chance of knowing this author and novel as well! Emily Rivers does not have time for love. Or dating. Or even a one night stand. As the eldest of the Rivers sisters, she’s too focused on keeping her…

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#adult #book #canadian #lesbian #queer #sapphic #stand alone

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"Teacher of the Year" by M.A. Wardell

Welcome back readers! I thought I’d have the time to publish something while I was on a multi Euro trip, but alas, I was exhausted after every single day. Now that I am back in Sweden, I have books to talk to you about and I am super excited! October is also one of my favourite months, as things start getting cozier and the leaves turn yellow and red. This October is even more special as we await…

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"Heartbreak Boys" by Simon James Green

Hello readers! I hope the start of autumn is treating you well, with the changing of leaves and the little chill in the air. I’m travelling to see some friends, so this post is being sent your way from beautiful Montenegro!I thought I’d talk to you about a YA book that kept me entertained on my way back to Sweden a few weeks ago, and you can guess what it is by the title of this post!I had had…

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#books #characters #funny #gay teenagers #queer books #young adult

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"100 Boyfriends" by Brontez Purnell

Welcome back readers, and apologies once more for my absence. I am back in Sweden and life has been positively hectic, but good thing is that I am reading a lot as well!However today, I am talking about a book I did not enjoy in the least, and I somehow did not DNFd. As you can see from the title, I will be talking about ���100 boyfriends” by Brontez Purnell. This is a collection of short stories…

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#black characters #fat characters #gay man #men #mlm #queer #representation #short stories

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"Tonight We Rule the World" by Zack Smedley

Welcome back to another post readers! I’m writing to you as I am flying back to Sweden, and I can’t really say I am looking forward to it. I had a huge fight with my flatmate ( who is not going to be my flatmate any longer, thank god) and I am not keen on seeing him or even speaking to him anytime soon. Bu whatever, you’re here to hear about queer books, not my whining! Today I want to talk…

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#bisexual character #lgbt literature #queer literature

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"Destination Unknown" by Bill Konigsberg

How are you doing, my fellow readers? I hope you are all doing well, and that books have been a part of this season as much as they have been part of mine. I have quite the backlog of novels to talk to you about, so let’s get started! “Destination Unknown” is the seventh book by Konigsberg that I have read, which is a number I am very impressed about ( and that I have had to go and double check…

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#books #gay character #gay characters #young adult

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