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1/5
Really bad
Work on it.
2/5
Mediocre
1-2 bright spots.
3/5
Good
Worth reading.
4/5
Very Good
1-2 spots that need work
5/5
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Must-read.
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Christopher Ridley's KILL ME NOW is a fun read filled with pop culture references and camp, cutting humor.
A MEMORY OF FICTIONS (OR) JUST TIDDY-BOOM is a bold novel. Author Leonce Gaiter is willing to take chances with the structure of the book,...
A stirring examination of grief, internalized shame, trauma, and the echoes of hope through generations, DON’T PUSH ME by Michael Hartwig is a necessary and...
While saturated with classic horror elements and realistic explorations of trauma and LGBTQ life, Harper L. Carnes' THE RAVEN KEY lacks effective world building and...
A timeless, well-crafted story about love, family, and friendship that transcends the LGBTQ+ genre, David Kingston Yeh's THE B-SIDE OF DANIEL GARNEAU is a satisfying...
Though a few thematic threads are left hanging, M.S. Izbicki'S DANI CAPELLO: Shadows of Men both impresses and satisfies with a confident narrative voice, comforting...
Tobias Maxwell writes with crisp prose, natural dialogue and picturesque imagery in RAFAEL JEROME, an account of a family deep-dive that turns on an interesting...
Bill VanPatten's SOMETIMES YOU JUST KNOW is a diverting, uplifting, and satisfying tale of romance and personal redemption.
Michael Hartwig’s A ROMAN SPELL effectively balances supernatural and fantastic elements with the fundamental fears of first-time queer parents struggling with domestic bliss.
Like its characters, Michael Hartwig's OLIVER AND HENRY has strong attributes that give it sufficient interest for readers of travel narrative, art history, queer romance--or...
THE MOONBALLERS: A Novel about The Invasion of a LGBTQ2+ Tennis League … by Straight People (GAY GASP!)
By Jeffrey SottoA charming, unapologetically campy, funny, and surprisingly touching look at the lives, struggles, and joys of a group of gay (and one straight!) tennis players,...