Books
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Reading Epic by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy felt like catching up with old friends you haven’t seen in a while—comforting, fun, and full of all the feels. I’m back in a Super comfy world. It’s a short novella, but it delivers everything you could want if, like me, you can never get enough of
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After Dust Storm, I couldn’t wait to dive back into the Griffith Brothers series, and Down Pour didn’t disappoint. Maggie Gates has a way of pulling you into her world so completely, and this book takes everything I loved about the first one—cowboys, family, heart—and cranks it up a notch. What stood out to me
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A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle Jensen is one of those reads that leaves you torn—in the best way. I closed the book knowing I loved it, but it didn’t quite cement itself in my mind as unforgettable. Instead, it settles into a space I’d call “comfortably satisfying.” It’s a cozy kind of read,
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I found Maggie Gates completely by accident during one of the worst stretches of my second bout of COVID, (the same cowboy kick where I found Lyla Sage) all I wanted was to lie in bed and not exist for a while. I wasn’t looking for anything specific—just something comforting to pass the time—and ended
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If Him hooked me on gay hockey romance, Us sealed the deal. Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy delivered a follow-up that didn’t just live up to the first book—it gave me even more of what I loved. Jamie and Wes’s story is just as swoony, but now with added layers as they navigate the reality
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For someone who claims not to like fantasy, I’ve realised I read a lot of it—especially romantasy. In fact, I think I’ve read more romantasy this year than ever before, and Quicksilver, book one in the Fae & Alchemy #1, by Callie Hart is definitely one of the standouts. It’s a dark, gripping mix of
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Spoiler Warning: This review contains spoilers for City of Darkness and the Underworld Gods series. Karina Halle’s City of Darkness, the third book in her Underworld Gods series, pulls you deeper into the dark, mesmerizing Finnish underworld, where Hanna’s life is now worlds away from the peaceful existence she once knew. The stark contrast between
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I’ll admit it—I wasn’t expecting to read Ice Planet Barbarians. My father-in-law recommended it as a fun read for a long-haul flight to Europe (still not sure if he’d wanted to read it or if I was meant to or if the entire thing was a joke, but either way, guess what he is getting
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Let me tell you about the book that changed everything for me: Him by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy. It wasn’t my first MM romance—but it was my introduction to gay hockey romance, a genre I didn’t even know I needed in my life until I read this book. The story follows Jamie and Wes,
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Melina Marchetta’s Looking for Alibrandi has cemented itself as an iconic piece of Australian literature, resonating deeply with readers for decades. It’s a book that so many of us studied in high school, dissecting its themes of identity, family, and belonging. For me, it’s more than a classic – it’s a personal treasure that has
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