Tag: contemporary
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Review: Batter Royale by Leisl Adams
**I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** 4 stars Leisl Adams debuts with a contemporary graphic novel, Batter Royale. Marketed as Check, Please! meets The Great British Bake Off, readers follow Fred and Rose as they compete on a reality cooking show. Fred wants the prize…
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Review: Jackals Wild by Abby Kaitz
**I was provided an electronic ARC through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** 4 stars Abby Kaitz presents Jackals Wild, a queer new adult contemporary romance. College mathematician Adam is all about making sure he is acing his classes and putting in the work to get there. Adam is thrown off by his annoyingly attractive…
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Review: Chef’s Kiss by Jarrett Melendez
**I received an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** 5 stars Jarrett Melendez presents a new adult queer romantic comedy with Chef’s Kiss. Readers follow Ben Cook and his trio of roommates. Ben is a recent college graduate who is trapped in the cycle of needing experience for entry…
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Review: Surrender Your Sons by Adam Sass
**I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** 4 stars Adam Sass hits hard with this LGBTQ contemporary about a gay teen, Connor Major, who is sent to an island conversion camp after coming out to his mother. As if a conversion camp wasn’t bad enough, Connor…
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Review: Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall
**I received an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** 4 stars Alexis Hall’s newest release, Boyfriend Material, is a m/m contemporary romance with tons of humor and a fake dating trope tying it all together. Luc O’Donnell is the son of two rock stars, which makes him a frequent…
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Review: Mayhem by Estelle Laure
**I was provided an electronic ARC by the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Actual rating: 3.5 Estelle Laure’s Mayhem follows the titular character as she navigates the difficulties of her life, the importance of family and home, and perhaps the type of magic that has persisted through the generations. Part hard-hitting contemporary,…
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Review: Drive by Courtney Maguire
**I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Actual rating: 4.5 stars Drive is an intense MM contemporary romance surrounding mechanic, Red, and the mysterious, wealthy Victor. Red is raising his sister, Katie, trying to build a new friendship with Sean, and doesn’t quite know what it…
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Review: Boys of Alabama by Genevieve Hudson
**I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley.** Actual rating: 2.5 Genevieve Hudson’s Boys of Alabama is part coming-of-age, part magical realism and a strangely unique experience to read. Readers follow Max, a German boy who has recently moved to Alabama. Max has the power to consume death, therein restoring things to…
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Review: RePlay by Saki Tsukahara
**I was provided an electronic ARC by the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** 4 stars Replay by Saki Tsukahara is a manga-style graphic novel that follows two high school students who have grown up playing baseball together. Catcher, Mashiro Ritsu, and pitcher, Mizuhara Yuuta, have been best friends since third grade and…
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Review: Snug by Catana Chetwynd
4 stars ** I was provided an electronic ARC by the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Catana Chetwynd continues her Catana Comics in Snug: A Collection of Comics about Dating Your Best Friend. Due for a timely February release (Valentine’s gift anyone?), Catana’s adorable art style and relatable comic panels are just…
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