Cannonball Read 18

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He might be a mouse but he can ride a moose

Scurry by Mac Smith

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Scurry by Mac Smith is an adorable and serious graphic novel. There are elements of fantasy, science fiction, action and coming of age that are familiar and is also done in a fresh manner. The elements of Secret of Nimh, Lord of the Rings, Warriors, Redwall, and spiritual themes come out, so you will see things you know already and can reference them. The characters are animals therefore, things might not be for sensitive readers (even adults) as there is war and violent situations.  We […]

Two Interlocked BL Manga

Star and Hedgehog by Nayuta Nago

Fox and Puppy by Nayuta Nago

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These two manga tell the stories of two sets of brothers who fall in love, although each book stands along. Star and Hedgehog follows Ikumi, a college student who’s at home for the summer and falls in love with one of the gardeners, Harukiyo. Ikumi at first thinks that Harukiyo hates him, but it turns out that Harukiyo is just shy and intimidated by how handsome he thinks Ikumi is. They get to know each other and start dating long distance. The art here is a […]

A Strong Start to a Popular Series

Game Changer by Rachel Reid

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Scott Hunter is the NHL’s Golden Boy, former captain of the US Olympic team, and captain of the New York Admirals. He’s also in a slump, having the worst season of hockey in his nine years in the league. That all changes when he stops for a post-run smoothie and meets Kip, the incredibly hot guy making the smoothies and flirting with Scott. The two start seeing each other, but there’s a problem – Scott is still in the closet, and not ready to come […]

“I wanna see you fall…crazy in love with me.”

Afterglow by Wagimoko Wagase

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Higuchi is a young doctor whose aim is to become a cardiovascular surgeon, but he’s been transferred to a depopulating small port town to work in general internal medicine for a bit due to a traumatic experience he had while performing a surgery. He doesn’t like being out in the sticks and he feels like he’s being punished for messing up, although his supervisor is clearly trying to give him a mental health break and the time to recover from his flashbacks and shaking whenever […]

It’s Not That Deep, Except That It Is

Female Fantasy by Iman Hariri-Kia

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Last week I sat down to read Iman Hariri-Kia’s new novel, Female Fantasy. I stayed up until 2 a.m. to finish it, and I don’t want to review it so much as just hand it out. You get a copy, and you get a copy, and you and you and you get copies. Everybody on BookTok gets a copy. Most importantly, everybody who’s ever looked down their nose at romance in general or romantasy in particular gets a copy.  Everyone can read it, have whatever […]

“American boyfriends seem like a real pain in the ass…”

I Can't Get Through the Night Alone by Yoh Matsumoto

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I Can’t Get Through the Night Alone is pretty paint by numbers BL but I enjoyed the plot contrivance, so it was an easy read and had some interesting ideas floating around in there. It’s 1950 and Seishiro is a former Japanese soldier who had a traumatic time during WWII and is working at a barman in a club. Jim is an American soldier with the occupying forces who spots Seishiro and basically falls immediately in love, then asks him to “date” him, with both men […]



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