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I understand less than half the words in that sentence, but God bless the book people for their boundless knowledge absorbed from having words instead of friends.

A Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee

January 27, 2026 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

“Are you going to be sick?” I raise my head. The duke is gone, but Helena is on the window seat, twisting her necklace around her fingers. I don’t answer, because I don’t believe a prisoner owes his captors any sort of report on his health. That, and if I’m going to be sick, I’d prefer to do it all over her, and I’d prefer it to be a stealth attack. ― Mackenzi Lee, The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue On paper, Henry “Monty” […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: 1700s, chronic illness, english gentry, gay romance, Lords and Ladies, mackenzi lee, piracy, pirates, queer romance, Racism, road trip romance

carmelpie's CBR18 Review No:6 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: 1700s, chronic illness, english gentry, gay romance, Lords and Ladies, mackenzi lee, piracy, pirates, queer romance, Racism, road trip romance ·
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“I seem to have caught the eye of a real handful of a guy.”

Real-Time Fever by Taberu Kasumi

January 22, 2026 by GentleRain Leave a Comment

Real-Time Fever follows Shizuka, a university student who livestreams as an anonymous cam model. He likes the attention of people seeing him and he has a crush on his favorite commenter, “Shiro.” One day he accidentally calls Shiro while he’s masturbating and saying his name, and it turns out that Shiro is actually a student at his school, Kurosaki. Kurosaki figures out that Shizuka is the anonymous cam model and blackmails him into doing a class group project together. If Shizuka wants his side work […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Romance Tagged With: gay romance, manga, Taberu Kasumi

GentleRain's CBR18 Review No:26 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Romance · Tags: gay romance, manga, Taberu Kasumi ·
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“Even stuff like trash and dirt can sparkle brightly when light shines on it.”

Even When You Close Your Eyes, You Can See the Light by Maki Marukido

January 22, 2026 by GentleRain Leave a Comment

Major spoilers follow throughout this review. I have mixed feelings about this one. I did enjoy it and thought it was an interesting story, but there are big parts of the work that make it probably impossible for me to recommend to the average person. Jin is an adult film star and a top who gets paired with Hikaru all the time for the gay porn company they work for, Cherry Bonbon. Cherry Bonbon makes gay porn aimed at women, and the part of the […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Romance Tagged With: gay romance, Maki Marukido, manga

GentleRain's CBR18 Review No:25 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Romance · Tags: gay romance, Maki Marukido, manga ·
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“I’m bored if you’re not around.”

Here and There and Us (Volume 2) by Thanat

January 21, 2026 by GentleRain Leave a Comment

Major spoilers follow throughout this review! This was a letdown from the first volume. In this book, university entrance exams are coming up and initially Sokoki and Majima get dinner together after cram school every day, so their friendship continues. However, the assumptions that they keep making about how the other person feels, especially combined with Sonoki’s nervousness around Majima and his decision to pull back from their friendship, means that they spend a lot of time here talking to other people about what’s happening […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Romance Tagged With: gay romance, manga, Thanat

GentleRain's CBR18 Review No:21 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Romance · Tags: gay romance, manga, Thanat ·
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I don’t wanna ruin my life, but I wanna go home with you.

Counterpoint (Twisted Wishes #2) by Anna Zabo

January 17, 2026 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

An alternative title to this was “Like Hannah Montana, but make it adult, queer, and with a healthy dose of BDSM.” Domino Grinder is a rockstar. With spiked hair, makeup, leather pants, copious tattoos, and a black-lipsticked sneer, he is the guitar god of the rock band Twisted Wishes. As soon as the show is over, Domino removes his makeup, peels off his skintight outfit, and morphs into his true self: nerdy, book-loving, bowtie-and-glasses-wearing twink, Dominic Bradley. Twisted Wishes has gone from radio-favorite-up-and-coming band to […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: age gap romance, Anna Zabo, Anxiety, bdsm, bdsm romance, Brooklyn, gay romance, panic attack, queer romance, rockstar romance, secret identity

carmelpie's CBR18 Review No:4 · Genres: Romance · Tags: age gap romance, Anna Zabo, Anxiety, bdsm, bdsm romance, Brooklyn, gay romance, panic attack, queer romance, rockstar romance, secret identity ·
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I’m shaking at your touch, I like you way too much.

Anonymous Alpha (Bangers and Mash Book 8) by MM Farmer

January 17, 2026 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

This is the fourth Bangers & Mash book I’ve read by MM Farmer. These are light, silly, sexy, and fun. If you’re looking for something deep and meaningful, this is not it. And that’s great! It’s lighthearted and a fun read to tune out and enjoy some downtime. Evan Mercer is a mega popstar. He’s been a teen idol his entire career, even as he’s transitioned to his twenties. At twenty-five, he’s finally able to end his recording contract and write songs that are more […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: a/b/o, Alpha and Omega, gay romance, MM Farmer, popstar, queer romance, Rockstar, rockstar romance, teen idol

carmelpie's CBR18 Review No:3 · Genres: Romance · Tags: a/b/o, Alpha and Omega, gay romance, MM Farmer, popstar, queer romance, Rockstar, rockstar romance, teen idol ·
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