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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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“Because love is real, and it happens everywhere. It even happens here.”

For the Love of April French by Penny Aimes

April 11, 2022 by faintingviolet 2 Comments

For the Love of April French is an immensely readable book with a strong authorial voice that is a wonderful fluffy romance playing in the D/s kink realm. It’s the story of April and Dennis who have a temporary no-strings sex agreement, but Dennis is secretly trying to woo April, which is a great trope to build an emotions-first BDSM romance around. Dennis and April are wonderfully flawed and human characters. Aimes writes with her characters humanities front and center. April and Dennis can be […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: bdsm romance, debut novel, For the Love of April French, kink, Penny Aimes, queer romance, trans woman lead

faintingviolet's CBR14 Review No:33 · Genres: Romance · Tags: bdsm romance, debut novel, For the Love of April French, kink, Penny Aimes, queer romance, trans woman lead ·
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A ridiculous farce with a core of sweetness.

Something Fabulous by Alexis Hall

February 23, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

This book is funny and adorable with a side of aggravation. This review will be short because I never know how to talk about funny books in reviews. Our main character is Valentine, a young duke who is set and ready to do his duty by marrying the girl he’s been betrothed to since he was a child, a thing both their fathers wished for them. Only the girl, Arabella, has no desire to get married, and she hates Valentine, so she absconds with herself […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Romance Tagged With: Alexis Hall, farce, historical romance, LGBTQIA, m/m, narfna, queer romance, Romance, something fabulous

narfna's CBR14 Review No:30 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Romance · Tags: Alexis Hall, farce, historical romance, LGBTQIA, m/m, narfna, queer romance, Romance, something fabulous ·
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“It’s Not My Place to Patrol Your Life:” Queer SF Romance Strikes Again

Curveball by Jeremy Sorese

January 20, 2022 by GentleRain Leave a Comment

After how much I enjoyed The Short While, I figured I should get Jeremy Sorese’s first graphic novel, Curveball. This is also a science fiction queer romance set in a near-future type setting, but it felt less assured than The Short While and I found it a bit harder to follow. Curveball follows Avery and their friend/roommate Jacqueline, who live in a city where there is an energy crisis and a war happening. Avery is a waiter who is having a hard time at their job on […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Science Fiction Tagged With: Graphic Novel, Jeremy Sorese, LGBTQ science fiction, queer romance, speculative ficiton

GentleRain's CBR14 Review No:17 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Science Fiction · Tags: Graphic Novel, Jeremy Sorese, LGBTQ science fiction, queer romance, speculative ficiton ·
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Community, Queer Romance, Near-Future SF….What More Could One Want?

The Short While by Jeremy Sorese

January 10, 2022 by GentleRain 4 Comments

This was a really nice surprise to read, as I had no real expectations going in besides being a follower of Jeremy Sorese’s illustrative work on Twitter. I knew he dealt with queer themes and I like his art style, so when I saw on Twitter that he’d done a graphic novel, I looked at the excerpt and decided to buy it. Pricey at US$30, but it is 432 pages and a mixture of illustration, comic panel style sections, and text, so you are getting […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, community building, gay fiction, Jeremy Sorese, near future, queer love, queer romance, trans character

GentleRain's CBR14 Review No:5 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, community building, gay fiction, Jeremy Sorese, near future, queer love, queer romance, trans character ·
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A Stunning Queer Romance Debut

Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly

January 2, 2022 by faintingviolet 2 Comments

I received an ARC of Love & Other Disasters from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Love & Other Disasters publishes January 18th, 2022. I love when you can tell that a book was written from an authentic place, that the author is taking their own feelings, their own emotions, and building out from there to tell an honest story that they hope will resonate with readers. Anita Kelly (she/they) does just that in Love & Other Disasters and I’m so […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Anita Kelly, ARC, debut, Love & Other Disasters, Love and Other Disasters, nb/f romance, NetGalley, Non-binary, nonbinary voices, queer romance

faintingviolet's CBR14 Review No:3 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Anita Kelly, ARC, debut, Love & Other Disasters, Love and Other Disasters, nb/f romance, NetGalley, Non-binary, nonbinary voices, queer romance ·
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A Romance All About Expectations

The Life Revamp by Kris Ripper

November 20, 2021 by faintingviolet 2 Comments

I received an ARC from Carina Press via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. The Life Revamp publishes November 30th, 2021. This was a first for me, a romance featuring a polyamorous relationship, but one I had been looking for. Kris Ritter’s The Life Revamp tells the story of Mason, who wants to fall in love, get married and live happily ever after. You know, live the fairytale a little. His luck has been less than stellar, including being left at the alter as […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: ARC, Kris Ripper, NetGalley, open relationship romance, Polyamory, queer romance, Series, The Life Revamp

faintingviolet's CBR13 Review No:58 · Genres: Romance · Tags: ARC, Kris Ripper, NetGalley, open relationship romance, Polyamory, queer romance, Series, The Life Revamp ·
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