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A Poignant Blend of Myth and Survival

Dear Medusa by Olivia A Cole

March 11, 2023 by LB Leave a Comment

This is the kind of story that burrows into your heart and scrapes you raw in the best way. Alicia’s story is relatable in the worst ways, but I love the community and friendships she’s able to develop and the strength she finds over the course of her journey. Last year, the school’s beloved science teacher raped Alicia, but she hasn’t been able to tell anyone, especially because he is so beloved by the entirety of the school. But holding her pain and rage and […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: bisexual mc, dear Medusa, Medusa, mythology, novel-in-verse, Olivia A Cole, queer, Realistic fiction, Sexual Assault, survival, teen girls

LB's CBR14 Review No:23 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: bisexual mc, dear Medusa, Medusa, mythology, novel-in-verse, Olivia A Cole, queer, Realistic fiction, Sexual Assault, survival, teen girls ·
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Messy, grief-filled story

The Minus-One Club by Kekla Magoon

February 20, 2023 by LB Leave a Comment

Oof, this book is messy and emotional. At it’s center The Minus-One Club is a story of grief and finding your way forward after the death of a loved one, but it is also a story of friendship and identity. Kermit just lost his sister after a drunk driver hit her car head-on, and now he has to go back to school and try getting back to “normal.” But he finds an anonymous note in his locker inviting him to a secret meeting, where other […]

Filed Under: Featured, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Biracial, bullying, emotional, gay, grief, Kekla Magoon, queer, Romance, suicide attempt (not mc), the minus-one club, Young Adult

LB's CBR15 Review No:1 · Genres: Featured, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Biracial, bullying, emotional, gay, grief, Kekla Magoon, queer, Romance, suicide attempt (not mc), the minus-one club, Young Adult ·
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Fantastic Jewish mythology middle grade!

The Ring of Solomon by Aden Polydoros

February 18, 2023 by LB Leave a Comment

I love Aden Polydoros’ books and when I saw he had a middle grade I was so excited. His books hit a very special place for me, and Ring of Solomon continues that trend. Zach and his younger sister, Naomi, find an old ring at the flea market and plan to get it for their mom for her birthday as she collects Judaica, but when they realize they can use the ring to communicate with animals, Zach decides to keep it for himself. He’s been […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Aden Polydoros, gay, Jewish fantasy, Jewish mysticism, Jewish mythology, middle grade, queer, queer fantasy, ring of Solomon, similar to Percy Jackson

LB's CBR15 Review No:2 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Aden Polydoros, gay, Jewish fantasy, Jewish mysticism, Jewish mythology, middle grade, queer, queer fantasy, ring of Solomon, similar to Percy Jackson ·
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A story of finding yourself

The Long Run by James Acker

February 7, 2023 by LB Leave a Comment

The Long Run is such a great story of two young boys finding their way and finding themselves along the way. Sandro is invisible in so many ways and he’s learned to protect his softness by keeping to himself, especially as his dad and brothers like to “pick on him” in a way that crosses from affectionate into toxic. Bash is having trouble deciding who he is and who he wants to be outside what those around him expect, and in the process has been […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: bisexual, contemporary, gay, James Acker, new jersey, queer, Realistic fiction, Romance, self-discovery, the long run, Young Adult

LB's CBR15 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: bisexual, contemporary, gay, James Acker, new jersey, queer, Realistic fiction, Romance, self-discovery, the long run, Young Adult ·
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I do love the cover of this book, especially paired with the title. It makes me laugh.

The Feeling of Falling in Love by Mason Deaver

February 1, 2023 by narfna Leave a Comment

This was a cute story and well written, but I didn’t connect to it emotionally as much as I did with Deaver’s first book, I Wish You All the Best. Deaver still plays with themes of gender nonconformity and coming of age while queer and discovering your sexuality and gender identity, but their main character is a much more difficult and complicated person (read: kind of an asshole). This is also a romance, though as with their first book, the main character’s emotional growth is […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: coming-of-age, LGBTQIA, mason deaver, narfna, queer, Romance, transgender characters, YA, ya contemporary, Young Adult

narfna's CBR15 Review No:14 · Genres: Fiction, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: coming-of-age, LGBTQIA, mason deaver, narfna, queer, Romance, transgender characters, YA, ya contemporary, Young Adult ·
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Cover image of Kiss Her Once For Me by Alison Cochrun. Two women on stools leaning in talking to one another in front of a window through which there is a city skyline and falling snow.

The Queer Family Stone

Kiss Her Once For Me by Alison Cochrun

January 22, 2023 by NoNeinNyet Leave a Comment

This is a bit of a delayed Christmas romcom review, both due to the large hold list for it through the Twin Cities-area Libby library and because I utterly fell down on actually reviewing books for CBR 14. Ellie Oliver is a failed animation artist turned webcomic writer and barista. She’s stuck in life and hung up on a one-day snowstorm fling she had over Christmas the year before so when Andrew Kim-Prescott, the landlord of the coffee shop she works at, asks him to […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Alison Cochrun, bisexual, bisexual heroine, CBR15, christmas, lesbian, queer, Romance, romcom

NoNeinNyet's CBR15 Review No:1 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Alison Cochrun, bisexual, bisexual heroine, CBR15, christmas, lesbian, queer, Romance, romcom ·
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