Books, Contemporary, Fiction, Novel, Queer, Romance

The Great Dating Fake Off by Livy Hart is a fun rom-com featuring double fake dates to a big Italian wedding (4/5 stars)

The Great Dating Fake Offby Livy Hartnarrated by Zura Johnson and James Cavanaugh(post may contain affiliate links) The Great Dating Fake Off by Livy Hart is a fun rom-com featuring double fake dates to a big Italian wedding. Nora would do anything for her best friend Benji, including pretending to be his girlfriend at his… Continue reading The Great Dating Fake Off by Livy Hart is a fun rom-com featuring double fake dates to a big Italian wedding (4/5 stars)

Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Folklore, Novel, Romance

A Feather So Black by Lyra Selene is a fae fantasy romance and the author’s adult debut (3.75/5 stars)

A Feather So BlackFair Folk, #1by Lyra Selenenarrated by Heather O'Sullivan(post may contain affiliate links) A Feather So Black by Lyra Selene is a fae fantasy romance and the author's adult debut. I really love to read stories that involve the fae, and especially those that specifically mention changelings and Tír na nÓg. This one… Continue reading A Feather So Black by Lyra Selene is a fae fantasy romance and the author’s adult debut (3.75/5 stars)

Books, Disability, Fantasy, Fiction, Folklore, Latinx, Mythology, Neurodivergence, Novel, Queer, Trans, YA

Celestial Monsters by Aidan Thomas is a wonderful end for the Sunbearer Duology (4.25/5 stars)

Celestial MonstersThe Sunbearer Duology, #2by Aiden Thomasnarrated by André Santana(post may contain affiliate links) Celestial Monsters by Aidan Thomas is a wonderful end for the Sunbearer Duology. This one picks up immediately after The Sunbearer Trials and I can't tell you what happens because that is very spoilery! André Santana continues to do a great… Continue reading Celestial Monsters by Aidan Thomas is a wonderful end for the Sunbearer Duology (4.25/5 stars)

Books, Disability, Fantasy, Fiction, Folklore, Latinx, Mythology, Neurodivergence, Novel, Queer, Trans, YA

The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas is a wonderful queer YA fantasy and the first book in a duology (4.25/5 stars)

The Sunbearer TrialsThe Sunbearer Duology, #1by Aiden Thomasnarrated by André Santana(post may contain affiliate links) The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas is a wonderful queer YA fantasy and the first book in a duology. I really loved Cemetery Boys by this author, so I knew I needed to read this duology. I waited until closer… Continue reading The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas is a wonderful queer YA fantasy and the first book in a duology (4.25/5 stars)

Books, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Novel, Queer, Trans

The Bell in the Fog by Lev A.C. Rosen is a queer historic gumshoe mystery and the second book in the Evander Mills series (4.5/5 stars)

The Bell in the FogEvander Mills, #2by Lev A.C. Rosen(post may contain affiliate links) The Bell in the Fog by Lev A.C. Rosen is a queer historic gumshoe mystery and the second book in the Evander Mills series. I basically read the first book in this series, Lavender House, in one sitting. This one took… Continue reading The Bell in the Fog by Lev A.C. Rosen is a queer historic gumshoe mystery and the second book in the Evander Mills series (4.5/5 stars)

Books, Contemporary, Cozy Mystery, Fiction, Humor, Mystery, Novel

Buried in a Good Book by Tamara Berry is the first book in the cozy and charming By the Book Mysteries trilogy (4/5 stars)

Buried in a Good BookBy the Book Mysteries, #1by Tamara Berrynarrated by Tanya Eby(post may contain affiliate links) Buried in a Good Book by Tamara Berry is the first book in the cozy and charming By the Book Mysteries trilogy. Our main character is a thriller writer who is going through a divorce. She and… Continue reading Buried in a Good Book by Tamara Berry is the first book in the cozy and charming By the Book Mysteries trilogy (4/5 stars)

Books, Contemporary, Fiction, Neurodivergence, Novel, Romance, Western

Swift and Saddled by Lyla Sage is a contemporary romance and the second book in the Rebel Blue Ranch series (3.5/5 stars)

Swift and SaddledRebel Blue Ranch, #2by Lyla Sage(post may contain affiliate links) Swift and Saddled by Lyla Sage is a contemporary romance and the second book in the Rebel Blue Ranch series. Good and cozy romances definitely scratch an itch for me. When my brain just can’t anymore, I default to a romance. I don't… Continue reading Swift and Saddled by Lyla Sage is a contemporary romance and the second book in the Rebel Blue Ranch series (3.5/5 stars)

Books, Contemporary, Disability, Fiction, Neurodivergence, Novel, Romance, Sports Romance

Always Only You by Chloe Liese is a contemporary sports romance and the second book in the Bergman Brothers series (4/5 stars)

Always Only YouBergman Brothers, #2by Chloe Liesenarrated by Nelson Hobbs and CJ Bloom(post may contain affiliate links) Always Only You by Chloe Liese is a contemporary sports romance and the second book in the Bergman Brothers series. I borrowed the audiobook from my library for an Olympics Reading Challenge. The narrators, Nelson Hobbs and CJ… Continue reading Always Only You by Chloe Liese is a contemporary sports romance and the second book in the Bergman Brothers series (4/5 stars)

Books, Contemporary, Debut Author, Fiction, Latinx, Novel, Romance

The Next Best Fling by Gabriella Gamez is a debut contemporary romance featuring a plus-sized Latina librarian and a retired football star (3.75/5 stars)

The Next Best FlingLibrarians in Love, #1Gabriella Gamez(post may contain affiliate links) The Next Best Fling by Gabriella Gamez is a debut contemporary romance featuring a plus-sized Latina librarian and a retired football star. Marcela has unrequited feelings for her best friend, who just got engaged. Theo has been in love with his brother's new… Continue reading The Next Best Fling by Gabriella Gamez is a debut contemporary romance featuring a plus-sized Latina librarian and a retired football star (3.75/5 stars)

Books, Debut Author, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary, Middle East Author, Mythology, Novel

Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon is a debut historical fiction novel set during the Peloponnesian War in ~400s B.C. Sicily (5/5 stars)

Glorious Exploitsby Ferdia Lennonnarrated by the author(post may contain affiliate links) Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon is a debut historical fiction novel set during the Peloponnesian War in ~400s B.C. Sicily. Once I saw comparisons to O, Brother Where Art Thou and Monty Python, I knew I had to pick this one up, and I'm… Continue reading Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon is a debut historical fiction novel set during the Peloponnesian War in ~400s B.C. Sicily (5/5 stars)