Queer – ruse reviews

The Last Drop of Hemlock by Katharine Schellman is a a historical cozy mystery set in Prohibition-era New York City, and the second book in the Nightingale Mysteries series (4/5 stars)

The Last Drop of HemlockNightingale Mysteries, #2by Katharine Schellman(post may contain affiliate links) The Last Drop of Hemlock by Katharine Schellman is a a historical cozy mystery set in Prohibition-era New York City, and the second book in the Nightingale Mysteries series. Vivian Kelly, former seamstress, is now working part-time at The Nightingale, a speakeasy in… Continue reading The Last Drop of Hemlock by Katharine Schellman is a a historical cozy mystery set in Prohibition-era New York City, and the second book in the Nightingale Mysteries series (4/5 stars)

Big Gay Weddingby Byron Lane(post may contain affiliate links) Big Gay Wedding by Byron Lane is a queer contemporary fiction novel with romance elements. Barnett Durang is coming home to visit his mother Chrissy at her farm for misfit animals in small town Louisiana. She thinks he's finally come home to tell her he wants to… Continue reading Big Gay Wedding by Byron Lane is a queer contemporary fiction novel with romance elements (5/5 stars)

The Foxglove KingThe Nightshade Crown, #1by Hannah Whitten(post may contain affiliate links) (3.5 rounded up to a 4) The Foxglove King by Hannah Whitten is a fantasy romance featuring religion and court politics and the first installment in The Nightshade Crown series. Lore escaped a cult hiding in the catacombs beneath the city of Dellaire when… Continue reading The Foxglove King by Hannah Whitten is a fantasy romance featuring religion and court politics and the first installment in The Nightshade Crown series (3.5/5 stars)

Don't Fear the ReaperThe Indian Lake Trilogy, #2by Stephen Graham Jonesnarrated by Isabella Star LaBlanc & 15 others(post may contain affiliate links) (4.5 stars rounded up to 5) Don't Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham Jones is a literary horror thriller and the second book in the Lake Witch trilogy. I listened to the audiobook, which… Continue reading Don’t Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham Jones is a literary horror thriller and the second book in the Lake Witch trilogy (4.5/5 stars)

Behind the Scenesby Karelia Stetz-Waters(post may contain affiliate links) Behind the Scenes by Karelia Stetz-Waters is a cute queer contemporary opposites attract romance. Rose Josten is the best business consultant in the biz, but though her job allows her to be financially stable enough to help out her three younger siblings, it doesn't fulfil her as… Continue reading Behind the Scenes by Karelia Stetz-Waters is a cute queer contemporary opposites attract romance (4/5 stars)

Back in a Spell by Lana Harper The Witches of Thistle Grove, #3(post may contain affiliate links) (4.5 rounded up to a 5) Back in a Spell by Lana Harper is a contemporary paranormal romance and the third book in the Witches of Thistle Grove series. Nineve "Nina" Blackmoore has been nursing a broken heart inflicted… Continue reading Back in a Spell by Lana Harper is a contemporary paranormal romance and the third book in the Witches of Thistle Grove series (4.5/5 stars)

Twice in a Lifetime by Melissa Baron(post may contain affiliate links) (4.5 rounded up to a 5) Twice in a Lifetime by Melissa Baron is a solid debut speculative romance featuring time shenanigans. I listened to the audiobook, which clocks in at around ten hours and is narrated by Megan Tusing. To help ease her chronic… Continue reading Twice in a Lifetime by Melissa Baron is a solid debut speculative romance featuring time shenanigans (4.5/5 stars)

A Dash of Salt and Pepper by Kosoko Jackson(post may contain affiliate links) A Dash of Salt and Pepper by Kosoko Jackson is a queer interracial workplace romance set in a small town restaurant. Xavier is jobless, boyfriendless, and homeless, but at least he has an MBA. Licking his wounds after a bad breakup and being… Continue reading A Dash of Salt and Pepper by Kosoko Jackson is a queer interracial romance set in a small town restaurant (3/5 stars)

Paperback Jack by Loren D. Estleman(post may contain affiliate links) Paperback Jack by Loren D. Estleman is a historical fiction with some light thriller elements based around the birth of paperback book sales. Post-World War II, author Jacob Heppleman homes home to a changed world where the pulp magazine he previously wrote for are on their… Continue reading Paperback Jack by Loren D. Estleman is a historical fiction with some light thriller elements based around the birth of paperback book sales

The Stars Undying by Emery Robin(post may contain affiliate links) The Stars Undying by Emery Robin is a debut science-fiction novel modeled off the lives of Cleopatra and Julius Caesar. I listened to the audiobook, which clocks in at sixteen and a half hours and is narrated by Esther Wayne and Tim Campbell. We follow our… Continue reading The Stars Undying by Emery Robin is a debut science-fiction novel modeled off the lives of Cleopatra and Julius Caesar (4/5 stars)