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  • ARCs,  Book Reviews,  Fiction

    Murder at Pirate’s Cove by Josh Lanyon | ARC Review

    14th March 2020
    Cover of Murder at Pirate's Cove (Josh Lanyon)

    Murder at Pirate’s Cove: An M/M Cozy Mystery (Secrets and Scrabble #1) by Josh Lanyon

    • Publisher: JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., 2020
    • Genre: Mystery, LGBTQ+
    • Format: Ebook (eARC)
    • Page Count: 206 pages
    • My Rating: ⭐⭐ (2/5)

    I wish I could say I enjoyed the book, but it was just okay. The storyline was fairly decent, but unfortunately, most characters (save Tommy and Nora) were flat and not interesting enough to keep me invested. Personally, I did not like the writing style in the beginning. It felt a bit of a drag before I got used to it.

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    Heroes by Stephen Fry | ARC Review

    11th March 2020
    Cover of Heroes (Stephen Fry)

    Heroes: The Greek Myths Reimagined (Stephen Fry’s Great Mythology #2) by Stephen Fry

    • Publisher: Chronicle Books, 2020
    • Genre: Mythology
    • Format: Hardcover (eARC)
    • Page Count: 352 pages
    • My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ (3/5)

    Though the lightheartedness of the narrative does not align with my personal sense of humour, I really appreciate Fry’s attempt in making the stories simple and funny.

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    Every Grain of Sand by David P. Wichman | ARC Review

    4th March 2020
    Cover of Every Grain of Sand (David P. Wichman)

    Every Grain of Sand: A Memoir by David P. Wichman with Heather Ebert

    • Publisher: W. Brand Publishing, 2020
    • Genre: Biography, LGBTQ+
    • Format: Paperback (eARC)
    • Page Count: 278 pages
    • My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/5)

    TW: This book contains contents of child abuse, child molesting, alcohol and drug addictions.

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Lí-hó!! I am Hsinju (they/she), a Taiwanese book blogger, writer, and full-time grad student in engineering. Here, I mainly review books featuring authentically represented LGBTQ+ characters and/or written by LGBTQ+ authors. You’d usually find me going about life with my heart stuck in the last book I finished.

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