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  • ARCs,  Book Reviews,  Fiction

    To the Moon and Back by Melissa Brayden | ARC Review

    22nd March 2020
    Cover of To the Moon and Back (Melissa Brayden)

    To the Moon and Back by Melissa Brayden

    • Publisher: Bold Strokes Books, 2020
    • Genre: Romance, LGBTQ+
    • Format: Paperback (eARC)
    • Page Count: 264 pages
    • My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4/5)

    To the Moon and Back is the 7th Melissa Brayden novel I have read, and it quickly became one of my favourites. The relationship between stage manager Lauren Prescott and fallen movie star Carly Daniel was sweet, intense, and ultimately mature. I rooted for them throughout the story, and my heart ached for them as they worked out issues. There were plenty of plot twists, and while none were very unexpected, all worked perfectly for the story. The pacing was precise, and not once had anything felt rushed.

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  • ARCs,  Book Reviews,  Nonfiction

    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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  • Book Reviews,  Nonfiction

    Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

    7th January 2020
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    Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

    • Publisher: Spiegel & Grau, 2019
    • Genre: Biography
    • Format: Paperback
    • Page Count: 152 pages
    • My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/5)

    This is hands down one of the best books on US race relations I have ever read. Also one of the best books I have ever read, period.

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    Contagious by Jonah Berger

    16th March 2018
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    Contagious: Why Things Catch On by Jonah Berger

    • Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 2013
    • Genre: Business
    • Format: Paperback
    • Page Count: 257 pages
    • My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ (3/5)

    Interested in business, marketing, and advertising, I found ‘Contagious’ recommended across the Internet while searching for related books to study. Immediately checking it out of my local library, I delve into the book.

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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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