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

14th March 2020
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
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
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, Fiction

Soldier of Dorsa by Eliza Andrews

28th February 2020
Soldier of Dorsa (The Chronicles of Dorsa #2) by Eliza Andrews
- Publisher: Self-Published, 2020
- Genre: Fantasy, LGBTQ+, Romance
- Format: Ebook
- Page Count: 586 pages
- My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4/5)
I am definitely biased because I adore Princess of Dorsa.

While Soldier of Dorsa did not grasp my heart as much as the first book did, I still enjoyed it very much. There were times I was so scared for Tasia and Joslyn that I dared not continue reading. But I pushed myself to read on because the suspense of not reading was killing me anyway. The overall plot was very good despite some flow disruptions due to multiple flashbacks and alternations between Tasia’s and Joslyn’s storylines. The pacing was also a bit too fast towards the end as even more things were happening at the same time. I figure the story would flow amazingly if adapted to screen.
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Just Three Words by Melissa Brayden

26th February 2020
Just Three Words (Soho Loft #2) by Melissa Brayden
- Publisher: Bold Strokes Books, 2015
- Genre: Romance, LGBTQ+
- Format: Ebook
- Page Count: 271 pages
- My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4/5)
Of late, I’ve been reading a lot of wlw (women-loving-women) romance novels. Approximately 1-book-per-day kind of “a lot” for a month straight. Or not so straight. Must be a quarter-life crisis thing since I pretty much never read romance in the past. I have yet to read one fall-in-love-with-best-friend story. Until now.
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