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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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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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Princess of Dorsa by Eliza Andrews

5th February 2020
Princess of Dorsa (The Chronicles of Dorsa #1) by Eliza Andrews
- Publisher: Eliza Andrews, 2018
- Language: English
- Genre: Fantasy, LGBTQ+, Romance
- Format: Ebook
- Page Count: 589 pages
- My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/5)
A book that leaves me a puddle from my own sheer emotion is always a good book.

I haven’t read fantasy in a couple of months and Princess of Dorsa has made me want to find all the fantasy books with strong, queer, female leads and read them. While I would not say it is perfectly written (an example, and sole example to date, of a perfectly written fantasy is Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn), the overall story is amazing and I love it for igniting all kinds of emotions within me.
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Autoboyography by Christina Lauren

24th September 2018
Autoboyography by Christina Lauren, read by Deacon Lee & Kyle Mason
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio, 2017
- Genre: Young Adult, LGBTQ+
- Format: Audiobook
- Length: 9h 19m (407 pages)
- My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4/5)
Autoboyography is a very cute and sweet story between a bisexual high school senior, Tanner, and a Mormon Brother, Sebastian. It is the sort of book that provides hope for readers, especially young and queer ones, but, sadly, does not reflect the real world. The overall story is a dream too good to be true. Maybe that is part of the reason why it was enjoyable: you get things you don’t get out of life. Deacon did a great job at narrating, too, even though he didn’t sound much like a high schooler. He gave this story a calmness that makes it even more soothing to listen to. Also, I finished the book in two days. That is approximately two sittings, which is weirdly fast for me.
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