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    The X Ingredient by Roslyn Sinclair | ARC Review

    17th September 2020
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    The X Ingredient by Roslyn Sinclair

    Content warnings: non-consensual kissings between the main characters, one instance of bi-erasure from a minor character, underlying misogyny from antagonists. Note that ableist language is also present in the book (crazy, insane, mad, blind).

    Sinclair definitely surprised me with The X Ingredient. I don’t normally do well with ice-queen, age-gap, office romance, but I wanted to try anyway. And I am so glad I did.

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    Presidential by Lola Keeley | ARC Review

    13th September 2020
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    Presidential by Lola Keeley

    Content warnings: shooting, off-page deaths, parental loss, spousal loss, biphobia from antagonists, uses of ableist language

    There have been a lot of discussions on how this book closely resembles Aaron Sorkin’s screenplay The American President. Since I have never seen the film, I decided to read Presidential first, rate it, then skim through the script. Therefore, the similarities between the two works do not affect my rating. I consider Presidential as Keeley reimagining a queer, female The American President.

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    A Shot at Gold by Nicole Pyland

    30th August 2020
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    A Shot at Gold (Sports #2) by Nicole Pyland

    Content warnings: loss of father figure, loss of loved one, alcoholism, anxiety

    “You’re not a terrible coach. You were just not meant to be mine because you were meant to be so much more.”

    Madison

    A Shot at Gold was a very emotional read for me but I don’t know why. I have never lost anyone close, and yet I still felt every bit of the main characters’ lingering pain and understood all their insecurities stemming from their losses.

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    Sylver and Gold by Michelle Larkin | ARC Review

    9th August 2020
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    Sylver and Gold by Michelle Larkin

    CW: off-screen child abuse, sexual assault, and physical torture.

    I finished this book in two sittings and would have in one if not for a scheduled dinner. Since I tend to get sucked into a book and forget about reality, I am happy to say that me being hyper-alert of my surroundings in-between sittings is an indication that the suspense had really got to me. Sylver and Gold is that enthralling.

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    Finding Jessica Lambert by Clare Ashton | ARC Review

    16th June 2020
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    Finding Jessica Lambert by Clare Ashton

    Jessica Lambert is on the verge of breaking down when Anna Mayhew rescues her from the Tube. The two strangers seek refuge in Anna’s flat, where Anna has been living a secluded life for the last five years. Over the weekend, the pair falls into an easy pattern of mundane ordinary life, feeling safe and liberated in each other’s presence. As their time together ticks by, neither Jess nor Anna want it to end. But too much are at stake when Anna does not know Jess is a superstar and Jess has no idea of Anna’s past. Will they meet again, defy reality, and fight to be with each other?

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