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  • ARCs,  Book Reviews,  Fiction

    Glorious Day by Skye Kilaen | ARC Review

    2nd August 2020
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    Glorious Day by Skye Kilaen

    • Publisher: NineStar Press, August 3rd 2020
    • Genre: Sci-Fi, Romance, LGBTQ+, Novella
    • Format: Ebook (eARC)
    • Page Count: 87 pages
    • My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4/5)

    See Kilaen’s website for content warnings.

    A lot happened in this novella. I experienced a range of emotions such as concern, sadness, and joy throughout the read.

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    Kiss the Girl by Melissa Brayden

    8th July 2020
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    Kiss the Girl (Soho Loft #1) by Melissa Brayden

    • Publisher: Bold Strokes Books, 2014
    • Genre: Romance, LGBTQ+
    • Format: Ebook
    • Page Count: 305 pages
    • My Rating: ⭐⭐ (2/5)

    Brooklyn Campbell and Jessica Lennox are rivals in the New York advertising scene, but neither of them knows that when they run into each other at a bar. The attraction is evident, but then they need to work against the odds if they want to stay in the business and together.


    This is my first try on Melissa Brayden’s books! I don’t know what took me so long to pick one up, but I am so glad I eventually did. Kiss the Girl is light and cute and everything you need for a mood lift.

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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

    • Publisher: Self-Published, 2020
    • Genre: Romance, LGBTQ+
    • Format: Ebook (eARC)
    • Page Count: 328 pages
    • My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/5)

    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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    Veterinary Partner by Nancy Wheelton | ARC Review

    10th June 2020
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    Veterinary Partner (Thresherton Community #1) by Nancy Wheelton

    • Publisher: Bold Strokes Books, 2020
    • Genre: Thriller, Romance, LGBTQ+
    • Format: Paperback (eARC)
    • Page Count: 314 pages
    • My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ (3/5)

    Widowed Callie Anderson was new to managing her farm. On top of balancing bills, managing barn works, and raising her tween daughter Becky, Callie suffered from the endless threats and harassments from the Krugers. When the newly relocated Dr. Lauren Cornish came for veterinary duties, little did either of them know that their lives were tied whether they were ready or not.


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    All the Worlds Between Us by Morgan Lee Miller

    7th June 2020
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    All the Worlds Between Us (All the Worlds Between Us #1) by Morgan Lee Miller

    • Publisher: Bold Strokes Books, 2019
    • Genre: Young Adult, Romance, LGBTQ+
    • Format: Ebook
    • Page Count: 240 pages
    • My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4/5)

    Quinn Hughes never knew why her best friend Kennedy Reed broke off contact after moving away and refused to acknowledge her after moving back. It had been four years since that goodbye peck on the lips when they were thirteen.

    Since then, Quinn had came out, failed to qualify for the Olympics, and did her best to move on from losing her best friend. When she ran into Kennedy in the restroom at a party, they really faced each other for the first time in four years.

    But Quinn could not allow herself to be side-tracked when the swimming World Championships were coming up. Plus, Kennedy had acted that she did not exist for the past four years. Could they pick up from where they left off and be best friends again? Or whatever it was that they were both feeling? With Quinn’s twin brother Liam also crushing on Kennedy, things were destined to end up in a mess. Right?


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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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