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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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Book Reviews, Fiction

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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Book Reviews, Nonfiction

Over the Top by Jonathan Van Ness

17th December 2019
Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love by Jonathan Van Ness
- Publisher: HarperAudio, 2019
- Genre: Biography, LGBTQ+
- Format: Audiobook
- Length: 5h 50m (269 pages)
- My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/5)
Trigger warning: this book contains discussions on sexual abuse and addiction issues.

JVN, thank you for being so honest with the readers in this incredible memoir (and for being the beautiful human you are).
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Alexander McQueen by Andrew Bolton

10th August 2018
Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty by Andrew Bolton with contributions by Tim Blanks, Susannah Frankel
- Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2011
- Genre: Art
- Format: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240 pages
- My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4/5)
My collections have always been autobiographical, […].

This book is incredibly stunning. Amazed by how intuitively precise McQueen was with his work, I find the stills in this book even more breath-taking. It was a similar awing experience to glimpse one of his designs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fifth Avenue, several days ago.
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