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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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    On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden

    14th June 2020
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    On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden

    “No. No way. You don’t get to decide that. You don’t get to decide what’s important for us. You can choose for yourself, but no one else. When you chose not to respect us, we chose not to respect you. […] Have you ever even considered that something that’s trivial to you could mean … so much more to someone else? You don’t get to take the easy road out and just respect the parts of people you recognize. And, pro-tip: If you find yourself in a similar situation in the future where you’re surrounded by people you don’t understand, try listening. It’ll work a lot better for you than talking.”

    Jules
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    Coyote Blues by Karen F. Williams | ARC Review

    6th June 2020
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    Coyote Blues by Karen F. Williams

    Riley E. Dawson and Fiona Bell were teenagers when they fell in love. And they had sex. But the post-sex excitement possibly triggered Riley’s first coywolf transformation, and witnessing their daughter turning into a beast, Riley’s adoptive parents cut ties with her and sent her away. She never saw Fiona again. Until twenty years later. As an experienced clinical social worker and psychotherapist, Riley found herself losing control the moment Fiona showed up in her therapist office.

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    Lobizona by Romina Garber | ARC Review

    29th April 2020
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    Lobizona (Wolves of No World #1) by Romina Garber

    Manuela Azul has special eyes. Eyes that her mother made her hide behind sunglasses. Raised in Miami to a single Argentine mother, Manu dreamed of the day when she would be a U.S. citizen and the end of her almost 17 years of hiding. But when her “grandmother” was injured and mother taken away by ICE, Manu was left to fend for herself for the first time in her life. A life she understood almost nothing about.

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    THE EXTRAORDINARIES by TJ Klune | ARC Review

    22nd April 2020
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    THE EXTRAORDINARIES (The Extraordinaries #1) by TJ Klune

    Click on the cover for my review on Goodreads.

    When I started reading The Extraordinaries, I did not have any expectations. The opening of the story was a fanfic chapter by Nick, and I did not really appreciate it nor realise Shadow Star and Pyro Storm were real in the book. But as I read on into the main story, it was surprisingly enjoyable and gave me a few laughs. The book was the kind of YA fantasy with queer main characters I needed back in my teens.

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