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The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life by Dani Jansen | ARC Review

2nd September 2020
The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life by Dani Jansen
- Publisher: Second Story Press, September 22nd 2020
- Genre: Young Adult, LGBTQ+
- Format: Paperback (eARC)
- Page Count: 314 pages
- My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ (3/5)
Alison Green was partly tricked into producing a Shakespeare school play. Desperate to be valedictorian, she wanted everything to be in her control. But alas, mistakes happen and soon she found herself in the midst of a failing play, ruined friendships, strained romance, and much more.

I am glad I have read A Midsummer Night’s Dream before reading this book. Otherwise, it would have been incredibly confusing.
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A Shot at Gold by Nicole Pyland

30th August 2020
A Shot at Gold (Sports #2) by Nicole Pyland
- Publisher: Pyland Publishing LLC, 2020
- Genre: Romance, LGBTQ+
- Format: Ebook
- Page Count: 225 pages
- My Rating: ★★★★★ (5/5)
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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Always More by Nicole Pyland

29th August 2020
Always More (Sports #1) by Nicole Pyland
- Publisher: Pyland Publishing LLC, 2020
- Genre: Romance, LGBTQ+
- Format: Ebook
- Page Count: 225 pages
- My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4/5)
Pyland did it again! I was kind of in a reading rut a few days ago, so I started this one to cheer myself up. And it totally worked!
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Fair Game by Charlotte Mills | ARC Review

28th August 2020
Fair Game (Payback #2) by Charlotte Mills
- Publisher: Ylva Publishing, September 2nd 2020
- Genre: Mystery, LGBTQ+
- Format: eARC
- Page Count: 252 pages
- My Rating: ★★★★ (4/5)
Content warnings: stalking, poisoning, murder, attempted murder, death, self-harm in antagonist, blood, alcoholism, suspected cheating of minor character

This book takes place about two months after the epilogue of Payback.

Lexi Ryan (~34) now works at internet firm Shield Securities while her girlfriend ex-DCI Helen Taylor (~40) is settling down as a civilian. When Lexi feels like she is being stalked, Helen makes it her job to protect her and find out what is going on.
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Payback by Charlotte Mills | ARC Review

27th August 2020
Payback (Payback #1) by Charlotte Mills
- Publisher: Ylva Publishing, February 20th 2019
- Genre: Mystery, Romance, LGBTQ+
- Format: eARC
- Page Count: 238 pages
- My Rating: ★★★★★ (5/5)
Content warnings: off-page arson, murder, suicides, pedophilia, rape, deaths of family members, sexual harassment; blood, cancer

I did not expect the story to escalate like this.

Dead body. Arson. Missing person. Throughout most of the story, I had trouble getting into the plot, connecting with detective Kate Wolf (34) and her boss Helen Taylor, as well as understanding their attraction. A lot of things did not add up for me, so it took me a very long time to get past the first few chapters and keep reading. Even as I was close to finishing, I couldn’t understand why everyone loved it so much. Until I did.
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