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Veterinary Partner by Nancy Wheelton | ARC Review

10th June 2020
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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Lobizona by Romina Garber | ARC Review

29th April 2020
Lobizona (Wolves of No World #1) by Romina Garber
- Publisher: Wednesday Books, 2020
- Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy
- Format: eARC
- Page Count: 400 pages
- My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/5)
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
THE EXTRAORDINARIES (The Extraordinaries #1) by TJ Klune
- Publisher: Tor Teen, 2020
- Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult, LGBTQ+
- Format: Ebook (eARC)
- Page Count: 400 pages
- My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4/5)
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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Flavor of the Month by Georgia Beers | ARC Review

8th April 2020
Flavor of the Month by Georgia Beers
- Publisher: Bold Strokes Books, 2020
- Genre: Romance, LGBTQ+
- Format: Paperback (eARC)
- Page Count: 240 pages
- My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ (3/5)
Charlie Stetko and Emma Grier were best friends since they were eight. Later, they were each other’s first love and first everything. As Charlie graduated from college, leaving for Manhattan with a successful businesswoman who then became her girlfriend, she subsequently broke off contact with Emma for years, leaving the latter’s heart in pieces. Now that Charlie was dumped and broke, she headed back to her hometown Shaker Falls as a last resort. With Charlie working at a bakery baking pies across from Emma’s restaurant, the pair needed to figure out their own feelings, thoughts, and priorities.
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Face the Music by Ali Vali | ARC Review

1st April 2020
Face the Music by Ali Vali
- Publisher: Bold Strokes Books, 2020
- Genre: Romance, LGBTQ+
- Format: Paperback (eARC)
- Page Count: 264 pages
- My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ (3/5)
Country music queen Sophie Roddy probably ruined career after two consecutive drug overdoses. When Mason Liner, a producer from Sophie’s record label, intervened, she wasn’t expecting to experience feelings for Sophie’s daughter and manager, Victoria Roddy. Growing up with Sophie was not exactly pleasant for Victoria, and she usually keeps everyone at arm’s length to avoid getting hurt worse. But the pull towards Mason was strong, and was the risk of letting her in a right decision?
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