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Presidential by Lola Keeley | ARC Review

13th September 2020
Presidential by Lola Keeley
- Publisher: Ylva Publishing, 2020
- Genre: Romance, LGBTQ+
- Format: eARC
- Page Count: 235 pages
- My Rating: ★★★ (3/5)
Content warnings: shooting, off-page deaths, parental loss, spousal loss, biphobia from antagonists, uses of ableist language

There have been a lot of discussions on how this book closely resembles Aaron Sorkin’s screenplay The American President. Since I have never seen the film, I decided to read Presidential first, rate it, then skim through the script. Therefore, the similarities between the two works do not affect my rating. I consider Presidential as Keeley reimagining a queer, female The American President.
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Blades of Bluegrass by D. Jackson Leigh | ARC Review

22nd July 2020
Blades of Bluegrass by D. Jackson Leigh
- Publisher: Bold Strokes Books, August 11th 2020
- Genre: Intrigue, Romance, LGBTQ+
- Format: Paperback (eARC)
- Page Count: 266 pages
- My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4/5)
TW: PTSD and off-screen sexual assault.

I am happy to say that Blades of Bluegrass was angst-free for me, and along with some romance-unrelated intrigue, it is naturally my kind of story. This does not mean that the theme of the book is light, however. It is a military drama about the corruption and ugliness of the US Army but with beautiful horses.
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