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Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour: Book Review

Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour is a beautiful and messy coming-of-age love story between two women who are trying to deal with their emotional baggage while they’re also trying to

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The Next Life by Lise Gold and Madeleine Taylor: Book Review

The Next Life by Lise Gold and Madeleine Taylor is a rich girl/poor girl romance that shows the next life can be the best life for love. Reina Amari has

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Black Water Sister by Zen Cho: Audiobook Review 

Black Water Sister by Zen Cho is an urban fantasy/paranormal, coming of age story set predominantly in Malaysia. With the perfect balance of suspense and humour, it explores themes of

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Afterlove by Tanya Byrne: Book Review

Afterlove by Tanya Byrne is a beautiful and bittersweet young adult paranormal romance that highlights love and loss in equal measure. It won’t be long before Ash Persaud becomes a

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Gearbreakers by Zoe Hana Mikuta: Book Review

Gearbreakers by Zoe Hana Mikuta is the first book in the Gearbreakers Series. It’s also an awesome young adult dystopian and science fiction novel that completely blew my mind. Desperate

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Loveless by Alice Oseman: Book Review

Loveless by Alice Oseman is an unforgettable and heart-tugging coming out story that emphasizes how important it is to love and accept yourself in all your messy glory. Everything was

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A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee: Book Review

A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee is a haunting and deeply layered sapphic dark academia and gothic thriller that kept a firm grip on my mind long after I

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A Clash Of Steel by C.B. Lee: Book Review

A Clash Of Steel by C.B. Lee is a YA lesbian riff on the classic Treasure Island story and I loved it. It’s 1826 and Xiang has grown up in

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Worthy of Love by Quinn Ivins: Book Review

Worthy of Love by Quinn Ivins is a workplace age-gap romance between a character who has to re-learn to believe in others and another who has to learn to believe

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The X Ingredient by Roslyn Sinclair: Audiobook Review

From our review: “Because The X Ingredient is a workplace romance between a boss and a direct report, who have an 18-year age gap and a massive class gap, it could easily have slid into uncomfortable territory. I was thrilled to see that it doesn’t.”

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