Movie and book reviews. Will mostly be lgbt and horror movies, but might delve into a romance here and there.
So in 2022, I have taken on the yearly Goodreads Reading Challenge. For me, part of the challenge was to get back into reading for fun. I’ve been beta reading and volunteer-editing for friends and other writers for so long exclusively instead of reading things I can get absorbed in and enjoy that for a … More Books I Read in 2022 (pt. 1)
If you’ve read any Regency Romances, you’ll likely recognize the formula of All in With the Duke by Ava March. Grumpy Lord + Disgraced/downtrodden pretty boy = love and class-related dilemmas in the way of that love. … More All in With the Duke: A Review
It’s strange how one element of a story can be so powerful it eclipses the vast majority of flaws. For Hostile Takeover, By Lucy Lennox, that element was character chemistry. … More Hostile Takeover by Lucy Lennox: A Review
Reccomended for: Lovers of slow burn romance, lovers of found family, lovers of m/m romance in general, and anyone who wants to read a compassionate and well-researched romance featuring leads with disabilities. … More Free Hand by E.M. Lindsey: Review
It was kinda entertaining, pretty sweet, and contained little bursts of ghostly action that kept my appetite whetted through the slower bits. … More The Ghost of Ellwood by Jaclyn Osborne: Review
Stormhaven is the third book in the Whyborne and Griffin series by Jordan L. Hawk. These books are not your average paranormal mystery. Though they carry the whimsy and voice of a cozy mystery, they are steeped in Lovecraftian darkness, and interwoven with unapologetic homoeroticism. Whyborne, the POV character for the books, is a bookish … More Stormhaven by Jordan L. Hawk: A Review
I’m struggling a bit with this review. With what to say about the book. I don’t believe in doing critical reviews, and yet I am feeling entirely critical, because there was so much I loved about this book. … More Smoke & Mirrors Review
Brazen (2022) The way this movie started out had me feeling positive on what it might be about. I went into it blind and all I knew was Alyssa Milano is in it, and it’s a thriller. The first scene shows someone logging in to watch a webcam model named Desiree on a fantasy site. … More Brazen – Review
This is a review of the second book in the Whyborne and Griffin series. Whyborne and Griffin novels are paranormal mysteries with a dominant thread of historical m/m romance. … More Threshold by Jordan L Hawk: A Review
You may notice that I rated this book kinda on the low end of ‘good’. At least that’s how I interpret three star ratings. But since most of my complaints are boring technical shit, I’m going to focus on what I liked about the book because I feel like this book is worth a read … More A Hundred Thousand Words: Book Review
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