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Queerness- Gay MCs Associated Song : Lover By Taylor Swift Despite being such a short book this made a good impact. It was well done and even despite being a novella it managed to set up and execute so much ! Absolutely recommend
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Diversity - Wheelchair user SC Queerness- Gay MC , Bi MC , Poly SC , Sapphic SC Associated Song : All though the night by sleeping at last ( Cover ) This is the cutest little book. Low stakes and adorable - it feels like a warm hug if books or in this case audiobooks could hug ! The narrator is perfect, both accents done well and believe This book had me like this 😊 multiple times Ahhhhhh I will definitely be reading more from this author!
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Dear Wendy
Ann Zhao
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Diversity - Plus size Rep , Anxiety Disorder Rep , Depression Rep Queerness- Pan MC , Trans MC , Leabian MC , Gay SC , Non-Binary SC , Queer MC Associated Song : Here We Go By WILD Content warnings - The boyfriend and his beatie ( they just make me wanna fight them) This book is one of the most profound books about change i have read that I can really relate to becuase when you find a place , one that really accepts you for who you are , not who they want you to be , it really does change you and that can be very scary but also very healing Reading a book like this, really makes you think , that if one little thing didn't happen , how diffrent your life would be , how you may have not really become you. The found family in the no-girlfreind rule runs deep. It really uncovers what tabletop games are really about and the experiences as a queer person. Find your people , the ones that truely love you for just you. Who will lift you up and who will give up anything , secretes , a diamond you love so much , learning songs to bring back your silly little dnd PC I fear that I have so much to say about this.book , how the last 150 pages made me feel but I can't find the words. Just that this book felt like sitting down and knowing that you don't have to pretend to be anyone but you - it made me feel like that moment when I walked into the shop I brought this novel from and knew that i was in a place that wouldn't judge me ot expect anything other then myself- it made me feel safe which is very important now more then ever 🫶 And the dnd ( s&s) aspect to this book is incredible - I love how the story easily blends into the s&s game mimicking how it is when you are with your own people in game . Not joke it's left me wanting more, to find out what happened in their game ! I will absolutely be reading future books of this author without hesitation
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Content warnings - Gore, violence, torture ans descriptions of hate and more So clicked on this book thinking it was just an audio book... now imagine my face when Andrew garfield starts breathing heavily in my ear ! It was a shock but oh my God. This book , this version? Incredible! I was extremely immersed. It was a very impacting story and it's left me wanting to look into more classics maybe as dramatised versions
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The No-Girlfriend Rule
Christen Randall
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Diversity: Mentions of BIPOC allyship Queerness: Non binary rep , polygamous rep Associated Song : This is me - the greatest showman Content warnings - discussion of hate crimes regarding gender identity and expression and description of sexual assault Use of homophobic slurs So I'm very much a fiction reader however one of my goals this year is to branch out. I brought Jamie's book from a charity shop and I'm so glad I did ! Their experiences was very insightful
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So I kinda expected more from this book , more murder ext and I think it's becuase i saw a review saying people throats out however now reading this book i relise that was metaphorically when there wasny the amount I was expecting, I was disappointed and it turned this book onto a three and a half I loves this author's writing and how that you can't really tell who the toxic person is between Paul and Julian The narrator was very good
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In Their Shoes: Navigating Non-Binary Life
Jamie Windust
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These Violent Delights
Micah Nemerever
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Loved it
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Critical Role: Tusk Love
Thea Guanzon
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Legend of the White Snake
Sher Lee
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Diversity: BIPOC MC , SCs and BC , Autistic MC Queerness: Gay MCs , trans sc/bc Queer SCs ( exact sexuality not mentioned for some Song association: Are you still waiting for me ? By Vian izak Content Warnings : Limited use of homophobic slurs Limited to 1 page and themes of religious trauma Okay so this was super cute and wholesome and at points had be crying. Right from the start I clocked onto alexi and his autism and it was nice to read some rep ( something i do want to read more of ) Ben and lex are both idiots bit it's okay and I loved that ben was prepared to wait for lex They way they healed each other in ways they don't relise was touching. The religious trauma on lexs part was very well done ! I look forward to reading more from this author!
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Something Wild and Wonderful
Anita Kelly
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Content warnings : Mentions of slavery ( side mention) use of sex work ( both mcs are in this business- all encounters are consensual) One scene of violence from client (minimal description and it's shut down by someone else very quick ) I discovered this author though his tiktok ! This is a very new novela and with not many people reading it i thought i will give it a whirl and .... * slams credit card down* It is marked as gay erotica on amazon and yes there are themes of sex work , however the scenes that are steamy are not overwhelming- you could read this in public pretty easy I loved that in the book there was a whole plot ! Most gay erotica is just sex but this book has so many diffrent themes I loved the relationship between ren and cormac. It was so sweet and tender. The falling in love ? The connection between them as humans? The protectiveness of cormac ? It even has hurt comfort !. The world building is also not overwhelming either ! If you are looking for a quick and easy read about two idiots that has a happy ending. Amelias is for you ! I definitely look forward to reading any more content that Benjamin brings out