This guest review comes from Lisa! A longtime romance aficionado and frequent commenter to SBTB, Lisa is a queer Latine critic with a sharp tongue and lots of opinions. She frequently reviews at All About Romance and Women Write About Comics, where she’s on staff, and you can catch her at @thatbouviergirl on Twitter. There, she shares good reviews, bracing industry opinions and thoughtful commentary when she’s not on her grind looking for the next … Continue reading Something Extraordinary by Alexis Hall →
This Rec League came from Kirsty. Thanks, Kirsty! Ace-spectrum and or aro-spectrum fiction (both romance and non-romance) is fine. Bonus points for characters exploring/still trying understand their a-romanticism/sexuality. Shana: One of my favorite authors for ace romance is Claire Kann. I’m reading The Romantic Agenda right now, and I love it! Most of her asexual characters start the book with an understanding of their sexuality though, and the plot is more about them finding a … Continue reading The Rec League: Ace- and Aro-Spectrum Books →
This is an incredibly sweet, warm, fuzzy hug of a book about people embracing who they are and deciding how to authentically live their lives both public and private. There were times when I questioned the plot, or wondered if it would take a turn for the dramatic (it did not). Since I finished it, I realized that there are several questions the story leaves unanswered or unaddressed, ones that are large enough that I … Continue reading Play It Again by Aidan Wayne →