‘Home Field Advantage’ review: Dahlia Adler’s new sapphic cheerleader-quarterback romance

Ready, steady, go to your nearest bookstore or library and check out the newest addition to Dahlia Adler’s novels, Home Field Advantage!  Amber McCloud’s ultimate goal is to be named captain of her cheer team at the end of the…

‘If This Gets Out’ review: Sophie Gonzales and Cale Dietrich deliver sweet boy band romance

Every fan of One Direction who has shipped its members will swoon over Cale Dietrich and Sophie Gonzales’ novel If This Gets Out.  Ruben Montez and Zach Knight are two members of Saturday, a famous boy-band that has made it…

‘Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World’ review: Benjamin Alire Saenz continues Ari and Dante’s love story

Nearly a decade after the publication of its prequel, Aristotle and Dante’s story continues in the new novel by Benjamin Alire Saenz

‘Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World’ interview: Benjamin Alire Saenz discusses the pressure of returning to beloved characters and writing during the pandemic

In 2012, Benjamin Alire Saenz brought the characters of Ari and Dante into our lives with his best-selling novel, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe. The fierce friendship and relationship between the two young men stole our…

‘The Night When No One Had Sex’ review: Kalena Miller’s hilarious book dives into love and adult life

Kalena Miller’s ‘The Night When No One Had Sex’ examines the troubled thoughts of teenagers anticipating life after high school.

‘The Dead and the Dark’ review: Courtney Gould’s debut is horrific and thrilling

Content warning(s): Homophobia, child endangerment and death, violence through means of strangulation and drowning, and slurs. For a detail about the book and its content warnings, visit Courtney Gould’s webpage for The Dead and the Dark.  For fans of books…

‘Out of Character’ review: Annabeth Albert expands ‘True Colors’ universe with ex-friends to lovers sequel

Content warning: This novel will contain elements of homophobia (outward and internalized), as well as sexual content broaching on new adult scenes.  Out of Character is an expansion of Annabeth Albert’s True Colors universe, but while it serves as a…