Categorie: queer literature
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Uit de Kast, In de Kast
Review: Ik moest de goedkeuring krijgen van om het even wie, om te kunnen zijn wie ik ben. Stel je voor dat je als hetero hetzelfde zou moeten doen. Dat je moet vrezen voorje leven. Dat je riskeert om slaag te krijgen. Om verstoten te worden van familieen vrienden. Dat je een outcast bent. Enkel…
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This is where we talk things out
Review: This novelette gives off serious ‘Norman Bates meets Annie Wilkes’ vibes, and I didn’t know I needed that! Am I glad I decided to take part in the read along hosted by @theindiehorrorbookclub on instagram. This story is hair-raising. Make sure you read the trigger warnings at the end of the book! Among them…
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My Policeman
Synopsis: Discover the exquisitely told tragic tale of thwarted love behind the major new film adaptation starring Harry Styles.It is in 1950s’ Brighton that Marion first catches sight of Tom. He teaches her to swim in the shadow of the pier and Marion is smitten – determined her love will be enough for them both.…
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Young Mungo
Synopsis: Born under different stars, Protestant Mungo and Catholic James live in a hyper-masculine world. They are caught between two of Glasgow’s housing estates where young working-class men divide themselves along sectarian lines, and fight territorial battles for the sake of reputation. They should be sworn enemies if they’re to be seen as men at…
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A Færie Tale: The Nexus of Destiny (ARC)
Synopsis: Vvellion is changed. For what once was has long since been lost, faded away through the myriad of years since the casting of The Veil. Generations have passed, and still, no one knows of the existence of faeries…except for one, the elf. Half human and faerie alike, the elf was sent beyond The Veil…
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The Book of Færie (A Færie tale)
Synopsis: This prequel short story is about the history of faeriekind. It starts with the creation of faeries and encompasses over 1500 years before the magic of The Veil thrusts Vvellion into the Dark Ages, which lasts 1900 years before the start of The Nexus of Destiny. https://www.kalobdaniel.com/the-book-of-faerie Review: I am lucky enough to have received…
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More happy than not, Deluxe Edition (read along)
Synopsis: (according to author’s website) In the months after his father’s suicide, it’s been tough for sixteen-year-old Aaron Soto to find happiness again—but he’s still gunning for it. With the support of his girlfriend Genevieve and his overworked mom, he’s slowly remembering what that might feel like. But grief and the smile-shaped scar on his…
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The Sky Blues
Synopsis: Sky’s small town turns absolutely claustrophobic when his secret promposal plans get leaked to the entire school in this witty, “earnest, heartfelt” (Becky Albertalli, New York Timesbestselling author), and ultimately hopeful debut novel for fans of What if it’s Us? and To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before. Sky Baker may be openly gay, but in his small,…
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Shuggie Bain
Synopsis: Winner of ‘Book of the Year’ at the British Book Awards 2021Winner of ‘Debut of the Year’ at the British Book Awards 2021 ‘A heartbreaking novel’ The Times‘An amazingly intimate, compassionate, gripping portrait of addiction, courage and love.’ The judges of the Booker Prize‘Tender and unsentimental . . . The Billy Elliot-ish character of Shuggie…
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The Prophets
Synopsis: A singular and stunning debut novel about the forbidden union between two enslaved young men on a Deep South plantation, the refuge they find in each other, and a betrayal that threatens their existence. Isaiah was Samuel’s and Samuel was Isaiah’s. That was the way it was since the beginning, and the way it…
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