Categorie: queer literature
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Disbanded Kingdom
Writer: Polis Loizou Publisher: Cloud Lodge Books Publication year: 2018 Number of pages: 183 ISBN: 978-0995465794 My rating: 4,5/5 Synopsis: Twenty-two-year-old Oscar is a lost cause. He roams central London, looking for love and distraction. But this isn’t quite Bright Lights, Big City: Oscar is gay but feels disconnected from London’s gay scene. He is…
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Als de nacht valt
Schrijver: Marieke Nijkamp Uitgeverij: Harper Collins Nederland/Vlaanderen Jaar uitgave: 2022 Aantal pagina’s: 320 ISBN: 978-9402709216 Translation: At the End of Everything Omslagontwerp: Faceout Studio Mijn rating: 4/5 Korte inhoud: (volgens website uitgeverij) De nieuwe spannende YA-thriller van de auteur van 54 minuten. De jongeren die opgesloten zitten in een afgelegen jeugdinrichting met de ironische naam Hope…
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Ancient Blood Book 1: Ancient
Author: Rain Carrington Publisher: Inkandescent UK Publishing year: 2022 Number of pages: 191 (ebook) ISBN: 9798794257373 My rating: 4/5 Blurb: (according to the author’s website) The most ancient of beings who has roamed the earth for countless centuries is ready to take to his slumber, to isolate himself and retreat from society. His nest begged…
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Address Book
Writer: Neil Bartlett Publishing year: 2021 Publisher: Inkandescent Publishing Number of pages (ebook): 154 ISBN: 978-1912620135 (ebook) ISBN: 978-1912620128 (paperback) My rating: 3/5 Synopsis (according to publisher’s website): Address Book is the new work of fiction by the Costa-shortlisted author of Skin Lane. Neil Bartlett’s cycle of stories takes us to seven very different times…
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Since I laid my burden down
Author: Brontez Purnell Publishing year: 2017 (reprint 2021) Publisher: Cipher Press Number of Pages: 154 ISBN: 978-1838390006 My rating: 4/5 Blurb (from website publisher): A riotous, hilarious, and heart-breaking cult novel about growing up black, queer, and punk. When DeShawn hears news of his uncle’s death, his riotous big-city life in San Francisco is abruptly…
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Things have gotten worse since we last spoke
Writer: Eric Larocca Publishing year: 2021 Number of pages: 64 (e-book) Publisher: Weirdpunk Books My rating: 3,5/5⭐️ What a weird little tale! This will resonate for a while, I’m sure! Two women get into contact via an ad on a queer chatsite, early 2000. They keep in contact via mail and Instant Messenger and some…
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100 Boyfriends
Author: Brontez Purnell Publishing year: 2021 Number of pages: 195 pages Publisher: Cipher Press My rating: 4/5⭐️ 100 ʙᴏʏғʀɪᴇɴᴅs by Brontez Purnell Before I start, I want to set the tone by quoting the back cover of the book: I love this slut of a book! And by golly, it sure is! Slutty, sleazy, dirty,…
