Where Fiction and Reality Meet
“He now knew what that ache was: empathy. And it wasn’t just any kind of empathy, but one involving loneliness.” – Hayden Thorne Title: Grave’s End Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Queerteen Press Pages/Word Count: 66 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: It isn’t business as usual for Maelwine when a new family moves into Grave’s End... Continue Reading →
"Our reputations weren’t who we really were, they were who people told us we were. Some of us fell into that trap, while others fought their entire lives to break free of them." ― Nicole Williams Title: Turning 17 Author: Perie Wolford Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 110 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Sam is turning... Continue Reading →
"Our reputations weren’t who we really were, they were who people told us we were. Some of us fell into that trap, while others fought their entire lives to break free of them." ― Nicole Williams Title: Turning 17 Author: Perie Wolford Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 110 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Sam is turning... Continue Reading →
Title: Superhero Author: Eli Easton Narrator:: Tristan Wright Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 2 Hours, 57 Minutes Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: It's not easy for a young gay artist like Jordan Carson to grow up in Jefferson, Wisconsin, where all anyone seems to care about in middle school and high school are the sports teams.... Continue Reading →
Title: Superhero Author: Eli Easton Narrator:: Tristan Wright Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 2 Hours, 57 Minutes Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: It's not easy for a young gay artist like Jordan Carson to grow up in Jefferson, Wisconsin, where all anyone seems to care about in middle school and high school are the sports teams.... Continue Reading →
“Sometimes giving up control could very well be the cure to one’s spiritual sickness. Or whatever.” – Hayden Thorne Title: Masks: Evolution Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Queerteen Press Pages/Word Count: Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: While his friends continue to develop their newfound powers, Eric begins to feel the effects of being the odd man out.... Continue Reading →
“Sometimes giving up control could very well be the cure to one’s spiritual sickness. Or whatever.” – Hayden Thorne Title: Masks: Evolution Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Queerteen Press Pages/Word Count: Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: While his friends continue to develop their newfound powers, Eric begins to feel the effects of being the odd man out.... Continue Reading →
Title: Every Inferno Author: Johanna Parkhurst Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Pages/Word Count: 180 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Depressed. Defiant. Possible alcoholic. These are just a few of the terms used to describe fifteen-year-old Jacob Jasper Jones. Lately, though, JJ has a new one to add to the list: detective. He’s been having strange dreams... Continue Reading →
Title: Every Inferno Author: Johanna Parkhurst Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Pages/Word Count: 180 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Depressed. Defiant. Possible alcoholic. These are just a few of the terms used to describe fifteen-year-old Jacob Jasper Jones. Lately, though, JJ has a new one to add to the list: detective. He’s been having strange dreams... Continue Reading →
“I tried to turn my mind off. Shut down the thoughts that were with me every second. Everything in me ached to be with him. It was worse than an obsession. It was a need.” ― Dan Skinner Title: The Art of the Heart Author: Dan Skinner Publisher: Cerberus Inc. Pages/Word Count: 61 Pages Rating:... Continue Reading →
“I tried to turn my mind off. Shut down the thoughts that were with me every second. Everything in me ached to be with him. It was worse than an obsession. It was a need.” ― Dan Skinner Title: The Art of the Heart Author: Dan Skinner Publisher: Cerberus Inc. Pages/Word Count: 61 Pages Rating:... Continue Reading →
Title: How to Repair a Mechanical Heart Series: Mechanical Hearts: Book One Author: J.C. Lillis Publisher: Self-Published Length: 298 Pages Category: YA Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Just when I’ve become complacent in the belief there can’t possibly be any more original ways to tell me a coming-of-age story, J.C. Lillis happens along... Continue Reading →
Title: Renfred's Masquerade Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Self-Published Length: 216 Pages Category: Young Adult Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Hayden Thorne’s work is a celebration of storytelling, and Renfred’s Masquerade is a novel that made me realize how terribly insignificant a numerical rating can be on a book that exceeds my ability to... Continue Reading →
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