Book Reviews

Take Me With You Is Steven Rowley at His Most Mature and Heartfelt

Steven Rowley's latest novel uses an alien abduction to explore queer grief, long-term love, and what it means to be…

2 weeks ago

In Between Days Is Camryn Garrett’s Most Heartbreaking and Most Necessary Book Yet

Camryn Garrett's fifth novel follows a teenager who discovers her late father had a secret boyfriend and a queer life…

3 weeks ago

Smash or Pass Is the Sapphic YA Debut We Didn’t Know We Needed

Birdie Schae's debut is a warm, funny, and sharply observed sapphic YA novel about a high-masking autistic girl whose summer…

3 weeks ago

Douglas Stuart’s John of John Is Quietly Stunning but Slow

Douglas Stuart returns with John of John, a slow and stunning third novel set on the Isle of Harris. A…

3 weeks ago

Kiran Millwood Hargrave’s Almost Life Is Achingly Human

Erica and Laure meet on the steps of the Sacre-Coeur in 1978 and spend the next three decades orbiting each…

1 month ago

We Burned So Bright Is TJ Klune at His Most Tender and Devastating

Don and Rodney have been married for forty years. Now a black hole is heading for Earth and they have…

3 months ago

Hell’s Heart by Alexis Hall Is a Bold Swing That Doesn’t Quite Land

★★★ Author Alexis HallPublisher Tor BooksDOP March 10, 2026 Quick Take Hell's Heart is Alexis Hall's first science fiction novel…

3 months ago

Star Shipped: A New Era for Cat Sebastian’s Queer Romance

Star Shipped is a near-perfect contemporary romance and a genuine achievement for an author who was already operating at the…

3 months ago

The Open Era by Edward Schmit Is the Queer Sports Romance We’ve Been Waiting For

The Open Era is a queer rivals-to-lovers romance set against the backdrop of the US Open, following Austin Hardy, the…

3 months ago

One Week To Win The Chocolate Maker

One Week to Win the Chocolate Maker by Timothy Janovsky is a queer romance novel that leans heavily into whimsy,…

4 months ago