There is so much mirroring occurring in this story. /pos I should probably be able to finish it today.
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I read primarily queer books. I love everything from basic mlm romances to classic literature to contemporary fiction. I’m slowly trying to add more non-fiction and challenging subject matter, but I don’t need any additional dystopia in my life. My spice tolerance fluctuates, so sometimes I want all the spice and sometimes I can skim over it.
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Mr. Acton rated The Thirty Names of Night: 5 stars
The Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar
Five years after a suspicious fire killed his ornithologist mother, a closeted Syrian American trans boy sheds his birth name …
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I’ve got four days to read this for the book club.
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Five years after a suspicious fire killed his ornithologist mother, a closeted Syrian American trans …
July’s book club title for Sonoma County Library’s Virtual Queer Book Club.
Mr. Acton reviewed The Guncle by Steven Rowley
The Guncle charms and heals
4 stars
Patrick could have easily turned in to a caricature of a gay white man, but each Guncle Rule pulls out more humanity and connection. The kids were well developed and acted appropriately for young children who are unexpectedly taken in by G.U.P. It’s sweet, sassy, emotional, and uplifting. Sometimes we need to get tossed out of our comfort zones to see what we haven’t lost and what we can gain.
Mr. Acton finished reading The Guncle by Steven Rowley
What a wonderful story about shared grief and reconnections.
Mr. Acton rated Albertalli Teen Novel #7: 4 stars
Mr. Acton rated The Death of Vivek Oji: 5 stars
The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi
What does it mean for a family to lose a child they never really knew?
One afternoon, in a town …
Mr. Acton rated The Unlikely Pair: 4 stars
The Unlikely Pair by Jax Calder (Unlikely Dilemmas, #2)
What happens when you find yourself stranded in the wilderness with your political enemy?
Getting stranded in the freezing wilderness …
Mr. Acton rated You Should Be So Lucky: 5 stars
Mr. Acton rated We Could Be So Good: 4 stars
Mr. Acton rated Heartstopper, Volume 1: 5 stars
Alice Oseman: Heartstopper, Volume 1 (Paperback, 2019, Hodder Children's Books)
Heartstopper, Volume 1 by Alice Oseman (Heartstopper, Volume 1)
Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love.
Charlie and Nick are at the same school, but they've …
Mr. Acton reviewed Showmance by Chad Beguelin
A down-on-his-luck Broadway playwright is marooned in rural Illinois in this sharply funny queer rom-com
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4 stars
It’s a very sweet rom-com about second acts and second chances. It’s does what it says on the tin, but the characters are lovable. No it won’t challenge you, and <spoiler>most of the beats are pretty telegraphed</spoiler>. Still, it grabbed my heart on the end.
It’s a very sweet rom-com about second acts and second chances. It’s does what it says on the tin, but the characters are lovable. No it won’t challenge you, and <spoiler>most of the beats are pretty telegraphed</spoiler>. Still, it grabbed my heart on the end.