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Moreish Queer Romances: Direct Descendant and The Pairing

2 Apr

Direct Descendant
by Tanya Huff
Tanya Huff’s fantasies are always enjoyable. I loved her mystery series Blood Ties about a human detective losing her eyesight and a vampire who assists her; the TV show was also lots of fun. I also enjoyed her Gales and Keeper Chronicles fantasy series. This sweet stand alone novel keeps with Huff’s ability to combine interesting likeable characters with humor along with some dark fantasy elements. Direct Descendant is a sweet lesbian romance story about Cassidy Prewitt, a baker, living in a town out of a Lovecraft story where eldritch horrors are ugly cute and children learn to hunt shadows with marshmallow skewers. The basic idea is what if your ancestors made a dark pact, but you just want to sleep in late and not use your power to control the world. When a beautiful women comes to investigate a mysterious disappearance though it will set things in motion that will require Cassidy to find her own inner strength. This is a page turner, a perfect read if you need cheering after the cold, dark winter months. I didn’t want to put it down as I read it over a long weekend.

The Pairing
by Casey McQuiston
I had enjoyed one of Casey McQuiston’s previous novels, One Last Stop, so was curious to check out The Pairing which promised a second chance romance set against a fabulous food travel adventure. Theo and Kit where childhood friends before falling in love and then breaking up right before their big culinary tour of Europe. Of course when they are given vouchers to book the trip at another time, both wait till the last possible moment, which means they will be on the tour together after spending years apart. I like that we are seeing more bi representation in romance and this one takes time to explore it more in depth with its two bisexual/pansexual main characters. I also enjoyed how we see things from first Theo’s and then Kit’s perspective which gives a more complete view of their relationship and feeling for each other. Beyond the romance and friendship, also delightful were the scrumptious description of the food and learning about the different destination they visited. This was another page turner, that was hard to put down.

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Aimee Harris
Information and Digital Services Manager

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LGBTQ Romances: A Gentleman’s Gentleman and Go Luck Yourself

12 Mar

A Gentleman’s Gentleman
by TJ Alexander
I’m a big fan of TJ Alexander’s contemporary romances so was curious when I learned that they had written a regency romance, A Gentleman’s Gentleman. This shares a lot of what I come to expect from Alexander’s writing, strong characters and charming humor, but it also had a nice sense of historical setting. Transman, Lord Christopher’s fashions are described in glorious details. The novel also deals with the issue of the isolation of lgbtq people in a time before the internet, when the questioning if there are other’s like them out in the world was not so easily answered. A few clever plot twists happen along the way and though the happily ever after was never in doubt, it was not exactly in the way I had thought it would be and was a more satisfying conclusion than I had expected.

Go Luck Yourself
by Sara Raasch
Go Luck Yourself is the second in Sara Raasch’s Royals and Romance Series. The series revolves around the ruling families of various holidays who use the joy that people feel from them to create holiday magic. The premise may sound a little goofy and there is humor in the books, but also a lot of heart. The characters despite their supernatural associations are dealing with very real issues of abandonment and other family drama in relatable ways. This story focuses on one of the Christmas Princes, Kris, who is visiting the St Patrick’s Day Castle, officially to apologize for a prank, but also to discover if they are secretly stealing some of the Christmas magic. This is a enemy to lover story and he and the St. Patrick’s Day Prince are fighting attractions to each other while they are squabbling. I found this novel to be even better than the first in the series and hope that we might see more in the future.

Written by:
Aimee Harris
Information and Digital Services Manager

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