The Big Ask is a book about being unapologetically yourself, and not having to answer questions. And, like always, Simon James Green is an expert of getting his message across. Alfie Parker is not popular, in any sense of the word. He’s a loner, average, with one friend to call his own. So, why wouldContinue reading “The Big Ask by Simon James Green”
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Looking For Group by Alexis Hall
Drew is the right kind of gamer. Sure, he’s a nerd, but he also has friends, plays sports, and is semi-popular. One day, while playing with a new raid group on his favourite MMO, he meets a female elf called Solace, whom he all of a sudden finds himself falling for, even though he’s pastContinue reading “Looking For Group by Alexis Hall”
My Fair Brady By Brian D. Kennedy
Wade is selfish, confidently so, or at least that’s what everyone tells him. He wants the perfect senior year, the perfect boyfriend back, and the lead in the school play. Though when casting doesn’t go his way, he knows he has to do something big to make sure the rest of his desires come true.Continue reading “My Fair Brady By Brian D. Kennedy”
The Boy I Love by William Hussey
At just nineteen, Stephen has already survived a year on the front line. Now he is returning to the trenches to lead a platoon, despite his wounds, both physical and emotional. Broken-hearted from the loss of his first love, Stephen begins to wonder what he’s fighting for. Then he meets Private Danny McCormick, a smart,Continue reading “The Boy I Love by William Hussey”
Social Media: Hatred’s Magnifying Glass
In a world where hate seems so prevalent, why is it I don’t experience this pain in real life? The words faggot, and bitch, next to racial slurs in a comment section, written by profiles which refuse to house a face. Each word is like a punch to the gut. I can’t breath, I chokeContinue reading “Social Media: Hatred’s Magnifying Glass”
Boy Like Me by Simon James Green
Oh My God, that’s the first phrase that comes to mind when thinking of Boy Like Me. I’ve never read such a novel and have nothing but positives to say about it. I laughed, cried, loved, and was overcome with anger all in the same sitting; yes, I read it in twenty-four hours. It’s aContinue reading “Boy Like Me by Simon James Green”
Autoboyography
Tanner and his family have moved back to his mother’s hometown in Utah, a small Mormon village where he can’t be the queer self he’d never really hidden. Back in the closet, he can’t wait until school is over and he can head out to LA for college. When he signs up for The Seminar,Continue reading “Autoboyography”
History Is All You Left Me
When his first love drowns, Griffin starts on a downward spiral. Theo was his first everything, first kiss, first love, first time, and now he’s gone. To top it all off Theo had a new boyfriend, Jackson, a man that Griffin wishes to hate with all his heart. But he’s the only other person inContinue reading “History Is All You Left Me”
The First to Die at the End By Adam Silvera
Rating: 5 ⭐ out of 5 ⭐ Orion is a young man with an axe hanging over his head. His heart could forsake him at any moment, and while attempting to live to his fullest, he meets Valentino. Valentino is a newcomer to New York, looking to live his best life, to make his dreamContinue reading “The First to Die at the End By Adam Silvera”
Homosexuality In Film: A Study of Love, Simon
When studying homosexuality in film, I Love, Simon (Berlanti, 2018) is a great film to study because it explores themes of sexuality, and masculinity, in a way that had never really been explored before in the history of mainstream film. Yes, queer films had been made, some positive, but Love, Simon (2018), as a projectContinue reading “Homosexuality In Film: A Study of Love, Simon”
Writings Of A Queer Mind 