Mini Reviews: MM Romance #4

Hello, world! Despite lack of recent evidence, I’m still alive and breathing! I’m just having a really hard time to go back to my blogging schedule – I don’t have a good excuse. But today I’m back and with reviews! THE MIRACLE.

On another bunch of mini reviews, I’ll talk about more gay romances that I have read over the year and haven’t reviewed yet =)

Just remembering that the mini reviews deal is a combination of inspirations from Cait, of The Paper Fury, and from Lindsey, of @thepagemistress, and that I do those with books that: a) I really liked, but the book didn’t change my life; b) regardless of my feelings, were too short for a complete review; c) regardless of my feelings, weren’t unforgettable.

In this post, you’ll find mini reviews for:

• Amanda Young – Crushing

• Harper Logan – Groomed to Perfection (The Neeson Boys #2)

• Harper Logan – Baby Daddies (The Neeson Boys #3)

• Hawke Oakley – Love Me, Hate Me (SERIES #)

• Mia Kerick – Scarred

COVER REVEAL: Anything But Real, by Alex West

Good afternoon again, guuys! Welcome to the cover reveal for Anything But Real, by Alex West =D In this post, you’ll find overall info about book and author and my cover analysis!

Meg & Linus, from Hanna Nowinski

Hello, dearies! Today we’re going to talk about of a book that has one of the prettiest covers I’ve seen in 2017: Meg & Linus, from Hanna Nowinski! I have received my review copy from Xpresso Book Tours through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review and this is it! Thank you, guys! And mega thanks to the wonderful Giselle ❤ ❤

Can friendship, Star Trek, drama club, and a whole lot of coffee get two nerdy best friends through the beginning of their senior year of high school?

Meg and Linus are best friends bound by a shared love of school, a coffee obsession, and being queer. It’s not always easy to be the nerdy lesbian or gay kid in a suburban town. But they have each other. And a few Star Trek boxed sets. They’re pretty happy.

But then Sophia, Meg’s longtime girlfriend, breaks up with Meg. Linus starts tutoring the totally dreamy new kid, Danny, and Meg thinks setting them up is the perfect project to distract herself from her own heartbreak. But Linus isn’t so sure Danny even likes guys, and maybe Sophia isn’t quite as out of the picture as Meg thought she was. . . .

From crowdsourced young adult imprint Swoon Reads, comes Meg & Linus by Hanna Nowinski, a fun friendship story about two quirky teens who must learn to get out of their comfort zones and take risk – even if that means joining the drama club, making new friends, and learning how to stand on your own.

Me after finishing this book:

BOOK BLITZ: Terrence, by Alice Rachel (Under Ground #0.8)

Good day, darlings! Welcome to the book blitz for Terrence, by Alice Rachel! In this post, you’ll find overall info about book and author, an excerpt, my cover analysis and a giveaway!

Terrence: A Short Story

by Alice Rachel

Under Ground #0.8

Genre: Dystopian, New Adult, Gay Romance

Release date: March 11th, 2017

Bullying is nothing new to Terrence Young. The teasing and harassment are constant. His family is less than understanding as well. To them, Terrence chose to be gay and complicate their lives. Their little rejections sting and cut him deeply.

But when the Deviance Act is passed, Terrence’s life takes a turn for the worse overnight. Under the new law, a mere look, a simple touch, or a small kiss in public could mean death. Terrence attempts to hide his orientation to survive. That is until a gang attacks him in a bar and Chase Martinez interferes.

Chase is gorgeous, kind-hearted, and he’s a rebel in the Underground—all qualities that attract Terrence so much there is no stopping the fall. Loving Chase might be dangerous, but Terrence is done living in fear and letting others dictate what is right for him.

*The author pledges to donate 100% of sales revenue from “Terrence: A Short Story” to The Ally Coalition

TBR of the Week: Baby Daddies, by Harper Logan (The Neeson Boys #3)

Hellooooo, world! It’s Sunday and on Sundays pandas start new books! I just started Baby Daddies, by Harper Logan – third book in The Neeson Boys series =D Let’s talk about this beauty, haha!

COVER REVEAL: Where Do I Start?, by Chase Taylor Hackett

Good afternoon, panda lovers! Welcome to the cover reveal for Where Do I Start?, by Chase Taylor Hackett! In this post, you’ll find overall info about the book and the author, plus my cover analysis!

BOOK BLITZ: The Wanderer, by Dahlia Donovan (The Sin Bin #1)

Hello, peeps! Welcome to the book blitz for The Wanderer, first book in The Sin Bin series, by Dahlia Donovan ❤ In this post, you’ll find overall info about the book and the author, my cover analysis and an awesome giveaway!

The Wanderer

by Dahlia Donovan

The Sin Bin #1

Genre: Contemporary Gay Romance

Publisher: Hot Tree Publishing

Publication Date: April 8^th, 2017

 Can love be found off the beaten track?

Graham Hodson lives for adventure. His entire life has revolved around his obsessive wanderlust. His inner fear of staying in one place or being with one person for too long has kept him on the go. The last thing he expects is a sudden diagnosis to ground his travel—permanently.

Boyce “BC” Brooks has screwed up his lifelong dream of being the captain of the English national rugby team. He’s lost everything. When his uncle leaves him an inn and a dog in Cornwall, he has little choice but to try his hand at innkeeper.

Can two jokesters kicked around by life and their own decisions find stability when their world shakes beneath their feet?

Mini guide for sexual terms and acronyms in Erotic Books for clueless pandas

*post recommended for mature readers, as we’re going to talk about sex*

Guys, can I just go straight to the point here? Let’s talk about sex in books.

I love it, you love it, everybody loves it – of course, we all have our preferences, as erotic books are just one more gender or sub gender in our shelves. If you have been following me for a while or for a week or two, you may know I ALWAYS pend to male/male books when we talk about sex and steamy scenes, for example. It doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy a good heterosexual sex scene or even a lesbian sex scene or even a ménage or an orgy scene.

The thing is, I must confess: I positively PANIC when I read a blurb and I find that soup letter of acronyms and really weird words that go far away from their original meaning to describe sexual stereotypes and situations. I don’t know if this is due the fact that this panda isn’t a native English speaker or if I just didn’t spend enough time with the cool panda kids to know my way around the sexual vocabulary, but it’s a given fact. I panic, I get frustrated, I try to google terms and, well, that is ALWAYS THE WORST THING. Apparently, sexual vocabulary is one of those things that you either know or not and end of discussion.

BUT. NO. MORE. Because this panda had enough.

Thinking of how much I struggle to understand many popular acronyms and terms, both in the heterosexual and the gay fields (I can’t promise in the lesbian and other genres, as I’ve read few erotic books in any other erotic category so far),

I DECIDED TO PUT TOGETHER A FREAKING DICTIONARY.

And then this mini guide was born.

this panda after finishing the task

 

So seat back, make yourself comfortable and grab your pens and notebooks. TODAY, WE LEAVE THE DARKNESS TOWARDS THE LIGHT.

BOOK BLITZ: The Rainbow Clause, by Beth Bolden

Good day, dearies! Welcome to the book blitz for The Rainbow Clause, by Beth Bolden! In this post, you’ll find overall info about the book and the author, my cover analysis and a fabulous giveaway!

The Rainbow Clause

by Beth Bolden

Publication date: April 3^rd, 2017

Genres: Gay Romance, Adult, Sports

Heisman winner. Member of the National Championship team. NFL Rookie of the Year. Quarterback Colin O’Connor knows he’s become the ultimate romance novel cliché: all the success he’s ever dreamed of but nobody to share it with. Too bad it’s not as simple as asking out the next girl who intrigues him – because the next girl to intrigue him probably won’t be a girl at all.

Unexpectedly, the solution comes in one neat package: Nick Wheeler, lead journalist for a leading sports and pop culture blog. Hired by Colin’s team, Nick comes to Miami to shine a spotlight on the NFL’s most private quarterback.

The heat in Miami rises when Nick discovers that Colin is nothing like the hollow personality he pretends to be in interviews and he’s even hotter in person than on his Sports Illustrated cover. Nick knows this is the story of his career, and after spending his teenage years as a bullied, closeted teen, it hits very close to home. What he needs is to help Colin share his story while keeping their growing relationship from boiling over in the press, but what he wants is to tell the world.

BOOK TOUR: Scarred, from Mia Kerick

Gooooooood morning, darling peeps! Welcome to the book tour for Scarred, by Mia Kerick! In this post, you’ll find overall info about the book and the author, an excerpt, my cover analysis, a link for my review of In a Gilded Cage, from the same author, and a fabulous giveaway! =D

Scarred

by Mia Kerick

Publication date: March 1st, 2017

Genres: Gay Romance, New Adult, Romance, Suspense

Matthew North waited ten years to heal from the devastating wounds inflicted by the man who abducted and abused him as a child. Living reclusively on a tropical island—with no company but his four cats—he merely avoids the lingering pain.

Wearing twisted ropes of mutilated skin on his back, Matt struggles with a profound hindrance—the scars that deaden his soul. However, on the night he meets lively Vedie Wilson, a local restaurant busboy who expresses his gender by wearing lipgloss and eyeliner along with his three-day beard, things change.

Gradually, Vedie and Mateo unite in friendship. Through a series of awkward encounters, the pair learns each other’s secrets. Vedie learns that an angelic face can front for a scarred soul. Matthew learns that the line between one’s masculine and feminine sides is blurred. Can they embrace the painful stories behind each other’s scars if they’re to find everlasting love? Or will surrendered love come to be yet another blemish on their souls?