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Category: LGBTQ+

Perfect on Paper

Posted by Daniëlle de Boer on 26 June 2021 in LGBTQ+, Reviews, Romance

Darcy Phillips is seventeen and a high school junior. She has a thriving business going at her school, offering anonymous relationship advice through notes left in empty locker 89 that Darcy has access to. One day, Darcy gets caught by a boy she barely knows. He offers her – he’ll keep her secret, but Darcy has to be his ‘relationship coach’…

She Drives Me Crazy

Posted by Daniëlle de Boer on 12 June 202116 June 2021 in LGBTQ+, Reviews, Romance

Basketball player Scottie Zajac begins her senior year of high school heartbroken. Her ex-girlfriend, Tally Gibson, ended their relationship right before transferring to a different high school. Scottie gets into a fender bending with possibly the worst person ever: popular and mean cheerleader Irene Abraham. Things only get worse when their moms get involved and make the two girls carpool together. In an effort to get Tally’s attention and to possibly win her back, Scottie bribes c Irene into fake dating.

Red, White & Royal blue

Posted by Daniëlle de Boer on 12 September 202012 September 2020 in LGBTQ+, Reviews, Romance

This rom-com is about Alex, the son of the US President, and Henry, the handsome British prince. When Alex’s mother was re-elected as president, Alex is immediately considered as royalty; he’s handsome and intelligent too. When he goes to the UK to attend a wedding, he accidentally ends up on top of a big cake with Prince Henry. The media loves this scandal and starts spreading gossip. To try and restore the damage, Alex and Henry must pretend they’ve been friends for years. Both guys are not very happy with this plan and are determined to not even pay attention to each other. Alex is not impressed with Henry, but then he gets to know a whole different side of him…

Odd one out

Posted by Daniëlle de Boer on 23 May 202023 May 2020 in LGBTQ+, Reviews, Romance

Jupiter and Courtney are best friends. They are always together and tell each other almost everything. Courtney has been in love with Jupiter for years, which is inaccessible because she likes girls. When a girl named Rae steps into their two best friends life, Courtney is attracted to her. Jupiter is also into Rae. Meanwhile, Rae doesn’t know if she likes Courtney or Rae. When Jupiter threatens to lose her best friend to the girl she likes, she takes a very drastic decision that will change everything…

Call Me by Your Name

Posted by Daniëlle de Boer on 29 February 20202 March 2020 in Fiction, LGBTQ+, Reviews, Romance

Oliver is an American student who decides to work in the summer of 1983 with a professor in Italy. In the house where he is staying at, he meets Elio, the professor’s 17-year-old son. Oliver and Elio spend the entire summer getting to know each other very well. They cycle through the beautiful city of Crema, talk about life and are often to be found at the pool reading a book. Their friendship flourishes into a beautiful summer love.

They both die at the end

Posted by Robin Holthuizen on 2 October 20192 October 2019 in Fiction, LGBTQ+, Reviews

In the world as main-characters Mateo and Rufus know it, there’s an organisation that knows when people are about to die. Mateo gets his Death-Cast in the middle of the night. From that moment, he knows he will only have 24 hours to live, maybe even less…

My brother’s name is Jessica

Posted by Daniëlle de Boer on 25 September 201913 May 2020 in LGBTQ+, Reviews

The brothers Sam & Jason have always been best friends. But when Jason confesses that he would rather be a girl, the brothers drift apart. This announcement is a huge shock for the family. The issues surrounding Jason are blocking their mother’s political ambitions. The family is not accepting at all and therefore Jason decides to go and live with his aunt, where he can be himself. Sam is not sure how to cope with this and is very confused.

Far from the tree

Posted by Robin Holthuizen on 25 September 20193 November 2019 in Fiction, LGBTQ+, Reviews

In this book we first meet Grace, a girl that doesn’t really seem to know how to pick up her normal life again after a teen-pregnancy. Being adopted herself, it is hard for her to let her own daughter go. This is why she decides it is time for her to meet her biological family …

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