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https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/28459278-will-patrick-meet-the-mob Will and Patrick’s relationship has heated up and the action has ratcheted up. Yes, some people will say the premise of the story was outlandish, but the plot appear to have balanced off in this installment. It was a fun short reading. This book is 147 pages and approximately 4 hours long on Audible. Like the other books in the original series, it is a nice short read. Plot: Patrick is on his knees as Will’s

Well, if you want an interesting exploration of sexuality and themes about same sex love/relationships: The Boys in the Band from 2020 may hit the spot, it's on Netflix For those who have seen it, show of hands: Who thinks Alan was deeply in the closet?

Thanks for reading the review, I also just fixed the typo. If I were a professional book reviewer, I think an editor would have picked it up. I think William Di Canzio was trying to establish a meta-commentary on Forster and establish a sort of story within the story concept. I thought the book was entertaining.

Interesting, I did not know some of the gay fiction writers I read used different pen names for different genres of writing. It figures, I use different pen names on different websites, too. Reading Nealy Wagner, aka the alternative pen name Sarina Bowen (Author of HIM Series) Goodbye Paradise, it's an interesting plot, heavy emotional baggage, and deep seeded hurt/comfort gay romance. Do you guys ever wonder what other pen names your favorite authors go by?

Congratulation Krista, you deserve so much more praise than I can offer Thank you for providing entertaining and fun stories

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28448746-will-patrick-fight-their-feelings We’re in the heart of the story, Will and Patrick have consummated their relationship and usually by this point in most romance novels, you fade to black. However, the charm of Leta Blake is that she defies conventional wisdom in the genre that she writes in. It’s one of the things I appreciate in her writing, she’s willing to explore the complete story of relationships from various angles. At 137 pages and

I do agree with you. It's good realistic book from the perspective of the author and the times it was written. I hate the main character's actions and belief, but I can't completely fault him either. Some of the concepts Baldwin raised in the book are still true even in today's society, especially for younger LGBT people trying to fit certain social norms.

That's understandable, I had to fight my own urges to finish the book. I offer these reviews to folks to give them a look into published books in gay fiction from my perspective, maybe when you read it, you will feel differently than I do. I hated the main character and the ending. However, I reminded myself what Baldwin were dealing with and the author's perspective. It's not a book for everyone, but it is from a very well-known, award winning, and creative gay African American male author from the 1950's, so there's layers of complexity and perspective embedded that I wanted to understand. It's not a good reflection, but it does show a lot of regret. I chose to review James Baldwin's novel, because it has redeeming qualities and complex truths about life in the closet.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54785525-alec As a fan of E.M. Forster’s gay fiction classic Maurice, I was intrigued to learn that someone would want to write a follow-up novel. This book is essentially fan-fiction, but it has its own unique voice that both holds the classic, but probably goes deeper with modern sensibilities. Based on the narration and the lurid gay scenes describing young Alec Scudder’s first gay experiences, I knew this was a modern interpretation from another fan,

Thanks for reading my review and being inspired to pick up the classic novel again, I might be geared towards modern gay literature, but I have a pretty good grounding in classic literature. To me, Maurice reads well for a romance set during the Edwardian era of English history. Forster as a well-renowned gay author fascinated me as someone who could see the past and the future with his writing. His other novels like Passage to India was a masterpiece as well.

Thanks for reading my review of Maurice. I still favor Maurice over The Charioteers, probably because Maurice, Alec, and Clive have a fully formed/complex relationship dynamic. That's one thing I like about the book, it explores relationships and various sexuality in same sex lovers. I think E.M Forster truly considered the concept of Clive being sexually fluid, it's a very modern concept for a book written in the early 20th century. It's a type of sexuality that is not quite assured gay or bisexual, nor ever happily heterosexual (he doesn't seem to love his wife either). Forster basically charted out the complexity of same sex love between men, he envisioned that's multi-layered. In the realm of gay romance fiction, I read a lot of stuff that I can draw direct lines back to his novel (or the movie made from his novel). I do agree Civilization has very thin skin, when it comes to people with predilections that do not conform to standards. On other authors, I feel some early gay fiction writers are rated too highly from the pre-Stonewall era like Gore Vidal, when his City and Pillar basically painted gay men so negatively in his novel. Yes, he wrote one of the earliest post-war Gay fiction novels, but he did it with a message that denounced homosexual love, something he himself enjoyed. He explained it away in later decades, but I am not a big fan of that famous novel. There's a reason why I chose not to review it, I'd be tempted to give him 1 rating out of 5 for doing what he did in the novel.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3103.Maurice I am restarting my review series with probably the most well-known and “beloved” gay fiction story of the 20th century. I think many of us have seen or heard of the 1987 British movie, which was created and released just a year prior to when Margaret Thatcher Administration ushered in sweeping Anti-Gay laws, including the infamous Section/Clause 28, “prohibiting the promotion of homosexuality”, along with local measures at the height of HIV/A

The End of October by Lawrence Wright https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/52669505-the-end-of-october I avoided this book last year, like the Plague, ironically. I had to pick it up eventually after a while and it took me a long time to finish. Yes, this is a fiction novel with mostly heterosexual characters, but I do read books in the mainstream speculative fiction world as well. My tastes with mainstream fiction can be simply explained as a "love for details”, I love science ficti

I don't know if people will like me reviewing mainstream fiction books. However, I do feel like trying out my hand at reviewing a popular Medical Global-thriller from 2020 from a Pulitzer Prize winning author. If folks don't like it, I'll just focus on gay fiction only. The End of October is a dark mirror into the current COVID Pandemic, it didn't get everything right, but it is quite scary.

@James MatthewsI think the first gay fiction stories I read was over on Nifty Archives, it was a forbidden pleasure that I just stumbled on and most of the stories were sexually explicit. At some point in 2003, I ventured into the High School section and found Brew Maxwell's Tim, it changed my outlook on being gay as it wasn't explicitly sexual, it was warm and comforting, something masculine that called to me. I continued reading the Foley-Mashburn Saga as the series would be called from that point on, Brew Maxwell taught me a lot of lessons that as a young gay teen I had no one to ask or fictional characters to look up to. It was my escape into a world where there wasn't homophobia, fear, or other things. An old friend of mine online called it "Leave it to Beaver" series of gay fiction, Brew has a formula in his story that you will figure out after a while. I understand its wholesome (despite the nudity and lack of shame about PDA with partners, it had actually very little sex), but being a gay teen in the 2003, it was hard to find that. Interestingly enough, I can't remember if I discovered @Bill WCastaway Hotel around the same time as I was reading Brew Maxwell's series. Brew left a bigger impression on me, but I know I read Bill's stories in 2000's as well on Nifty. It also opened me up to reading stories from Crvboy.org, where the Foley Mashburn saga now sits and other authors outside as well like Jeff Allen or Sara Bell. That led me here to GA, when I was recommended DanKirk's Do-Over Series as I wanted something with gay Science-Fiction.

I'll send you a box of skittles for your trouble

I know I updated my status on this on Friday. I'm soothing my pain with Skittles, at least I can still taste the Rainbow 😛 https://gayauthors.org/profile/6670-w_l/?status=144223&type=status

They're such a cute gay couple: The cheerful teen nurse and the emo teen necromancer, the stories write themselves with their back-and-forth. Plus the funny thing about Will's other ability, I picture it like this I don't write fan fiction stories or share the ones I write often with folks, but I wish someone would write a full Solangelo story on GA. They're already a Canon couple, it's just a matter of expanding their relationship and figuring out details.

When you get to the Percy Jackson series, I hope you enjoy the Trial of Apollo. I finished that last summer during the pandemic.

Current Reading: 1. TJ Klune's Heartsong, Book 3 of Green Creek Series Honestly, Wolfsong was okay as book 1, but it didn't strike me as anything extraordinary. Ravensong as book 2 though was when TJ hit his stride in this series and got me hooked. It's dark/bleak at times, but TJ pulled it through and developed really wonderful/complex gay characters. Shifter genre writers and readers would be missing out if they don't give that book a read. Don't give up if you don't like book 1 as much, Book 2 seriously ups the ante, especially with the Cliffhanger ending. I also have Brothersong bought with an additional 3 credits from audible. 2. Daryl Banner Born Again Sinner, book 2 Spruce Texas Series If you like low angst, low homophobia, and gay southern fantasy comfort, then grab nice cup of whatever beverage you prefer (Coffee, Tea, Bourbon, or Whiskey ) and just enjoy the series. I started reading these books with Football Sundae as book 1 in series set in this fictionalized version of Spruce Texas. It's a gay romance without all the heavy stuff that surrounds being gay; though, Daryl doesn't avoid the subject either. It's sort of like Chicken Soup for the Soul for gay readers, who just want a simple fantasy that doesn't reflect on realities. I know it's not for everyone and the acceptance in the series is comical at times, but some days you just want that kind of comfort, like getting big bucket of KFC chicken, it satisfies a particular craving. Finished Reading/Re-reading this month so far: 1. Maurice by E.M Forster- Classic gay romance, I re-read it again due to the new sequel written by William di Canzio. Writing review for it 2. Alec by William di Canzio- Fan-fiction sequel to Maurice, good story and very beautiful if you are interested in that period of Western History. Writing a review for it. 3. Wolfsong by TJ Klune, Book 1 of Green Creek Series: It started off as a gay version of Twilight, if it was written by a Team Jacob fan , but the story developed further. I thought it was decent, but there were plot point where TJ lost me at times. I know casual readers who judge authors by their first books, may not continue the series, but if you are like me and have read other TJ Klune novels like Lightning Strucked Heart in his fantasy Verania Series, you should consider giving TJ Klune latitude by reading the series further than book 1. Writing a review for it. 4. Ravensong by TJ Klune, Book 2 of Green Creek Series Yes, the is exactly what I wanted to read and TJ Klune in his sequel delivered on the promise of this universe in spades. You need to read Book 1 in the series to understand book 2's character arcs/development in-depth, but suffice to say, TJ outdid himself here. The story line and future plot set up with that Cliffhanger is what authors dream of creating. Gone is the Twilight-vibes, this book is definitely handled with depth. Writing a review for it. 5. Football Sundae by Daryl Banner, Book 1 of Spruce Texas Series Low angst, little homophobia, and a southern US setting, where gay guys are accepted without prejudice. Yes, it is a fantasy romance story, it's not grand as some of the other books I've read, but it's worth a nice comfortable sit-down reading. Writing a review for it 6. Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg, Book 1 of Openly Series I like the book's complex protagonist and framed story format, it's very nuance way to look at sexuality. In a way, I can see elements of the main character in my coming out experiences. For young adults, it's an interesting, angsty, complex, and sometimes tragic read of a person trying to be something other than what they are. Considering if I should write a full review 7. Honestly, Ben by Bill Konigsberg, Book 2 of Openly Series This book gets a lot of flack from the Bi-community, which I can understand, because the main character doesn't perceive himself in those terms. It's complicated like Book 1, but far more cerebral. Thematically, it's about being true to oneself and one's beliefs, whether it's your choice of lovers or views on bigger issues like academic integrity or even the "just cause" interpretation of War. Considering if I should write a full review 8. Borrowing Blue by Lucy Lennox, Book 1 of Made Marian Series What I thought would be a fluffy "Fake Boyfriend" story turned into a fun-filled story about love, betrayal, and accepting what you truly want in life. I am a sucker for Hallmark/Lifetime Movies with this kind of plot. Considering if I should write a full review

Thanks, I really hope she continues, too. It's hard to find high-end Science Fiction with complex LGBT characters along with massive universal background that are wholly original.

I also speak Cantonese and am of the Hakka subgroup of the Han Descent, basically Northern Chinese exiles who integrated into Southern China's culture centuries ago.

Well, can we have a badge for those who like Beefy Jerks after we write a story about mean jocks, who fall in love with dorky boys who like to write

Since I've been here for a decade, I guess I must be as straight as a Steel Rod

Quick question: was the "7 days Straight" badges, supposed to be a tongue-in-cheek joke considering our subject matter?