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1/5

Really bad 
Work on it.

2/5

​Mediocre
1-2 bright spots.

3/5

Good
Worth reading.

4/5

Very Good
1-2 spots that need work

5/5

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Must-read.

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IR Approved
March 20, 2020

NEPHI’S COURAGE: Story of a Bad Mormon

By Rory McFarlan
Fiction, Gay, LGBTQ
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Readers may come away having more feelings about the ins-and-outs of Mormonism than about the characters themselves in Rory McFarlan's NEPHI'S COURAGE, but it's still...

February 3, 2020

CLOUD COVER

By Jeffrey Sotto
Fiction, Gay
Rating:
2.0 / 5.0

Occasionally harrowing, CLOUD COVER provides a detailed look into bulimia and depression featuring a character you wish you could care just a little more about.

IR Approved
December 6, 2017

Love + prejudice are aflame under the bright lights of 1950s NY clubs in OLYMPUS NIGHTS ON THE SQUARE

By Vanda Writer
Fiction, Gay, LGBTQ
Rating:
4.7 / 5.0

The combination of warmth, fun, and smouldering passion with the dark, prejudice-ridden historical context makes Vanda Writer’s OLYMPUS NIGHTS ON THE SQUARE a tale not...

November 10, 2017

A gay detective’s vacation begets a new crime to solve ONLY IN KEY WEST

By Kenneth D. Michaels
Action/Adventure, Fiction, Gay, Mystery/Thriller
Rating:
3.3 / 5.0

ONLY IN KEY WEST is a breezy beach read that follows a gay police gumshoe. It incorporates action, sex, and humor, along with some lively...

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