Tag: #lgtbq

• Café con Lychee Review

  Sometimes bitter rivalries can brew something sweet. Theo Mori wants to escape. Leaving Vermont for college means getting away from working at his parents’ Asian American café and dealing with their archrivals’ hopeless son Gabi who’s lost the soccer team more games than Theo can count. Gabi Moreno is miserably stuck in the closet. Forced…

  rachelbeerwoman

  September 19, 2025

  Reviews

  #asianmcs, #caféconlychee, #comingofage, #contemporaryromance, #emerylee, #harpercollins, #latinx, #lgtbq, #quilltreebooks, #rachelreads&reviews, #YA

• Say a Little Prayer Review

  Riley quietly left church a year ago when she realized there was no place for a bi girl in her congregation. But it wasn’t until the pastor shunned her older sister for getting an abortion that she really wanted to burn it all down. It’s just her luck, then, that she’s sent to the principal’s…

  rachelbeerwoman

  September 10, 2025

  Reviews

  #christianity, #comingofage, #contemporaryromance, #jessicavordis, #lgtbq, #rachelreads&reviews, #religion, #sayalittleprayer, #vikingbooksforyoungreaders, #YA

• This is Why They Hate Us Review

  Enrique “Quique” Luna has one goal this summer—get over his crush on Saleem Kanazi by pursuing his other romantic prospects. Never mind that he’s only out to his best friend, Fabiola. Never mind that he has absolutely zero game. And definitely forget the fact that good and kind and, not to mention, beautiful Saleem is…

  rachelbeerwoman

  August 30, 2025

  Reviews

  #aaronh.aceves, #comingofage, #contemporaryromance, #lgtbq, #rachelreads&reviews, #realisticfiction, #simon&schuster, #YA

• Love at Second Sight Review

  Tired of being known as the artsy oddball, fifteen-year-old Cam Reynolds hopes to fly under the radar when he changes high schools as a sophomore. It shouldn’t be too hard, considering he’s a human going to school with kids who have super-cool paranormal powers, like his best friend and witch, Al, and longtime werewolf crush,…

  rachelbeerwoman

  August 27, 2025

  Reviews

  #fantasy, #ftlukens, #lgtbq, #loveatsecondsight, #margaretkmcelderrrybooks, #mystery, #paranormal, #simon&schuster, #supernatural, #YA

• This is Kind of an Epic Love Story Review

  Nathan Bird doesn’t believe in happy endings. Although he’s the ultimate film buff and an aspiring screenwriter, Nate’s seen the demise of too many relationships to believe that happy endings exist in real life. Playing it safe to avoid a broken heart has been his MO ever since his father died and left his mom…

  rachelbeerwoman

  August 26, 2025

  Reviews

  #balzerandbray, #comingofage, #contemporaryromance, #harpercollins, #kacencallender, #kheryncallender, #lgtbq, #rachelreads&reviews, #realisticfiction, #thisiskindofanepiclovestory, #YA

• Hispanic Books

  I know, I know, technically Hispanic heritage month isn’t until October but I read all of these at such a close period together, I wanted to put it out now. Besides it’s my blog, I can do what I want, and just in time for Daria’s final Primas of Power novel coming out at the…

  rachelbeerwoman

  May 1, 2025

  Book Suggestions

  #adishbestservedhot, #angelinamlopez, #annettechavezmacias, #avonromance, #bessiefloreszaldivar, #bigchicasdon’tcry, #contemporaryromance, #dialbooks, #fullmoonoverfreedom, #haileyalcaraz, #harlequinpublishing, #hispanicheritage, #kissmecatalina, #lgtbq, #libertad, #littlebrownbooksforyoungreaders, #magicalrealism, #megmedina, #milagrostreet, #nataliecaña, #priscillaoliveras, #queensofmariachi, #rachelreads&reviews, #sleepingwiththefrenemy, #thegirlwhocouldsilencethewind, #upinflames, #YA

• June Books

  Friday I’m in Love by Camryn Garret Mahira always wanted a sweet sixteen, was promised one but socioeconomic difficulties made the big event fall through. But inspired by her best friend’s Sweet 16 and her annoyance with the required “coming out” convention as a life changing announcement rather than a celebration-Mahira decides to make it…

  rachelbeerwoman

  June 30, 2023

  Book Suggestions

  #allwehaveleft, #blairthorburgh, #camryngarrett, #cradle, #edwidgedanticat, #fantasy, #fridayI'minlove, #futureperfect, #harpercollins, #historicalfiction, #hopeandotherpunchlines, #isabelallende, #jenlarsen, #jessikirby, #juliebuxbaum, #kellyyang, #lgtbq, #meganfrazer, #metoo, #ordinarygirls, #parachutes, #penguinrandomhouse, #poetry, #rachelreads&reviews, #secretsoftruthandbeauty, #simon&schuster, #stewartlewis, #taraaltebrando, #thebestnightofyourpatheticlife, #thegoodbraider, #thewindknowsmyname, #thingsweknowbyheart, #unsouled, #untwine, #wendymills, #willwright, #YA, #youhavesevenmessages

• Jim Colucci Interview

  Jim Colucci is a freelance writer and commentator on today’s and yesterdays entertainment offerings, especially sitcoms. Writing for such outlets as TV Guide, The Advocate, and his blog, Must Hear TV, Colucci has also written comprehensive companion guides to such hits as Will and Grace, All the Family and of course, The Golden Girls. Colucci…

  rachelbeerwoman

  June 8, 2023

  Interview

  #goldengirlsforever, #jimcolucci, #lgtbq, #rachelreads&reviews, #televisioncompanion, #thegoldengirls

• Book Highlight: Obviously Imogen

  Since it’s Pride Month, I figured I should priotize some LGTBQ centered book and what better start than with Becky Albertalli. I mean The Upside of Unrequited and Simon vs the Homo Sapien Agenda were great, and this new story was no exception especially as it’s one close to Albertalli’s experience. You may have heard…

  rachelbeerwoman

  June 1, 2023

  Book/Author Highlight

  #balzerandbray, #beckyalbertalli, #harpercollins, #lgtbq, #obviouslyimogen, #pridemonth, #rachelreads&reviews, #YA

• Queer Romance

  Paris Daillencourt Is About To Crumble is the second book in Hall’s Winner Bakes All series and is delivers just enough of the Bake Expectations to satisfy Great British Baking Show fans while also creating a sweet albeit difficult romance between Paris and Tariq. Paris has issues, primarily crippling anxiety though he doesn’t get diagnosed…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 21, 2022

  Book Suggestions

  #alexishall, #alisoncochrun, #astridparkerdoesn'tfail, #berkley, #boyfriendmaterial, #contemporaryromance, #hachettebookgroup, #husbandmaterial, #lgtbq, #parisdaillencourtisabouttocrumble, #queerromance, #rachelreads&reviews, #romance, #simon&schuster, #thecharmoffensive, #winnerbakesall