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This anthology was so good! I enjoyed every story and they all brought something unique so it never felt repetitive and each story was engaging despite how short they were.

My favorite was Every Shade of Red, which was a retelling of Robin Hood where Robin is trans and gay and it's told through his lover's perspective. I absolutely adored the idea and the writing was superb.

My second favorite was The Inferno & The Butterfly. I won't give too much away but it has gay magician assistants. It was the first thing I read written by Shaun David Hutchison and I can't wait to read more of his work.

The last one I'll mention is And They Don't Kiss at the End. It deals with asexuality (the character is seemingly not into romance either so possibly aromanticism as well, though I don't believe that was the intent) and while I was spoiled by Let's Talk About Love with how well asexuality is written about, this story handled it well too. Plus, it's great to see a story centered on an ace character included in a specifically queer anthology.

Anyway, I would recommend this to anyone who wants more queer stories that aren't set in present day. They're all wonderful.

This is a wonderful anthology of short stories. My personal favorite was Color and Pressure, which was about two scientists in a submarine who are studying a fascinating species. It was very cute, as were the rest of the stories. I really appreciated that this was a collection focused simply on romance without sex. That isn't to say that every character was asexual--although one was and it made me very happy--but the stories simply focused on the romance part and didn't worry about including the sex stuff. It was refreshing because queer people are often oversexualized. Overall, I'd definitely recommend this anthology to anyone seeking unique queer love stories.

So I found this book a little confusing at first, but even when I didn't know what was really going on, I enjoyed the writing immensely. Maggie Stiefvater is just fucking brilliant. Once I figured out what was going on I was enthralled and thought the plot was definitely unique and interesting. The characters were also great, and all of the characters that had arcs, had marvelous arcs. My final verdict? Although Daniel is probably my favorite character, Pete is the purest of beans and must be protected at all costs.

This was such a good collection of short stories. It was wonderful to see things from other characters besides Magnus Chase's perspective. My favorite one was obviously the one the Alex Fierro narrated because she (while spending most of the book male, ended the book being female) is the love of my life. I also really loved Hearthstone's too, though. If you're a fan of the Magnus Chase series, I definitely recommend checking this out.

What can I say about this book that hasn't already been said? It's fucking amazing. The writing really draws you in and leaves you not ever wanting to put it down. The chapters are designed in a way that you can read 90 pages and not even realize it (I know this from experience) and the characters are just so damn great. Despite the fact that he is a teenage boy, I found myself really relating to Ari? Which might be weird but I really connected with some of the things he said. And the character development? Holy shit was it good. Honestly, this is a true five star book, and one of, if not my favorite book of the year. I HIGHLY recommend it.

If I'm being completely honest, this really was more of a 3.5. Which seems harsh compared to other book ratings I've given, but I'm trying to be a bit more critical these days. There were several typos that an editor should've caught before this was published, and the writing itself didn't blow me away. The plot was a little predictable, but I do have to give it some credit for having aro ace characters in a queerplatonic relationship. You don't see many of those and I'm sure that many aro aces are glad this book exists because of the representation. As an ace person myself, albeit not aro, I appreciated it, but Let's Talk About Love spoiled me. Maybe because I'm not aro this didn't resonate as much with me, and I found myself never really relating to either of the ace characters? I don't know, I just wish I could've enjoyed this more than I did.

I read this whole thing (including the rest of it online) in one day because it's so fucking good. The art is absolutely wonderful and the story is engaging even if you don't know anything about hockey! I actually learned things about hockey as I read this and my friends who love hockey were very impressed. This was really my first graphic novel, and I definitely want to look into reading more. I'd recommend this book to anyone who likes cute slow burns with great friendships as well.

I haven't actually read many books featuring superheroes, despite my love of Marvel (I just haven't gotten around to reading the comics) and this one set a high bar. A very high bar. I mean the story itself is so original in my opinion and the characters are absolutely fantastic. Bells is my favorite, and I can't wait to read the next book. I absolutely loved the reveal that Bells is trans. It's so casual and nobody makes a big deal out of it. It's just so refreshing. Honestly, the way this book deals with the main character's queerness too is wonderful. Everything about this book is actually wonderful, okay?

Is there any possible way to give this more than 5 stars? Because this book was fucking Q U A L I T Y. The trans rep? Incredible. The other rep that was included and not expected at all INCREDIBLE. The story itself? I N C R E D I B L E. Like I'm just so in love with this universe and these characters and just everything is fucking amazing. I would give my life for Bells Broussard.