Let me start by saying: I loved the first part, Pink Triangle. This WW2 book had everything I love in this genre, so I felt honoured and absolutely thrilled when the author reached out and asked me if I would be willing to read her book before its official release. Getting back to one…
Címke: Reflections
Five favorite books, five favorite quotes
I was planning this kind of a post for a long time. This is a little departure from my usual book reviews/book recommendations. I’ll chose my favorite quote from each book, and I’ll give it some context through a short explanation of the story and impressions I was left with after reading the novel. I…
Historical gay fictions by Ruby Moone – II.
Regency Rouges series In this post I plan to resume the tread of book review where I left it last time. If you haven’t read the first part of this review I recommend to start with the first part by clicking here.
Historical gay fictions by Ruby Moone – I.
Regency Rouges series I really like to read historical fictions, and if it has a layer of gay romance in it all the better. As an amateur historian, I am really interested in the way of life of the marginal groups of society like courtesans, natural children and members of various LGBTQ groups. Their lives…
Reminder from the festive season through To Touch the Light by E.M. Lindsey
The book I chose for this post was among the Christmas themed novels I’d read in the last festive season. And to tell you the truth it’s quite stuck in my head since then. It wasn’t a fluffy story and unlike any other Christmas/Holiday novel which are filled with so much sweetness it’d make your…
Is it advisable for authors to put their opinion in their books?
Readers are divided concerning the matter of actors slipping their opinion in their books. On political/social issues or various events happening in the world. Some like it, some think advisable not to. As for one, I’m in the former team.
The future of reading (original stories and fan-fictions)
For starters, I read a lot. I read during my free time, my daily commute, even during my bath-room breaks at my work place. So I think I have a lot of experiences regarding reading; what and how should one read in different circumstances.