Chase's bookshelf: all en-US Tue, 08 Apr 2025 11:26:11 -0700 60 Chase's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[The DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat Friend (Hamilton High, #1)]]> 6931356
But things aren't so great at home right now, and Bianca is desperate for a distraction. She ends up kissing Wesley. Worse, she likes it. Eager for escape, Bianca throws herself into a closeted enemies-with-benefits relationship with him.

Until it all goes horribly awry. It turns out Wesley isn't such a bad listener, and his life is pretty screwed up, too. Suddenly Bianca realizes with absolute horror that she’s falling for the guy she thought she hated more than anyone.

]]> 280 Kody Keplinger 0316084239 Chase 0 high-school 3.80 2010 The DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat Friend (Hamilton High, #1)
author: Kody Keplinger
name: Chase
average rating: 3.80
book published: 2010
rating: 0
read at: 2025/04/08
date added: 2025/04/08
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]]> <![CDATA[Taboo for You (Love and Family, #1)]]> 34195165 Sam:
He’s solid, kind, and he’s back. Luke. My next door neighbor. My best friend. My unofficial co-parent.

God, I’ve missed him. Really, deeply missed him.
Now he’s around again? Maybe he’ll help me tick my way through my Must Do List . . .

Swim with the great whites?
Get into crazy, nasty shape. Lift weights before work!
Date someone ten years older.
Flirt, have fun, don’t fall in love.
Do something sexually taboo. (Or just have sex again.)

I mean, I’m straight, so Luke doesn’t have to help me with the last three points.
But, what . . . what if he does?


Luke:
He’s the guy I’m in love with. He doesn’t even know I’m gay.

God, I’m screwed.

~ ~ ~

"There For You" is a slow burn, Friends To Lovers, boy-next-door, bi-awakening story with HEA. A sweet & cozy M/M romance. This is the first book in the "Love & Family" series, set in Wellington, New Zealand.
The books in the Love & Family series are standalone romances, and can be read in any order.

THERE FOR YOU: Sam & Luke’s story
MADE FOR YOU: Ben & Jack’s story
HAPPY FOR YOU: Felix & Mort’s story

~ ~ ~

"There For You" was previously published under the title "Taboo For You".]]> 259 Anyta Sunday Chase 0 to-read, gay-men 3.79 2013 Taboo for You (Love and Family, #1)
author: Anyta Sunday
name: Chase
average rating: 3.79
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Faith & Fidelity (Faith, Love, & Devotion, #1)]]> 4801582
The two find friendship in the bottom of a shared bottle. When the friendship turns to love, it shakes two straight men to the core and flips their lives inside out. Kids, families, careers that are not gay-friendly -- can all the love in the world overcome the obstacles to faith and fidelity?]]> 228 Tere Michaels 1596327723 Chase 0 to-read, gay-men 3.99 2008 Faith & Fidelity (Faith, Love, & Devotion, #1)
author: Tere Michaels
name: Chase
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2008
rating: 0
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]]> You & Me 60695252
We're a puzzle made of two pieces.

Landon Larsen is the envy of all the dads in Last Waters, Texas. He's cool, confident, and put together. He and his son—the high school's all-star quarterback—have the perfect father-son relationship. He’s such a Super Dad, it's almost sickening.

I'm not cool, or confident, and my relationship with my son couldn't be worse. He's barely speaking to me, and a year after my wife died, we're both clinging to the wreckage of our family.

Landon's son and mine are best friends and—of course—Landon is the football Team Dad. And though I know nothing about football, Landon convinces me to volunteer to be closer to my son. Volunteering might give him and me a chance to rebuild what's broken between us. Now I'm spending all my free time with the team—and with Landon—and the more we're together, the deeper our friendship grows. My son is opening up, too, little by little. I think I’m getting him back.

There's just one giant problem.

I'm head over heels for Landon.

I've never been attracted to men in my life� until him. Landon draws me in without even trying, and the harder I fight this, the deeper I fall.

Crushing on my son's best friend's father must be my biggest parenting failure ever, but I can't get enough of Landon. Falling for him puts each fragile moment I've rebuilt with my son at risk. What would he think if he knew I craved his best friend's dad? I'm playing with fire, but I can't turn off these feelings Landon has unlocked inside of me.

Of course, a guy like Landon could never fall for someone like me. It's pointless to even imagine we could be something together.
So why did I just kiss him?

***

You & Me is a single dads, friends-to-lovers, bi awakening MM romance, full of dads and their exasperating teenage sons, high school sports shenanigans, and #FoundFamily. Come for the epic love, stay for the forever feels.]]> 384 Tal Bauer Chase 0 to-read, gay-men 4.47 2022 You & Me
author: Tal Bauer
name: Chase
average rating: 4.47
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> The Snow Prince 63360087 an alternate cover edition can be found here

He was Prince Sebastian Ambrose, heir to the throne of Frostmonte Kingdom.
But I knew him as my best friend� and hopeless crush.

My life was like a fairy tale. I grew up in the quaint little village of Berrydale, one of the five towns ruled by Frostmonte Kingdom. I had no money. Almost no family. But Prince Sebastian was still my best friend.

Then the queen caught us kissing in the Christmas tree lot.

One night changed our lives forever. I was shipped off to the mountains, and Sebastian was finally swept away to Frostmonte Castle. Now eleven years later, I’m back in Berrydale, and I sure as hell don’t want to be. Everything has changed. Sebastian has become an icy, reclusive prince, set to marry a princess.

But then he’s in front of me. And I can see something broken in his eyes. Everything in me wants to fix it. Knows I can fix it. The feelings I’ve buried deep inside come rushing back all at once� forbidden feelings included.

...And then I end up in his bed. His stupid, giant, four-poster, royal bed.

I swear the Sebastian I once knew is still in there, under the frost-cold exterior. We can never be together, or he risks losing the throne. But there’s no chance I can stay away.



The Snow Prince is part of the MM Fairy Tale Romance series. All books are completely standalone and are modern retellings of classic fairy tales with a gay romance twist.]]> 236 Raleigh Ruebins Chase 0 to-read, gay-fantasy 4.35 2020 The Snow Prince
author: Raleigh Ruebins
name: Chase
average rating: 4.35
book published: 2020
rating: 0
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]]> Pick Me (Sunday Brothers, #1) 58051815
A chance to gain some work experience. To have some fun. To get away from my overprotective brothers. To maybe, possibly encounter some lumberjacks in their natural habitat before moving on to the dream career that awaited me in the city.

I had not expected to be welcomed into a family of gorgeous and weirdly efficient lumberjack-types myself. Or to find a purpose in the tiny Vermont town whose claim to fame seemed to be apple-based products and copious amounts of charm.

And I most definitely hadn’t expected to fall for Knox Sunday, my grumpy, burly, fifteen-years-older, reluctant roommate, with his infuriating lectures, his hot-as-fire body, his superior attitude, his snarky humor, and his stealth cuddles.

Now I find myself making excuses to delay my big dreams� just for a little while.

But Knox has unfulfilled dreams of his own. A career he walked away from. A big city life in Boston he left behind when he returned to his hometown to help his family. He claims he’s not looking for anything permanent, and I’ve never been one to put down roots.

My big life is waiting for me somewhere other than Little Pippin Hollow. So why does it feel like I’ve finally found the home of my heart?

And how can I get Knox Sunday to� pick me?]]> 334 May Archer Chase 0 to-read, gay-men 4.20 2021 Pick Me (Sunday Brothers, #1)
author: May Archer
name: Chase
average rating: 4.20
book published: 2021
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Holiday Disaster (Doves of Destiny #1)]]> 62633794 What do you call being stranded with your brother’s best friend? A Recipe for disaster? Or a dream come true?

Ethan Wang
College is supposed to be my chance to start over. To leave high school behind and focus on my studies to become a vet. Then, I board a plane on winter break and find myself seated next to my brother’s best friend. The same guy I had a huge crush on even though he always seemed to have it out for me.

It should be a quick flight filled with awkward small talk, but plans change when the plane’s engine fails and we have to land in the middle of nowhere. After a sequence of ill-fated events, we’re forced to share a B&B with only one bed. Trapped in a room with a man I’ve hidden my feelings from for years� What’s the worst that could happen?


Kingsley Sharp
I usually get what I want, thanks to my mastery at charming my way into anyone’s heart. That, however, hasn’t been the case with my best friend’s brother. We got off on the wrong foot, and I want nothing more than to win him over.

Now with us stranded together, my chance has come. Stuck in a small town full of snow drifts and holiday cheer, I’m determined to use this disaster to make this a magical holiday neither of us will forget.

The Holiday Disaster is a standalone MM romance with college-aged characters. It’s a fun blend of sweet and steamy moments featuring brother’s best friend, one bed, first love, slow burn, and opposites attract tropes. ]]> 201 Rye Cox Chase 0 to-read, gay-men 3.97 2022 The Holiday Disaster (Doves of Destiny #1)
author: Rye Cox
name: Chase
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> The Whipping Boy 3082194 Award-winning author Sid Fleischman blends the broadly comic with the deeply compassionate in this memorable novel, winner of the Newbery Medal.ĚýThis middle grade novel is an excellent choice for tween readers in grades 5 to 6, especially during homeschooling. It’s a fun way to keep your child entertained and engaged while not in the classroom.

A Prince and a Pauper . . . Prince Brat and his whipping boy inadvertently trade places after becoming involved with dangerous outlaws. The two boys have nothing in common and even less reason to like each other. But when they find themselves taken hostage after running away, they are left with no choice but to trust each other. "A rollicking tale of adventure and mistaken identity . . . . Robust scenes and characters are vividly evoked."�Kirkus Reviews

This briskly told tale of high adventure, taut with suspense and rich with colorful characters, was named an ALA Notable Book. Sid Fleischman's celebrated novel features brief, action-packed chapters and includes black-and-white illustrations by Caldecott Honor artist Peter Sís. "An 18th century tale about the escapades of a resourceful orphan and a spoiled young prince. . . . Full of adventure, suspense, humor, and lively characters."�The New York Times]]> 90 Sid Fleischman 0688062164 Chase 0 3.56 1986 The Whipping Boy
author: Sid Fleischman
name: Chase
average rating: 3.56
book published: 1986
rating: 0
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]]> Well Met (Well Met, #1) 43189874 All's faire in love and war for two sworn enemies who indulge in a harmless flirtation in a laugh-out-loud rom-com from debut author, Jen DeLuca.

Emily knew there would be strings attached when she relocated to the small town of Willow Creek, Maryland, for the summer to help her sister recover from an accident, but who could anticipate getting roped into volunteering for the local Renaissance Faire alongside her teenaged niece? Or that the irritating and inscrutable schoolteacher in charge of the volunteers would be so annoying that she finds it impossible to stop thinking about him?

The faire is Simon's family legacy and from the start he makes clear he doesn't have time for Emily's lighthearted approach to life, her oddball Shakespeare conspiracy theories, or her endless suggestions for new acts to shake things up. Yet on the faire grounds he becomes a different person, flirting freely with Emily when she's in her revealing wench's costume. But is this attraction real, or just part of the characters they're portraying?

This summer was only ever supposed to be a pit stop on the way to somewhere else for Emily, but soon she can't seem to shake the fantasy of establishing something more with Simon, or a permanent home of her own in Willow Creek.]]> 335 Jen DeLuca 1984805398 Chase 0 to-read, adult-romance 3.81 2019 Well Met (Well Met, #1)
author: Jen DeLuca
name: Chase
average rating: 3.81
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Two Parties, One Tux, and a Very Short Film about The Grapes of Wrath]]> 3209490
When David tells Mitchell he's gay, Mitchell's okay with it—but it still seems to change things. Since David's not out to anyone else, the guys agree to be set up with prom dates. Then, one of the most popular girls in school decides she must date Mitchell, and he's gone from zero to two girlfriends in sixty seconds.

From his pending English grade, to his floundering friendship, to his love life—the one thing that's taken a bizarre turn for the better—Mitchell is so confused, he'll be lucky if he lasts another week in high school! And then there's the prom . . .

With a wickedly funny voice and a colorful cast of characters, Steven Goldman has written a novel for every reader—even those who like high school!]]> 320 Steven Goldman 1599902710 Chase 0 high-school, maybe-reread 3.55 2008 Two Parties, One Tux, and a Very Short Film about The Grapes of Wrath
author: Steven Goldman
name: Chase
average rating: 3.55
book published: 2008
rating: 0
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]]> Thirteen Reasons Why 29844228 You can’t stop the future.
You can’t rewind the past.
The only way to learn the secret . . . is to press play.

Clay Jensen returns home from school to find a strange package with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers several cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker–his classmate and crush–who committed suicide two weeks earlier. Hannah’s voice tells him that there are thirteen reasons why she decided to end her life. Clay is one of them. If he listens, he’ll find out why.

Clay spends the night crisscrossing his town with Hannah as his guide. He becomes a firsthand witness to Hannah’s pain, and as he follows Hannah’s recorded words throughout his town, what he discovers changes his life forever.]]> 352 Jay Asher 1595147888 Chase 0 mystery, maybe-reread, dnf 3.71 2007 Thirteen Reasons Why
author: Jay Asher
name: Chase
average rating: 3.71
book published: 2007
rating: 0
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date added: 2025/04/04
shelves: mystery, maybe-reread, dnf
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]]> Sunny Side Up (Sunny #1) 24612600 224 Jennifer L. Holm 0545741653 Chase 0 4.12 2015 Sunny Side Up (Sunny #1)
author: Jennifer L. Holm
name: Chase
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2015
rating: 0
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date added: 2025/04/04
shelves: middle-grade, dnf, maybe-reread
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]]> Say Yes Summer 51203298 Perfect for fans of Morgan Matson and Netflix/Hallmark Channel rom-coms, this is the story of a girl who decides to give in to the universe and just say yes to everything, bringing her friendship, new experiences, and, if she lets her guard down, true love.

The perfect book to kick off summer! For as long as Rachel Brooks can remember, she's had capital-G Goals: straight As, academic scholarship, college of her dreams. And it's all paid off--after years of following the rules and acing every exam, Rachel is graduating at the top of her class and ready to celebrate by . . . doing absolutely nothing. Because Rachel Brooks has spent most of high school saying no. No to dances, no to parties, and most especially, no to boys.

Now, for the first time in her life, there's nothing stopping Rachel from having a little fun--nothing, that is, except herself. So when she stumbles on a beat up old self-help book--A SEASON OF YES!--a crazy idea pops into her head: What if she just said yes to . . . everything?

And so begins a summer of yes. Yes to new experiences and big mistakes, yes to rekindled friendships and unexpected romances, yes to seeing the world in a whole new way. This book is a fresh and fun take on the coming-of-age novel that explores the quintessential themes of growing up: taking risks, making mistakes, and, of course, love. And who knows? Lindsey Roth Culli's hilarious and heartwarming debut may just inspire your own SAY YES SUMMER.]]> 256 Lindsey Roth Culli 0399552316 Chase 0 3.56 2020 Say Yes Summer
author: Lindsey Roth Culli
name: Chase
average rating: 3.56
book published: 2020
rating: 0
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date added: 2025/04/04
shelves: coming-of-age, maybe-reread, dnf
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]]> Red, White & Royal Blue 41150487
As President Claremont kicks off her reelection bid, Alex finds himself hurtling into a secret relationship with Henry that could derail the campaign and upend two nations. What is worth the sacrifice? How do you do all the good you can do? And, most importantly, how will history remember you?]]> 448 Casey McQuiston 1250316774 Chase 0 4.06 2019 Red, White & Royal Blue
author: Casey McQuiston
name: Chase
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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date added: 2025/04/04
shelves: from-book-to-film, maybe-reread
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]]> The Rainbow Fish 766020 The Rainbow Fish is an international bestseller and a modern classic. Eye-catching foilstamping, glittering on every page, offers instant child-appeal, but it is the universal message at the heart of this simple story about a beautiful fish, who learns to make friends by sharing his most prized possessions, that gives the book its lasting value.]]> 32 Marcus Pfister 1558580093 Chase 0 to-read, children 4.21 1992 The Rainbow Fish
author: Marcus Pfister
name: Chase
average rating: 4.21
book published: 1992
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Prom: A Novel Based on the Hit Broadway Musical]]> 43667490
Alyssa Greene is her high school's "it" girl: popular, head of the student council, and daughter of the PTA president. She also has a secret. She's been dating Emma for the last year and a half.

When word gets out that Emma plans to bring a girl as her date, it stirs a community-wide uproar that spirals out of control. Now, the PTA, led by Alyssa's mother, is threatening to cancel the prom altogether.

Enter Barry Glickman and Dee Dee Allen, two Broadway has-beens who see Emma's story as the perfect opportunity to restore their place in the limelight. But when they arrive in Indiana to fight on Emma's behalf, their good intentions go quickly south.

Between Emma facing the fray head-on, Alyssa wavering about coming out, and Barry and Dee Dee basking in all the attention, it's the perfect prom storm. Only when this unlikely group comes together do they realize that love is always worth fighting for.]]> 240 Saundra Mitchell 1984837524 Chase 0 to-read, musicals 3.71 2019 The Prom: A Novel Based on the Hit Broadway Musical
author: Saundra Mitchell
name: Chase
average rating: 3.71
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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]]> Okay for Now 9165406 Midwesterner Gary D. Schmidt won Newbery Honor awards for Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boys and The Wednesday Wars, two coming-of-age novels about unlikely friends finding a bond. Okay For Now, his latest novel, explores another seemingly improbable alliance, this one between new outsider in town Doug Swieteck and Lil Spicer, the savvy spitfire daughter of his deli owner boss. With her challenging assistance, Doug discovers new sides of himself. Along the way, he also readjusts his relationship with his abusive father, his school peers, and his older brother, a newly returned war victim of Vietnam.

]]> 360 Gary D. Schmidt 0547152604 Chase 0 friendship, maybe-reread, dnf 4.23 2011 Okay for Now
author: Gary D. Schmidt
name: Chase
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2011
rating: 0
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shelves: friendship, maybe-reread, dnf
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]]> The Leavers 30753987
With his mother gone, eleven-year-old Deming is left with no one to care for him. He is eventually adopted by two white college professors who move him from the Bronx to a small town upstate. They rename him Daniel Wilkinson in their efforts to make him over into their version of an “all-American boy.� But far away from all he’s ever known, Daniel struggles to reconcile his new life with his mother’s disappearance and the memories of the family and community he left behind.

Set in New York and China, The Leavers is a vivid and moving examination of borders and belonging. It’s the story of how one boy comes into his own when everything he’s loved has been taken away--and how a mother learns to live with the mistakes of her past.

This powerful debut is the winner of the 2016 PEN/Bellwether Prize for fiction, awarded by Barbara Kingsolver for a novel that addresses issues of social justice.]]> 396 Lisa Ko 1616206888 Chase 0 mystery, dnf, maybe-reread 3.85 2017 The Leavers
author: Lisa Ko
name: Chase
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2017
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[I'm His Mother But He's Not My Son]]> 18106053 …tells shared experiences of reunited adoptees and their birth family
members.
Barbara Gonyo tells of the relinquishment of her son and her search
to keep her silent promise to him that she would someday find him.
Barbara shares her feelings of a love she discovers that breaks the
taboo of family love and brings on feelings that left unchecked would
become incest.
In her twenty two years of leading an adoption support group, her
honesty in sharing these feelings have brought hundreds of other
reunited adoptees and birthparents and siblings to her asking for help
in resolving these forbidden feelings of bonding.
The warmth of love mingled with the feelings of guilt and shame are
openly discussed in The Forbidden Love.

]]> 155 Barbara Gonyo Chase 0 to-read, autobiography-memoir 3.67 2011 I'm His Mother But He's Not My Son
author: Barbara Gonyo
name: Chase
average rating: 3.67
book published: 2011
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)]]> 2767052
Winning means fame and fortune. Losing means certain death. The Hunger Games have begun. . . .

In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.

Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before-and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.]]> 374 Suzanne Collins 0439023483 Chase 0 dystopian, to-read 4.34 2008 The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
author: Suzanne Collins
name: Chase
average rating: 4.34
book published: 2008
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[How to Survive Middle School (How to Survive)]]> 6661022 Ěý
Eleven-year-old David Greenberg dreams of becoming a YouTube sensation and spends all of his time making hilarious Top 6½ Lists and Talk Time videos. But before he can get famous, he has to figure out a way to deal with:
Ěý
6. Middle school (much scarier than it sounds!)
5. His best friend gone girl-crazy
4. A runaway mom who has no phone!
3. The threat of a swirlie on his birthday
2. A terrifying cousin
1. His # 1 fan, Bubbe (his Jewish grandmother)
1/2. Did we mention Hammy, the hamster who’s determined to break David’s heart?
Ěý
But when David’s new best friend, Sophie, starts sending out the links to everyone she knows and her friends tell their friends, thousands of people start viewing his videos.]]> 256 Donna Gephart 0385737939 Chase 0 3.88 2010 How to Survive Middle School (How to Survive)
author: Donna Gephart
name: Chase
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2010
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)]]> 3 309 J.K. Rowling 0439554934 Chase 0 4.47 1997 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
author: J.K. Rowling
name: Chase
average rating: 4.47
book published: 1997
rating: 0
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]]> The Extraordinaries 52380340 Some people are extraordinary. Some are just extra. TJ Klune's YA debut, The Extraordinaries, is a queer coming-of-age story about a fanboy with ADHD and the heroes he loves.

Nick Bell? Not extraordinary. But being the most popular fanfiction writer in the Extraordinaries fandom is a superpower, right?

After a chance encounter with Shadow Star, Nova City’s mightiest hero (and Nick’s biggest crush), Nick sets out to make himself extraordinary. And he’ll do it with or without the reluctant help of Seth Gray, Nick's best friend (and maybe the love of his life).

Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl meets Marissa Meyer's Renegades in TJ Klune's YA debut.]]> 405 T.J. Klune 1250203651 Chase 0 4.04 2020 The Extraordinaries
author: T.J. Klune
name: Chase
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2020
rating: 0
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]]> All the Bright Places 18460392 The Fault in Our Stars meets Eleanor and Park in this exhilarating and heart-wrenching love story about a girl who learns to live from a boy who intends to die.

Soon to be a major motion picture starring Elle Fanning!
Ěý
Theodore Finch is fascinated by death, and he constantly thinks of ways he might kill himself. But each time, something good, no matter how small, stops him.
Ěý
Violet Markey lives for the future, counting the days until graduation, when she can escape her Indiana town and her aching grief in the wake of her sister’s recent death.
Ěý
When Finch and Violet meet on the ledge of the bell tower at school, it’s unclear who saves whom. And when they pair up on a project to discover the “natural wonders� of their state, both Finch and Violet make more important discoveries: It’s only with Violet that Finch can be himself—a weird, funny, live-out-loud guy who’s not such a freak after all. And it’s only with Finch that Violet can forget to count away the days and start living them. But as Violet’s world grows, Finch’s begins to shrink.
Ěý
This is an intense, gripping novel perfect for fans of Jay Asher, Rainbow Rowell, John Green, Gayle Forman, and Jenny Downham from a talented new voice in YA, Jennifer Niven.]]> 388 Jennifer Niven 0385755880 Chase 0 maybe-reread, dnf 4.12 2015 All the Bright Places
author: Jennifer Niven
name: Chase
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2015
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Dear Mr. Henshaw (Leigh Botts, #1)]]> 105999 134 Beverly Cleary 0380709589 Chase 0 change, dnf, maybe-reread 3.78 1983 Dear Mr. Henshaw (Leigh Botts, #1)
author: Beverly Cleary
name: Chase
average rating: 3.78
book published: 1983
rating: 0
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]]> Bloom 39073387
Writer Kevin Panetta and artist Savanna Ganucheau concoct a delicious recipe of intricately illustrated baking scenes and blushing young love, in which the choices we make can have terrible consequences, but the people who love us can help us grow.]]> 368 Kevin Panetta 1626726418 Chase 0 gay-men, dnf 3.91 2019 Bloom
author: Kevin Panetta
name: Chase
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Only When It's Us (Bergman Brothers, #1)]]> 177704614 Now with new exclusive content!

Meet the Bergmans in this enemies-to-lovers new adult romance that tackles the vulnerability of love with humor and heart.

From the moment Willa sat next to Ryder in class, she’s made it clear she hates his guts. Her reason is a mystery, but its outcome suits him fine. Willa Sutter is the feisty, tempting chaos he doesn’t need in his quiet, tidy life. She’s the next generation of women’s soccer. Wild hair. Bee-stung lips. And a temper that makes the devil seem friendly. He’ll leverage her hate as long as possible to keep his distance.

When Willa asked Ryder to borrow his lecture notes, the silent, surly, mountain man ignored her. Ryder Bergman is an arrogant, infuriating flannel-wearing enigma. Mangy beard. Frayed ball cap that hides his eyes. And a stubborn refusal to acknowledge her existence. But Willa’s never backed down from a challenge.

Forced to work together on their final project, Willa and Ryder begin a game of pranks and practical jokes, each determined to come out the champion.ĚýBut once they catch unexpected feelings, victory begins to mean something else—winning each other’s hearts.]]> 384 Chloe Liese 059364235X Chase 0 to-read 3.81 2020 Only When It's Us (Bergman Brothers, #1)
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]]> Here We Go Again 176443353
A long time ago, Logan Maletis and Rosemary Hale used to be friends. They spent their childhood summers running through the woods, rebelling against their conservative small town, and dreaming of escaping. But then an incident the summer before high school turned them into bitter rivals. After graduation, they went ten years without speaking.

Now in their thirties, Logan and Rosemary find they aren’t quite living the lives of adventure they imagined for themselves. Still in their small town and working as teachers at their alma mater, they’re both stuck in old patterns. Uptight Rosemary chooses security and stability over all else, working constantly, and her most stable relationship is with her label maker. Chaotic and impulsive Logan has a long list of misguided ex-lovers and an apathetic shrug she uses to protect herself from anything real. And as hard as they try to avoid each other—and their complicated past—they keep crashing into each other. Including with their cars.

But when their beloved former English teacher and lifelong mentor tells them he has only a few months to live, they’re forced together once and for all to fulfill his last a cross-country road trip. Stuffed into the gayest van west of the Mississippi, the three embark on a life-changing summer trip—from Washington state to the Grand Canyon, from the Gulf Coast to coastal Maine—that will chart a new future and perhaps lead them back to one another.]]> 368 Alison Cochrun 1668021196 Chase 0 to-read, adult-romance 4.10 2024 Here We Go Again
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]]> <![CDATA[Love & Other Disasters (Nashville Love, #1)]]> 55297669 The first openly nonbinary contestant on America’s favorite cooking show falls for their clumsy competitor in this delicious romantic comedy debut that USA Today hailed as “an essential read.â€� Recently divorced and on the verge of bankruptcy, Dahlia Woodson is ready to reinvent herself on the popular reality competition show Chef’s Special. Too bad the first memorable move she makes is falling flat on her face, sending fish tacos flying—not quite the fresh start she was hoping for. Still, she's focused on winning, until she meets someone she might want a future with more than she needs the prize money.Ěý After announcing their pronouns on national television, London Parker has enough on their mind without worrying about the klutzy competitor stationed in front of them. They’re there to prove the trolls—including a fellow contestant and their dad—wrong, and falling in love was never part of the plan. As London and Dahlia get closer, reality starts to fall away. Goodbye, guilt about divorce, anxiety about uncertain futures, and stress from transphobia. Hello, hilarious shenanigans on set, wedding crashing, and spontaneous dips into the Pacific. But as the finale draws near, Dahlia and London’s steamy relationship starts to feel the heat both in and outside the kitchen—and they must figure out if they have the right ingredients for a happily ever after. Ěý Booklist'sĚýBestĚýRomance Debuts of the YearWomen's Health's Best Romance Novels of the YearBookpage's Best Romance Novels of the Year]]> 384 Anita Kelly 1538754851 Chase 0 to-read, adult-romance 3.81 2022 Love & Other Disasters (Nashville Love, #1)
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]]> The No-Girlfriend Rule 176443180 Julie Murphy meets Casey McQuiston in this unforgettable queer romance about a teen girl whose foray into fantasy tabletop roleplaying brings her new confidence, true friends, and a shot at real, swoon-worthy love.

Hollis Beckwith isn’t trying to get a girl—she’s just trying to get by. For a fat, broke girl with anxiety, the start of senior year brings enough to worry about. And besides, she already has a Chris. Their relationship isn’t particularly exciting, but it’s comfortable and familiar, and Hollis wants it to survive beyond senior year. To prove she’s a girlfriend worth keeping, Hollis decides to learn Chris’s favorite tabletop roleplaying game, Secrets & Sorcery—but his unfortunate “No Girlfriends at the Table� rule means she’ll need to find her own group if she wants in.

Enter: Gloria Castañeda and her all-girls game of S&S! Crowded at the table in Gloria’s cozy Ohio apartment, the six girls battle twisted magic in-game and become fast friends outside it. With her character as armor, Hollis starts to believe that maybe she can be more than just fat, anxious, and a little lost.

But then an in-game crush develops between Hollis’s character and the bard played by charismatic Aini Amin-Shaw, whose wide, cocky grin makes Hollis’s stomach flutter. As their gentle flirting sparks into something deeper, Hollis is no longer sure what she wants…or if she’s content to just play pretend.]]> 336 Christen Randall 1665939818 Chase 0 to-read, ya-romance 4.16 2024 The No-Girlfriend Rule
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]]> <![CDATA[Heartwaves: A Greyfin Bay Novel]]> 212161723
Until the day her best friend and mentor actually does up and die. Leaving Mae with a hole in her heart—and a shocking amount of money from his inheritance.

Before she can think about the cash, she has to focus on throwing his perfect death party, followed by spreading his ashes on the Oregon coast. Only then does she take a breath, and in the process, stumbles upon an empty storefront for sale in the tiny whale-watching town of Greyfin Bay. Overnight, an old dream surfaces…and her newfound inheritance could make it possible.

If only Dell McCleary didn’t stand in her way.

Real estate agent and owner of said storefront, Dell only sells property to the folks actually invested in the best interests of Greyfin Bay. Not some Portlander with pink hair who breezes in on a whim. A Portlander who, irritatingly, refuses to take no for an answer.

As Mae upends her life for the pursuit of opening a queer-owned bookstore in a conservative coastal town, she and Dell are forced to work together, navigating prejudices and past traumas along the way. But as opening day of Bay Books grows nearer, Mae’s heart grows increasingly tangled with her landlord’s—even if his own heart might already belong to someone else.

Heartwaves is a contemporary queer romance that explores the risks and rewards of life in any landscape, and the freedom to lift the limitations we put on love.]]> 414 Anita Kelly Chase 0 to-read, change 4.39 2024 Heartwaves: A Greyfin Bay Novel
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]]> James 173754979 A brilliant reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn—both harrowing and satirical—told from the enslaved Jim's point of view

When Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he runs away until he can formulate a plan. Meanwhile, Huck has faked his own death to escape his violent father. As all readers of American literature know, thus begins the dangerous and transcendent journey by raft down the Mississippi River toward the elusive and unreliable promise of the Free States and beyond.

Brimming with nuanced humor and lacerating observations that have made Everett a literary icon, this brilliant and tender novel radically illuminates Jim's agency, intelligence, and compassion as never before. James is destined to be a major publishing event and a cornerstone of twenty-first-century American literature.

Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780385550369.]]> 303 Percival Everett Chase 0 to-read, classics 4.47 2024 James
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]]> <![CDATA[Elphie: A Wicked Childhood (The Wicked Years, #0)]]> 199743711
Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, will grow to have a feisty and somewhat uncompromising character in adult life. But she is always a one-off, from her infancy; Elphie is the riveting coming-of-age story of a very peculiar and relatable young girl.

Young Elphie is shaped and molded by the behaviors of her promiscuous mother, Melena, and her pious father, Frex. She suffers ordinary childhood jealousies when her sister, saintly Nessarose, and brother, junior felon Shell, arrive. She first encounters the mistreatment of the Animal populations of Oz, which live adjacent to but not intertwined with human settlements, haunted by a Monkey and receiving aid from Dwarf Bears. She thrashes through her first bruising attempts at friendship, a possible lifeline from her tricky family life. And she gleans the benefits of an education, haphazard though it must be—until she arrives at the doors of Shiz University, about to meet the radiant creature that is Galinda.

Elphie is destined to be a witch; she bears the markings from childhood—most evidently in her green skin but more obscurely and profoundly in her cunning and perhaps amoral behaviors, as she seeks to make do, to slip by, to sneak out, to endure, and to aspire.]]> 288 Gregory Maguire 0063377012 Chase 0 to-read, musicals 3.14 Elphie: A Wicked Childhood (The Wicked Years, #0)
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]]> On Fire Island 62192520
A book editor spends one last summer on Fire Island in this sparkling and surprising new novel from the author of A Shoe Story .

As a book editor, Julia Morse lived and breathed stories. Whether with her pen to a manuscript or curled up with a book while at her beloved Fire Island cottage, her imagination alight with a good tale, she could anticipate practically any ending. The ending she’d never imagined was her own.

To be fair, no one expects to die at thirty-seven. So when the unthinkable happens to Julia, rather than following the light at the end of the proverbial tunnel, she chooses to spend one last summer near those she loves most.ĚýĚý

As she follows her adoring, novelist husband Ben to their—unexpectedly full—home on Fire Island, she discovers the ripple affect her life has had on the trajectory of so Ěýher baseball loving, young-at-heart neighbor who believes it’s best not to go it alone, two bright-eyed teenagers eager to become adults, and her best friend who must shake off heartbreak for a new chance at love.

With poignant comedy and insight, On Fire Island is an ode to the stories all around us and to the brightest types of loves…for the people closest to you and the places that shape you.]]> 320 Jane L. Rosen 0593546105 Chase 0 to-read, chick-lit 3.78 2023 On Fire Island
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]]> <![CDATA[The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1)]]> 32075671 An alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780062498533 can be found here.

Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed.

Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil’s name. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr.

But what Starr does—or does not—say could upend her community. It could also endanger her life.

Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, this is a powerful and gripping YA novel about one girl's struggle for justice.]]> 454 Angie Thomas 0062498533 Chase 0 change, dnf, maybe-reread 4.46 2017 The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1)
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average rating: 4.46
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]]> Again, But Better 41147279
Her life has been dorm, dining hall, class, repeat. Time's a ticking, and she needs a change—there's nothing like moving to a new country to really mix things up. Shane signs up for a semester abroad in London. She's going to right all her college mistakes: make friends, pursue boys, and find adventure!

Easier said than done. She is soon faced with the complicated realities of living outside her bubble, and when self-doubt sneaks in, her new life starts to fall apart.

Shane comes to find that, with the right amount of courage and determination one can conquer anything. Throw in some fate and a touch of magic—the possibilities are endless.]]> 373 Christine Riccio 125029925X Chase 0 dnf, maybe-reread 3.62 2019 Again, But Better
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name: Chase
average rating: 3.62
book published: 2019
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]]> <![CDATA[The Charm Offensive (The Charm Offensive, #1)]]> 56898248 Ever After. As the most successful producer in the franchise’s history, Dev always scripts the perfect love story for his contestants, even as his own love life crashes and burns. But then the show casts disgraced tech wunderkind Charlie Winshaw as its star.

Charlie is far from the romantic Prince Charming Ever After expects. He doesn’t believe in true love, and only agreed to the show as a last-ditch effort to rehabilitate his image. In front of the cameras, he’s a stiff, anxious mess with no idea how to date twenty women on national television. Behind the scenes, he’s cold, awkward, and emotionally closed-off.

As Dev fights to get Charlie to connect with the contestants on a whirlwind, worldwide tour, they begin to open up to each other, and Charlie realizes he has better chemistry with Dev than with any of his female co-stars. But even reality TV has a script, and in order to find to happily ever after, they’ll have to reconsider whose love story gets told.

In this witty and heartwarming romantic comedy—reminiscent of Red, White & Royal Blue and One to Watch—an awkward tech wunderkind on a reality dating show goes off-script when sparks fly with his producer.]]> 354 Alison Cochrun 1982170719 Chase 0 dnf, maybe-reread 4.12 2021 The Charm Offensive (The Charm Offensive, #1)
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average rating: 4.12
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]]> We Need to Talk About Kevin 80660 The gripping international bestseller about motherhood gone awry.

Eva never really wanted to be a mother - and certainly not the mother of the unlovable boy who murdered seven of his fellow high school students, a cafeteria worker, and a much-adored teacher who tried to befriend him, all two days before his sixteenth birthday. Now, two years later, it is time for her to come to terms with marriage, career, family, parenthood, and Kevin's horrific rampage in a series of startlingly direct correspondences with her estranged husband, Franklin. Uneasy with the sacrifices and social demotion of motherhood from the start, Eva fears that her alarming dislike for her own son may be responsible for driving him so nihilistically off the rails.

]]> 400 Lionel Shriver 006112429X Chase 0 dnf 4.07 2003 We Need to Talk About Kevin
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name: Chase
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2003
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]]> So This Is Ever After 55545191 Carry On meets Arthurian legend in this funny, subversive young adult fantasy about what happens after the chosen one wins the kingdom and has to get married to keep it…and to stay alive.

Arek hadn’t thought much about what would happen after he completed the prophecy that said he was destined to save the Kingdom of Ere from its evil ruler. So now that he’s finally managed to (somewhat clumsily) behead the evil king (turns out magical swords yanked from bogs don’t come pre-sharpened), he and his rag-tag group of quest companions are at a bit of a loss for what to do next.

As a temporary safeguard, Arek’s best friend and mage, Matt, convinces him to assume the throne until the true heir can be rescued from her tower. Except that she’s dead. Now Arek is stuck as king, a role that comes with a magical catch: choose a spouse by your eighteenth birthday, or wither away into nothing.

With his eighteenth birthday only three months away, and only Matt in on the secret, Arek embarks on a desperate bid to find a spouse to save his life—starting with his quest companions. But his attempts at wooing his friends go painfully and hilariously wrong…until he discovers that love might have been in front of him all along.]]> 352 F.T. Lukens Chase 0 maybe-reread, dnf 3.92 2022 So This Is Ever After
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name: Chase
average rating: 3.92
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]]> <![CDATA[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: A Graphic Novel]]> 4133366
Complete with Fitzgerald's original text, dazzling watercolor illustrations, and an afterword describing the story's origins and critical reception, this edition offers a fresh look at a literary masterpiece.]]> 128 F. Scott Fitzgerald 1594742812 Chase 0 3.71 1922 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: A Graphic Novel
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]]> Solito 59900688 Trip. My parents started using that word about a year ago—“one day, you’ll
take a trip to be with us. Like an adventure.�

Javier Zamora’s adventure is a 3,000-mile journey from his small town in
El Salvador, through Guatemala and Mexico, and across the U.S. border.
He will leave behind his beloved aunt and grandparents to reunite with a
mother who left four years ago and a father he barely remembers. Traveling
alone amid a group of strangers and a “coyote� hired to lead them to safety,
Javier expects his trip to last two short weeks.

At nine years old, all Javier can imagine is rushing into his parents� arms,
snuggling in bed between them, and living under the same roof again. He
cannot foresee the perilous boat trips, relentless desert treks, pointed guns,
arrests and deceptions that await him; nor can he know that those two
weeks will expand into two life-altering months alongside fellow migrants
who will come to encircle him like an unexpected family.

A memoir as gripping as it is moving, Solito provides an immediate and
intimate account not only of a treacherous and near-impossible journey,
but also of the miraculous kindness and love delivered at the most
unexpected moments. Solito is Javier Zamora’s story, but it’s also the story
of millions of others who had no choice but to leave home.]]> 384 Javier Zamora 0593498062 Chase 0 to-read, autobiography-memoir 4.46 2022 Solito
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]]> <![CDATA[Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones]]> 40121378 Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving—every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.

If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change. You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems. Here, you'll get a proven system that can take you to new heights.

Clear is known for his ability to distill complex topics into simple behaviors that can be easily applied to daily life and work. Here, he draws on the most proven ideas from biology, psychology, and neuroscience to create an easy-to-understand guide for making good habits inevitable and bad habits impossible. Along the way, readers will be inspired and entertained with true stories from Olympic gold medalists, award-winning artists, business leaders, life-saving physicians, and star comedians who have used the science of small habits to master their craft and vault to the top of their field.

Learn how to:
-ĚýMake time for new habits (even when life gets crazy);
-ĚýOvercome a lack of motivation and willpower;
- Design your environment to make success easier;
- Get back on track when you fall off course;
...and much more.

Atomic Habits will reshape the way you think about progress and success, and give you the tools and strategies you need to transform your habits--whether you are a team looking to win a championship, an organization hoping to redefine an industry, or simply an individual who wishes to quit smoking, lose weight, reduce stress, or achieve any other goal.]]> 319 James Clear Chase 0 to-read, self-help 4.34 2018 Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
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average rating: 4.34
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]]> <![CDATA[Wonder Bread and Ecstasy: The Life and Death of Joey Stefano]]> 821170 220 Charles Isherwood 1555833837 Chase 0 to-read, autobiography-memoir 3.55 1996 Wonder Bread and Ecstasy: The Life and Death of Joey Stefano
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name: Chase
average rating: 3.55
book published: 1996
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]]> A Gentleman's Gentleman 214537773 From the acclaimed author of Chef's Kiss, a groundbreaking trans Regency romance that's both delightfully witty and refreshingly iconoclastic.

The notoriously eccentric Lord Christopher Eden is a “man of unusual make� and even more unusual habits: he prefers to live as far from the prying eyes and ears of the ton as possible, and would rather have the comfortable company of his childhood cook and his aged butler, Plinkton, than the swarm of servants and hangers-on befitting a man of his station.

But Christopher's pleasant, if occasionally lonely life is upended when he receives word from his lawyers that, according to his late father’s will, he must find a wife by the end of the Season if he intends to keep his family's fortune and the Eden's End estate. Christopher cannot imagine a worse fate: as he isn't attracted to women, his chances of making a wife happy are slim. Furthermore, if his quest to marry has any hope of succeeding, he must move to London posthaste and acquire some more suitable staff.

Enter James Harding, Christopher's new, distractingly handsome—if rigidly traditional—valet. After a rocky start, the two strike up a fragile friendship amid the throes of the London Season . . . a friendship that threatens to shatter under the looming shadow of Christopher’s impending nuptials—and the secrets both men are keeping.

With its heady combination of dry wit, slow-burn romance, and a nuanced, complex portrait of trans identity and relationships that’s as relevant now as it was during the Regency era, A Gentleman's Gentleman stands to transform the historical romance genre as we know it.]]> 336 T.J. Alexander 0593686209 Chase 0 to-read 4.17 2025 A Gentleman's Gentleman
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name: Chase
average rating: 4.17
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]]> <![CDATA[Taken by the Minotaur (Taken by the Minotaur #1)]]> 18458480 Taken by the Minotaur (Reluctant First Time Gay Monster Sex)

When young prince Theseus enters the Labyrinth, he expects to fight a deadly man-beast monster: half man, half bull. But Theseus does not expect the Minotaur to be so enormously strong, or quite so well endowed. And most of all, he does not expect to find the Minotaur aroused and ready for him�

Warning: this 7,000 word erotic story contains a first time gay encounter between an innocent young man and a dominant Minotaur, with a reluctant first blowjob, reluctant anal sex, rimming, humiliation and forced orgasms. Adult readers only!

Words: 7,530 (approximate)]]> 22 Isabel Dare 1301085839 Chase 0 to-read, historical-fiction 3.14 2013 Taken by the Minotaur (Taken by the Minotaur #1)
author: Isabel Dare
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average rating: 3.14
book published: 2013
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]]> Dominus (Dominus, #1) 21942532
Allerix survived the wars against Rome, but now he is a slave rather than a victor. Worse, the handsome general who led the destruction of his people now commands his body. When escape appears impossible, Alle struggles to find a way to preserve his dignity and exact vengeance upon the savage Romans. Revenge will be his, that is, if he doesn’t lose his heart to his lusty Roman master.

Dominus is a plot-packed erotic fantasy that transports readers back to ancient Rome during the reign of the Emperor Trajan. This is the first book in an alternate history series—a tumultuous journey filled with forbidden love, humor, sex, friendship, political intrigue, deception and murder.]]> J.P. Kenwood 1310674140 Chase 0 to-read, historical-fiction 3.62 2013 Dominus (Dominus, #1)
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average rating: 3.62
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]]> <![CDATA[All Is Found: A Frozen Anthology (Frozen Anthology, 10)]]> 115645104
This wide variety of original stories will share untold tales from Anna and Elsa's childhood, memories with their parents, and mysterious creatures they encounter. These highly relatable, yet larger than life characters will appeal to young Frozen fans as well as the Frozen fan in all of us.

In this exciting anthology, ten authors--for the ten years of Frozen --bring stories from this special kingdom to life.


Lou Anders
Karen Anne Buljo
Jen Calonita
Carey Corp
Delilah S. Dawson
Lorie Langdon
Mari Mancusi
Diana Peterfreund
Tiffany Schmidt
Vera Strange]]> 400 Walt Disney Company 1368092489 Chase 0 to-read, disney 4.07 2023 All Is Found: A Frozen Anthology (Frozen Anthology, 10)
author: Walt Disney Company
name: Chase
average rating: 4.07
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]]> The Room Mate (Roommates, #1) 30818614
Now twenty-four, he’s broad shouldered and masculine, and so sinfully sexy, I want to climb him like the jungle gyms we used to enjoy. At six-foot-something with lean muscles hiding under his T-shirt, a deep sexy voice, and full lips that pull into a smirk when he studies me, he’s pure temptation.

Fresh out of a messy breakup, he doesn’t want any entanglements. But I can resist, right?

I’m holding strong until the third night of our new arrangement when we get drunk and he confesses his biggest secret of all: he’s cursed when it comes to sex. Apparently he’s a god in bed, and women instantly fall in love with him.

I’m calling bullshit. In fact, I’m going to prove him wrong, and if I rack up a few much-needed orgasms in the process, all the better.

There’s no way I’m going to fall in love with Cannon. But once we start... I realize betting against him may have been the biggest mistake of my life.

THE ROOM MATE is a full-length standalone romance.]]> 322 Kendall Ryan Chase 0 to-read, straight-erotica 3.63 2017 The Room Mate (Roommates, #1)
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name: Chase
average rating: 3.63
book published: 2017
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]]> Five Feet Apart 45725770 288 Rachael Lippincott 1471184501 Chase 0 to-read, illness 4.09 2018 Five Feet Apart
author: Rachael Lippincott
name: Chase
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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]]> The In Between 55643284
After bouncing around in foster homes for most of her childhood, seventeen-year-old Tessa Jacobs doesn’t believe she deserves love—not from her adoptive parents, and certainly not from anyone at school.

But everything changes when she has a chance encounter with Skylar, a senior from a neighboring town who’s a true romantic. Their budding relationship quickly leads to the kind of passion you only see in the movies. As her heart begins to open, Tessa starts to believe she might be deserving of love after all.

When tragedy strikes, Tessa wakes up alone in a hospital room with no memory of how she got there. And then she learns the horrifying news: Skylar is dead. As Tessa searches for answers, Skylar’s spirit reaches out to her from the other side. Desperate to see him one last time, Tessa must race against the clock to uncover the shocking truth of their relationship—a truth that might just lead to the afterlife itself.]]> 304 Marc Klein 031645771X Chase 0 ya-romance, from-book-to-film 3.68 2021 The In Between
author: Marc Klein
name: Chase
average rating: 3.68
book published: 2021
rating: 0
read at: 2025/01/10
date added: 2025/01/10
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]]> The Maid (Molly the Maid, #1) 60040418 An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.

Molly Gray is not like everyone else. She struggles with social skills and misreads the intentions of others. Her gran used to interpret the world for her, codifying it into simple rules that Molly could live by.

Since Gran died a few months ago, twenty-five-year-old Molly has been navigating life’s complexities all by herself. No matter—she throws herself with gusto into her work as a hotel maid. Her unique character, along with her obsessive love of cleaning and proper etiquette, make her an ideal fit for the job. She delights in donning her crisp uniform each morning, stocking her cart with miniature soaps and bottles, and returning guest rooms at the Regency Grand Hotel to a state of perfection.

But Molly’s orderly life is upended the day she enters the suite of the infamous and wealthy Charles Black, only to find it in a state of disarray and Mr. Black himself dead in his bed. Before she knows what’s happening, Molly’s unusual demeanor has the police targeting her as their lead suspect. She quickly finds herself caught in a web of deception, one she has no idea how to untangle. Fortunately for Molly, friends she never knew she had unite with her in a search for clues to what really happened to Mr. Black—but will they be able to find the real killer before it’s too late?

A Clue-like, locked-room mystery and a heartwarming journey of the spirit, The Maid explores what it means to be the same as everyone else and yet entirely different—and reveals that all mysteries can be solved through connection to the human heart.]]> 289 Nita Prose Chase 5
I loved it mainly for two reasons. First, how can you Not LOVE Molly the Maid? Yes, she's a bit quirky, and fine-pressed about things, but every time she brought up her background, I was hooked and shocked and amazed at the character development she's been through since her Gran died. Molly likes to think a lot, and when she does, she brings us back to memories of significant events in her life that had an impact on her. Being a humble person does not disqualify her cleverness and poise, and even her cleanliness tendencies which comes in handy for the case. And second, it was a PAGE TURNER. I had ample time to read on my long car ride, and when I got past the first three chapters, I could not stop. Molly is a very interesting person with interesting friends. The details Molly remembers that people think don't matter Do matter here. I applaud the author for making this a very witty, satisfying story. I was completely satisfied at the end. I don't want to give too much away, because I'm already late to the party, and also I feel this book is better off reflected on rather than commented/summarized about. I recommend this to people who are new to the mystery genre, or who want to have a go at murder mystery. To people who are master bookworms of this genre, it may seem boring or lacking, but I hope you still learn something from this, because there are a lot of good quotable life-lesson moments here. This book as a whole is less about a (murder) mystery, but more about acceptability (yes I chose this word instead of acceptance) and uncanny judgment. Proudly giving it a 4.5 stars out of 5 (rounds to a 5)!

“You can’t judge a person by the job they do or by their station in life; you must judge a person by their actions.�

*The beginning can be confusing, but don't worry, it all makes sense in the end.]]> 3.79 2022 The Maid (Molly the Maid, #1)
author: Nita Prose
name: Chase
average rating: 3.79
book published: 2022
rating: 5
read at: 2025/01/04
date added: 2025/01/06
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Hello, I am back with another review and this time it's none other than The Maid! I very much enjoyed this book, even though it took me 2.5 years to finish it! The reason being, for me, it was a drag. I had to will myself to read more than the first three chapters. I kept tossing it, and re-reading it until finally, I was determined to finish it on vacation. I do not normally like to puruse mystery books, but this one caught my eye for two reasons. One being my local library buzzed about how charming this book is, and two, just by the first two lines of the opening flap, I saw myself in Molly (the main character). This is probably my second (maybe third) mystery novel I remember reading and Thoroughly enjoying (not counting kiddie books). I've heard a lot of smack about this book, but keep in mind this book isn't for everyone. So onto the actual review part of this:

I loved it mainly for two reasons. First, how can you Not LOVE Molly the Maid? Yes, she's a bit quirky, and fine-pressed about things, but every time she brought up her background, I was hooked and shocked and amazed at the character development she's been through since her Gran died. Molly likes to think a lot, and when she does, she brings us back to memories of significant events in her life that had an impact on her. Being a humble person does not disqualify her cleverness and poise, and even her cleanliness tendencies which comes in handy for the case. And second, it was a PAGE TURNER. I had ample time to read on my long car ride, and when I got past the first three chapters, I could not stop. Molly is a very interesting person with interesting friends. The details Molly remembers that people think don't matter Do matter here. I applaud the author for making this a very witty, satisfying story. I was completely satisfied at the end. I don't want to give too much away, because I'm already late to the party, and also I feel this book is better off reflected on rather than commented/summarized about. I recommend this to people who are new to the mystery genre, or who want to have a go at murder mystery. To people who are master bookworms of this genre, it may seem boring or lacking, but I hope you still learn something from this, because there are a lot of good quotable life-lesson moments here. This book as a whole is less about a (murder) mystery, but more about acceptability (yes I chose this word instead of acceptance) and uncanny judgment. Proudly giving it a 4.5 stars out of 5 (rounds to a 5)!

“You can’t judge a person by the job they do or by their station in life; you must judge a person by their actions.�

*The beginning can be confusing, but don't worry, it all makes sense in the end.
]]> <![CDATA[The Great Gatsby (SparkNotes Literature Guide Series)]]> 36168107

SparkNotes Literature Guides:
Making the reading experience fun!
Ěý
When a paper is due, and dreaded exams loom, here's the lit-crit help students need to succeed! SparkNotes Literature Guides make studying smarter, better, and faster. They provide chapter-by-chapter analysis; explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols; a review quiz; and essay topics. Lively and accessible, SparkNotes is perfect for late-night studying and paper writing.
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Includes: An A+ Essay—an actual literary essay written about the Spark-ed book—to show students how a paper should be written.

16 pages devoted to writing a literary essay including: a glossary of literary terms
Step-by-step tutoring on how to write a literary essay
A feature on how not to plagiarize ]]> 107 SparkNotes 1411471636 Chase 0 to-read, reading-guides 4.40 The Great Gatsby (SparkNotes Literature Guide Series)
author: SparkNotes
name: Chase
average rating: 4.40
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rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[A Quick & Easy Guide to Queer & Trans Identities]]> 40538740 96 Mady G. 1620105861 Chase 0 4.28 2019 A Quick & Easy Guide to Queer & Trans Identities
author: Mady G.
name: Chase
average rating: 4.28
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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]]> 100 Days 23502050 Agnes doesn't know it, but she only has one hundred days left to live. When she was just a baby, she was diagnosed with Progeria, a rare disease that causes her body to age at roughly ten times the normal rate. Now nearly sixteen years old, Agnes has already exceeded her life expectancy.

Moira has been Agnes’s best friend and protector since they were in elementary school. Due to her disorder, Agnes is still physically small, but Moira is big. Too big for her own liking. So big that people call her names. With her goth makeup and all-black clothes, Moira acts like she doesn’t care. But she does.

Boone was friends with both girls in the past, but that was a long time ago—before he did the thing that turned Agnes and Moira against him, before his dad died, before his mom got too sad to leave the house.

An unexpected event brings Agnes and Moira back together with Boone, but when romantic feelings start to develop, the trio’s friendship is put to the test.]]> 287 Nicole McInnes Chase 0 to-read, illness 3.73 2016 100 Days
author: Nicole McInnes
name: Chase
average rating: 3.73
book published: 2016
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Turns Out My Online Friend is My Real-Life Boss!]]> 59012892 Hashimoto spends all day at his job redoing work for his boss--who's never happy! His only refuge is an online game, where his buddy "Uma" gives him a sympathetic ear. What he doesn't realize is...his demon boss and Uma are one and the same!

Hashimoto is a perfectly average salaryman, working a repetitive office job, made all the worse by his stylish, strait-laced boss, who insists everything be done by the book. Whatever he does for this perfectionist, it's just not good enough! Thankfully, Hashimoto can go home to his favorite online video game, where he can unload on the forgiving shoulders of his best friend, whom he knows only by the name "Uma." The duo make plans to meet in person, but when they do, Hashimoto is horrified by a revelation that will change his entire life…]]> 316 Nmura 1636993524 Chase 0 to-read, manga 4.11 2021 Turns Out My Online Friend is My Real-Life Boss!
author: Nmura
name: Chase
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2021
rating: 0
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]]> Something Important 213232278 Or at least that's what he thinks until one day an accidental discovery of something about his subordinate radically alters his beliefs and his entire life.]]> 32 Ereyz Chase 0 to-read, manga 3.58 Something Important
author: Ereyz
name: Chase
average rating: 3.58
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]]> The Husbands 193781998 An exuberant debut, The Husbands delights in how do we navigate life, love, and choice in a world of never-ending options?

When Lauren returns home to her flat in London late one night, she is greeted at the door by her husband, Michael. There’s only one problem—she’s not married. She’s never seen this man before in her life. But according to her friends, her much-improved decor, and the photos on her phone, they’ve been together for years.

As Lauren tries to puzzle out how she could be married to someone she can’t remember meeting, Michael goes to the attic to change a lightbulb and abruptly disappears. In his place, a new man emerges, and a new, slightly altered life re-forms around her. Realizing that her attic is creating an infinite supply of husbands, Lauren confronts the question: If swapping lives is as easy as changing a lightbulb, how do you know you’ve taken the right path? When do you stop trying to do better and start actuallyĚýliving?]]> 352 Holly Gramazio 0385550618 Chase 0 to-read, magical-reality 3.50 2024 The Husbands
author: Holly Gramazio
name: Chase
average rating: 3.50
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Stay By My Side After the Rain Vol. 1]]> 200289307
Kanade is an office worker who’s unfulfilled in life...and keeps the fact that he’s gay a secret. Everything changes when he reunites with an old classmate from high Mashiro, the boy Kanade secretly liked back in his youth. Mashiro’s arrival seems to bring new sunlight to Kanade’s dreary life. As they get to know each other again as adults, could this be Kanade’s chance to find love with the one who got away?]]> 186 Shoko Rakuta Chase 0 to-read, manga 3.90 2020 Stay By My Side After the Rain Vol. 1
author: Shoko Rakuta
name: Chase
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2020
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James]]> 37539698 Twelve-year-old Sunny St. James navigates heart surgery, reconnections with a lost mother, first kisses, and emerging feelings for another girl.

When Sunny St. James receives a new heart, she decides to set off on a "New Life Plan": 1) do awesome amazing things she could never do before; 2) find a new best friend; and 3) kiss a boy for the first time.

Her "New Life Plan" seems to be racing forward, but when she meets her new best friend Quinn, Sunny questions whether she really wants to kiss a boy at all. With the reemergence of her mother, Sunny begins a journey to becoming the new Sunny St. James.]]> 384 Ashley Herring Blake Chase 0 to-read, middle-grade 4.42 2019 The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James
author: Ashley Herring Blake
name: Chase
average rating: 4.42
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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]]> Rainbow Milk 55573130 Rainbow Milk follows nineteen-year-old Jesse McCarthy as he grapples with his racial and sexual identities against the backdrop of his Jehovah's Witness upbringing.

In the 1950s, ex-boxer Norman Alonso is a determined and humble Jamaican who has immigrated to Britain with his wife and children to secure a brighter future. Blighted with unexpected illness and racism, Norman and his family are resilient, but are all too aware that their family will need more than just hope to survive in their new country.

At the turn of the millennium, Jesse seeks a fresh start in London, escaping a broken immediate family, a repressive religious community and his depressed hometown in the industrial Black Country. But once he arrives he finds himself at a loss for a new center of gravity, and turns to sex work, music and art to create his own notions of love, masculinity and spirituality.

A wholly original novel as tender as it is visceral, Rainbow Milk is a bold reckoning with race, class, sexuality, freedom and religion across generations, time and cultures.]]> 336 Paul Mendez 0385547064 Chase 0 to-read, coming-of-age 3.81 2020 Rainbow Milk
author: Paul Mendez
name: Chase
average rating: 3.81
book published: 2020
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[AĚýQuick & EasyĚýGuideĚýtoĚýThey/ThemĚýPronouns]]> 36580693
Ěý]]> 64 ArchieĚýBongiovanni 1620104997 Chase 0 4.36 2018 AĚýQuick & EasyĚýGuideĚýtoĚýThey/ThemĚýPronouns
author: ArchieĚýBongiovanni
name: Chase
average rating: 4.36
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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]]> Canto Contigo 127280435 When a Mariachi star transfers schools, he expects to be handed his new group's lead vocalist spot—what he gets instead is a tenacious current lead with a very familiar, very kissable face.

In a twenty-four-hour span, Rafael Alvarez led North Amistad High School’s Mariachi Alma de la Frontera to their eleventh consecutive first-place win in the Mariachi Extravaganza de Nacional; and met, made out with, and almost hooked up with one of the cutest guys he’s ever met.

Now eight months later, Rafie’s ready for one final win. What he didn’t plan for is his family moving to San Antonio before his senior year, forcing him to leave behind his group while dealing with the loss of the most important person in his life—his beloved abuelo. Another hitch in his plan: The Selena Quintanilla-Perez Academy’s Mariachi Todos Colores already has a lead vocalist, Rey Chavez—the boy Rafie made out with—who now stands between him winning and being the great Mariachi Rafie's abuelo always believed him to be. Despite their newfound rivalry for center stage, Rafie can’t squash his feelings for Rey. Now he must decide between the people he’s known his entire life or the one just starting to get to know the real him.

Canto Contigo is a love letter to Mexican culture, family and legacy, the people who shape us, and allowing ourselves to forge our own path. At its heart, this is one of the most glorious rivals-to-lovers romance about finding the one who challenges you in the most extraordinary ways.]]> 352 Jonny Garza Villa 1250875757 Chase 0 to-read, gay-teenagers 4.22 2024 Canto Contigo
author: Jonny Garza Villa
name: Chase
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> I Like Me Better 62584265
Now he’s trading parties and beach days for community service at a seaside conservation center—fair enough. But thanks to his new reputation, the cute intern, Chip, won’t even give him a shot. Still, Zack finds himself falling for Chip between dolphin encounters and shark costume disasters, which means he suddenly has way more on the line than he ever expected.

Zack may be good at winning on the field, but can he keep up the lie without losing himself?Ěý

Ěý]]> 352 Robby Weber 1335453644 Chase 0 to-read, adult-romance 3.61 2023 I Like Me Better
author: Robby Weber
name: Chase
average rating: 3.61
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/10/24
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]]> If Beale Street Could Talk 40909440 197 James Baldwin 0525566120 Chase 0 to-read, historical-fiction 4.20 1974 If Beale Street Could Talk
author: James Baldwin
name: Chase
average rating: 4.20
book published: 1974
rating: 0
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]]> Race and Sexuality 36709653
This illuminating book delves into the interrelation of race and sexuality as inseparable elements of our identities and social lives. The authors approach the topic through an interdisciplinary lens, focusing on power, social arrangements and hierarchies, and the production of social difference. Their analysis maps the historical, discursive, and structural manifestations of race and sexuality, noting the everyday effects that the intersections of these categories have on people’s lived experiences. Considering both US-based and transnational cases, this book presents an empirical grounding for understanding how race and sexuality are mutually constitutive categories.

Providing a comprehensive overview of racialized sexualities, this book is an essential text for any advanced course on race, sexuality, and intersectionality.]]> 200 Salvador Vidal-Ortiz 1509513876 Chase 0 to-read, pride-history 3.40 Race and Sexuality
author: Salvador Vidal-Ortiz
name: Chase
average rating: 3.40
book published:
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/09/11
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]]> <![CDATA[Reginald Rose's Twelve Angry Men: A Play in Three Acts]]> 1135044 63 Sherman L. Sergel 0871293277 Chase 0 to-read, want-to-read-next 3.97 1955 Reginald Rose's Twelve Angry Men: A Play in Three Acts
author: Sherman L. Sergel
name: Chase
average rating: 3.97
book published: 1955
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/04/02
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]]> Mean Girls: Senior Year 50892341
The Mean Girls film swept the nation as an instant hit when it first premiered, quickly becoming a cult favorite and yielding a new national holiday on October 3rd. But the story didn’t end there—now Cady, Regina, and the rest of the gang are back and ready to take on senior year in this all-new comic that is so totally fetch!

After struggling to survive the wild events at Northshore High School the year before, Cady learned her lesson and is swearing off drama. It’s all about good grades, SAT prep, and college applications from here on out—but the new transfer student Megan Moretti isn't about to let Cady stay focused. Megan is determined to rise to the top of the popularity food chain and become a new Plastic, so Cady, Regina, Gretchen and Karen have to band together to stop this queen bee wannabe from turning the school inside out all over again.]]> 88 Arianna Irwin 1683836286 Chase 0 to-read, my-collection 3.30 2020 Mean Girls: Senior Year
author: Arianna Irwin
name: Chase
average rating: 3.30
book published: 2020
rating: 0
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]]> Mean Girls 34077604
Cady Heron grew up home-schooled in Africa with scientist parents as her teachers, monkeys as her classmates and the African plains as her playground. But when her family moves to the suburbs of Illinois, she finds herself a stranger in a strange land: high school. With no prior research to guide her, Cady's forced to figure out North Shore High all on her own. Suddenly she finds herself sucked into Girl World as a new member of the social elite dubbed "The Plastics." Cady discovers that unlike the wild, Girl World doesn't have any rules--especially when you maybe, possibly, okay definitely, have a giant crush on their ruthless leader's ex-boyfriend. Turns out, life in high school might be even more brutal than a showdown on the Savannah.

Based on the screenplay by Tina Fey, this retelling of the cult classic film includes tons of extra, never-before-seen bonus content.]]> 283 Micol Ostow 1338087568 Chase 0 3.85 2017 Mean Girls
author: Micol Ostow
name: Chase
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2017
rating: 0
read at: 2024/02/21
date added: 2024/02/21
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]]> Triple Sec 199797973
As a bartender at Terror & Virtue, a swanky New York City cocktail lounge known for its romantic atmosphere and Insta-worthy drinks, Mel has witnessed plenty of disastrous dates. That, coupled with her own romantic life being in shambles, has Mel convinced love doesn’t exist.

Everything changes when Bebe walks into the bar. She’s beautiful, funny, knows her whiskeys—and is happily married to her partner, Kade. Mel’s resigned to forget the whole thing, but Bebe makes her a unique since she and Kade have an open marriage, she’s interested in taking Mel on a date.

What starts as a fun romp turns into a burgeoning relationship, and soon Mel is trying all sorts of things she’d been avoiding, from grand romantic gestures to steamy exploits. Mel even gets the self-confidence to enter a cocktail competition that would make her dream of opening her own bar a reality. In the chaotic whirl of all these new experiences, Mel realizes there might be a spark between her and Kade, too. As Bebe, Kade, and Mel explore their connections, Mel begins to think that real love might be more expansive than she ever thought possible.]]> 320 T.J. Alexander 1668021986 Chase 0 to-read 3.86 2024 Triple Sec
author: T.J. Alexander
name: Chase
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> Out of Character 61102611
But secretly retreating to her online life is starting to catch up with Cass. For one, no one in her real life knows her secret roleplay addiction is the reason her grades have taken a big hit. Also? Cass has started catching feelings for Rowan Davies, her internet bestie…and Taylor might be catching on.

As Cass’s lies continue to build, so does her anxiety. Roleplaying used to be the one place she could escape to, but this double life and offline-online love triangle have only made things worse. Cass must decide what to do—be honest and risk losing her safe space or keep it a secret and put everything else on the line.]]> 384 Jenna Miller 0063243326 Chase 4 3.76 2023 Out of Character
author: Jenna Miller
name: Chase
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2023
rating: 4
read at: 2024/02/12
date added: 2024/02/16
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This book was� enthralling. I had fun with this one. It felt like a total experience because one day you're at gym class and your crush asks you out, and another day you're meeting your online friend for the first time, who you also have a crush on. Queer romance? Check. Body positivity? Check. Cool dad who gets along with daughter? Check. Getting into the college of your choice with your best friend who you're also in love with but haven't told her yet? Um, well� (rolls eyes, seen this happen in movies). I get it. People might say it's a trope that's already been done. It's too predictable, it's the same happy ending. And I'm not gonna argue with that cause this is strictly a YA romance novel and many romance novels and movies have the same plot points. But what I do love about it is that she lives a double life. Cass not only goes to school, teases her friend, navigates the ups and downs of a relationship, but she's also involved in an online roleplay, which is hidden from the world. She is OUT, like out out as a lesbian, but not OUT about her roleplay obsession. This book gives light on this other life, or lie, that she's living. I was hoping Tate would have a bigger part in the story, cause I'm just wondering how they even got to be friends? Since he is so popular and she is not. It's evident they care for each other greatly, and I really admire how they’re so honest with each other. In contrast with Rowan, it's still developing and the online part gives them more anonymity to share whatever private information they want, whatever they are going through. I could understand why they had so many fights and how different their feelings are on some topics, but what's great is they didn't give up. Cass dealt with so much shit in high school� she is clearly stressed out and still makes time to set things right and untangle herself from things in her life like her mom and the roleplay and her girlfriend not liking the Tide Wars series that means SO much to her. It was a good book, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Looking forward to more books like this!
]]> <![CDATA[The War of Horus and Set (Myths and Legends)]]> 15849520 80 David A. McIntee 1780969023 Chase 0 3.66 2013 The War of Horus and Set (Myths and Legends)
author: David A. McIntee
name: Chase
average rating: 3.66
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> Edinburgh 272433 212 Alexander Chee 0312305036 Chase 0 to-read, change 4.13 2001 Edinburgh
author: Alexander Chee
name: Chase
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2001
rating: 0
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]]> Queer Chameleon and Friends 107250900 A vibrant and uplifting collection of comic illustrations about LGBTQ+ life, for the community and beyond, from the creator of the online sensation @queeeerchameleon that's loved by millions.

Queer Chameleon and Friends reminds us that all experiences are valid, empowers us to accept and express our identities and those of others, and reassures us that even in challenging moments along the way, there’s light and humour to be found.

In this colourful, insightful and funny book, writer and illustrator Amee Wilson explores aspects of existing in a world not always designed for you � from silly questions and awkward-but-sometimes-accurate clichés, to the trials and tribulations of coming out (or choosing not to).

A collection of beautifully illustrated conversations between the beloved character Queer Chameleon and their friends from across the community, it’s a joyous celebration of life outside the boxes modern society has created.]]> 136 Amee Wilson 1761340174 Chase 0 to-read, want-to-read-next 4.66 2023 Queer Chameleon and Friends
author: Amee Wilson
name: Chase
average rating: 4.66
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Asexuality: A Brief Introduction]]> 15751044 136 Asexuality Archive 1477428089 Chase 0 3.59 2012 Asexuality: A Brief Introduction
author: Asexuality Archive
name: Chase
average rating: 3.59
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and Other Realities of Adolescence]]> 434051 PARENTS CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN GIRL WORLD

Do you feel as though your adolescent daughter exists in a different world, speaking a different language and living by different laws? She does.

This groundbreaking book takes you inside the secret world of girls� friendships, translating and decoding them, so parents can better understand and help their daughters navigate through these crucial years. Rosalind Wiseman has spent more than a decade listening to thousands of girls talk about the powerful role cliques play in shaping what they wear and say, how they feel about school, how they respond to boys, and how they feel about themselves. In this candid and insightful book, Wiseman

� Queen Bees, Wannabes, Targets, Torn Bystanders, and how to tell what role your daughter plays and help her be herself
� Girls� power plays, from birthday invitations to cafeteria seating arrangements and illicit parties, and how to handle them
� Good popularity and bad how cliques bear on every situation
� Hip Parents, Best-Friend Parents, Pushover Parents, and examine your own parenting style, “Check Your Baggage,� and identify how your own background and biases affect how you relate to your daughter
� Related movies, books, websites, and a carefully annotated resources section provides opportunities to follow up on your own and with your daughter

Enlivened with the voices of dozens of girls and parents and a welcome sense of humor, Queen Bees and Wannabes is compelling reading for parents and daughters alike. A conversation piece and a reference guide, it offers the tools you need to help your daughter feel empowered and make smarter choices.]]> 336 Rosalind Wiseman 1400047927 Chase 0 eh 3.78 2002 Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and Other Realities of Adolescence
author: Rosalind Wiseman
name: Chase
average rating: 3.78
book published: 2002
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/01/21
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]]> Tangled (Tangled, #1) 18297707
He’ll tell you he has the flu.

But we all know that’s not really true.

Katherine Brooks is brilliant, beautiful and ambitious. She refuses to let anything - or anyone - derail her path to success. When Kate is hired as the new associate at Drew’s father’s investment banking firm, every aspect of the dashing playboy’s life is thrown into a tailspin. The professional competition she brings is unnerving, his attraction to her is distracting, his failure to entice her into his bed is exasperating.

Then, just when Drew is on the cusp of having everything he wants, his overblown confidence threatens to ruin it all. Will he be able untangle his feelings of lust and tenderness, frustration and fulfillment? Will he rise to the most important challenge of his life?

Can Drew Evans win at love?

Tangled is not your mother’s romance novel. It is an outrageous, passionate, witty narrative about a man who knows a lot about women…just not as much as he thinks he knows. As he tells his story, Drew learns the one thing he never wanted in life, is the only thing he can’t live without.]]> 254 Emma Chase Chase 0 to-read, series 3.98 2013 Tangled (Tangled, #1)
author: Emma Chase
name: Chase
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester]]> 49434060 In this queer contemporary YA mystery, a nonbinary teen with autism realizes they must not only solve a 30-year-old mystery but also face the demons lurking in their past in order to live a satisfying life.

Sam Sylvester's not overly optimistic about their recent move to the small town of Astoria, Oregon after a traumatic experience in their last home in the rural Midwest.

Yet Sam's life seems to be on the upswing after meeting several new friends and a potential love interest in Shep, the pretty neighbor. However, Sam can't seem to let go of what might have been, and is drawn to investigate the death of a teenage boy in 1980s Astoria. Sam's convinced he was murdered--especially since Sam's investigation seems to resurrect some ghosts in the town.

Threatening notes and figures hidden in shadows begin to disrupt Sam's life. Yet Sam continues to search for the truth. When Sam discovers that they may be closer to a killer than previously known, Sam has a difficult decision to make. Would they risk their new life for a half-lived one?]]> 352 Maya MacGregor 163592359X Chase 0 to-read, big-jump-for-me 4.17 2022 The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester
author: Maya MacGregor
name: Chase
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> Northranger: A Graphic Novel 61896621 In this swoony and spooky teen summer romance graphic novel set on a Texas ranch, sixteen-year-old Cade Muñoz finds himself falling for the ranch owner's mysterious and handsome son, only to discover that he may be harboring a dangerous secret.

Cade has always loved to escape into the world of a good horror movie. After all, horror movies are scary--but to Cade, a closeted queer Latino teen growing up in rural Texas--real life can be way scarier.

When Cade is sent to spend the summer working as a ranch hand to help earn extra money for his family, he is horrified. Cade hates everything about the ranch, from the early mornings to the mountains of horse poop he has to clean up. The only silver lining is the company of the two teens who live there--in particular, the ruggedly handsome and enigmatic Henry.

But as unexpected sparks begin to fly between Cade and Henry, things get... complicated. Henry is reluctant to share the details of his mother's death, and Cade begins to wonder what else he might be hiding. Inspired by the gothic romance of Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey and perfect for fans of Heartstopper and Bloom comes a modern love story so romantic it's scary.]]> 240 Rey Terciero 0063007398 Chase 0 to-read, big-jump-for-me 4.02 2023 Northranger: A Graphic Novel
author: Rey Terciero
name: Chase
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Queer Power: Icons, Activists and Game Changers from Across the Rainbow]]> 55921245 Celebrate some of the modern-day trailblazers, champions and icons who have shaped, or are shaping our world, from well-known public figures and allies to others you will wish you had heard of earlier.


Covering topics including coming out, gender, mental health and activism, this book is packed full of empowering quotes, inspiring life lessons and helpful advice that will encourage you to embrace your story and find your power.]]> 144 Dom&ink 0008434166 Chase 0 4.17 2021 Queer Power: Icons, Activists and Game Changers from Across the Rainbow
author: Dom&ink
name: Chase
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2021
rating: 0
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]]> Her Good Side 62296512 A swoony, heart-melting YA romance from beloved author Rebekah Weatherspoon about two awkward teens who decide to practice dating in order to be good at the real thing.
Perfect for fans of Nicola Yoon and Jenny Han.

Sixteen-year-old Bethany Greene, though confident and self-assured, is what they call a late-bloomer. She's never had a boyfriend, date, or first kiss. She's determined to change that but after her crush turns her down cold for Homecoming--declaring her too inexperienced--and all her back-up ideas fall through, she cautiously agrees to go with her best friend's boyfriend Jacob. A platonic date is better than no date, right? Until Saylor breaks up with said boyfriend.

Dumped twice in just two months, Jacob Yeun wonders if he's the problem. After years hiding behind his camera and a shocking summer glow up, he wasn't quite ready for all the attention or to be someone's boyfriend. There are no guides for his particular circumstances, or for taking your ex's best friend to the dance.

Why not make the best of an awkward situation? Bethany and Jacob decide to fake date for practice, building their confidence in matters of the heart.

And it works--guys are finally noticing Bethany. But things get complicated as their kissing sessions--for research of course!--start to feel real. This arrangement was supposed to help them in dating other people, but what if their perfect match is right in front of them?]]> 304 Rebekah Weatherspoon 059346530X Chase 0 to-read, ya-romance 4.01 2023 Her Good Side
author: Rebekah Weatherspoon
name: Chase
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> Kings of B'more 58936406 Two Black, queer best friends face their last day together with an epic journey through Baltimore in this magnetic YA debut by celebrated cultural critic and bestselling Here For It author R. Eric Thomas.

With junior year starting in the fall, Harrison feels like he's on the precipice of, well, everything. Standardized testing, college, and the terrifying unknowns and looming pressures of adulthood after that--it's like the future wants to eat him alive. Which is why Harrison is grateful that he and his best friend Linus will face these things together. But at the end of a shift at their summer job, Linus invites Harrison to their special spot overlooking the city to deliver devastating news: he's moving out of state at the end of the week.

To keep from completely losing it--and partially inspired by a cheesy movie-night pick by his Dad--Harrison plans a send-off Ă  la Ferris Bueller's Day Off that's worthy of his favorite person. If they won't be having all the life-expanding experiences they thought they would, Harrison will squeeze them all into their last day. They end up on a mini road trip, their first Pride, and a rooftop dance party, all while keeping their respective parents, who track them on a family location app, off their trail. Harrison and Linus make a pact to do all the things--big and small--they've been too scared to do. But nothing feels scarier than saying goodbye to someone you love.]]> 416 R. Eric Thomas 0593326180 Chase 0 to-read, yay-we-18 3.89 2022 Kings of B'more
author: R. Eric Thomas
name: Chase
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> As You Walk On By 60878137 The Breakfast Club meets Can't Hardly Wait with an unforgettable ensemble cast in another swoony YA contemporary from award-winning author Julian Winters!

Seventeen-year-old Theo Wright has it all figured out. His plan (well, more like his dad's plan) is a foolproof strategy that involves exceling at his magnet school, getting scouted by college recruiters, and going to Duke on athletic scholarship. But for now, all Theo wants is a perfect prom night. After his best friend Jay dares Theo to prompose to his crush at Chloe Campbell's party, Theo's ready to throw caution to the wind and take his chances.

But when the promposal goes epically wrong, Theo seeks refuge in an empty bedroom while the party rages on downstairs. Having an existential crisis about who he really is with and without his so-called best friend wasn't on tonight's agenda. Though, as the night goes on, Theo finds he's not as alone as he thinks when, one by one, new classmates join him to avoid who they're supposed be outside the bedroom door. Among them, a familiar acquaintance, a quiet outsider, an old friend, and a new flame . . .]]> 336 Julian Winters 0593206509 Chase 0 to-read, yay-we-18 3.93 2023 As You Walk On By
author: Julian Winters
name: Chase
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> They Hate Each Other 55923615
There are plenty of words Jonah Collins could use to describe Dylan Ramírez. “Arrogant,� “spoiled,� and “golden boy� to name a few. Likewise, Dylan thinks he has Jonah accurately labeled as an attention-seeking asshat who never shuts his filthy mouth. Their friends are convinced Jonah’s and Dylan’s disdain for one another is just thinly veiled lust—a rumor that surges like wildfire when the two wake up in one bed after homecoming. Mutually horrified, Dylan and Jonah agree to use the faux pas to their advantage by fake dating. If they can stay convincing long enough to end their “relationship� in a massive staged fight, they can prove their incompatibility to their friends once and for all. But the more time they spend together, the more their plan begins to fall apart—and the closer they come to seeing each other clearly for the first time.]]> 352 Amanda Woody 0593403096 Chase 0 to-read, fake-dating 4.22 2023 They Hate Each Other
author: Amanda Woody
name: Chase
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Before Lawrence v. Texas: The Making of a Queer Social Movement]]> 60615186
In 2003 the US Supreme Court overturned anti-sodomy laws across the country, ruling in Lawrence v. Texas that the Constitution protects private consensual sex between adults. To some, the decision seemed to come like lightning from above, altering the landscape of America’s sexual politics all at once. In actuality, many years of work and organizing led up to the legal case, and the landmark ruling might never have happened were it not for the passionate struggle of Texans who rejected their state’s discriminatory laws. Before Lawrence v. Texas tells the story of the long, troubled, and ultimately hopeful road to constitutional change. Wesley G. Phelps describes the achievements, setbacks, and unlikely alliances along the way. Over the course of decades, and at great risk to themselves, gay and lesbian Texans and their supporters launched political campaigns and legal challenges, laying the groundwork for Lawrence . Phelps shares the personal experiences of the people and couples who contributed to the legal strategy that ultimately overturned the state’s discriminatory law. Even when their individual court cases were unsuccessful, justice seekers and activists collectively influenced public opinion by insisting that their voices be heard. Nine Supreme Court justices ruled, but it was grassroots politics that vindicated the ideal of equality under the law.]]> 304 Wesley G. Phelps 1477322329 Chase 0 to-read, pride-history 4.33 2023 Before Lawrence v. Texas: The Making of a Queer Social Movement
author: Wesley G. Phelps
name: Chase
average rating: 4.33
book published: 2023
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]]> <![CDATA[The Book of Pride: LGBTQ Heroes Who Changed the World]]> 41454014
The 75 individuals featured in THE BOOK OF PRIDE—including marriage pioneer Evan Wolfson, trans icon Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, Stonewall-era rabblerouser Mark Segal and legendary anti-DADT activist Grethe Cammermeyer—fought battles frequently under the threat of violence and persecution.

By capturing these accounts, we honor an important chapter in American history and ensure that the story of the LGBTQ community is safeguarded for generations to come. The brave and determined activists celebrated in THE BOOK OF PRIDE inspire each of us to resist all forms of oppression with ferocity, and to do so with great pride.]]> 288 Mason Funk 0062571702 Chase 0 to-read, pride-history 4.24 2019 The Book of Pride: LGBTQ Heroes Who Changed the World
author: Mason Funk
name: Chase
average rating: 4.24
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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]]> Faithful 29430788
What happens when a life is turned inside out? When love is something so distant it may as well be a star in the sky? Faithful is the story of a survivor, filled with emotion—from dark suffering to true happiness—a moving portrait of a young woman finding her way in the modern world. A fan of Chinese food, dogs, bookstores, and men she should stay away from, Shelby has to fight her way back to her own future. In New York City she finds a circle of lost and found souls—including an angel who’s been watching over her ever since that fateful icy night.

Here is a character you will fall in love with, so believable and real and endearing, that she captures both the ache of loneliness and the joy of finding yourself at last. For anyone who’s ever been a hurt teenager, for every mother of a daughter who has lost her way, Faithful is a roadmap.]]> 258 Alice Hoffman 1476799202 Chase 0 to-read, change 3.96 2017 Faithful
author: Alice Hoffman
name: Chase
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2017
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Queer Principles of Kit Webb (London Highwaymen, #1)]]> 55338994 Critically acclaimed author Cat Sebastian makes her trade paperback debut in a stunning historical romance about a reluctantly reformed highwayman and the aristocrat who threatens to steal his heart.

Kit Webb has left his stand-and-deliver days behind him. But dreary days at his coffee shop have begun to make him pine for the heady rush of thievery. When a handsome yet arrogant aristocrat storms into his shop, Kit quickly realizes he may be unable to deny whatever this highborn man desires.

In order to save himself and a beloved friend, Percy, Lord Holland must go against every gentlemanly behavior he holds dear to gain what he needs most: a book that once belonged to his mother, a book his father never lets out of his sight and could be Percy’s savior. More comfortable in silk-filled ballrooms than coffee shops frequented by criminals, his attempts to hire the roughly hewn highwayman, formerly known as Gladhand Jack, proves equal parts frustrating and electrifying.

Kit refuses to participate in the robbery but agrees to teach Percy how to do the deed. Percy knows he has little choice but to submit and as the lessons in thievery begin, he discovers thievery isn’t the only crime he’s desperate to commit with Kit.

But when their careful plan goes dangerously wrong and shocking revelations threaten to tear them apart, can these stolen hearts withstand the impediments in their path?]]> 348 Cat Sebastian 006302621X Chase 0 to-read, adult-romance 3.87 2021 The Queer Principles of Kit Webb (London Highwaymen, #1)
author: Cat Sebastian
name: Chase
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2021
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Never Been Kissed (Boy Meets Boy, #1)]]> 57352258 Dear (never-been-quite-over-you) Crush,
It's been a few years since we were together, but I can't stop thinking about the time we almost...

Wren Roland has never been kissed, but he wants that movie-perfect ending more than anything. Feeling nostalgic on the eve of his birthday, he sends emails to all the boys he (ahem) loved before he came out. Morning brings the inevitable Oh God What Did I Do?, but he brushes that panic aside. Why stress about it? None of his could-have-beens are actually going to read the emails, much less respond. Right?

Enter Derick Haverford, Wren's #1 pre-coming-out-crush and his drive-in theater's new social media intern. Everyone claims he's coasting on cinematic good looks and his father's connections, but Wren has always known there's much more to Derick than meets the eye. Too bad he doesn't feel the same way about the infamous almost-kiss that once rocked Wren's world.

Whatever. Wren's no longer a closeted teenager; he can survive this. But as their hazy summer becomes consumed with a special project that may just save the struggling drive-in for good, Wren and Derick are drawn ever-closer...and maybe, finally, Wren's dream of a perfect-kiss-before-the-credits is within reach.

A feel-good summer LGBTQIA+ New Adult RomCom, perfect for fans ofĚýRed White & Royal Blue,ĚýBoyfriend Material, andĚýWhat If It's Us.]]> 279 Timothy Janovsky 1728250587 Chase 0 to-read, series 3.65 2022 Never Been Kissed (Boy Meets Boy, #1)
author: Timothy Janovsky
name: Chase
average rating: 3.65
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> The Bubble Wrap Boy 19240489 400 Phil Earle 0141346299 Chase 0 to-read, friendship 3.66 2014 The Bubble Wrap Boy
author: Phil Earle
name: Chase
average rating: 3.66
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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]]> Bubble 32333185 Wonder meets Mark Haddon in the poignant and uplifting debut novel about superheroes, super-nurses, and the beauty you can find in hope.

Eleven-year-old Joe has never had a life outside of the hospital, with its beeping machines and view of London’s rooftops. His condition means he’s not allowed outside, not even for a moment, and his few visitors risk bringing life-threatening germs inside his bubble. Then a new nurse offers Joe the possibility of going outside. But Joe doesn’t know if the nurse is serious—or whether he could survive the adventure.

Bubble is the touching story of how Joe spends his days, copes with his loneliness and frustration, and looks—with superhero-style bravery, curiosity, and hope—to a future without limits.]]> 352 Stewart Foster 1481487426 Chase 0 to-read, illness 3.81 2016 Bubble
author: Stewart Foster
name: Chase
average rating: 3.81
book published: 2016
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Self-Care for College Students: From Orientation to Graduation, 150+ Easy Ways to Stay Happy, Healthy, and Stress-Free]]> 43723495
As a student in college—you’re dealing with a lot. At times this can be physically, mentally, and emotionally draining between classes, homework, activities, and building a new social life for yourself. But the secret to making sure these are the best years of your life is making time for self-care.

If you’ve been working for hours on your latest paper, take a walk around campus to get moving. If you’re feeling tired after a long week of classes and activities, give yourself permission to say no to those Friday night plans and take a relaxing evening for yourself. Self-Care for College Students offers suggestions that help you tackle every aspect of taking care of yourself from the simplest tasks to rewarding activities that might require more planning. Whether it is making sure you eat a healthy meal to utilizing your school’s support services, there is advice for any situation.

In this book, find realistic and practical self-care activities that you can try right away to maximize your college experience. Each activity is designed to help you refuel, such as making sure you get enough sleep to developing an exercise routine. Start making time for you and make your college years the best of your life—all while building lifelong habits for success and happiness for years to come.]]> 224 Julia Dellitt 1507211155 Chase 0 to-read, read-asap 3.86 Self-Care for College Students: From Orientation to Graduation, 150+ Easy Ways to Stay Happy, Healthy, and Stress-Free
author: Julia Dellitt
name: Chase
average rating: 3.86
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]]> Magic, Monsters, and Me 146315570
As their friendship deepens and an old nemesis—Devlina, the Queen of the Gloom—threatens to destroy the universe, Elijah has to decide what’s more important: magic, family, or love?]]> Timoteo Tong 1648906613 Chase 0 to-read, big-jump-for-me 4.09 Magic, Monsters, and Me
author: Timoteo Tong
name: Chase
average rating: 4.09
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]]> Finding My Elf 112975144
Escaping to NYU for college didn’t turn out the way Cameron planned—he’s flunking his theater classes, about to lose his scholarship, and he still hasn’t found anyone he can call his “people.� When he gets home for winter break, he’s so desperate to avoid a Conversation with his dad that he takes the first acting job he can get—as a mall elf. Despite how Scroogey he feels, the plus side is that there’s a cash prize for the most festive of Santa’s helpers.

But the competition is fierce—especially from fellow elf Marco. Christmas spirit oozes out of his veins. At first Cam is determined to see him as nothing but a rival, but as they spend more time together, Cam starts to second-guess himself. What if he’s finally found his people here—in the fakest consumerist nightmare place on Earth, where he least expected it?]]> 256 David Valdes 0063288885 Chase 0 to-read, adult-romance 3.50 2023 Finding My Elf
author: David Valdes
name: Chase
average rating: 3.50
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> You Bet Your Heart 62562943
Sasha Johnson-Sun might not know everything—like how to fully heal after her dad’s passing or how many more Saturdays her mom can spend cleaning houses. But the one thing Sasha is certain of? She will graduate this year as Skyline High’s class valedictorian.

At least, she was sure before the principal calls Sasha and her cute, effortlessly gifted ex–best friend, Ezra Davis-Goldberg, into his office to deliver earth-shattering they’re tied for valedictorian and the scholarship attached�

This outcome can’t be left to chance.ĚýSo, Sasha and Ezra agree on a best-of-three, winner-take-all academic bet. As they go head-to-head, they are forced not only to reexamine why they drifted apart but also to figure out who they’ve become since. With her future hanging in the balance, Sasha must honor her family’s sacrifices by winning (at all costs) or give her heart a shot at finding happiness?]]> 320 Danielle Parker 0593565274 Chase 0 to-read, ya-romance 3.31 2023 You Bet Your Heart
author: Danielle Parker
name: Chase
average rating: 3.31
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> Bossman 31140847 Reese
The first time I met Chase Parker, I didn’t exactly make a good impression.

I was hiding in the bathroom hallway of a restaurant, leaving a message for my best friend to save me from my awful date.

He overheard and told me I was a bitch, then proceeded to offer me some dating advice.

So I told him to mind his own damn business—his own tall, gorgeous, full-of-himself damn business—and went back to my miserable date.

When he walked by my table, he smirked, and I watched his arrogant, sexy ass walk back to his date.

I couldn’t help but sneak hidden glances at the condescending jerk on the other side of the room. Of course, he caught me on more than one occasion, and winked.

When the gorgeous stranger and his equally hot date suddenly appeared at our table, I thought he was going to rat me out.

But instead, he pretended we knew each other and joined us—telling elaborate, embarrassing stories about our fake childhood.

My date suddenly went from boring to bizarrely exciting.

When it was over and we parted ways, I thought about him more than I would ever admit, even though I knew I’d never see him again.

I mean, what were the chances I’d run into him again in a city with eight million people?
Then again�

What were the chances a month later he’d wind up being my new sexy boss?]]> 316 Vi Keeland Chase 0 to-read, straight-erotica 4.15 2016 Bossman
author: Vi Keeland
name: Chase
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2016
rating: 0
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]]> On or Off, Volume 1 60182337
After joining his friend's startup, university student Ahn Yiyoung never imagined he'd end up presenting their work directly to SJ Corporation, a major company headed by one of the most sought-after talents in the country: Kang Daehyung. It certainly doesn't help that, on top of being a bigshot executive, strikingly handsome Director Kang is his ideal type!Ěý

When his presentation fails to go as planned, Yiyoung's desire to impress Director Kang leads him to take desperate measures... and lands him in a whole new mess, tangled up between his personal and professional relationships. How far is Yiyoung willing to go to achieve success in both his love life and his career?

NOTE:Ěý This book contains mature themes and explicit sexual content, including situations involving dubious consent. It is not intended for anyone under 18 years of age.]]> 288 A1 1427871310 Chase 0 to-read, series 4.15 2020 On or Off, Volume 1
author: A1
name: Chase
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2020
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]]> <![CDATA[Heartstopper: Volume One (Heartstopper, #1)]]> 40495957
Charlie Spring is in Year 10 at Truham Grammar School for Boys. The past year hasn't been too great, but at least he's not being bullied anymore. Nick Nelson is in Year 11 and on the school rugby team. He's heard a little about Charlie - the kid who was outed last year and bullied for a few months - but he's never had the opportunity to talk to him.

They quickly become friends, and soon Charlie is falling hard for Nick, even though he doesn't think he has a chance. But love works in surprising ways, and sometimes good things are waiting just around the corner...]]> 288 Alice Oseman 152722533X Chase 0 to-read, series 4.43 2018 Heartstopper: Volume One (Heartstopper, #1)
author: Alice Oseman
name: Chase
average rating: 4.43
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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]]> Dekoboko Sugar Days 48752709
At over six feet in height, the cute and easygoing Rui towers over his would-be protector... and still has no idea Yuujirou's had a crush on him since they were kids!]]> 256 Atsuko Yusen 1427862281 Chase 0 to-read, series 4.03 2018 Dekoboko Sugar Days
author: Atsuko Yusen
name: Chase
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Been There, Survived That: Getting Through Freshman Year of High School]]> 5263649 96 Karen Macklin 0979017378 Chase 0 to-read, middle-grade 3.78 2008 Been There, Survived That: Getting Through Freshman Year of High School
author: Karen Macklin
name: Chase
average rating: 3.78
book published: 2008
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]]> <![CDATA[Sex with Presidents: The Ins and Outs of Love and Lust in the White House]]> 50358054
While Americans have a reputation for being strait-laced, many of the nation’s leaders have been anything but puritanical. Alexander Hamilton had a steamy affair with a blackmailing prostitute. John F. Kennedy swam nude with female staff in the White House swimming pool. Is it possible the qualities needed to run for president—narcissism, a thirst for power, a desire for importance—go hand in hand with a tendency to sexual misdoing? In this entertaining and eye-opening book, Eleanor Herman revisits some of the sex scandals that have rocked the nation's capital and shocked the public, while asking the provocative questions: does rampant adultery show a lack of character or the stamina needed to run the country? Or perhaps both? While Americans have judged their leaders' affairs harshly compared to other nations, did they mostly just hate being lied to? And do they now clearly care more about issues other than a politician’s sex life? What is sex like with the most powerful man in the world? Is it better than with your average Joe? And when America finally elects a female president, will she, too, have sexual escapades in the Oval Office?]]> 384 Eleanor Herman 0062970569 Chase 0 3.76 2020 Sex with Presidents: The Ins and Outs of Love and Lust in the White House
author: Eleanor Herman
name: Chase
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2020
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