by Erin | Apr 15, 2021 | Fiction, LGBTQ+ Relationships/Characters, My Favourites, Real Life, Science Fiction, YA
If you had the chance to stop the world from ending would you take it? That might seem like an easy question, but when Henry Denton has lost all the good things in his life he isn’t sure what his answer is. He knows how bad the world is, wouldn’t he be...
by Erin | Apr 14, 2021 | Fiction, LGBTQ+ Relationships/Characters, My Favourites, Real Life, Romance, YA
Seventeen-year-old Evan Panos has always tried to blend in, hiding his mother’s abuse from everyone around him and suffering in silence. But over the summer Evan had his first kiss with a guy and his best friend Henry became very attractive. They’re both...
by Erin | Apr 13, 2021 | Fiction, LGBTQ+ Relationships/Characters, Real Life, Romance, YA
Ari and Dante are very different, while Ari is angry at the world and keeps his feelings locked inside Dante is smart and thoughtful. When the two meet, at first it seems like they have nothing in common. But when they start spending time together they discover more...
by Erin | Apr 8, 2021 | Fiction, LGBTQ+ Relationships/Characters, My Favourites, Real Life, Romance, YA
We are all made of stars, but what happens when a star burns out? The light we see from Earth is thousands of years old, who’s to say people can’t burn out either? Hunter and Ashlin are back at their father’s place for the summer, and their friend...
by Erin | Apr 8, 2021 | Fiction, LGBTQ+ Relationships/Characters, My Favourites, Real Life, YA
‘The Art of Starving’ follows Matt, a gay teenage boy who definitely does not have an eating disorder. His sister runs away, but Matt is convinced something bad happened to her. So, he pushes himself to the limits trying to help her. But as Matt stops...
by Erin | Apr 8, 2021 | Fiction, LGBTQ+ Relationships/Characters, Real Life, YA
This documents the 45 days Jeff spends in a youth’s psychiatric ward after a suicide attempt. With witty humour and outlandish sarcasm Jeff navigates life at the ward while coming to terms with what happened. The main mystery is that no one knows why he did it,...
