Hello sassy people! Today’s post Catch and Cradle by Katia Rose!

Keywords/Tropes: Sports Romance, College sports, Mutual Crushing, “Forbidden” Romance, FF, Bisexual Character
My rate: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
My Equality rate: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

This was so goooood!
Cute and hot, relatable and inclusive.
I didn’t have high expectations, but now I’ll definitely read more Katia Rose books!
The main conflict was around communication, which is not my favorite, a simple talk could have solved everything, but not in a miscommunication BS way.

Well, that is all for today, I hope you like this post, hope you enjoy this book as much as I did. Feel free to leave your opinion about it in the comments and I will see you next time! 

Bye sassy people! 

• I know that some comments I make about decent guys on my posts are the bare minimum a guy should do, so no, they don’t deserve to be treated like gods for doing the minimum, but at the same time, I’ve read a lot of sexist books and I appreciate authors who make characters that can serve as role models and examples of how a decent guy acts and what a loving and respectful relationship looks like. I believe we should always encourage these authors and bring attention to the ones that still write sexist characters and stories. 
• I make a lot of comments about sexism and healthy role models in books, but a lot of times these characteristics don’t make the book a bad book and definitely don’t make the author a bad author. Please never shame these authors and these books for these comments, I simply feel that we need to have awareness of the less than ideal situations some books bring us, and not use the romanticized problem as examples of what a relationship should be. Most of these authors are still amazing, and the content they write doesn’t reflect directly with their personal views and opinions. Always make sure to respect and be kind to everyone, even while criticizing their content. 

Today’s post is about Icebreaker by Hannah Grace!

Cute and so hot!
Nathan is definitely book boyfriend material

𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬: Sports Romance, Hockey Romance, Figure Skating, College Romance, New Adult, Frenemies to Lovers, Grumpy and Sunshine,
𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: MF
𝐒𝐦𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫: 🔥🔥🔥🔥 4/5 – Steamy
𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 4/5
𝐈𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐊𝐔? Nope 😢
𝐌𝐲 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5
𝐌𝐲 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5
𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬? Absolutely!!!!

I resonated with Anastasia a lot, she was very organized and anxious, trying to always be perfect.
Nathan is my new bookboyfriend, he was so cute, always taking care of everyone, Anastasia, his team, his friends. He would go down, but never abandon who he cares about.
I loved their moments together, they were the cutest and I loved their comunication and openess.
The sports aspect was not very developted, not a lot of hockey, and the figure skating part was cool, but also not a lot of details, which to me is no problem.
Aaron can go burn in hell, hate him so much.
And Anastasia’s response to everything he does is the only reason this book is not a 5 stars for me.

Well, that is all for today, I hope you like this post, hope you enjoy this book as much as I did. Feel free to leave your opinion about it in the comments and I will see you next time! 

Bye sassy people! 

• I know that some comments I make about decent guys on my posts are the bare minimum a guy should do, so no, they don’t deserve to be treated like gods for doing the minimum, but at the same time, I’ve read a lot of sexist books and I appreciate authors who make characters that can serve as role models and examples of how a decent guy acts and what a loving and respectful relationship looks like. I believe we should always encourage these authors and bring attention to the ones that still write sexist characters and stories. 
• I make a lot of comments about sexism and healthy role models in books, but a lot of times these characteristics don’t make the book a bad book and definitely don’t make the author a bad author. Please never shame these authors and these books for these comments, I simply feel that we need to have awareness of the less than ideal situations some books bring us, and not use the romanticized problem as examples of what a relationship should be. Most of these authors are still amazing, and the content they write doesn’t reflect directly with their personal views and opinions. Always make sure to respect and be kind to everyone, even while criticizing their content. 

Hello sassy people! Today’s post is about Only One Coffin by A.J. Truman!

𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬: Gay and Bi vampires, Only One Bed, Grumpy and Sunshine
𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: MM
𝐒𝐦𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫: 🔥🔥🔥🔥 4/5 – steamy
𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 4/5
𝐈𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐊𝐔? Yes 🥳
𝐌𝐲 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5
𝐌𝐲 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5
𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬? Absolutely!!!

Magnus and Killroy were amazing! Magnus puts up a facade as a grumpy cold-hearted guy, but he is the biggest softy in the world and Killroy is just the biggest golden retriever ever! They are both so lovely and their characters were so well-developed.

The plot about vampires being outcasts, despite being very normal for a vampire story, felt so much like a metaphor for homophobia, specially since the author added the fact that lots of vampires come out after they “transform”, because they’re not shackled by the strains of society anymore. The whole book, despite being a cute romcom about vampires being stuck with only one coffin at a hotel, felt like a bigger message about homophobia, that was very heartfelt and relatable. Specially when Killroy was a human a year ago, he had his found family of friends, but now that he is a vampire, his friends wouldn’t accept him anymore, would be afraid and repulsed by him. It hits deep in the gut how close to reality that is.

So overall this book had the perfect balance between political, relatable, deep, sometimes sad, and sweet, funny, silly and spicy.

Well, that is all for today, I hope you like this post, hope you enjoy this book as much as I did. Feel free to leave your opinion about it in the comments and I will see you next time! 

Bye sassy people! 

• I know that some comments I make about decent guys on my posts are the bare minimum a guy should do, so no, they don’t deserve to be treated like gods for doing the minimum, but at the same time, I’ve read a lot of sexist books and I appreciate authors who make characters that can serve as role models and examples of how a decent guy acts and what a loving and respectful relationship looks like. I believe we should always encourage these authors and bring attention to the ones that still write sexist characters and stories. 
• I make a lot of comments about sexism and healthy role models in books, but a lot of times these characteristics don’t make the book a bad book and definitely don’t make the author a bad author. Please never shame these authors and these books for these comments, I simply feel that we need to have awareness of the less than ideal situations some books bring us, and not use the romanticized problem as examples of what a relationship should be. Most of these authors are still amazing, and the content they write doesn’t reflect directly with their personal views and opinions. Always make sure to respect and be kind to everyone, even while criticizing their content. 

Hello sassy people! Today’s post is the best books I read in 2024!

This book was sooooo good!
As a Demisexual, I understood so much of what Joy was feeling and seeing that on the page was so validating I almost cried at times.
Fox is amazing, perfect, my new book boyfriend! He’s the kind of fictional man you wonder if they actually exist, sounds to good to be true!
The characters, all of them, had so much personality, and the book deals with different kinds of love, which is so beautiful.
We have discussions about asexuality, race, love, friendship, identity and so much more!
And, with all of that, with all the lessons it teaches us and all the conversations it starts, it’s just so cozy!
It’s a feel good book, that just made me smile all the time.
I can already see a reread in the future (probably a near future).

𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬: Asexual rep, Black main character, Fake Relationship, Grumpy and Sunshine, Cinnamon roll Hero, My new book boyfriend
𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: MF
𝐒𝐦𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫: 🔥 🔥 2/5 closed door (kissing and sex are implied)
𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞: 2/5 🌶️🌶️
𝐈𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐊𝐔? Nope 😭
𝐌𝐲 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5
𝐌𝐲 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5
𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬? Absolutely!!!!!

This is a book about family. Even though it is a romance, with a couple in the center, the story is mostly about found family, and self acceptance, put together with amazing characters, great representation and a funny fake engagement!

This book was not what I was expecting!
I did not expect:

– laugh out loud moments
– swoon your heart out moments
– deep themes and amazing representation
– an amazingly written story, that takes a common romance trope and turns it on its head!
Amazing!
Can’t way to read more books by this author and reread this on e-book and highlight all the cute parts!

𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬: Christmas Romance, Foodie Romance, One-Night Stand, Only one bed, Second Chance, Snowed in Together, Anxiety rep, Bisexual rep, Demisexual rep, Depression

𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: FF
𝐒𝐦𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫: 🔥 🔥 🔥 3/5 (sex on the page)
𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞: 2/5 🌶️🌶️
𝐈𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐊𝐔? Nope 😭
𝐌𝐲 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5
𝐌𝐲 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5
𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬? Absolutely! Go read it right now!

This book was so cute!
Delilah is now a new favorite character! She is so badass and complex and awesome!
I loved how each and every character in this book was so well developed, had their own story and their own baggage and all of that plays into how they live their lifes.
I also love that their sexuality was not a plot point, it was simply part of their identities, like Iris’ sarcasm and spontaneity.
I didn’t like the whole bet thing, it feels very “miscommunication trope” and a cheap way of inserting a third act break up. It felt unnecessary.
And the whole “you can’t date my sister” feels very immature…
But otherwise, a great book!

Oh my God! I did not think I would love this book this much!
Sierra Simone is an exceptionally talented author, who is able to write about religion, trauma, abuse, sex, sexuality, sin, religious trauma, consent, kink, EVERYTHING!
It all makes so much sense together, when alone, a lot of it would be really depressing. These are serious and hard topics, that have touched so many lives, and she gives the subjects the respect and reverence they deserve. (I don’t even know if I’m making sense, I’m still in the high of this amazing book).
I also loved how Sierra was able to write a black character, but without stealing their narrative. She was able to make her character (a white, cis, het, male) understand his own privilege and mistakes.
The consent was chef’s kiss, I’ve never seen it so well done before (outside a kink book) and it was so important here.
Ok… I’ll stop my fangirling!
This is a new favorite, and I’ll probably reread it soon!

𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬: Nun Romance, Brother’s Best Friend, Religious trauma, Sexuality, Sexual Abuse, Trauma Recovery, SEXY CONSENT
𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: MF
𝐒𝐦𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 5/5 (Sierra Simone level)
𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞: 5/5 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
𝐈𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐊𝐔? Nope 😭
𝐌𝐲 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5
𝐌𝐲 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5
𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬? Absolutely!!!!

I think I just found a new favorite book!

I went into this book with no knowledge besides being a queer romance.
And I’m so glad I did!

This is a book about found family, friendship, love, magic, pride, courage. It’s poetic, beautiful, magical and proud.
There’s so much representation, and the exploration of the LGBTQ history, so beautiful.
Also the narrative about the city, the train, the experiences, it’s so well done!
This book made me laugh, swoon, almost cry and 🥵.
The complete experience.

𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬: Romance, Science Fiction, Fated Mates, Queer History, New York Train.
𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: FF/saphic
𝐒𝐦𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫: 🔥🔥🔥🔥 4/5 (Sierra Simone level)
𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞: 4/5 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
𝐈𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐊𝐔? Nope
𝐌𝐲 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5
𝐌𝐲 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5
𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬? ABSO-F*KING-LUTELY! GO READ IT RIGHT NOW!

Sierra Simone impresses me more and more with each book I read by her.
This series was everything. I don’t even know how to continue my life without it anymore, I feel the slump starting already.
The series was deeply queer, kinky and fantastical, while also being political, religious and historical.
It’s incredible how this author was able to create a whole magical world with only a door, roses, a house, a chapel and a forest. There were no magical creatures showing up, only a sacred place and folclore.
And (as an architect) the way she handled architecture was amazing! She spoke like an architect, seeing philosophy, feelings, abstract concepts build into architecture, specially sacred architecture.
A new favorite series for me.

𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬: Dark Academia, Kinky, Poly and Queer, Magical Realism
𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: MMMFFF
𝐒𝐦𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 5/5 (Sierra Simone level)
𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞: 5/5 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
𝐈𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐊𝐔? Nope
𝐌𝐲 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5
𝐌𝐲 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5
𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬? Abso-f*cking-lutly!!!

𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬: Throuple, Domme, Kinky, Single Parent, Second Chance
𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: FFM
𝐒𝐦𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 5/5
𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞: 4/5 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
𝐈𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐊𝐔? Yes!!!!
𝐌𝐲 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5
𝐌𝐲 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5
𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬? Abso-freaking-lutely

Well, that is all for today, I hope you like this post, hope you enjoy this book as much as I did. Feel free to leave your opinion about it in the comments and I will see you next time! 

Bye sassy people! 

• I know that some comments I make about decent guys on my posts are the bare minimum a guy should do, so no, they don’t deserve to be treated like gods for doing the minimum, but at the same time, I’ve read a lot of sexist books and I appreciate authors who make characters that can serve as role models and examples of how a decent guy acts and what a loving and respectful relationship looks like. I believe we should always encourage these authors and bring attention to the ones that still write sexist characters and stories. 
• I make a lot of comments about sexism and healthy role models in books, but a lot of times these characteristics don’t make the book a bad book and definitely don’t make the author a bad author. Please never shame these authors and these books for these comments, I simply feel that we need to have awareness of the less than ideal situations some books bring us, and not use the romanticized problem as examples of what a relationship should be. Most of these authors are still amazing, and the content they write doesn’t reflect directly with their personal views and opinions. Always make sure to respect and be kind to everyone, even while criticizing their content. 

These are the stats for all the books I read in 2023!
I post stats every month, but these are the ones I’m always most excited to analyze! It’s so cool to look back at the year and see how much you read, the different genres, authors, tropes, spice levels…

These are all the books I read in 2023!
It was an amazing year, full of amazing books and I hope 2024 is even better!

All my books!!

Here are all the books I read!!! 

Most of them were amazing!!! 

2023 in books

I read a total  of 125 books in 2023, 12.893 pages and listened to 601 hours of audiobooks (excluding the books I DNFed). 

The month I read the most was October, while also being the month I DNFed the most, so… 

What I read

Most of the books I read were romances, but I got a good number of non-fiction books, so I’m proud of that! 

I listened to a lot of audiobooks from the library, and a bunch of e-books from KU, cause we can’t abandon our roots! 

Challenges and Buddy Reads

This year I launched the #PrideRomanceChallenge, with the goal of reading more queer books, and at least one book per identity! 

I managed to read 52 queer books, and read in most identities, while also bringing some friends along for the ride with buddy reads! 

The only one I didn’t succeed in reading was an Intersex book, because it was a subject hard to find, but hope to find more in 2024!

I have amazing friends who read amazing books with me, and I hope we’ll read more in 2024! 

Diverse Reading

With the challenge, and also my growing TBR, I read a lot of queer books in 2024. 

52 in total, one per week. 

My goal for 2024 is to read more BIPOC and disability rep books, but I’m happy about the numbers I hit already! 

Crushes

I had to narrow it down the book crushes, since I read so many swoony characters that would make the perfect book partners! 

Hope 2024 brings me more sweet and hot cuties! 

MF, MM, MMMFFF? 

It’s always fun to see the diversity of partnerings of the books I read. 

Even though the majority of books are MF, monogamous and straight (even though a few straight couples had bisexual partners), the number of queer and poly books in my lists is always growing and that makes me really happy! 

Spicy!!! 

Looks like I read a lot of spice in 2023! 

The majority of my books were 4 out of 5 in Smut Factor, which means, there were very explicit scenes, in a good quantity of scenes. 

But most of them were 3 out of 5 in the Spice Level, which means that they were “kinda like missinary, not hot but not cold either”

Stars!!!

I gave most of the books I read 4 stars, which means I enjoyed them, but they were not the perfect book! 

But a number I’m super proud of is my DNF number!

DNFing 21 books, means I gave up on a book that was not interesting me, and didn’t force myself to finish it. And that is a continuous goal for me, read what makes you happy. 

Favorites!

These are a few of my favorites! 

Interesting is, some of them were not 5 stars, but they created a lasting impression, becoming important books of 2023! 

Perfect!!

These were all the 5 stars in 2023! 

Most of them, will leave a lasting impression! 

Well, that is all for today, I hope you like this post, hope you enjoy this book as much as I did. Feel free to leave your opinion about it in the comments and I will see you next time! 

Bye sassy people! 

• I know that some comments I make about decent guys on my posts are the bare minimum a guy should do, so no, they don’t deserve to be treated like gods for doing the minimum, but at the same time, I’ve read a lot of sexist books and I appreciate authors who make characters that can serve as role models and examples of how a decent guy acts and what a loving and respectful relationship looks like. I believe we should always encourage these authors and bring attention to the ones that still write sexist characters and stories. 
• I make a lot of comments about sexism and healthy role models in books, but a lot of times these characteristics don’t make the book a bad book and definitely don’t make the author a bad author. Please never shame these authors and these books for these comments, I simply feel that we need to have awareness of the less than ideal situations some books bring us, and not use the romanticized problem as examples of what a relationship should be. Most of these authors are still amazing, and the content they write doesn’t reflect directly with their personal views and opinions. Always make sure to respect and be kind to everyone, even while criticizing their content.