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Every Breath After: Part 1 by Jessie Walker

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challenging emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Every Breath After (Part 1) by Jessie Walker is a beautiful continuation of the Lost Boys series. We get to experience so much personal growth of the characters and really dig into what makes them tick. The story spans 16 years; from 6 years old to 22. It covers all of the main characters and so many things that we didn't know were missing from the past books. If you've followed the series this book is absolutely essential for your sanity. Trust me! And if you haven't, you need to! 
Romance - ❤️❤️
Steam - 🔥
Humor - 🤣
Angst - 😭😭😭😭
Writing - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Little Bird Lost by Jessie Walker

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Little Bird Lost by Jessie Walker is the mind-blowing tale of a young girl kidnapped and forced to live in a world of pain, s3x, and mind games for 6 years. While it can be sad at times, it is also romantic. While it can be horrifying at times, it is also beautiful. While it can be devastating at times, it is also triumphant. If you can handle the TWs (can be found on the author's website), I strongly encourage you read it and read it all the way through. It is a difficult read but very very rewarding.
I don't know what else to say. My brain is still reeling! What I do know is it's a brilliant book.
Romance - ❤️❤️❤️
Steam - 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Humor - 🤣
Angst - 😭😭😭😭😭
Writing - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Still Beating by Jessie Walker

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Still Beating by Jessie Walker is a novella detailing start of The Lost Boys careers as rockstars - making their first album. It pulls Will & Way apart forcing them into a long distance relationship that tries their fragile psyches. It's another beautiful story showcasing the deep enduring love they have for one another. And of course, the sizzling steam! 
Romance - ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Steam - 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Humor - 🤣
Angst - 😭😭😭😭😭
Writing - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
All We Are by Jessie Walker

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emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

All We Are by Jessie Walker is a glimpse into the lives of the whole Shiloh found family and specifically into the minds of 4 important characters: Will, Waylon, Mason, & Jeremy. It all takes place at Philly Pride. Jessie wraps some things up, opens up some others, and gives us a beautiful look at Pride. The love & acceptance of being in, not only a queer safe space, but a PROUD queer space. And of course she brings her famous spice, love, angst, & brilliant writing to it!
Romance - ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Steam - 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Humor - 🤣
Angst - 😭😭😭😭😭
Writing - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
If There's a Way by Jessie Walker

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dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

If There's a Way by Jessie Walker is a wonderful conclusion (for now) to Will &Way's story. There's trauma relived & new trauma; mental health issues & therapy; old love & new starts. It's a beautiful book.
Romance - ❤️❤️❤️
Steam - 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Humor - 🤣🤣
Angst - 😭😭😭😭😭
Writing - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Where There's a Will by Jessie Walker

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challenging dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Where There's a Will by Jessie Walker has rendered me speechless...
Give me a minute...

Wow. After finding Tal Bauer, I didn't think I'd ever find another author that masters imagery as well as he does. Then I read WTAW. Walker's writing is all encompassing, beautifully worded, and entirely (almost too) real. 
I'm not going to summarize WTAW. I'm not going to say more than "read it. It has the potential to change your life."
I'm so ready to jump into ITAW!

Romance - ❤️❤️
Steam - 🔥🔥🔥
Humor - 🤣
Angst - 😭😭😭😭😭
Writing - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
F**k, Marry, Kill Me, Daddy by Lance Lansdale

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adventurous dark funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

F**k, Marry, Kill Me, Daddy by Lance Lansdale is a delightfully murderous & scintillating tale of an ostracized gay boy & the hitman who loves him! I had the best time reading this book! (As I have with each of Lansdale's books in the past.) I can't sing enough praises for FMKMD! Just read it!
Romance - ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Steam - 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Humor - 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Angst - 😭😭
Writing - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Darkness Within by Raquel Riley

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challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The Darkness Within by Raquel Riley. Wow. Just. Wow. If you enjoy heart wrenching, slow burning, deeply emotional takes of triumph over devastation, this is the book for you. I recommend it with everything I am.
Romance - ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Steam - 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Humor - 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Angst - 😭😭😭😭😭
Writing - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
We Burn Beautiful by Lance Lansdale

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

We Burn Beautiful by Lance Lansdale is an absolutely brilliant creation! This story took me through all the feels from sadness to love from disgust and pain to giddiness at Kent's irreverence!  He & Gray are the perfect opposites attract couple! Gray is so seriously devout and Kent...isn't. Lol! 
Some of the story hit close to home and made me wish for closure with my first love that I wasn't allowed to have merely because we are the same gender.
This is a lovely book; romantic, steamy in parts, witty, and tear-jerking. Everyone should read it!
Romance - ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Steam - 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Humor - 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Angst - 😭😭😭😭😭
Writing - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Better Girlfriend Material by Em Jae Black, Em Jae Black

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adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

4.0

Good book. Some of it seemed questionable to my tastes but still an excellent read.