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Book 715: Cam Boy (Murmur, Inc. #3) – Quinn Anderson

Coming on the heels of Hotline and Action, Anderson gives us the final installation of her Murmur, Inc. trilogy.

In Cam Boy we are re-introduced to Josh, the barista coworker who started to give Pete trouble in Hotline, as he stumbles his way into the porn industry. His fellow protagonist, Mike Harwood, is a porn pro who’s starred in dozens of films and is keen on making an even bigger name for himself.

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Book 647: Red, White & Royal Blue – Casey McQuiston

This is your warning—this post is a mess. I’m going to have to re-read this a few times before I can really wrap my head around why I enjoyed it so much.

I’m not even sure I’m going to be able to say why I loved it as much as I did. Just know that I read the entire book in three sittings (an hour at the gym, roughly seven hours at home [from 5 pm – to midnight] and then about an hour-and-a-half in the car on our most recent trip to Maine.

I was always going to love it because of the numerous Jane Austen [“‘Stop trying to Jane Austen my life!’ he yells back.” (180); “But you went after him!!! That’s SO Jane Austen!” (281)], Star Wars, and Harry Potter references, but other than that the chemistry of Alex and Henry was to-die-for. Like my heart hurt on so many occasions from joy and sadness and y’all, the cliffhanger between chapter nine and ten nearly broke me.

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