{"id":178,"date":"2023-02-09T16:29:20","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T16:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lgbtqreallove.ca\/?page_id=178"},"modified":"2024-07-11T15:03:58","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T15:03:58","slug":"reviews","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lgbtqreallove.ca\/index.php\/reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\u201cWill engage readers<\/strong>, leaving them alternately cheering and screaming at the cast.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\u2014\u00a0Kirkus Reviews, on Losing Hit Points<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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“A lovely story of learning to chart your own course… a delightful main character, exploring all facets of growing up and becoming one\u2019s own person<\/strong>.”<\/em><\/p>\n\u2014 Kirkus Reviews, on Luscious Love<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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“…a hilarious and an all-around enjoyable<\/strong> read…. Highly recommended for hi-lo readers who loved Heartstopper<\/strong>.”<\/em><\/p>\n\u2014\u00a0\u2605 starred review, School Library Journal on Stuck with You<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u201c… two charming leads readers can’t help but root for…\u00a0The cute banter between the boys will keep readers engaged as the sparks fly\u2026 An adorable romance with strong coming-of-age elements.<\/strong>\u201d<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\u2014 Kirkus Reviews, on Stuck with You<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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“…a hilarious and an all-around enjoyable<\/strong> read…. Highly recommended for hi-lo readers who loved Heartstopper<\/strong>.”<\/em><\/p>\n\u2014\u00a0\u2605 starred review, School Library Journal on Stuck with You<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u201c… two charming leads readers can’t help but root for…\u00a0The cute banter between the boys will keep readers engaged as the sparks fly\u2026 An adorable romance with strong coming-of-age elements.<\/strong>\u201d<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\u2014 Kirkus Reviews, on Stuck with You<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u201c[The Real Love books] stand out for their authentic depictions<\/strong> of LGBTQ+ teens; recommended for high school collections.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\u2014 School Library Journal, \u2605 starred review<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u201c\u2026 offers LGBTQ teen readers access to a more sexually diverse range of characters that shifts from dominant heteronormative teen romance<\/strong> fiction.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\u2014 CM Review of Materials<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u201c\u2026 with a simplified style intended for reluctant and struggling teen readers, provides much-needed queer representation<\/strong> for this format.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\u2014 Kirkus Reviews<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cProvides important affirming representation<\/strong> for queer, polyamorous relationships.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\u2014 Kirkus Reviews, about We Three<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe story\u2019s lighthearted energy and zinger lines create a sitcom-esque vibe where every character is a little larger than life\u2026 Readers will have a ball and may learn a little about LGBTQ+ history along the way.<\/strong>\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\u2014 Kirkus Reviews, about Walk This Way<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u201c\u2026We Three ticks off a lot of societal boxes<\/strong> which are now hot concepts in YA fiction \u2013 LGBTQ, race, religion, transgender issues, ADHD.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\u2014 Resource Links<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cExplores the experience of asexuality with authenticity<\/strong>.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\u2014 Resource Links, about Ace of Hearts<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWill engage readers, leaving them alternately cheering and screaming at the cast.\u201d “A lovely story of learning to chart your own course… a delightful main character, exploring all facets of growing up and becoming one\u2019s own person.” “…a hilarious and an all-around enjoyable read…. Highly recommended for hi-lo readers who loved Heartstopper.” \u201c… two charming leads readers can’t help but root for…\u00a0The cute banter between the boys will keep readers engaged as the sparks fly\u2026 An adorable romance with strong coming-of-age elements.\u201d “…a hilarious and an all-around enjoyable read…. Highly recommended for hi-lo readers who loved Heartstopper.” \u201c… two charming leads readers can’t help but root for…\u00a0The cute banter between the boys will keep readers engaged as the sparks fly\u2026 An adorable romance with strong coming-of-age elements.\u201d \u201c[The Real Love books] stand out for their authentic depictions of LGBTQ+ teens; recommended for high school collections.\u201d \u201c\u2026 offers LGBTQ teen readers access to a more sexually diverse range of characters that shifts from dominant heteronormative teen romance fiction.\u201d \u201c\u2026 with a simplified style intended for reluctant and struggling teen readers, provides much-needed queer representation for this format.\u201d \u201cProvides important affirming representation for queer, polyamorous relationships.\u201d \u201cThe story\u2019s lighthearted energy and zinger lines create a sitcom-esque vibe where every character is a little larger than life\u2026 Readers will have a ball and may learn a little about LGBTQ+ history along the way.\u201d \u201c\u2026We Three ticks off a lot of societal boxes which are now hot concepts in YA fiction \u2013 LGBTQ, race, religion, transgender issues, ADHD.\u201d \u201cExplores the experience of asexuality with authenticity.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-178","page","type-page","status-publish"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lgbtqreallove.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lgbtqreallove.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lgbtqreallove.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lgbtqreallove.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lgbtqreallove.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=178"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/lgbtqreallove.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/178\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":650,"href":"https:\/\/lgbtqreallove.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/178\/revisions\/650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lgbtqreallove.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}