Bookish Musings: Do Books Need to Have a Strong Plot?

Bookish Musings: Do Books Need to Have a Strong Plot?

I have to preface this by saying I'm not criticizing other reviewers. Everyone is allowed to have their own opinion and to dislike a book for any reason! But it's things I've seen in reviews that got me thinking about this topic. This year, I've noticed a few of the books I loved got some negative reviews that complained about the plot being slow, or the plot being simple and not having much...
 
Book Recs: 10 Gay Ghost Books to Check Out

Book Recs: 10 Gay Ghost Books to Check Out

Gay ghost books! Well, the books are gay, not necessarily the ghosts, though there are quite a few of those too. These are mostly m/m romance, some are not necessarily romance but are about mlm characters. One has a ghost love interest, most have ghosts who are a problem, and the rest have ghosts that have some other role in the story. (Sorry if you're disappointed by only one ghost love...
 
Book Review: The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros [Audiobook]

Book Review: The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros [Audiobook]

As if life isn't already hard enough being a gay Jewish teen in 1800s Chicago trying to save money for his family to come to the US, Alter ends up possessed when his friend is murdered. But his friend is one of many in a string of murders of Jewish boys, and now Alter, a girl from his building, and the boy he thought he'd cut from his life a year ago must find the killer if they want to save...