Aces Wild: A Heist by Amanda DeWitt #ContemporaryYA #Heist #Queer CW: Click Here 5/5 I've been wanting to read Aces Wild by Amanda DeWitt for several years now. At first I was waiting for my library to get it on Libby, which they didn't. Then I joined the Queer Liberation Library (it's free!). It had lots of queer books available! I got myself on the waiting list pretty quickly, but the hold period was many months. Got to read another book by DeWitt while waiting, despite

Wren Martin Ruins It All by Amanda DeWitt #ContemporaryYA #RomCom #MLM #Ace CW: Underage Drinking, Grief, Cancer, Loss of a Parent, Bullying, Internalized Acephobia, Discussed Classism, Suicidal Thoughts, Discussed Injury 4.5/5 This is a review I accidentally skipped posting. It was originally dated August 21st, 2025. I discovered Amanda DeWitt through a tumblr post with ace book recs a few years ago. It was recommending Aces Wild: A Heist to me. It's taken a long time for my

Roll for Love by M. K. England #ContemporaryYA #WLW #RomCom #NerdsInLove CW: (Pre-book) Death of a Grandparent, Grief, (Pre-book) Divorce, Abandonment, Internalized Queer-phobia, Religious Bigotry, Homophobia, Racism, Emotional Abuse, (On-page, but symptoms aren't focused on) Panic Attack, Cursing, Sexism, Bugs 4.5/5 Admittedly, I don't remember putting M. K. England's Roll for Love on my Libby T.B.R., but as I was scrolling through recently, I spotted it was available. I ce

From Dust, a Flame by Rebecca Podos #Jewish #Queer #ContemporaryYA #Fantasy CW: Click Here 5/5 I noticed Rebecca Podos on Instagram when I saw a picture of the Home Grown Magic cover, although I did read this first. Podos writes about queer Jews, my niche! Now, I don't read a lot of Y.A. romantasy, which this review's book, From Dust, a Flame looked like from the cover. Still, I read the description and wanted to give it a chance. I shared a name with the main character and