The Great Believers is a novel by Rebecca Makkai with parallel storylines set in the ’80s in Chicago and Paris in 2015. The book opens with the funeral of Nico Marcus, a young gay man in his 20’s who died of AIDS. Since it’s 1985 and HIV/AIDS are still heavily misunderstood, Nico’s friend group hasContinue reading “The Great Believers- Rebecca Makkai”
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Red, White, and Royal Blue- Casey McQuiston
Red, White, and Royal Blue is Casey McQuiston’s debut novel about the rivalry turned romance between Alex Claremont-Diaz (the heartthrob First Son of the United States’ President) and Prince Harry (the dreamy young royal that’s all the talk of the tabloids). When the pair’s rivalry lands them crashing into the cake at a royal weddingContinue reading “Red, White, and Royal Blue- Casey McQuiston”