Review: The Orange And Pink Sunset by Ivy L James.
The Orange and Pink Sunset, Ivy L. James weaves a tapestry of her life as a queer woman, from childhood crushes to the labels she’s tried on to religious discrimination. Her raw words express agony and joy in equal measure. She provides a refreshing perspective with an understandable voice, and her narrative style feels like sharing a pot of tea with a close friend. This impactful poetry chapbook is a vulnerable discussion of what it’s like to find herself as a lesbian, and in the end, James chooses love over hate, even in moments of pain.
I was lucky enough for the author to send me a message on Tumblr about this chapbook, and I am so grateful to them for doing so.
A beautiful collection packed with love, joy and learning to be the person you are, The Orange and Pink Sunset is a fantastic chapbook that delves into how it feels when you lose a family over who you love, but gain one because of whom you love too.
Poems such as 'I'm Not Letting Go' are powerful and filled with love that is zealous and all consuming, which makes for such a powerful read this followed by 'Let Me Be Yours' makes for a poetic pairing that flow and work together that makes for such beautiful reading.
'To Women' speaks to the confusion I myself often felt growing up trying to figure out who I was and though I ended up somewhere else, I still love reflecting on how all the signs were there and this is certainly a poem that is about reflecting, growing and learning who you are that makes for relatable and tender read.
A fantastic collection of beautiful poetry, my favourite is The Word Thief, but a short and sweet collection nonetheless.
Border Ctrl+Esc is my contemporary m/f marriage of convenience! Features 60k of mutual pining, slow burn, Internet friends to lovers, a meddling sister, and so much food.
Blurb:
In the United States…
Mariana Mitogo is struggling to make ends meet. Then, out of the blue, she learns she’s to receive a huge inheritance that would erase all her debt. The problem: she has to be married for six months to receive it, and her dating life is nonexistent.
In Spain…
Santiago de los Reyes, Mariana’s Internet friend, has drained his bank account to support his family. Desperate to get his mom the heart surgery she needs, he interviews for a better-paying job that would take him from Madrid to Virginia. When he’s offered the position but can’t get a work visa, Mariana offers a solution that benefits both of them—a fiancé visa and a quick wedding.
If anyone finds out it’s a green-card marriage, Santiago will be deported. Mariana would face a colossal fine and jail time. Good thing they’re committed actors.
But as Santiago and Mariana pretend to build a life together, the lines blur between charade and reality. Will they dare to choose the love that feels more honest every day?
Border Ctrl+Esc is a lighthearted friends-to-lovers marriage of convenience between LGBTQ+ Internet friends (a demisexual woman and a bisexual man).
Warnings: Adult language, explicit sexual content, money problems, health problems, anxiety about demiromantic/demisexuality
Love, Lorena by Ivy L. James (that’s me) is a contemporary wlw steamy princess/matchmaker romance. Opposites attract, steamy, with pets and bi femme leads!
Bonus: good at directions (Lorena) or bad at directions (Rose)
Love, Lorena by Ivy L. James (that’s me) is a contemporary wlw steamy princess/matchmaker romance. Opposites attract, steamy, with pets and bi femme leads!
Love, Lorena by Ivy L. James (that’s me) is a contemporary wlw steamy princess/matchmaker romance. Opposites attract, steamy, with pets and bi femme leads!
Love, Lorena by Ivy L. James (that’s me) is a contemporary wlw steamy princess/matchmaker romance. Opposites attract, steamy, with pets and bi femme leads!
Love, Lorena by Ivy L. James (that’s me) is a contemporary wlw steamy princess/matchmaker romance. Opposites attract, steamy, with pets and bi femme leads!
Junior editor Grace Taylor is doubling as the temporary assistant to senior editor Nicola Valentine…and harboring a secret crush on her. Grace is devastated when a work conference forces her to miss her big family Christmas. However, she gets a gift she doesn’t expect when a snowstorm strands her and Nicola at a small B&B.
Nicola has no idea how to handle sharing a room with her gorgeous, vibrant…
