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Read more than I expected in May, but it’s an unhinged set of texts

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Queer Books!

The last couple years, I've posted about queer books I've read and authors who write queer stories, and this year, I'm at it again!

Here are the books I posted about in 2023, and here's all the books I posted about last year!

Jay Hogan

Parker St. John

Riley Hart

Sidney Bell

Jesse H Reign

Onley James

Iris Foxglove

Morgan Brice

Eliot Grayson

Charlie Adhara

Anna Zabo

August Jones

Riley Nash

Roan Parrish

Cat Sebastian

Tal Bauer

Cait Nary

Eden Finely and Saxon James

EM Lindsey

LA Witt

Sarina Bowen

Kit Oliver

Ari Baran

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October reading list. 📚

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The Sadenverse, reading order

Green: Written by Eden Finley Red: Written by Both Authors Yellow: Written by Saxon James

purple is not significant, it just means the arrows are layered so its just to separate them.

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First off, the Sadenverse is a universe created across multiple series that Saxon James and Eden Finley have either written separately or co-written together. There’s no one “right way” to read these books, so you might come across minor spoilers depending on where you start. Personally, I didn’t read them in any particular order. I began with the Puckboys series, moved on to the CU Hockey series, and then jumped into the Mike Bravo Ops series without worrying too much about the reading order. That’s when I realized what the Sadenverse really was.

While reading the Mike Bravo Ops series, I discovered a couple things: first, there is a suggested reading order that doesn’t follow the chronological publication dates, and second, there are over 25 books in this universe, with more on the way from both authors. People on TikTok and Reddit have been discussing the best order to read them in. I found a map that was both helpful and a bit confusing—if that makes sense. I recommend checking out ‘Steph Sometimes Reads’ on TikTok for guidance on the reading order or this map I found on figma. The authors also have a reading order on their website, though I haven’t been able to find it myself, but others have mentioned it’s there.

Honestly, I don’t think the reading order is as crucial as some people make it out to be. If you want to dive into the entire universe, go for it! But if you’re a moody or picky reader, just read what you feel like and check the synopses and warnings for each book. I plan to read the whole universe, but I’ll drop a book if the characters start acting too stupid—I’m not about to subject myself to that, I have things to do.

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Fake Boyfriend Series

Famous Series

Mike Bravo

CU Hockey

Frat Wars

Puckboys Series (VOL 1-3)

The Husband Hoax (Accidental Love 1)

Puckboys Series (4-6)

Up In Flames

Bastard and the Heir

Headstrong

Divorced Men’s (Prequel + VOL 1-4)

Not Dating Material (Accidental Love 2)

System Overload (Divorced Men’s 5)

The Revenge Agenda (Accidental Love 3)

The Dating Disaster (Franklin U 2)

Football Royalty (Franklin U 8)

Can’t Say Goodbye

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Uneasy Similarities Between Stubborn Puckboy and The Long Game

I just noticed something, and I honestly don’t know how to feel about it.

Earlier this year, I read Stubborn Puckboy by Eden Finley and Saxon James and absolutely loved it. I especially adored Novi’s character. He reminded me a lot of another Russian MM romance hockey player I love, Ilya Rozanov. Despite the strong similarities between the two, I didn’t think much of it at the time. After all, Rachel Reid doesn’t have a monopoly on cocky, flirty Russian hockey players.

However, today I was rereading The Long Game by Rachel Reid and was shocked when Coach Wiebe shared a backstory that felt painfully familiar. At first, I couldn’t pinpoint where I’d read that exact same plot point, so I browsed Rachel Reid’s standalones, thinking maybe that’s where it came from. But no, after a while, it hit me: the entire plot of Stubborn Puckboy is almost identical to Coach Wiebe’s backstory in The Long Game.

So, to recap: the main character in Stubborn Puckboy is strikingly similar to the main character in The Long Game, and the plot of Stubborn Puckboy mirrors the backstory of a side character from The Long Game.

Where’s the line between coincidence, inspiration, and plagiarism?

Has anyone else noticed this, or am I overreacting?

The Long Game by Rachel Reid:

Stubborn Puckboy by Eden Finley & Saxon James:

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I don't even care what the plot is, it's going on my tbr

[krinklecutreads]

Title: Possessive Puckboy (Puckboys, #8)

Author: Eden Finley and Saxon James

Rating: 4.5/5

Date Finished: March 28, 2025

Review: God, I fucking LOVE this series (and all the interconnected series by Eden Finley and Saxon James). The whole extended universe is so amazing.

Though I'm gonna be real, I spent the first 25% of this book feeling like I'd read it before. I'm not sure if maybe I read a preview in an email or something? But the feeling stuck around longer than a preview chapter. So that was weird. It's why it didn't get a full 5/5 lmao.

This book gives us Connor Kikishkin (one of the three Kiki brothers. we've seen the story of Easton so far, one of the other brothers, if my memory serves me correctly). He was a super overbearing brother in Easton's story. He was overprotective and it almost came across homophobic. But by the end he and his brother were good again, even if Easton ended up stealing Connor's best friend to be his boyfriend.

His love interest is Parker Duchene. Aka the guy he kinda sorta bullied in high school. The guy who quite literally purchased Connor's hockey team just to ruin Connor's life in revenge (partially, the bigger reason was because his late father was a huge fan and hockey was a huge part of their relationship). He's also a tech genius billionaire. Which fuck billionaires, but fictional ones I'll accept sometimes.

So normally I HATE bully to relationship kinds of stories. I really do. But he wasn't the actual bully, necessarily. He just turned a blind eye to the bullying. It still gave me a little bit of an ick, but I got over it. This pair definitely butted heads in the beginning of the book. Like, Connor pinning Parker to the wall kind of butting heads. And not in a sexy way (at first). But as they started actually talking to each other, the realized that maybe their first impressions of the other weren't so accurate.

Both of them go through a lot of self reflection in this book, and it's really great seeing them grow and change become better people. Seeing them move past the well, past.

I really liked the build and pacing of this story. But that's pretty much always the case for this universe. I don't think I've read a book by this pair that I've disliked. The inclusion of hockey itself was really well balanced. Not too much, not too little.

The next book's main character was also introduced. A HEAVILY closeted gay hockey player from Russia. Who spent the last 17 years playing the US and securing a path to citizenship for himself and his family. In this, Connor kind of assumed he was a homophobe because he never took part in any pride night stuff. Not even rainbow tape. But it was because he needed to make sure he and his family were safe from the Russian government. Because he's gay. It was great seeing him meet the whole Queer Collective in the epilogue, and I'm super excited to read his story when it comes along. This is one series that I will always read as soon as the next book comes out. All the stories are so well solidified in my mind that I don't have trouble remembering things.

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Egotistical puckboy by Eden Finley and Saxon James

Summary:

EZRA

Partying, dudes, and hockey. What more could a gay NHL player want?

If it weren't for Anton Hayes, my life would be perfect.

Not that he affects my life in any way. At all. That would imply I care what the winger from Philly thinks of me.

Which I don't.

Not even a one-night stand with him can thaw his misplaced animosity toward me.

He says I'm the one with the ego, but he can talk. He rivals me for most egotistical puck boy in the league.

I hate him as much as he hates me. Even if I crave a repeat.

ANTON

When it comes to hockey, I'm all about the game.

I've worked for years to be one of the best in the league, and l've done it without splashing my orientation all over the tabloids.

My hockey image is one I've carefully cultivated, and after one night with Ezra Palaszczuk, I risk it all.

He's cocky, obnoxious, and has an ego bigger than Massachusetts. And okay, maybe he's the sexiest man I've ever known.

We'll never get along. Not when we sleep together. Not even when my possessive streak awakens.

That doesn't stop us from falling into bed together over and over again.

Review:

Enemies to FBW to lovers done so so well.

Both Anton and Ez are such good and complex characters, I went into this book expecting plotless smut - my brain needed a bit of a break and you guys know I love my smut readings - but I was surprised by not only how well rounded these characters were and the clear grow they both go through the book.

Of course the smut was also actually good, so in all it was a well rounded up book that even made me tear up a little! There's other books in this series focusing on different couples and I'm gonna try to get through them before I need to cancel my KU.