If This Gets Out, co-written by Sophie Gonzales and Cale Dietrich, is a beautiful and insightful queer YA romance about two members of a boy …
Book review: If This Gets Out by Sophie Gonzales & Cale Dietrich

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If This Gets Out, co-written by Sophie Gonzales and Cale Dietrich, is a beautiful and insightful queer YA romance about two members of a boy …
Contains light spoilers Carol Ryles’ debut novel The Eternal Machine is an imaginative and intricate Steampunk epic that explores the murky, intriguing spaces between science …
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