Insights
Single All the Way – Hallmark-Style Holiday Rom-Com with a Gay Heart
A review of Netflix’s Single All the Way, examining how it queers the classic holiday rom-com formula with family meddling, fake dating, and cozy small-town charm.
film review, holiday romance, Netflix, family comedy, fake dating
Maurice – Forster’s Long-Suppressed Gay Classic and Its Quietly Radical Ending
A long-form review of the film adaptation of E.M. Forster’s Maurice, exploring class, internalised homophobia, and why its pastoral happy ending still feels radical decades later.
film review, queer classic, period drama, Edwardian England, MM romance
The Cat Proposed by Dento Hayane – Quiet, Feline Soft MM Romance
A review of Dento Hayane’s BL novel The Cat Proposed, a slow-burn office worker × cat café owner romance that has become a fan-favourite for readers seeking cozy, low-conflict queer stories.
BL novel, slow burn, cat café, cozy romance, Japanese BL
We Could Be So Good by Cat Sebastian – Soft Queer Longing in 1950s New York
A long-form review of Cat Sebastian’s We Could Be So Good, a 1950s MM romance about newsroom friendship, queer awakening, and choosing joy in an era that criminalised it.
book review, MM romance, historical, 1950s New York, slow burn
The Way He Looks – Blindness, First Love, and the Quiet Revolution of Being Ordinary
An analysis of the Brazilian film The Way He Looks, focusing on disability representation, gentle queer first love, and why its small stakes feel so emotionally huge.
film review, MM romance, YA, disability, Brazilian cinema
Something Close to Nothing by Tom Pyun – Queer Fatherhood at the Edge of Collapse
A long-form review of Tom Pyun’s novel Something Close to Nothing, exploring queer fatherhood, cross-cultural relationships, and the emotional cost of building a family that falls apart on the eve of parenthood.
book review, gay fiction, cross-cultural romance, family drama, literary
Cherry Magic! BL Drama Review – Mind Reading, Office Crushes, and Gentle Queer Joy
A long-form review of the Japanese BL drama Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!, focusing on its use of fantasy to explore anxiety, self-worth, and slow-burn office romance.
BL drama, Japanese BL, office romance, fantasy, slow burn
Why Cozy Queer Fiction Is the New Comfort Genre Readers Turn To
An exploration of why readers are gravitating toward cozy queer fiction, and how writers can design stories that feel emotionally safe, warm, and deeply satisfying.
cozy queer fiction, comfort reads, MM romance, genre analysis
Love, Simon – Mainstream Teen Rom-Com, Quietly Radical Queer Center
A long-form analysis of Love, Simon, focusing on how a glossy studio teen rom-com managed to center a gay boy’s love story while negotiating the compromises of mainstream Hollywood.
film review, MM romance, YA, coming out, high school
What Made "Red, White & Royal Blue" a Crossover Hit for LGBT Romance
An analysis of how Red, White & Royal Blue combined fanfiction energy, political fantasy, and emotionally satisfying romance to reach both queer and mainstream readers.
LGBT romance, MM romance, genre analysis, market trends
Trends in LGBT Fiction on Amazon KDP: What’s Rising and What’s Fading
A practical overview of current trends in LGBT fiction on Amazon KDP, with a focus on MM romance, cozy queer stories, and how tropes influence visibility and sales.
KDP, market trends, LGBT fiction, MM romance