Sarina Bowen's The Understatement of the Year (2014) was the first m/m romance I ever read. It wasn't a genre of romance that I ever really thought about, especially because I'm more into historical romances. Nonetheless, I read it after reading a CBR review of it. Reading this story of Michael Graham and John Rikker made me think of some of my former male students who came out after high school. I remember thinking how wonderful it would have been for them to have had stories like this to read because the featured characters were close to their own age and had relatable fears and experiences. Well-written with likable characters and a reasonable plot, I loved The Understatement of the Year and highly recommend it as a romance and not just as porn on the page, which I've found to be the case with many m/m "romances." (Rating: 4/5) Looking at my orders history on Amazon, I followed up my purchase of The Understatement of the Year with...
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