Love, Lies, and Cryptids

This book actually made me breathless. I told myself I would just read the first few pages while my computer updated, and then the next thing I knew, three hours had passed and I had read the entire thing in one go. It is so different from anything I have read before, and so tender that I can’t read......more

Love, Lies, and Cryptids is a well-done queer romance that is perfectly balanced with reality, humor, and romantics-at-heart. Nico and Jasper's relationship blooms organically, despite Nico's grumpy stance that they don't want a romance. Nolan confronted the potentially problematic power dynamics wi......more

What an incredible job M.L. Nolan does with crafting characters that feel real and relatable. The situations they're in never feel forced--by the narrative, at least. The heat is smoking, the laughs are genuine, and the feels are so very real. I devoured this book in one night, and I couldn't recommen......more

Omg omg I love this book so much! I think the best part for me was Nico. As a nonbinary ace type person, you don’t really see yourself in romances (ever, I’ve never read a book like this before), and it was just so good and affirming! There are people out there who love people like me! It’s a possibl......more

This book is easily one of my favourites of all time. Every word of it had me giggling, grinning, and blushing like crazy. Nico is a character that is so dear to me - demisexual, nonbinary, (and adorably grumpy & anxious) he's everything I never thought I would get to see of myself in a fictional ch......more