What is your personal e-reading philosophy? Buy(from where?)or Borrow?

[hildea]

Originally Posted by cfrizz

Did any of these reviewers take a look at some gay writers' books who write romance and critique them as well?

I've read romances written by authors I've known are queer -- both men, women, and nonbinary people. I can't remember any truly cringeworthy depictions of characters of any gender in any of those.
I learnt to read in 1974 or thereabouts, so I have, of course, read about a lot of characters which were stereotypical and/or terrible in ways that came across as gendered. But these days, those are much rarer -- authors have improved, and I've become better at vetting books, probably.

[haertig]

I don't really need "fresh off the press" books. They're all new to me when I read them.

My current books that I'm reading (switching between) are not all that new, but still new to me:
Harry Potter #5 - 2005
Sigma Force #11.5 - 2016
Murderbot #3 - 2018

Next up (currently planned) after these will be:
Dresden Files #3 - 2001

I've got a ton of half-finished series in "next book TBR" status. More than enough for the rest of my life. Just finishing the Dresden Files will be a years long project for me. And some day, I hope to finally get over the hump (stuck on the 4th book for several decades now) for the Clan of the Cave Bear books and find out what happens to Ayla.

[cfrizz]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

Most writers who write gay romance are women.

But not all. Alexander Elliott is a writer of gay romance.

[cfrizz]

Originally Posted by hildea

I've read romances written by authors I've known are queer -- both men, women, and nonbinary people. I can't remember any truly cringeworthy depictions of characters of any gender in any of those.
I learnt to read in 1974 or thereabouts, so I have, of course, read about a lot of characters which were stereotypical and/or terrible in ways that came across as gendered. But these days, those are much rarer -- authors have improved, and I've become better at vetting books, probably.

Agreed.