What to Suspect When You're Suspecting: Book 2 of 3 The Gus Chronicles | positive masculinity| LGBTQIA+ rep

What to Suspect When You're Suspecting: Book 2 of 3 The Gus Chronicles | positive masculinity| LGBTQIA+ rep

First, he was a gargoyle. Then, a dragon. Then, not a “he” at all. Everyone wants something from Gus, but you just want xer to stop eating your shoelaces and cheese puffs. Brant and Nico are busy raising the world’s only known dragon. It’s hard enough when xer throws tantrums and starts sending cryptic visions of the past to Nico in his dreams. Pressures mount from outside the domestic sphere as well, as the military, science factions, and even the public clamor for a piece of the action. From vampires and werewolves to pixies and politicians, a colorful cast descends upon their doorstep, each with their own agenda. Things get serious when the magical tribunal shows up with a command : humans cannot foster dragons. Should they turn Gus over or take their growing family and flee to somewhere safe? This book is the second in the series, but can be read as a standalone. Perfect for fans of Legends & Lattes, Cursed Cocktails, and Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series. FoxxWriter, 5 stars A fantastically queer follow up to Guarding Gus ! this book is even better than the first, and I'm not saying that lightly! half romance, half drama, we get fantastic and unique insights into Gus the Dragon, now growing at a rapid pace. His newfound parents have to work double time now just to keep up with him! not to mention find the time for their own impressive love interests. that's not counting what happens when the supernatural world, the mayor of their city, and the united states government all decides that they have a right to keep the dragon for themselves. having to deal with nosy neighbors, as well as a whole new influx of found family members, Brant and Nico seam to be having a lot of dramatics on their hands. worse, if they can't find a peaceful solution, they might very well lose their precious Gustopher to the greed of others. with Nico having very strange dreams, Grant struggling with his PTSD, and Gustopher getting into literally everything, life is getting to be very, very hectic. Celeste, 5 stars This is such a wonderfully warm and fuzzy story. In this current political climate, I think I really needed a book the shows the power of the love of your chosen family, of acceptance of those who live outside the expectations of a binary world, and finding strength to stand up for yourself. I can't wait for book 3! Go, Gus, Go! Lisa, no rating I can't think of a single book that gets anywhere close to the LGBTQIA and gender diversity and representation that's present here. That representation, and the importance of equality and support is present throughout, but the author does a great job of also representing that just because you're part of a marginalized group doesn't mean you're immune from making blunders yourself and needing to take accountability for that. I also really, really appreciated the continuation of the friendship between Nico and Brant. It portrays a healthy, emotionally mature platonic relationship between two adult men that I think is often missing in books where those friendships are either only present because of decades of growth together, are shallow, or are used to push forward a will-they-won't-they relationship dynamic. Here, both Nico and Grant find themselves in situations with romantic partners that enrich their lives separately but that don't detract from their friendship and bond. Author of book