Buried Feelings

Author: Kit Rosewater

Overview:
When a San Francisco treasure hunt ropes two ex-besties back together, they’ll end up digging into their own complicated, buried feelings in this queer YA rom com!

“A delightful romance, treasure hunt, and celebration of queer history all rolled into one.” —Kelly Quindlen, bestselling author of She Drives Me Crazy

Cam was the one who discovered the hunt. He brought it to Ivy like an offering, took her hand as they combed through San Francisco, searching for treasure and conspiring against the heteronormative agenda. But that was back then.

Now juniors, they're both out and proud—Cam as a trans man and Ivy as gay—but their friendship isn't as assured. Problem is, Ivy can’t reveal Cam’s past betrayal without airing closely guarded secrets of her own.

As Ivy comes across the missing link in the treasure hunt from their childhood, she’s certain she can put the clues together and finally come out on top in the cat-and-mouse game Cam’s been playing with her ever since their friendship ended.

Once Cam gets wind of Ivy’s renewed interest in the hunt, the ex-best friends will go head-to-head in their search for gold. But as they get digging, they’ll uncover more things buried between them than they bargained for.

Readathon

Poll: Will you be joining us??
Hi everyone! This weekend is our seasonal readathon to celebrate summer! It goes from Friday, July 10th to Tuesday, July 14th starting at midnight in your time zone and going until 11:59PM to Tuesday, July 14th (in your time zone). Join us in Discord!

The Rules: This is a laid-back readathon. Read as much or as little as possible, mood read or use the bingo card linked below. My only ask is that the books you're reading have queer rep and/or are written by a BIPOC author. I'm cultivating a space where we diversify our reading.

I'll be hosting sprints for free and paid members on Sunday, July 12th from 12pm to 3pm EST. I'll make an official post leading up to the sprints for an extra reminder. The stream will be available to access afterward.

For anyone who wants it, I created a bingo card.
BINGO CARD PROMPTS:

1. Read a book set at the beach
2. Read a book where the character completes a bucket list
3. Read a novella
4. Read a book that starts with 'J'
5. Attend reading sprints
6. Read a book featuring ice cream
7. Read a book published in July
8. Read a book with disability/neurodivergent rep (It's Disability Pride Month!)
9. Read a book on your summer TBR
10. Read a book with your favorite color on the cover
11. Read a graphic novel, comic, or manga
12. Read a book set during the summer
13. Read a romance book
14. Read a middle grade book
15. Have a summer treat
16. Write a book review

Book Recommendations:
Disability & Neurodivergent Rep

• Here We Go Again by Alison Cochrun (ADHD)
• Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White (Autism)
• How to Become a Planet by Nicole Melleby (anxiety & depression)
• Someone to Daydream About by Sydney Langford (deaf FMC, MMC w/ ADHD, dysgraphia & dyslexia)

Graphic Novels

• Magical Boy by The Kao
• The Chromatic Fantasy by H.A.
• Homebody by Theo Parish
• This One Summer by Mariko & Jillian Tamaki

Manga

• Blue Flag by KAITO
• Dinosaur Sanctuary by Itaru Kinoshita
• Confessions of a Shy Baker by Masaomi Ito (CW: Dieting, calorie counting)
• Cat + Gamer by Wataru Nadatani

Summer (Beach) Reads

• Melt My Heart by Bethany Rutter
• The House of Now and Then by Edward Underhill
• The Summer of Everything by Julian Winters
• If You Change Your Mind by Robby Weber
• Our Way Back to Always by Nina Moreno

Books starting with 'J'

• Just As You Are by Cameron Kellogg
• Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead
• Just Between Us by Adeline Kon
• Joy, to the World by Lisa Bunker, Kai Shappley
• Junior High by Tegan & Sara

Books Published in July

• Buried Feelings by Kit Rosewater (July 7, 2026)
• Heartstopper: Volume Six by Alice Oseman (July 2026)
• Melt My Heart by Bethany Rutter (July 23, 2020)

Middle Grade books

• The Beautiful Something Else by Alder Van Otterloo
• The House of Sunrise Lagoon series by Nicole Melleby
• Glitch Girl! by Rainie Oet
• Dear Mothman by Robin Gow

Novellas

• Finna by Nino Cipri
• Peter Darling by Austin Chant
• Read Between the Lines by Bee Medina
• Loading...The Machine Child by T.T. Wadden

Romance Books

• The Next Chapter by Cameron Kellogg
• And They Were Roommates by Page Powars
• Xeni by Rebekah Weatherspoon
• The Broposal by Sonido Reyes

Join us for our readathon this weekend!