7th October, 2025 in Recommended Reads

Boys Like Daniel by D.J. Ciccarello,

“Yeah. That’s most of my day—at school, at home. Walking into rooms like I’m untouchable. As if I’m fearless and know exactly what I want. Like I’m choosing everything—when really, I’m just trying to stay one step ahead of feeling anything at all.” This quote captures the guarded, inner conflict at the heart of the novel, Boys Like Daniel: A Journey of Desire and Reckoning, by D.J. Ciccarello, as it explores the complications of its protagonist, Daniel, following a chance encounter with his first sexual awakening with another man four years prior. Suddenly, he yearns for what could have been, attempting to come to terms with the cascade of desires and regrets, as he confronts a flood of long-buried truths. Moving and intimate, Boys Like Daniel is ideal for readers who connect with introspective, character-focused narratives.