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She Holds The Sun by Ashley Coady
emotional
reflective
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Self harm
Crip Negativity by J. Logan Smilges
Did not finish book. Stopped at 13%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 13%.
Cleaning up my currently reading- it's been over a year since I last picked it up so I'd need to start over anyways to refresh my memory. I am going to finish it though!
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Blood, Vomit, and Medical content
Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual violence, and Abortion
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Did not finish book. Stopped at 12%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 12%.
Cleaning up my currently reading. Also started with a library copy but now I have my own copy
The Pink Line: Journeys Across the World's Queer Frontiers by Mark Gevisser
Did not finish book. Stopped at 8%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 8%.
Just not currently in the mood for a serious, non fiction book at the moment
Worry by Alexandra Tanner
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, Blood, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Addiction, Racial slurs, Antisemitism, Medical content, and Abortion
Foodtopia: Radicals, Progressives, and Farmers in Pursuit of the Good Life by Margot Anne Kelley
Did not finish book. Stopped at 4%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 4%.
Cleaning up my currently reading pile and this book has been packed away due to moving. Will be coming back to it though
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I devoured this book! In fact, I spent the last 20 pages pacing my kitchen! I don't know when I last did that! I also spent more time at the laundromat than I needed to because I was pulled so deep into this story. I went into reading this knowing only 'time traveling lesbians' and I'm so glad I went in knowing so little. I was hooked the entire time.
I can see why folks would struggle with this book because it's more prose than you'd expect from a novel and often sparse on details and world building. You have to just go with the details of the world as they come. If you're okay with those then i highly recommend!
I can see why folks would struggle with this book because it's more prose than you'd expect from a novel and often sparse on details and world building. You have to just go with the details of the world as they come. If you're okay with those then i highly recommend!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, and War
Moderate: Torture and Fire/Fire injury
The 2000s Made Me Gay: Essays on Pop Culture by Grace Perry
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
4.5
This was a great read. The author is a few years older than me so we consumed a lot of the same media growing up.
It was nice to look back on some of the media and reflect on it now that I've been out for a bit. Like the author, I was in the closet into adulthood- deeply closeted at that. This even inspired me to write a poem in defense of the song I Kissed A Girl because the essay on it got me thinking about the song in a new light.
If you're a queer millennial who came of age from like 2006 to 2011 then I think you'll enjoy this book.
It was nice to look back on some of the media and reflect on it now that I've been out for a bit. Like the author, I was in the closet into adulthood- deeply closeted at that. This even inspired me to write a poem in defense of the song I Kissed A Girl because the essay on it got me thinking about the song in a new light.
If you're a queer millennial who came of age from like 2006 to 2011 then I think you'll enjoy this book.
Content Warnings
Minor: Biphobia and Homophobia
Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I'm not a big romance book person (though I do love a good romcom) and I really enjoyed this book! It was for a bookclub with an LGBT center and I'm very glad I got to read it.
As a nonbinary person, it was fantastic to see a nonbinary main character that is realistic- especially in a romance novel no less! And a nonbinary character that isn't focused on a tragic backstop. Yeah, not everyone is good with the transness but it's not an overshadowing thing. It's all very much how things go in reality.
Both main characters were loveable. In and out of their perspectives. A cooking show as the story stage adds fun drama. The cooking show naturally moves the story along while the characters also do. The fade to black spicy scenes is also appreciated.
I'd recommend this book to my friends who like romance novels and suggest it as a nice in for anyone who feels meh about the genre.
As a nonbinary person, it was fantastic to see a nonbinary main character that is realistic- especially in a romance novel no less! And a nonbinary character that isn't focused on a tragic backstop. Yeah, not everyone is good with the transness but it's not an overshadowing thing. It's all very much how things go in reality.
Both main characters were loveable. In and out of their perspectives. A cooking show as the story stage adds fun drama. The cooking show naturally moves the story along while the characters also do. The fade to black spicy scenes is also appreciated.
I'd recommend this book to my friends who like romance novels and suggest it as a nice in for anyone who feels meh about the genre.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Transphobia