Entries tagged with queer lit

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May 2025 Reads!

HAPPY PRIDE!

I hope to come back some time in the near future and talk about things and stuff. But until then, here, have some book recs.

( May 2025 )

So, what is everyone reading for Pride? So far, I'm just set to finish:
*When The Tides Held the Moon by Venessa Vida Kelley
*Even Though I Knew the End by C.I. Polk
*Less is Lost by Andrew Sean Greer
*Missing Page by Cat Sebastian
*A Destiny of Dragons by TJ Klune

And then we'll see where the muse takes me. Recs, of course, always welcome. ❤️❤️

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April 2025 Reads!

According to Fable, at this speed, I will reach my 2025 reading goal by August. 😍😍

Oh, and hey, let's follow each other on Fable! (That link will give us both 5$ to spend on books through their stores and I'll love you forever. ❤️)

( APRIL 2025 )

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March 2025 Reading List

And before I begin, this is where I beg you to join Fable (and give you a cool invite code that gives us both $$ for one of their interactive ebooks). Fable is AWESOME! ❤️

( March 2025 ) And that was my March. How about you all?

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Snowflake Challenge #12

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Challenge #12 Create a Rec Countdown

I know I'm obscenely late and who needs recs anyway? Oh, but wait, maybe now is the perfect time to rec, after the season is over when you're done reading all the stories your had bookmarked to read, after you've checked out all the communities/ discords/ books that everyone has already suggested. Here I come out of the kindness of my woefully procrastinatey heart with a post just for you. YAY ME!

( My Stories of 2024 )

( Green Creek Recs )

( CommunitiesEveryoneShouldJoin )
( Kickstarters to Support )

( One AuthorEveryoneShouldKnow )

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February Reads!

Buckle up, this is going to be long! I can't believe how much I read in the shortest month of the year. I don't even know how it happened besides joining book clubs and following interesting people who recommend interesting books both here, and on Fable. (if you join through that link-- and everyone should be on Fable! It's awesome-- both you and I will get a 5$ credit for one of their interactive ebooks).❤️

I guess it also helped that it was SOOOOOO fuckin’ cold there wasn't anything else to do. 😍😍

( February 2025 ) So, that was my February. How about you?

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Fandom Snowflake Challenge #11

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Challenge #11

In your own space, share your love for a trope, cliché, kink, motif, or theme.

First of all, I'm skipping 10 on purpose. I'm not in the right headspace right now for this one.

So, on to tropes and themes!

( Found Families Are The Best Families )
And really, I think the thing I seek out in fiction is the same thing I look for in fandom spaces, people who ~get~ me, who accept me as I am, who share my weird quirks and obsessions and my secrets. ❤️❤️

So, what's your favorite books/ shows/ movies that feature Found Families? Here are some of mine:

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
The Last Binding Series by Freya Marske
Legends and Lattes, and Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldtree
Pretty Much Anything by TJ Klune (seriously, there's a reason I'm obsessed!)

Current Mood: calm

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January 2025 Books Read

I can't believe February is almost halfway over already. Oh well, better late than never (basically my epitaph, I guess).

( January 2025 )

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Snowflake Challenge Day 2

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In your own space, talk about your fannish origin story.
( Origin 2.0 )

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November (and December) Reads!

Almost done with this year. I'm trying to get to 100 books read this year. ~~I'm at 96. 😱😱 Wish me luck!~~ i DID IT! 102 actually!

Here's what I read in November:

( ”November” ) And now, since I took so long with this, here, let's do December too!

( ”December” ) And that's it! Only took me a month to write this. But, who knows, maybe I can finish one more before the end of the year. 🤣🤣 Either way, I'll have some re-cap, readerly, year end thinky thoughts here soon, I'm sure. And I'll want to hear all about your reading journey this year, too!❤️❤️

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October Reads 2024

First, my apologies. I seem to be incapable of making cut tags anymore. I've tried on rich and html and they just don't work. 😭😭

October Reads!

Let's see, another month, another graphic style from another reading app. This one looks pretty cool. Anyone else on Fable and want to follow each other?

( October Reads! )

So, that was my October. What about you all? What have you been reading?

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September Reads!

~~Look at me, not even a month behind the times…yet.~~Haha! I might have written this post in time, but completely forgot to actually post it. Oooops.

This month was pretty light. But I did really enjoy what I did get a chance to read. Or at least have really complicated feelings about them. Let's begin:

( SeptemberReads ) And that's it.

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Summer 2024 Reads!

July and August Reads!

Did I ever mention that I took a 3 week vacation to New Zealand in July? Did I mention that when I returned, I had a week to pack up, say goodbye to the life and the people in it for the last 25ish years and take me, a UHaul trailer and my bb!SUV across the country to the town I was born and raised, but haven't lived in for over 30 years? And now I live here, and work here and how weird that is?

So yeah, those things happened. And reading happened, but me coming here and sharing any of that fell by the wayside as it sometimes does, even though I try really hard for it not to.

So, first books, then everything else:

( July Reads! In a nutshell ) Let's see if I can do this before ANOTHER month goes on. It helps that I only read half the books in August as I did in July. Who knew that packing, driving cross country and settling into a new job (and new life) would slow down reading?

BUT, I did get my bestie

apythia hooked on Green Creek in our 5 day trip across the country, so, I'll take the hit to my lack of new stories being consumed.

Now, on to the list!

( August in a (hopefully) expediated nutshell )

And phew! Done just in time for September's List. 🤣🤣 That one is (sadly) even shorter. And will have to wait, because I've missed talking of books with you all, so I want this posted. 😍 What are you all reading?

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June 2024--Pride Edition!*

June Reads!

( I read way too many books to not have a cut tag that works *crosses fingers* )

*I say Pride edition but honestly, there isn't much difference between his month's reading and any other month. ♥

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May 2024 Reads!

MAY 2024 READS

Under the cut are reviews for:

More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera
Starter Villian by John Sclazi
Bloom by Kevin Panetta and Savanna Ganucheau
How to be a Movie Star by T.J. Klune
Gwen and Art are NOT in Love by Lex Croucher
Love and Other Disasters by Anita Kelly
Heartbreak Boys by Simon James Green
Upside Down by N.R. Walker

( Book Reviews for May )

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April 2024 Reads

APRIL 2024 READS

( Book Reviews for April )

So, if you want to talk about any of these books, that would be awesome!

Also, I'm up for talking about any of these books too:
2023 Books
March 2024
February 2024
Janaury 2024

I'm also open to recs! What are you reading and loving? ❤️❤️

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March Reads!

Books Read in 2023
Janaury 2024 Reads
February 2024 Reads

( ”March Reads )