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April #ReadingBracket2024 nonfiction update
Of the two I read this month, my favorite was Leg. But Better Living Through Birding is beating everyone for the whole quarter still 🐦

I‘ve read some truly phenomenal books this year. The tagged by Sabrina Imbler & Ann Patchett‘s Tom Lake are April‘s winners. 🪼🌸🍒

For those (like me) who sometimes struggle to see:

Jan: Turtle Diary
Feb: The Book of Speculation
March: Greta & Valdin
April: How Far the Light Reaches

Bonus 1: Tom Lake
Bonus 2: The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion (Volume 6)

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And now, readerly joy! I loved this YA romance about a trio of queer teenage actors navigating their way through K-drama roles and Seoul adventures and the perils of existing in a society where most of the older generation is actively homophobic. Lyla Lee strikes a good balance between the delight they all take in one another and the very real threats to their careers and their relationships with their parents. #gaymay

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I completely forgot that this is the penultimate rather than final volume, but it certainly has enough big moments for a mistaken finale! Glad to be back with these characters, and the way Oseman moves through discussions of identity, sexuality, body issues, intimacy, mental health and other topics important to teens, like figuring out what the future after high school could look like. And Nick and Charlie are so sweet! 🥰

April #bookspin wrap up: read 9 books for the month. 3 were audiobooks, 3 fiction books, & 3 were NF. I achieved one bingo for the month. 3 books off my physical TBR & 1 off my kindle backlog

How heartbreaking. Albert is giving me all the feels.🥺

My favorite book of April- and the year so far-- is definitely A Taste of Gold and Iron. I didn't even have to think about it. Hope I read something equally good in May. #ReadingBracket2024 @CSeydel

THIS BOOK STARTS OUT FRICKIN ADORABLE WITH THE CHARACTERS BOUNCING OFF EACH OTHER ABOUT CHEESE AND FASHION AND DOGS AND FRIENDSHIP, AND THEN IT GETS HEARTBREAKING WITH BRIE PROCESSING FEELINGS AND IDEAS HER SOCIETY HAS TOLD HER ARE IMPOSSIBLE, AND THE ART IS SO GREAT, AND THE WORLD IS SO COOL, AND I LOVED IT SO DAMNED MUCH I WANNA SCREAM ABOUT IT ALL DAY. 5 STARS. #gaymay

Reminds me of one of my favourite book couples, Gus and Casey 🖤🩶🤍💜.

#asexuality #lgbtqia #acerep #tjklune #pride