pickI do not like this book, but do not be confused by my rating. I don't like the Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury, Coraline by Gaiman, and A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness, but I do recognize good chilling novels for young adults hankering for thrills.
#QueerBC @PuddleJumper
pickChika's idea of dating is different from her friends or the guys she dates. She chases the idea of being normal as she enters college and soon discovers a word that changes everything: asexual. I really enjoyed this manga. I definitely felt similarly to Chika before learning about asexuality and fell on researching it as soon as I discovered it. I like how the side characters help her expand beyond definition into deeper understanding. #LGBTQIA
pickOh, dear, my heart. It's starts more or less like a YA novel, but with every page it turns into something else. And all of a sudden I was mile deep within the story. Now I definitely need something lighter and brighter. Perfect read for Halloween, though.
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pickI'm still not sure exactly how I feel about this one. It's definitely unsettling.
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#haikuhive #haikureview
pickOkay guys, this book? Absolutely incredible! 💕📖 Equal parts beautiful and grotesque, savage and tender, I loved every word of this book! Highly recommend!
“Do you have anyone running a Super Bowl pool up here?“ Arthur hated football but he couldn't handle another sideways promotion, even if that meant sticking his head up.
“Agent Sims used to do it, but he bashed a fax machine to death with a three-hole punch, then quit. So, that's an open position, as it were.“
pickI did a comfort reread to spend time with some of my favorite characters.
An ace romance that on the surface seems nothing like a romance, yet it's absolutely a romance.
“I'm sure there's a culture somewhere where silently shoving finger food at someone is an acceptable form of courting. Hobbits maybe.“
“I'm not-“
“Yes, you are and it's adorable.
#QueerBC October buddy read is Don‘t Let the Forest In by CG Drews
Has anyone read this? Was anyone planning on reading this? Everyone is welcome to join even if they aren't part of the book club
It's on KU at the moment so I think I'll add it to my list
Thank you to everyone that voted!
I‘ve set up a buddy read on SG - https://app.thestorygraph.com/buddy_reads/93468150-c7f1-446f-8c7b-92f024aa28da
so-soI enjoyed the first few hours of the book, but the rest felt pointless, repetitive, and hollow. There's some good messaging, there's an attempt at discussing mental illness, etc, as well as good LGBTQ+ rep, but it wasn't enough to keep me engaged with the novel. I found the writing good for a while, until it just started to be overdramatic and attempting to build atmosphere by throwing words around that didn't end up meaning anything.
