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Xiang only has a golden pendant left from her father. When she discovers the pendant actually holds clues to the fabled lost treasure of Zheng Yi Sao, she discovers what she is truly capable of.

This had a rather slow start, but once the story got going, it really got going. I loved the historical Chinese setting, Xiang was a charming MC, and the romance was very sweet. It had found family, pirates, adventure, and surprise twists! 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗

I am really struggling with the last square! #lgbtqbookbingo #lgbtq2023

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Soft pick.

#LGBTQBookBingo and Cottage Read #5

The first book by a woman from Equatorial Guinea translated into English and it‘s a queer book!

Was a little stilted and hard to connect at times, though the struggle to be accepted is worldwide. I wish we got more of her life after the book ended.

The afterword was great and am important read about the use of corrective rape when lesbian women are outed. Lots of trigger warnings for this one

A writer really coming into their own! Emezi tells us the story of the life and death of Vivek Oji. Beautifully told and rich language you can sink your teeth into; I loved this. This should be on your TBR if you like literary fiction.

I‘ve read Freshwater and You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty and this was way better, more fully developed, than the other two. I‘ll definitely be reading anything else they write!

#LGBTQBookBingo

The stories of Greek mythology you know and love, but rewoven through a kaleidoscope of genres and authors.

An absolute goddamned delight. Not a single miss in these stories for me. Every author I knew delivered at the top of their form, and a bunch of new authors for me to check out. POVs changed, story twists unraveled, settings launched across the stars, tragedies averted. I absolutely adored this. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗

Nona wants to celebrate her 6 month birthday with her family, her gang, & every dog she‘s ever met. So if necromancers, a suspicious convoy, & a terrorism group fighting against God could stop, that‘d be great.

I loved this as much as I thought I would, but it really felt like it was stretched into a novel. Lots of world building, amazing characters, Noodles, questions answered, but also a cliff hanger that‘s making me gnash my teeth. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

Blue. Red. Two opposing operatives. A war across time itself. Is anything more important than winning?

I adored everything about this. The writing was lyrical and poetic. This was the first time I felt the enemies to lovers trope actually worked for me. An unexpected ending. The evolution of the salutations!

This whole thing felt like a dream. I desperately want to listen to the audiobook now. & I have to look up more of El-Mohtar. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗

Meant to post this last week, but I'm just 5 books away from filling out the #lgbtqbookbingo. I think I'll manage at least 2 more spots this month.

@kenyazero

repost @Kenyazero Itsy Pride Month! As always, I'm adding a bonus bingo board to this year's LGBTQ+ book bingo challenge about reading books by LGBTQ+ authors or with LGBTQ+ characters. #LGBTQ2023 #LGBTQBookBingo original post : https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2593959

June bonus prompts (part 4 of 4):

a book that's lived on your shelves too long (or pulled from older depths of your tbr)
a library read
includes unique formatting somewhere in the book
involves modern or future technology other than a cell phone
By an Asian American or Pacific Islander author

Feel free to complete these all in June, or from June-December! Not already playing? Everyone is welcome any time!

#lgbtq2023 #lgbtqbookbingo