An LGBTQIA+ read involving a book store and a mysterious power struggle over secret information sounded like a perfect pick for me. Unfortunately, I didn't love this. The writing style didn't quite work for me, and I didn't much enjoy the character relationship. The pacing also felt a bit off, and it's obvious the author doesn't know what PTSD is like. #LGBTQIA

This filled my #LGBTQ2024 "Disappointed" bingo space #LGBTQBookBingo2024

Le Guin's nonfiction is a delight to read. It was interesting seeing such a wide span of writing intents packed into one book. In the book review essays section, I didn't know most of the books she wrote about, but it was still fun reading each one. #Nonfiction

Used for #GottaCatchEmAll Farfetch'd "neutral colored cover" (the audiobook cover is mostly brown) @PuddleJumper
And #OwlHouseReadathon Lily "someone loves history or architecture"

This seems like it should absolutely be on my list of beloved books, but I just am not enjoying it. Maybe it's the hyper focus on the sexual that's just not meshing well this week with my demisexual self. I am also just not quite following on the whole magical girl dominating softball thing. It's not quite as interesting as I expected, but it is still pretty fun. #LGBTQIA #Sports #Comic

Started working on a small zine today inspired by the Transgender Day of Visibility. I wish I'd had the inspiration a few days ago, but I'm excited to keep working on this mini project. It's going to give details about several books by trans authors to check out! #LitsyCrafters #TDoV #TransgenderDayOfVisibility #Zine

Today is the Transgender Day of Visibility, celebrating trans folks and raising awareness about anti-trans bills and disinformation campaigns impacting the trans community. Here are some books by trans authors or with trans rep you might add to your TBR! #TDoV #TransgenderDayOfVisibility #RepresentationMatters

The Trans Rights Readathon starts today, celebrating trans authors and representation, and to raise funds for and awareness about organizations that support the trans community. I picked out 3 reads to enjoy this week, and look forward to discovering new authors! #TransRightsReadathon #LGBTQIA

I spotted this book at the library while walking past a bookshelf. It's been a fun read so far. This recipe included after a section I read today sounded fascinating and I decided I needed to make it. I'm glad I did, it's super tasty! #Food #Magic

Nico and Will take on a rescue mission that brings them back down into the depths of Tartarus, where they face everything from actual monsters and the environment to their own inner feelings. Another fun romp in the world of demigods and reimagined Greek mythology! I wish more was done with the split timeline. #LGBTQIA #GreekMythology

Used for "an identity not your own" in #LGBTQBookBingo2024 #LGBTQ2024

An excellent guide for LGBTQIA+ teens on the autism spectrum. Erin touches on a huge range of topics, includes references and recommended further reading, and aknowledges areas where she doesn't have firsthand experience. She covered more topics than I thought she would! #LGBTQIA #Autism

Several magical young women support each other in their challenges and adventures. Like the first book, this second volume is charming and I have no doubt it is beloved by many readers. I still don't care for this series, but read it because I like the author's literary videos on YouTube (check her out at LavenderTowne! I particularly loved her Howl's Moving Castle video). #Comics #Magic

This isn‘t actively bad, but isn‘t notably good either. It‘s a bit flat. At 88 pages in I realized I felt so uninterested in the characters‘ lives that I decided it was time to call it quits. Interesting potential, though.

One more shot of the hardest to see area of the Book Nook! #BookNook #DIY #Crafts #LitsyCrafters

Other than being a generally fun craft, this little DIY decoration has some fun to discover while putting it together that is 100% just to entertain you as you build. There are tiny newspapers about the Titanic rolled up as scrolls, and several books (now glued into stacks and not visible) have book titles on them. Clearly just for fun and not for the look of the final product. #DIY #BookNook #Shelf #LitsyCrafters #Craft

This book book is coming right along! I‘m just about finished, and it has been a lot of fun to assemble. #BookNook #Craft #LitsyCrafters

Absolutely gorgeous art wrapped around a story that drops you right into the world and lets you discover the nuances of what is going on. I still have not decided how I feel about the storytelling style, but this was a fun read. I'm looking forward to the next volume. #Comics

Did I just make a long finish-whenever style book challenge on Storygraph? I sure did. Enjoy! (Caution, may cause spoilers)
#ReadingChallenge #ReadingPrompts #Storygraph #OwlHouseReadathon

I‘m a huge fan of legend adaptations, so of course I‘ll read another adaptation of Journey to the West. Naturally, this made me nostalgic for manga I read as a teen line Saiyuki that also adapt this story. This has a fun balance of silly & serious. I laughed when Genie didn‘t react to Sun Wukong‘s identity reveal. I picked this up because I loved Yee‘s work in the Avatar novels & because I needed a local author read for #ReadingWithMaja @maich

I recently got started on the book nook kit my sister gifted me. I now have part of the room assembled and a whole pile of little books!

Definitely a fun gods and spirits read. I've been striking out a lot with Hoopla manga lately, so I wasn't optemistic for this one going in. There were a few things I wish had been developed a bit more like the suspicious glances between Shin's bully/friend and the god Shin looks after. #manga #lgbtqia

Élodie doesn't shy away from showing her struggles to be a supportive parent when her late teens early20s child comes out as trans. Opening the book with information about gender, identity, and sexuality does a lot to show how far she has come since then. This is a meaningful read, and I highly recommend it for anyone who is having cognitive dissonance in supporting trans folks in their own lives. #LGBTQ #Transgender #Comic #NonfictionComic

K-drama actress Hana navigates the complexities of being famous combined with xenophobia, sexism, and homophobia. A high so-so, almost a low pick. At first I thought this was going to be exactly like I'll Be the One by the same author, but it eventually did deviate. If you like popstar drama books or fluffy romances, give this a try!

Breaking out of assigned gender norms and just being yourself is extremely freeing❤️ even for cis folks. As a teen and early 20s young woman, I hated the idea of doing girl things simply because I was female, and sometimes went out of my way to not do them. Eventually I stopped gendering things I was doing and just let myself do what I wanted to, and stopped avoiding experiences I wanted to have.

My brain since I just recently read the tagged: just like Doctor Chef‘s species! I love finding sci-fi stories in biology 😆

My sister sent me a DIY book nook kit, and I'm super excited to put it together. Does anyone have suggestions on what glue I should use? The pieces are mostly wood and paper.

#BookNook #DIY #ShelfDecoration #LitsyCrafters

I'm a long way from a first bingo for this year's bingo board!
Recently added:

📖Another country: Flip the Script
📖New genre/format: Drag: the complete story
📖New author: Slip
📖Made me smile: A Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
📖Coming of age: Welcome Back Aureole

#LGBTQ2024 #LGBTQBookBingo #lgbtqbookbingo2024

Bailing on a second #Roll100 pick this morning! I know before I started that I probably wouldn't finish this book. I don't enjoy this style of surreal, dark, pain and anger-stuffed books. I figured I would give it a try, though.

One of my #Roll100 picks this month is already off the table at just 20 minutes in. I choose my books somewhat at random, which makes me pick up books I might hate because there have been several times when a book I thought I'd hate turned out to be a fun book. I'm bailing on this one because I really hate popularity contest books, and so far this book has hit every checkmark for why I hate them.

I've been looking forward to reading this one for a long time, and it was well worth the wait. I absolutely loved this! The characters are so fun, and the world building delves deeply into each race's culture and mannerisms in such interesting ways. It's lower action than most scifi, so it won't be everyone's favorite. It reminded me a lot of Firefly and Titan AE. #LGBTQIA #SciFi

This seems cute, but after reading only 28 pages I've seen so many typos, annoying sentences, and grammar errors where the thing receiving the action isn't the thing that's meant to be getting it (example: "She set the box on the seat and fired it into gear...") that it feels like the author didn't take very much care with writing and editing this book. That leaves me with the impression that it wasn't very important to them, so why should I care?

I am ready for February's #Roll100 and will read at least one of these!

Two security agents who serve a family by protecting their petulant son navigate falling for each other. The style of this was a bit chaotic, and the story wasn't engaging for me for about 100 pages. I wouldn't say I disliked it, but it wasn't excellent. #Manga #LGBTQIA

A calm slice of life with slow burn romance mixed in. This book centers perfectly average characters in perfectly average situations. It works well, and is enjoyable. Unfortunately, it is ultimately a bit forgettable as a result. #LGBTQIA #Manga

A low pick, because the last two chapters were excellent. This is an interesting overview of drag, but not really “the complete story” as the subtitle claims. The author speeds through name drops, glosses over topic explanations, and uses many art terms that are not accessible by non-art-scene folks like he wants drag to stay exclusive to that community. Lots of interesting info and photos, and much deeper dives in the last two chapters. #LGBTQIA

I don‘t remember who, but this is a #BlameItOnLitsy pick. Step into young Jezebel‘s life as she and her twin brother start learning root magic, and experience a vibrant story exploring Gullah life and culture, friendship, and history. I absolutely loved this. Every choice Jezebel makes feels authentic to her character, and we‘re brought on an emotional ride filled with friendship, grief, the terrors of racism, and magic. #Magic #BlackHistory

I‘m excited about this local author reading challenge from @maich ! Read a book by a local author each month. I‘m not sure if I‘ll get one for January, but I‘ll try! #ReadingWithMaja

I‘m off to a solid start for this year‘s LGBTQIA+ Book Bingo! It‘s also been a lot of fun seeing what everyone else is reading. Thanks for tagging me in your posts!

📖 Features a Business: The Holiday Trap
📖 Seasonally appropriate: Finding My Elf
📖 New author: Slip
📖 Trans or nonbinary (author): Lost in the Neverwoods

#LGBTQ2024 #LGBTQBookBingo #lgbtqbookbingo2024

Cam, back from college for winter break, works through rekindled old feelings (and new) and a clash between his new college self and who he‘s always been at home. I almost bailed after 15 minutes but decided to stick it out just a bit longer and wound up enjoying it. Such a fun holiday romance! The characters all grew on me quickly, and it was great getting to slowly step into each of their lives. #LGBTQIA #Holidays

Wendy‘s life was upended years ago when she and her brothers went missing in the woods, and only she returned (with no memory of what occurred). I enjoyed this Peter Pan-inspired story. It didn‘t wow me, but I enjoyed the experience. Wendy‘s complicated relationship with Peter, and Peter‘s complicated relationship with stories were compelling enough to keep me reading. The ending feels both like a little much and very satisfying. #Retelling

I read a lot of positive things about this unique anime full of crystal beings fighting entities from their moon, so I thought I‘d give the manga a try. I didn‘t care for it, unfortunately! I liked the concept and what I made out of the story, but It was extremely difficult to figure out what was happening in unclear illustrations, and I had trouble telling many of the characters apart. The fight scenes were the most unclear. #manga

Following disruptions in their lives, Greta and Truman swap houses for a month and quickly fall in love with their new places and people. I enjoyed this playful book and loved watching both characters grow. There was no trap, and holidays are so minimal that I think the author thought a holiday romance would sell better than a regular romance, but otherwise this was a lot of fun.

A new/used bookstore moved into the small town where I grew up! I come here often because my parents live here, and I‘m excited to see a bookstore here again. There was one here 15-20 years ago but the owners left and nobody came in to fill the hole. I didn‘t anticipate finding such a great stack of books! #LocalBookstore #BookHaul

Summer Art school isn‘t going as planned for Jade. She was supposed to start with her best friend, but her friend is in the hospital following a suicide attempt. Jade works her feelings into art that keeps coming to life. I loved this coming of age art story of healing and self-discovery. This was my first read of 2024! #LGBTQIA #Comics

When a prince comes seeking help finding an herb for a dying friend, the man he asks for help is presented with an unexpected chance to play out his revenge fantasy. I keep striking out with Hoopla manga. This was alright. It was fun enough to finish, but wasn‘t compelling and felt uncomfortable because steamy scenes were nonconsensual. #Manga #LGBTQIA

My first set of #Roll100 picks for 2024! Last year, I finished 9 books and bailed on 5 other books for this challenge, moving 14 books off of my 800+ item TBR on Libby and Hoopla 😆 thanks @PuddleJumper !

I need some ideas help! This is a page from my 2023 book bullet journal (which was a lot of fun to maintain, If you‘re thinking about doing one yourself). As you can see, it only used half the space I set for it, so I can use the other half of the page to track other data! What should I track? (I already do: favorites, pub years, who wrote it, pages read, hours listened, lgbtq books/authors, and major tropes and themes) #BulletJournal

Torn between thumbs up and so-so. Zain just wants to play, but dad is too busy and wants him to slow down. A calm and community-oriented religious leader takes the time to let Zain participate, and no lessons are learned on this seemingly average Friday. Love representative picture books like this where kids can see themselves and their families. #Muslim #InclusivePicturebooks

I really thought I‘d make it on that more than one author prompt, but didn‘t quite get around to it. I am ending this challenge having most of the bingos, wrapping up with Lost in the Never Woods as my audiobook or podcast. Thanks for this fun challenge @Andrew65 ! #RushathonChristmasBingo #BookBingo #ReadingChallenge

A beautiful book exploring familial love and a deep connection with arctic wildlife. Beautiful illustrations and heartwarming sentiment throughout. This would be more for parents and for reading together with baby and their young siblings. #Indigenous #Nature #Picturebook

A dynamic group of artistic, queer teens struggling with deep self-loathing find deep friendship and inspiration in one another. I loved the journey this took us on through each character‘s struggles, as well as the process of identifying and talking about eating disorders. There is no solid conclusion, but it feels natural since their story isn‘t over, just this part of it. #LGBTQIA #MentalHealth #HighSchool #Comics

What do bad karma and constant changes brought about by someone manipulating the multiverse have in common? Conrad‘s about to find out. Another Chrestomaci reread with my husband. I love the way things come together throughout this one. I didn‘t remember anything about this book other than “why?👁️👄👁️”. I‘m very glad I reread it. #Fantasy #MiddleGrade #Multiverse