Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera Young Adult / LGBT / Contemporary Fiction / Feminist 264 pages Published 2016 Ohhhhhh my. This is a short book, and a quick read, but MAN is it great. It tackles racism, microaggressions, white feminism, coming out, “it’s just a phase!”, polyamory, breaking up, trans-exclusive language…and so much … Continue reading
Book Review: The Rules and Regulations for Mediating Myths & Magic
The Rules & Regulations for Mediating Myths & Magic by F. T. Lukens Urban Fantasy / Young Adult / Romance / LGBT 287 pages Published 2017 I loved this book. The wit is dry, the action easy to follow, the confusion of the main character absolutely warranted (Mermaids? in Lake Michigan?!), and it’s just wonderful. … Continue reading
Friday 56 – The Rules and Regulations for Mediating Myths & Magic
The Friday 56 is hosted by Freda’s Voice. The rules are simple – turn to page 56 in your current read (or 56% in your e-reader) and post a few non-spoilery sentences. This week’s quote is from The Rules and Regulations for Mediating Myths & Magic by F. T. Lukens. It’s a great little urban … Continue reading
Book Review: Ship It
Ship It by Britta Lundin Young Adult 375 pages Published 2018 Claire’s an obsessed jerk. Let me just get that out ahead of everything else. Claire is one of two viewpoints in this book, and I won’t even call her a protagonist, because Forest, the male viewpoint character, is FAR more sympathetic. Yeah, he’s a … Continue reading
Library Loot Wednesday
I only checked out one book this week; I read And I Darken on the recommendation of a friend, and immediately upon finishing, I logged into my local library’s catalog to see if they had the second book as an ebook. They did not, but my old library did! So I downloaded Now I Rise … Continue reading
TTT – Most Anticipated Releases of 2019 (Second Half)
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s theme is your most anticipated releases of the second half of 2019. (My first half anticipated releases are listed here, and my most anticipated LGBT+ releases I listed last week.) There is a linkup on Artsy Reader’s page so you can … Continue reading