Edible Landscaping with a Permaculture Twist: How to have your yard and eat it too by Michael Judd Nonfiction/Gardening/Homesteading 143 pages Published 2013 I’ve been making a habit of checking out gardening books from the library before buying them, so I know what I actually want to have around as a permanent resource. This book … Continue reading
Library Loot Wednesday
This week was a week for diverse books! I picked up two Young Adult lesbian romances, It’s Not Like It’s A Secret and Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit, one LGBTQ anthology, All Out: the no-longer-secret stories of queer teens through the ages, and one Afro-Latino Pride and Prejudice retelling, Pride. Very excited about … Continue reading
Book Review: Crown of Feathers
Crown of Feathers by Nicki Pau Preto Young Adult/Fantasy 486 pages Published February 2019 Okay first, just gaze at that cover for a little while. Just – wow. We get dragon riders all the time, but phoenix riders? That is new. AND AWESOME. I have been ridiculously excited about this book, and then I received … Continue reading
Sunday Stuff
I can’t keep up with all the things going on this month! It’s Autism Acceptance/Pride Month, and I have two books for that (The Love Letters of Abelard and Lily and White Stag). There’s also an Ace-spec April reading challenge going on, and while I’ve read a lot of asexual-spectrum books in the past, the … Continue reading
Book Review: Endless Water, Starless Sky
Endless Water, Starless Sky by Rosamund Hodge Young Adult/Fantasy/Retelling 441 pages Published 2018 This is the sequel to Bright Smoke, Cold Fire, in which we were introduced to Romeo Mahyanai and Juliet Catresou, and the city of Viyara. This book concentrates much more on Romeo and Juliet instead of Paris and Runajo/Rosaline, who were arguably … Continue reading
Friday 56 – Endless Water, Starless Sky
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. Today’s quote is from Endless Water, Starless Sky, the sequel to Bright Smoke, Cold Fire, a Romeo and Juliet retelling by one of … Continue reading