The book I’m most excited about getting this week is Invisible: How Young Women with Serious Health Issues Navigate Work, Relationships, and the Pressure to Seem Just Fine, by Michele Lent Hirsch. I have two autoimmune diseases (plus migraines) myself, so this book seems to be written FOR ME. I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis … Continue reading
TTT – Books That Awaken the Travel Bug In Me
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s theme is “Books That Awaken the Travel Bug In Me!” To be honest, I’m not much of a traveler. I’d rather curl up at home. So I only have five books today. The Astonishing Color of After – This book brought Taiwan to … Continue reading
Book Review: Island of Exiles
Island of Exiles by Erica Cameron Fantasy 402 pages Published 2017 This is a great read for Pride Month! Khya’s society has three genders – male, female, and ebet. They’re all equal, though ebet aren’t capable of having children. The ebets’ pronouns are ey/eir/em. No one cares what gender anyone else is, and soul bonds, … Continue reading
It’s Ramadan!
So many things going on this month, I almost forgot it’s also Ramadan! You can read all about it at that link, but basically it’s a month of fasting between sunup and sunset to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad. I’m not Muslim, but I like to link my reading to current … Continue reading
Book Review: The Book of Essie
The Book of Essie by Meghan Maclean Weir Contemporary Fiction 319 pages Releases June 12, 2018 It’s so hard to decide where to start with this book. First: it’s amazing. Second: Content Warning. For a number of reasons. Rape. Incest. Gay Conversion Therapy. Suicide. Nothing extremely graphic; the most graphic concerns the conversion therapy, which … Continue reading
Friday 56 – Island of Exiles
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. Right now I’m reading Island of Exiles, which is really cool because bi/pansexuality is considered the norm, and there are three genders – male, … Continue reading