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If you're looking for a dark, witchy sci-fi fantasy centering a strong female protagonist, this might be a pick for you! I enjoyed it but I didn't love it. A few things didn't work for me, especially every characters' insistence that words without set meaning definitely have this one specific random interpretation that doesn't make a ton of sense. That part was just frustrating and was a major plot element. #LGBTQIA #Witchy

I'm loving this book so far but everyone's inflexibility on the meaning of words is killing me! They're all like "destroy definitely = kill, so you must murder someone!" and "First love definitely = romantic/sexual love!" ? I get that the author may be trying to mislead the reader, but I find it extremely tedious that not a single person has suggested any alternative readings of either word.

My two favorite audios of the month are big and at the top - I am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter and In the Lives of Puppets.

my fave graphic novel this past month - Tokyo Rose Zero Hour which really dug into some WWII history I was not familiar with and brought to light a story that was so compelling, especially in graphic format.

Hoping to push my reading more this summer!

Please tell me there is a sequel. This was an outstanding YA fantasy. I loved Voya and I want more! If you like strong female characters, magic, and moral dilemmas, this one is for you.

This is the first time I've noticed a content warning in a book I'm reading. I like it.

Voya is set to receive her family‘s gift of magic when she completes a task given by an ancestor. The task? Destroy her first love. The problem? She‘s never been in love.

There was so much I loved about this story. Fascinating magic system, sci-fi & fantasy elements fused together, fully fleshed out & beautifully diverse secondary characters. But ultimately, this was a slow read, with a pretty unsatisfying & frustrating ending for me. 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑

We‘re supposed to be getting up to 16 inches of snow today. ❄️🙃❄️

Fortunately, it‘s the beginning of my weekend, so I get to turn on the fireplace, make some mint truffle hot chocolate, and curl up with a blanket and the #WhimsicalReads book! 💜

I‘m making even more of an effort to diversify my reading this year, starting with pushing play on audiobooks that come in. I liked this one a lot, a long listen but really engaging. I loved the family and found it really hard to figure out how the plot would resolve. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

It's black history month and I can not express enough how important it is to celebrate black girls! Growing up in a state that likes to turn the other way(ahem: Texas)was so difficult on other cultures and races! My friends were mainly black girls, and I remember how differently they were treated growing up in a dominant white school. Continued..

Gosh, I love this cover. I‘ve been reading a lot more mystical/fantasy books lately, and I‘m still trying to figure out what I like and don‘t like. While I thought this would check all my boxes, it ended up being a 3.5 ⭐️ read for me. I‘ll still read the next in the series, but I‘m not itching to dig into it immediately. #whimsicalreads #buddyread #loveathon

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Are yall ready for February's Pick?! #whimsicalreadsbookclub
Voya is tasked with killing her first love to save her family's magic, which will she choose?! ✨️💜

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Super excited for our February pick! There‘s still a week left to get your copy!! You can find our reading group on Fable: https://fable.co/club/whimsical-reads-book-club-with-katelyn-sosa-280784130362 and we are also voting for our March pick over on @KateReadsYA profile!! 💜 #WhimsicalReadsBookClub

Super excited for our February pick! There‘s still a week left to get your copy!! You can find our reading group on Fable: https://fable.co/club/whimsical-reads-book-club-with-katelyn-sosa-280784130362 and we are also voting for our March pick over on @KateReadsYA profile!! 💜 #WhimsicalReadsBookClub

https://fable.co/club/whimsical-reads-book-club-with-katelyn-sosa-280784130362?r...

✨️💜 For anyone who would like to join us next month this will be our #whimsicalreads book club pick.✨️🩷 Just tap the link above to join in discussions through Fable or let me know in the comments if you'd like to be added to future posts if you'd prefer to just read and post on Litsy! ✨️💖

January is only a couple days away & I am so excited to start our first Read of the New Year! Please let me know if you were unable to get ahold of this book & would like to join us, I have quite a bit of credits saved up & I'd love to share if you'd like to read through the Fable App. For February we will be celebrating #blackgirlmagic & supporting black authors so what better pick than this gem! The cover is everything. 💜✨️ #whimsicalreads

Picked these up yesterday evening from Barnes and Noble while walking around an outside marketplace! Very very excited to read them soon. I was so close to getting zodiac academy: the awakening but there are just too many in that series and I don't need that stress right now haha!

Voya received her calling, meaning first bleeding. The ritual is that one of the ancestors will appear to assign her a task that must be completed in order to become a witch. YA fantasy with a “pinch” of sci-if which I didn‘t expect, mystery. I liked the story it was ok, entertaining but unnecessarily too long. It appeals to the importance to take decisions. I think is overrated in GR. the bleeding ritual parts were disgusting, nasty🤢3.3⭐️

It felt appropriate to do some #audiocooking while I sank into a book about a talented teenage cook. BLOOD LIKE MAGIC starts off with some major infodumping, but after last night‘s arancini-making session and a couple other tasks today, I‘ve made it far enough in that I‘m invested in the characters and their world. I loveloveLOVE how trans-inclusive Sambury‘s near-future Canada is, too.

when Voya fails her challenge to inherit her family magic, she gets a second chance if she destroys her first love. one small problem. she‘s never been in love. until she finds someone who just might fit the bill.
sooooo upset to finish this and realize it‘s a duology that won‘t be finished until later this year, definitely very YA, but Voya‘s growth was *chefs kiss*

In 2049 Toronto, Voya has just had her first bleeding, which means she will have to complete a task to determine whether or not she will have magic like the rest of her family. While this is the plot, much of this book is dedicated to developing the characters of Voya‘s family, which lends it a wonderful richness not always found in YA. I really enjoyed this and apparently it‘s the start of a series, so I‘m excited for more!

A magical book for a magical evening

1. Blood Like Magic and Velvet Was the Night

2. Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon

3. The super supportive moms from This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron

#WeekendReads

#BlackGirlMagic and #OwnVoices. I think anyone who like fantasy, should probably put this on their TBR.

Out June 15
#CoverLove #YAedition

My smoothie matches my current read 😂

Friday night with a new book 😍

So excited for this ARC that just got in!