#Beachread during holidays. 🌊⛱️
As I don't usually read much #romance, this was an unexpected win for me!
This was #AcquiredviaLitsy @MatchlessMarie
and a
#Roll100 &
#GottaCatchEmAll #Lillipup (dog or wolf companion) pick.
#seaside #beachreading #AbbyJimenez
pickA bright queer Victorian romance featuring bicycles, botany, redemption all over the place, and hilarious side characters. I loved this book! It is always fun finding a book that I can see my own relationship reflected in. I‘m also a sucker for enemies to lovers and redemption of antagonist characters. This book also has some really well done love scenes. #LGBTQIA #VictorianRomance #Botany #Bikes
pickHistory buff and reactor Amos discovers the people who are missing or barely acknowledged from our history. In this story told through letters he writes to a trans civil war soldier, he recounts his efforts to change this. I enjoyed this middle grade read, and learned some stuff along the way, which is a great bonus. #LGBTQIA #History #CivilWar
pickEven without having read the novels in this series, I enjoyed this graphic novel. The story is intriguing from start to finish. Fans of the series will likely enjoy this backstory and its nods to other happenings in the series. #Comics #Adaptations #Transmedia
so-soThis latest novel from Premee Mohamed just won the Aurora award for best Canadian sci-fi/fantasy novel. It's an interesting exploration of war, violence and pacifism, but I found it quite slow going.
#gottacatchemall (Lillipup: beige coloured cover) @PuddleJumper
pickI'm way behind with my #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub reads but have every intention of catching up!
I enjoyed this one though I really felt every frustration that Miss MacFarren experienced. I'm glad Maxine was there to provide relief.
#52bookclub (set in the 1940s)
#gottacatchemall (Whimsicott: whimsical character) @PuddleJumper
It‘s getting to the tricky bit of #GottaCatchemAll I think this is the leanest month so far!
Are you stuck on any prompts?
I could definitely do with some recommendations for books set in Scotland, preferably queer and/or magical!
pickA soft pick. In this graphic memoir, the author explores his life and feelings in a more abstract manner. It‘s definitely an interesting read, and I liked the monotone color scheme, he uses it to excellent effect for emphasis. #LGBTQIA #Nonfiction #LGBTQIA
pickAs Matti struggles to save his family‘s prospects, he is thrown unexpectedly into the path of a dashing con artist who begrudgingly becomes his sword instructor. Watching Matti and Luca fight their growing feelings as they chart a crash course for their own secrets and those of other characters is a treat. I enjoyed the character development in this book quite a bit. It is a slower paced book because it deals with business espionage. #LGBTQIA
pickI had the pleasure of helping to select this as an award winner for a local book award. It was a tough decision between this and another. Between its fun characters, thoughtful handling of panic attacks, interesting countdown style, and well crafted sex scenes, this book is an interesting read and I enjoyed it. Might not be everyone‘s cup of tea due to some of the tropes it uses. #LGBTQIA #AutumnBooks
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