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The Wicked Bargain by Gabe Cole Novoa

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History, ships, pirates, queer characters - what's not to love? Exactly! Sure, at the end it got a bit too much YA for me, but I think in that age readers just need that. Everything else was just an awesome ride. I loved how Mar grows and learns to accept themselves, Novoa wrote their journey really good and I think a lot of young readers will relate. And maybe some of us older ones, too?

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Reminder for #RiseUpReads September 2025

The Wicked Bargain by Gabe Cole Novoa

Read at your own pace. There will be a discussion post on Litsy at the end of the month.

Please tag me in your posts & use #riseupreads
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My youngest‘s, now in middle school, first school library haul: One Piece vol 1-4. For those who remember, he was 2 when I joined Litsy. He‘s now 11, and taller than me. 😭 My oldest is now in 8th grade. I‘m living in a time warp!

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Repost for @Catsandbooks

#RiseUpReads September 2025

The Wicked Bargain by Gabe Cole Novoa

Read at your own pace. There will be a discussion posted on Litsy at the end of the month.

Please tag me in your posts & use #riseupreads
If you're not currently tagged & would like to be, let me know.

Content warnings: death, violence, grief, dysphoria, colonization, gun violence, slavery, transphobia, alcoholism

#RiseUpReads September 2025

The Wicked Bargain by Gabe Cole Novoa

Read at your own pace. There will be a discussion posted on Litsy at the end of the month.

Please tag me in your posts & use #riseupreads
If you're not currently tagged & would like to be, let me know.

Content warnings: death, violence, grief, dysphoria, colonization, gun violence, slavery, transphobia, alcoholism

I signed up for an account with https://www.audiobooks.com/ because a Hearts Through History author had some #audiobook holds for her first book. I figured I could fit listening to it in my reading schedule. Downside another account, password, and app. Plus side seems like they have a lot of content, even for free!

I spotted two of my favorite narrators listed: Simon Vance and Katherine Kellgren!!! 🩷

What a wonderful pirate story with lots of adventure narrated by a 11 year old pirate. Beautiful illustrations.

For the rest of my review, visit my Vlog at:

https://youtube.com/shorts/3VY8Wl5kMHM?feature=share

Enjoy!

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Amina is a strong woman and a wonderful mother who sacrifices so much for her daughter.

Happy Mother‘s Day to all the mothers here in the U.S. (and because I don‘t know all the dates for Mother‘s Day around the world, I wish ALL the mothers a wonderful day).

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