pickI'm not quite sure what all this #Steampunk story was about, but I liked it.
Piccadilly is a thief. He runs, is shot and ends up on an aether ship that's manned by a very diverse crew. The ship is harvesting phlogiston.
There is some romance. There's some spice. There are monstrous sky-kraken.
The #audiobook was great, especially since most of the story is in Piccadilly's pidgin.
pickThis was my August #bookspin pick that I finished in September. Great historical queer romance. Miles & Charlie's romance starts as purely physical yet morphs into more. Miles is hesitant to catch feelings, terrified of being caught because of a past relationship. Charlie is in an engagement set up by his parents that he's desperate to escape. There is a great queer community that works together to get these two their happy ending
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Pain day reading, with help from my favourite sleepy redhead. I‘m about 75 pages into this story of an American girl who reconnects with her Indian family ahead of her estranged father‘s wedding, and I like it a lot but I think it‘ll fall into the good-not-propulsive category. We shall see how it develops now she‘s established herself at the family palace and met her love interest. #gaymay
pickAnd now, readerly joy! I loved this YA romance about a trio of queer teenage actors navigating their way through K-drama roles and Seoul adventures and the perils of existing in a society where most of the older generation is actively homophobic. Lyla Lee strikes a good balance between the delight they all take in one another and the very real threats to their careers and their relationships with their parents. #gaymay
so-soK-drama actress Hana navigates the complexities of being famous combined with xenophobia, sexism, and homophobia. A high so-so, almost a low pick. At first I thought this was going to be exactly like I'll Be the One by the same author, but it eventually did deviate. If you like popstar drama books or fluffy romances, give this a try!
I'm a long way from a first bingo for this year's bingo board!
Recently added:
📖Another country: Flip the Script
📖New genre/format: Drag: the complete story
📖New author: Slip
📖Made me smile: A Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
📖Coming of age: Welcome Back Aureole
#LGBTQ2024 #LGBTQBookBingo #lgbtqbookbingo2024
pickWOW. I was feeling kind of meh abt this bc reading a #book about a murdered #gay kid isn't the best cup of tea but damn, it really picked up. The story is told via 2POVs, Todd's (the ghost of the murdered kid) and Georgia, also a #queer kid who just happens to live in the same area. Georgia's POV took me a second to get into bc I'm kind of over HS drama but she grew on me and the end had me blood pumping mouth open. I gave it 5⭐ on GR & 4.75 on SG
Next read: Cold by Mariko Tamaki. It's one of my #netgalleybacklog titles! #joyousjanuary
Charlie is about to get married to please his family and hide away his true self (and written/drawn gay pornography collection too). He goes to get his fave book signed by his fave author, one who keeps his identify a secret. But why is there so much tension between them? Who would have guessed the smut author is great in bed? Can these 2 men figure out a way to get Charlie out of his fate? Read this so fast, entertaining af.
