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I had fun putting together this collage of my #bookspin and #doublespin books for the year so far. Just 2 days until we know what we read in October!

Inspired by @MaleficentBookDragon 😊

Finally finished this one! I‘ve been listening to these short love stories off and on for months. Filled with strong female warriors, assassins, queens, political strategists, musicians and more, I appreciated that these women were successful and capable in their own rights, and just so happened to fall in love with men and women who respected and understood them. Most were 4 or 5⭐️s for me except the last 2 stories that I didn‘t care for as much.

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A fairly slow build to an intense ending. I'm not sure if this is horror - most of it didn't feel like it, but there are some horrifying events near the end.

Next up for #readharder2022, Peter Darling. Really looking forward to this queer retelling! #lennox #huey #catsoflitsy

This was a fun retelling of Oliver Twist. It was interesting to see a continuation of the original story. I‘m usually not a fan of historical fiction novels, but this one was worth the read. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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For me there were two secondary characters that were more interesting than the main characters: Hecate and Lexa. Both were friends of Persephone. Hades & Persephone were somehow too perfect to be really interesting.

This didn't feel really much like a mythological story. This was retelling but wordbuilding and mythological “vibe“ were missing.

This was entertaining and easy to read but didn't feel really special.

#SeriesRead2022

A great retelling of Arabian nights.

This is a reimagining of Poe's Fall of the House of Usher. With fungus. Lots of fungus. Fungus that appears to be sentient. This is a shorter book that can be read in a day. It is full of interesting imagery, with comic relief in the form of a mycologist roaming the grounds.