pickMiners are dying in the mountain. & as Bennie tried to investigate, a mysterious woman is pulled from the heart of the mountain. A witch, who knows that the mountain is waking up, & it is angry.
Wow wow wow. Industry vs nature, & the rural communities caught between the 2. Fascinating characters, queer representation, wonderfully creepy magic, & a fantastic grasp of the scene of Appalachia. An author to watch for damn sure.🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
pickThis was the first book I finished for the #Transrightsreadathon 2025 and might as well be my Book of the Month March. The title can be translated as The Missing Words of our Hearts. And the title fits the book perfectly. So much heart, so much soul went into this story and it shows on every page. Seen and unseen struggles, communication, transphobia, racism. It's all there, but it still is a beautifully told love story.
pickThe Kingston Cycle comes to a close as Robin tries to work to create a fair representative government, while helping the wrongly incarcerated witches rejoin society.
God this was good, but this was such an emotionally taxing time to listen to it. I loved all the characters & the gaslamp fantasy. But I was so stressed.😅Listening to people try so hard to bring about democracy, dealing w/ corruption, police brutality. Worth it, but rough.🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
5 DNF's -- Hail the Bail! (Actually, at least 6.)
I got somewhat derailed from my plan by the #TransRightsReadathon, so some extra books around the sides. Plan to read Making Money for my upcoming vacation though.
pickThis follow up to Count the ways was everything I didn‘t know I needed until I started reading. Between the two books is a family saga with all the ups and downs, wins and losses, etc. Told in mostly short chapters it is a fast read. Loved it!
Read for #TransRightsReadathon. My first choice was Meet Cute Diary which I had to DNF as it was way to YA for my 65 year old brain 😂
I can see why others loved this, but the relationship between the main characters felt off to me and when I peeked ahead, I could tell the backstory was going to freak me out, so I bailed.
#TransRightsReadathon
pickI decided to pick up Deadendia for the #TransRightsReadathon since I‘ve been thinking about reading it for a while. The pacing is a little off, but otherwise this is a fun read. I definitely like how the characters and plot were reworked for the Netflix show. It‘s interesting that this was originally pitched as a cartoon for Cartoon Hangover before the comic was even made! This is a lower pick. #Comics #LGBTQIA #TRR
pickI admire a person who is honest about his flaws and wrongdoing. Boy George accepts who he is, and if you don't like it, he will let you know that it's on you. He admits to being aggressive and is still working on his passionate temper. Reading between the lines, I think there is still hurt that he is trying to let go. He was bullied for being different, and critics today still call him campy or irrelevant. I liked him. Now, I love him.
Love the great range of disabilities and body types shown here. Although the main focus is on physical limitations, a lot of the advice is applicable to other kinds of disabilities too.
#TransRightsReadathon (author is genderqueer)
