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Such an intriguing book, and an intriguing theory. A good time to be reading books that help me understand monsters of the human variety.

This was the #QueerBC book from, what, October? Also my choice for “featuring a cryptid“ for @Faranae's #URC. I can't imagine a more interesting cryptid!

I made this bingo card for people doing @Faranae's #URC. This is *only* prompts related to the title and cover, to make it easy to check for them. (I had to leave out the “rhyming in title“ prompt to make the board even.)

I wish I'd read this last year, because it's exactly what I had in mind for @Farnae's #URC prompt for a book set where being queer is dangerous. Books where, despite everything, queer people are everywhere.

Two soldiers on opposite sides save and succor each other, in an effort to find “something human“ in an ugly war. The friendship they develop as they share their lives could lead to lasting love... and peace. A sweet, slow-moving romance which is surprisingly warm and comforting despite the circumstances.

#URC “A book from a country that doesn‘t exist anymore“ (fictionalized.) #ChristmasAtoZ letter D #Adventathon #Winter Games Team #XmasChaCha

I've signed up for three 2025 #readingchallenges already, and it's not even December! #WickedWords is a given of course if it's running, #ISpyBingo I very much enjoy, and I like the look of the prompts for #booklistqueenchallenge25 too. And I'll be running Four Fours again, hashtagged #fourfoursin25 this time.

What are you thinking of signing up for? Or running?

#readingchallenge #2025readingchallenges

An alternate universe “Frankenstein“ story. A dedicated scientist tries to bring her sister back to life but another spirit inhabits the body, desperately afraid of being driven out or further experimented on. A poignant story about identity and found family.

#HalloweenAtoZReadathon Letter D

#Spookoween #31By#31 book 6

Works for #URC prompt, book by an Asian author. Also for nonbinary/genderqueer prompts.

This authors collective is having a 50% sale off of ebooks today! Seems to be largely speculative fiction. Time to stock up on Le Guin!

https://bookviewcafe.com/

(Oddly enough, I read a flash fiction anthology with this title and I don't think it's the same one. I guess it was a popular idea. Oh wait, I just remembered I read *both* of them, for a #URC prompt of two books with the same title! The other one (Charlie Jane Anders) was better.)

I decided to move away from numerical goals because they discouraged me from reading more challenging books. But I still love a fun challenge. My favorite for many years has been @faranae's #URC and my newest favorite is #BookSpin, which has been great for getting me to tackle the books I keep forgetting about.

And DNF'd 3, IIRC.

Doesn't surprise me that this list is largely non-fiction.