Welcome to Litsy!

Members of a messy queer found family deal with their life struggles, whether it is midlife parenting and dating woes, feeling isolated, needing a new job, or striving for the education they want. The characters are inclusive, and their dynamics are delightful and complex. I was a little surprised by some later happenings and how the group responds. #LGBTQIA

Friendship and intense crushes don't mix well for these two teens who are attending summer camp to make up for a serious mishap. I liked seeing the ways that new friendships formed in this book, and the art style is charming. Always a pleasure to find inclusive stories. #LGBTQIA

A reimagining of the Brothers Grimm's “The Goose Girl“. Not the strongest of the Hugo Best Novel nominees this year, but I enjoyed the novel very much, as I do all of T. Kingfisher's stories.

#52bookclub (a fairy tale retelling)
#gottacatchemall (Smeargle: a pretty cover)
#hugoawards

I am trying to organize myself for October, these dates are fluid but these are the upcoming reading challenges;

#QueerBC buddy read
#AfterDarkBingo
#BodyCountBingo
#GottaCatchemAll Spooky edition
#CasttheDie
#HauntedShelf if #Scarathlon isn't running

I'm going to try and stagger things and give people plenty of time to prepare and plan.

I enjoyed reading Zetta‘s poems. She uses a variety of forms which makes this a highly dynamic read, and her work does an excellent job of driving home her point. These poems will catch your attention. The illustrations throughout were a nice touch. #Poetry

Another month has gone! It's now over half way through the year. Disgusting!

How is everyone doing with #GottaCatchemAll ?

I've got the difficult prompts left or ones I know I'll hit in October/December

#WhereareyouMonday @Cupcake12
I'm in 1890s Malacca, Malaysia.

#FictionalTraveler June: A place you'd like to visit
(Forestalling August: Someplace hot and November: Asia) @julieclair
#GottaCatchEmAll #Dhelmise or #Goomy @Puddlejumper

#AsianLiterature #spirits #Asia #summertime

The perfect mix of science fiction, comedy and romance! Bujold's Vorkosigan series is one of my favourites, and I enjoyed this audio reread, with an excellent narration from Grover Gardner.

#52bookclub (found family trope)
#gottacatchemall (Trumbeak: green-flag relationship)

We are half way into the year and half way through Alola #GottaCatchemAll

So far nearly 300 books have been logged and 59 Pokemon caught.

Drampa has been the most caught Pokemon with 8 people catching it!

How are we all doing with the challenges? I've definitely got some tricky ones left

If you want to join the Discord for recommendations, advance notice of new challenges and chatting then him here: https://discord.gg/uFtZ9ChYuY

Presumably I read this book back when I purchased it for a quarter back in 1997, but I have no memory of it 😂 A Scholastic Book Club reprint of a 1932 story, this one was perfectly fun but not particularly engaging. But I probably would have liked it better when I was the age for which it's aimed. Soft pick.