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vlwelser
The Saint of Bright Doors | Vajra Chandrasekera
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Pickpick

This was interesting. And entertaining.

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4d
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Kitta
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Pickpick

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

A world where you choose your own gender, and the magic of slackcraft can be learned and used to manipulate the elements. Interesting queer fantasy!

I enjoyed the first two more than the second two books, but they were low picks nevertheless.

Why did this end on a cliff hanger?? Does anyone know if more in this series are going to be published?

#queerbc @PuddleJumper
#lgbtqia2025 @Kenyazero

PuddleJumper Oh did it? That's frustrating! I think the last book was published 2019 so maybe not? 6d
Kitta @PuddleJumper there‘s so many unanswered questions and I want to know what happens with Rider! 6d
Kitta @PuddleJumper it ends with someone saying « now tell me your story » so it‘s a bit unsatisfying. 6d
PuddleJumper @Kitta Oh yeah, those endings can be annoying 6d
Kenyazero Sounds like another excellent entry by this author! 5d
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uncommonlycozies
A House With Good Bones | T. Kingfisher
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#firstlinefridays
“There was a vulture on the mailbox
of my grandmother‘s house.” 🪶

is it really horror if I‘ve had some smiles while reading?
there are nerdy bug facts, spooky southern gardens,
& each chapter has opened with a wild dream so far!
#SoftHorror #southerngothic
#librarybooks #speculativefiction

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readingjedi
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Mehso-so

A generous So-So from me as this really isn't my thing & was never gonna satisfy my reading needs, but I can appreciate its quality. The ideas are amazing, I hate the presentation. The disjointed structure & unknown chronology/time scales just frustrate me. It's annoying to just get into a story/engage with characters only to have it end & never followed up. The narrative is just confusing, though,admittedly, gorgeously written.

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Mattsbookaday
Flux | Jinwoo Chong
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Mehso-so

Flux, by Jinwoo Chong (2023)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Premise: A young man‘s life takes a bizarre turn when, after miraculously surviving a fall down an elevator shaft, he‘s recruited to a work a new tech company that promises to revolutionize the energy sector.

Review: this book is incredibly high-concept—the premise above only touches half of what‘s going on—and every plot line comes at things at odd angles. Cont.

Mattsbookaday I did enjoy it in the end, but it‘s very weird and I do hope the author‘s next effort is a bit tighter, because he clearly has a lot of interesting ideas!

Bookish Pair: Interior Chinatown, by Charles Yu (2020)
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lil1inblue
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Pickpick

I love how Yang approached each novella in this series with a different style and format, and how each was told from a different character's perspective. The theme of resistance was powerful and timely. Yang incorporated themes of gender, class, and sexuality, as well. Overall, these were intriguing reads. I'd love to read more by Neon Yang.
#queerbc @puddlejumper

PuddleJumper Such a good quote 2mo
AnnCrystal The qoute 👏🏼🥲💝💝💝. 2mo
lil1inblue @PuddleJumper Right! I really enjoyed these novellas! 2mo
lil1inblue @AnnCrystal 😍 😍 😍 2mo
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LapReader
Juice | Tim Winton
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Did very well yesterday on the 📕 front. The tagged 📕 I got at the op shop on my way home from rehearsals. I couldn‘t believe my luck that it was still opened & was a bargain at $5. The 📕 in the middle is from my building‘s 📕 swap from an author I‘ve enjoyed in the past & the top 1 was from a st library I discovered while heading to the pub last Sun so visited again yesterday. Was a massive day & I‘m still buggered today. Tempers flared at 🩰.

Jeg I‘m not a Tim Winton fan but this book was very good. Nice copy you have too. Hope your ballet wasn‘t stressful. 2mo
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vikaplus321
Juice | Tim Winton
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This is my first post here on Litsy: I am starting my first Tim Winton book tomorrow, Juice.

Graywacke Welcome Victoria! A link for you: @LitsyWelcomeWagon 2mo
Librarybelle Welcome to Litsy! I have the same countertop! 2mo
BookmarkTavern Welcome to Litsy! 🎉🎉🎉 2mo
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lil1inblue Welcome! I hope you love it here as much as I do! 🥰 2mo
CarolynM Welcome to Litsy 🌼 I haven‘t read a lot of Tim Winton @MrsMalaprop is a fan. I did love 2mo
MrsMalaprop Thanks for the tag @CarolynM. And strap yourself in for the ride that is Juice 🔥. Welcome 🤗 2mo
Dilara Welcome to Litsy! 2mo
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JessClark78 Welcome to Litsy! 🙂📚 2mo
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vikaplus321 Thank you all for a warm welcome! ❤️ 2mo
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JamieArc Welcome! Hope you love it here as much as we do 😊. I found it helpful to search for books I like and see who is posting about, check out their profiles and see if it‘s someone you want to follow. Also a good one is @LitsyEvents if you‘re not already following it. 2mo
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BookedBeyondMeasure
Pickpick

A Sky Full of Elephants by Cebo Campbell imagines Black life beyond whiteness—grappling with identity, power, and liberation. Lyrical, bold, and deeply moving, it made me reflect on what it means to fully bloom as a Black girl, and how we reclaim space, joy, and self. A powerful read.
Full review: https://www.instagram.com/p/DLWSkdex08G/?igsh=MXE1Znp5MWNwMnlrcQ==

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readingjedi
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Starting this one today. Not really sure I'm feeling emotionally secure enough for "sad, but beautiful" in my current perimenopausal state, but hey-ho...