Love and Other Puzzles by Kimberley Allsop, Can be read in a few days depending on your speed, Adult Romance What do you do when you feel like you’re in a rut? Or when you feel like life is too regimented and too predictable? Rory’s approach is, to say the least, unorthodox. A lover of crosswords,Continue reading “Love and Other Puzzles”
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Song of the Crocodile
Song of the Crocodile by Nardi Simpson, Can be read in a few days depending on your speed, Adult Fiction (TW: rape on page but not in major detail) Some stories are meant to be visual. Some stories are meant to be oral. And some stories can only be seen through the mind’s eye. Song of theContinue reading “Song of the Crocodile”
Two Can Play that Game
Two Can Play that Game by Leanne Yong, Can be read in a few days depending on your speed, Young Adult Romance It’s the first review for Aussie April! And we’re starting with Leanne Yong’s adorable and super nerdy (in the best way possible) debut novel, Two Can Play that Game. TCPTG has a lot of what you wantContinue reading “Two Can Play that Game”
How to be Ace
How to be Ace by Rebecca Burgess, Can be read in a few hours depending on your speed, Graphic Nonfiction What is it like to grow up surrounded by people seeking relationships (or at least sex) and not really wanting to yourself but also not really being able to explain why? What is it like livingContinue reading “How to be Ace”
She Who Became the Sun
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan, Can be read in a few days depending on your speed, Adult Fantasy The final review for the Trans Right Readathon! But that does not mean that’s the end of reading trans/non-binary authors or books. In this house, we read trans/queer book all the time! Which is whyContinue reading “She Who Became the Sun”
The Memory Librarian
The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer by Janelle Monáe, Can be read in a few days depending on your speed, Adult Science Fiction Another review for the Trans Right Readathon! And yes, amazingly, it’s also another science fiction book. The Memory Librarian is a short story collection set is in a dystopian world whereContinue reading “The Memory Librarian”
Monk and Robot Books
A Psalm for the Wild-Built and A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers, Can be read in a few hours depending on your speed, Adult Science Fiction “You keep asking why your work is not enough, and I don’t know how to answer that, because it is enough to exist in the world and marvel at it.Continue reading “Monk and Robot Books”
Book of Tea Duology
A Magic Steeped in Poison and A Venom Dark and Sweet by Judy I. Lin, Can be read in a few days depending on your speed, Young Adult Fantasy I know they say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but I’d be lying if I said that wasn’t the sole reason why I bought the firstContinue reading “Book of Tea Duology”
Accomplished
Accomplished by Amanda Quain, Can be read in a few nights depending on your speed, Young Adult While I did a mini review of Accomplished in my Pride & Prejudice adjacent reel on Instagram (which, if you’re a P&Pfan, you should really check it out), I wanted to do a more complete review because there are a lot of nuances IContinue reading “Accomplished”
Spice Road
Spice Road by Maiya Ibrahim, Can be read in a few nights depending on your speed, Young Adult “We will fight, but first there will be tea.” ~Imani, p. 1 One of my goals while in Australia is to read as many books as possible by Australian authors. So I was really happy to learn toContinue reading “Spice Road”
The Rita Reads 