ARC Review: Unashamed

I received an ARC of this book through Netgalley   Unashamed by Amber Cantorna March 2019 Paperback, 160 pages CW: Christianity based homophobia and transphobia, abuse       Goodreads Synopsis On a daily basis, author and LGBTQ advocate Amber Cantorna receives emails asking the same question: How does one reconcile their sexuality with their …

ARC Review: Mother Knows Best

I received an ARC of this book through Netgalley Mother Knows Best by Kira Peikoff September 10, 2019 Hardcover, 288 pages CW: infertility, harmful portrayal of mental illness (psychosis), violence, sexual harassment, child death (mentioned), gun violence, stalking     Goodreads Synopsis A mother’s worst nightmare, a chance at redemption, and a deadly secret that haunts …

ARC Review: They/Them/Their

I received an ARC of this book through Netgalley They/Them/Their by Eris Young Septembre 19, 2019 CW: discussions of homophobia, transphobia, discrimination, mental illness Note: The book is hard to find on Goodreads if you search by title Because the existence of trans & nonbinary people is constantly challenged, most resources are forced to cover …

Top Ten Tuesday: Terrible French covers

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl All of you anglophone readers don't understand how good you have it with book covers. Sure, once in a while you'll see books that could look better, but it doesn't come close to the tragedy of the French edition of translated books.   How can …

August TBR

This month I'm trying out something completely new with my reading: In August I'm getting Kindle Unlimited. I've been thinking of using Kindle Unlimited for around a year now, but because of my location I don't get the free trial so I waited for a month where I could use the service the most. We are …

Top Ten Tuesday: My first five reviews

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl You already know that I love reading, but you might not know that I was homeschooled. There are a lot of myths and generalisations about homeschoolers, but one that was true in my family was that a lot of our school projects were based on …

ARC Review: A Quick & Easy Guide to Queer & Trans Identities

I received an ARC of this book from Netgalley   A Quick & Easy Guide to Queer & Trans Identities by Mady G & J.R. Zuckerberg Pub. in April 2019 96 pages         Goodreads Synopsis In this quick and easy guide to queer and trans identities, cartoonists Mady G and JR Zuckerberg …

Navigating queerness as a book reviewer, or I’m kinda coming out

It's been three months since my last blog post and  since then every time I sat down to write I had to think of how I wanted to review A Quick & Easy Guide to Queer and Trans Identities. That review was impossible to write because my biggest criticism was on a section of the …

ARC Review: Sincerely, Harriet

I received an ARC of this book from Netgalley Sincerely Harriet by Sarah W. Searle January 2019 Paperback release date: May 7th 2019 176 pages Rep: latinx, chronically ill/disabled (MS), black, queer/questioning (no labels)   Goodreads synopsis Harriet Flores struggles with boredom and an unrequited crush while learning to manage her chronic illness through a …

Manga Review: The Count of Monte Cristo

I received an ARC of this book from Netgalley The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, adaptation by Stacy King and Crystal S. Chan, art by Nokman Poon Published in April 2017 Paperback, 401 pages CW: death (including murder, suicide, illness, death of a child)       The Count of Monte Cristo played an …