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Review | The Goblin Emperor [CC]")
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This week I read another wide variety of books, which was excellent, plus DNF’d one.
TIMESTAMPS
0:16 Elena Knows
2:27 Ace
4:19 The Professor Next Door
6:15 Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head
7:21 Notable Native People
9:17 Mis(h)adra
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Jen @jenvcampbell
Meonicorn @TheBookishLand
Alicia @PrettyBrownEyeReader
Becca @ReadBecca
BOOKS MENTIONED
Elena Knows by Claudia Piñeiro, Frances Riddle (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56802275-elena-knows
Ace by Angela Chen
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52128695-ace
The Professor Next Door by Jackie Lau
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58019972-the-professor-next-door
Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head by Warsan Shire
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55835966-bless-the-daughter-raised-by-a-voice-in-her-head
Notable Native People by Adrienne Keene, Ciara Sana (Illustrator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56631370-notable-native-people
Mis(h)adra by Iasmin Omar Ata
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34466927-mis-h-adra
CONTENT WARNINGS
Elena Knows: ableism, internalized ableism, loss of bodily autonomy, illness, toxic family relationships, caregiver burnout, suicide, abortion
Ace: allonormativity, internalized prejudice, mental health issues, microaggressions
The Professor Next Door: graphic sex scenes, kink (voyeurism/exhibitionism), toxic relationships
Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head: child sexual abuse/neglect/torture, sexual abuse/harrassment, violence towards women, graphic gore/blood
Notable Native People: settler-colonialism
Mis(h)adra: illness, injury, dismissal of health issues
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Nghi Vo has cemented herself as one of my favorite authors with her new historical fantasy release, Siren Queen! Let me tell you all about why I loved it so much.
BOOKS MENTIONED
Siren Queen by Nghi Vo
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54102727-siren-queen
CONTENT WARNINGS
Siren Queen: child neglect/sexual abuse, grooming, homophobia, worker exploitation, sexual abuse, toxic relationships, fire, injury
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This week was mainly filled with SFF, some of it more successful than others.
TIMESTAMPS
0:15 Null States
1:50 Crossroads of Twilight
4:08 Coming Back
5:41 Elemental Haiku
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Angela @LiteratureScienceAlliance
Rachel @Kalanadi
BOOKS MENTIONED
Null States by Malka Older
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31189192-null-states
Infomocracy by Malka Older
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26114433-infomocracy
Crossroads of Twilight by Robert Jordan
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8260811-crossroads-of-twilight
Coming Back by Jessi Zabarsky
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56988000-coming-back
Elemental Haiku by Mary Soon Lee
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44787053-elemental-haiku
CONTENT WARNINGS
Null States: murder, war, violence, injury, police brutality
Crossroads of Twilight: sexism, toxic/abusive relationships, torture, war, death/murder, illness, injury
Coming Back: family separation, illness, injury
Elemental Haiku: nuclear bombs
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Here are my favorite reads of 2021! I have my top three ranked choices in 10 different categories, all of which I loved so much. Many of these I have standalone reviews for, so check those out if you want more details on any of them!
TIME STAMPS
1:40 Nonfiction
5:00 Memoir
8:47 Graphic Memoir
11:55 Middle Grade
15:41 Short Story Collections
19:20 Romance
24:39 Contemporary
28:46 Historical Fiction
33:13 Science Fiction
38:15 Fantasy
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Cynthia @ BookWhimsy
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWyPRQsOqX3Rf0kXwoSRb7w
Freddie @ Sluggish Reader
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC438D_M8b6XyZBgtRaPrfkQ
VIDEOS MENTIONED
You Look Like a Thing and I Love You
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWMIhBbSQdA
Because Internet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzViAJ0dRCw
The Anthropocene Reviewed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrHyEFLbMlQ
Golem Girl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIQKsGs_Fhw
The Year I Flew Away
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyj4nEqha9k
Lalani of the Distant Sea
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKkwGolM3tk
Sluggish Reader | Ripples and Other Stories by Shih-Li Kow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvfxRdqlFEE
The Office of Historical Corrections
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kS5deoybas
This Strange Way of Dying
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=210hSq-u8_M
Series Review | The Baldwin Village series by Jackie Lau
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEfl42Io5HA
Discussion | Signs Preceding the End of the World
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-nWexfxHN0
Goodbye, Vitamin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfuvhPSlW2M
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a94buXN6VLo
Here Comes the Sun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poR3V3aInsI
Last Night at the Telegraph Club
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dhyml-Q_dI
The Stone Wētā
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v PdfNWpinFM
The Vanished Birds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSM8gZbZlmQ
The Goblin Emperor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2M2NG4SBDUg
The Jasmine Throne
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qYdG4h32CM
The Books of Ambha by Tasha Suri
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBw14odd5tE
BOOKS MENTIONED
You Look Like a Thing and I Love You
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44286534-you-look-like-a-thing-and-i-love-you
Because Internet
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36739320-because-internet
Words Matter
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52679106-words-matter
The Anthropocene Reviewed
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55145261-the-anthropocene-reviewed
Sigh, Gone
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45046838-sigh-gone
Golem Girl
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53906621-golem-girl
Feelings
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54075292-feelings
I Remember Beirut
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20901532-i-remember-beirut
Dancing at the Pity Party
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50010932-dancing-at-the-pity-party
Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49613673-cece-rios-and-the-desert-of-souls
The Year I Flew Away
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53031576-the-year-i-flew-away
Lalani of the Distant Sea
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41180656-lalani-of-the-distant-sea
Ripples and Other Stories
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8050871-ripples-and-other-stories
The Office of Historical Corrections
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51777605-the-office-of-historical-corrections
This Strange Way of Dying
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18210459-this-strange-way-of-dying
The Craft of Love
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56280226-the-craft-of-love
A Thorn in the Saddle
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56916884-a-thorn-in-the-saddle
Man vs. Durian
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46150221-man-vs-durian
Signs Preceding the End of the World
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21535546-signs-preceding-the-end-of-the-world
Memorial
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48902303-memorial
Goodbye, Vitamin
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27746288-goodbye-vitamin
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46041199-kim-jiyoung-born-1982
Here Comes the Sun
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26530351-here-comes-the-sun
Last Night at the Telegraph Club
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35224992-last-night-at-the-telegraph-club
The Citadel of Weeping Pearls
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34713572-the-citadel-of-weeping-pearls
The Stone Wētā
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52359662-the-stone-w-t
The Vanished Birds
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45422268-the-vanished-birds
The Goblin Emperor
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17910048-the-goblin-emperor
The Jasmine Throne
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50523477-the-jasmine-throne
Realm of Ash
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43192642-realm-of-ash
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Join me as I read a bunch of books that Becca has recommended, and share some clips of daily life!
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Becca @ReadBecca
BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
ReadBecca | July TBR - Booktuber Made Me Do It!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v gsEv9PYtns
BOOKS MENTIONED
City of the Plague God by Sarwat Chadda
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43517256-city-of-the-plague-god
Fluff by Ravens Dagger
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61637090-fluff
None But the Righteous by Chantal James
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56353628-none-but-the-righteous
How to Be Perfect by Michael Schur
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58484901-how-to-be-perfect
Dress Codes by Richard Thompson Ford, Bill Andrew Quinn (Narrator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54303114-dress-codes
The Phone Booth in Mr. Hirota’s Garden by Heather Smith, Rachel Wada (Illustrator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43865504-the-phone-booth-in-mr-hirota-s-garden
Borders by Thomas King, Natasha Donovan (Illustrator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24447097-borders
CONTENT WARNINGS
City of the Plague God by Sarwat Chadda: pandemic, body horror, violence, injury, death of a family member, grief, racism
Fluff by Ravens Dagger: violence, injury, anxiety
None But the Righteous by Chantal James: natural disaster, illness, death of a family member, drug addiction, mental health issues
How to Be Perfect by Michael Schur: discussions of ethical problems (racism, sexism, sexual abuse, racial slurs, inequality, poverty, death/murder)
Dress Codes by Richard Thompson Ford: classism, racism, sexism
The Phone Booth in Mr. Hirota’s Garden: natural disaster, death of a family member, grief
Borders: war, violence, injury, illness, toxic family relationships, prejudice, child abuse/neglect
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This week I reread a favorite, started a new series, and DNF’d some rather violent books.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:18 Light from Uncommon Stars
2:00 The Wee Free Men
4:17 I Love You More Than Cereal
6:19 The Spear Cuts Through Water
8:56 The Lies of the Ajungo
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Anna-Marie @actual-spinster
Becca @ReadBecca
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Review | Light from Uncommon Stars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cg3IWNyEG6I
Review | The Vanished Birds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSM8gZbZlmQ
BOOKS MENTIONED
Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56179360-light-from-uncommon-stars
The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34211766-the-wee-free-men
I Love You More Than Cereal by Justin Black, Alexis Black
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/84237704-i-love-you-more-than-cereal
The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55868456-the-spear-cuts-through-water
The Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45422268-the-vanished-birds
The Lies of the Ajungo by Moses Ose Utomi
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60784306-the-lies-of-the-ajungo
CONTENT WARNINGS
Light from Uncommon Stars: transphobia, misgendering, child abuse, sex work, rape, toxic relationships, displacement, exploitation, racism, microaggressions, violence, murder, war
The Wee Free Men: sexism, injury, violence, kidnapping, death, death of a family member, grief
I Love You More Than Cereal: bullying
The Spear Cuts Through Water: graphic violence, injury, death, torture, war, body horror
The Lies of the Ajungo: colonialism, mass suffering and death, injury, graphic violence
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This week I read some owned books and some romances, although I did DNF one book.
TIMESTAMPS
0:17 Guarding Temptation
3:33 The Stand-Up Groomsman
7:12 vGlass and Gardens: Solarpunk Summers
9:13 I Am Okay to Feel
10:04 Bet on It
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Freddie @SluggishReader
Joe @FinalBlowJoe
Kazen @AlwaysDoing
BOOKS MENTIONED
Guarding Temptation by Talia Hibbert
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53180493-guarding-temptation
The Stand-Up Groomsman by Jackie Lau
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60097416-the-stand-up-groomsman
Donut Fall in Love by Jackie Lau
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53417713-donut-fall-in-love
Glass and Gardens: Solarpunk Summers ed. by Sarena Ulibarri
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39075794-glass-and-gardens
I Am Okay to Feel by Karamo Brown, Jason “Rachel” Brown, Diobelle Cerna (Illustrator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61617759-i-am-okay-to-feel
Bet on It by Jodie Slaughter
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56793220-bet-on-it
CONTENT WARNINGS
Guarding Temptation: stalking, doxxing, death threats
The Stand-Up Groomsman: depression, anxiety, toxic family relationships
Glass and Gardens: Solarpunk Summers: ecological disaster, fire, violence, sexual assault, body horror, murder, sexism, animal illness/death/slaughter, vehicle accident, toxic family relationships
I Am Okay to Feel: (none)
Bet on It: anxiety, panic attacks, bullying
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This week I had some great middle grade reads.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:12 Hamra and the Jungle of Memories
2:38 Marya Khan and the Spectacular Fall Festival
BOOKS MENTIONED
Hamra and the Jungle of Memories by Hanna Alkaf
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54558764-hamra-and-the-jungle-of-memories
Marya Khan and the Spectacular Fall Festival by Saadia Faruqi, Ani Bushry (Illustrator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/98652263-marya-khan-and-the-spectacular-fall-festival
CONTENT WARNINGS
Hamra and the Jungle of Memories: pandemic, illness, injury, violence, death
Marya Khan and the Spectacular Fall Festival: (none)
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![2023 Reads | Week 21 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4PUZayfrkJc/hqdefault.jpg "2023 Reads | Week 21 [CC]
This week I finished up a short story buddy read, plus some kid lit.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:21 New Suns 2
2:20 The Power of the Pearl Earrings
4:34 Last Flight
5:46 The Secret Pocket
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Angela @LiteratureScienceAlliance
Kristen @KristenelleSFFReader
BOOKS MENTIONED
New Suns 2 by Nisi Shawl (ed.)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61273437-new-suns-2
New Suns by Nisi Shawl (ed.)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40680117-new-suns
The Power of the Pearl Earrings by Linda Trinh, Clayton Nguyen (Illustrator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59880644-the-power-of-the-pearl-earrings
Last Flight by Kristen Mai Giang, Dow Phumiruk (Illustrator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62675013-last-flight
The Secret Pocket by Peggy Janicki, Carrielynn Victor (Illustrator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62688685-the-secret-pocket
CONTENT WARNINGS
New Suns 2: police brutality, illness, violence, injury, death, death of a family member, genocide, mass murder, war, infidelity, domestic & child abuse, pandemic, body possession, anxiety, body horror, cannibalism, toxic relationships, lack of consent, ableism, colonialism, grave desecration, ecological disaster, transphobia
The Power of the Pearl Earrings: sexism, racism, bullying
Last Flight: war, displacement
The Secret Pocket: family separation, child abuse, starvation
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This week I had some pretty solid sci-fi reads, plus a DNF.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:12 The Lathe of Heaven
3:01 Stray Cat Strut Vol. 1
4:56 Hazardous Spirits
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Matt @baskinthestory
BOOKS MENTIONED
The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K Le Guin
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53513520-the-lathe-of-heaven
Stray Cat Strut Vol. 1 by Ravens Dagger
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75453670-stray-cat-strut
Hazardous Spirits by Anbara Salam
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/96178189-hazardous-spirits
CONTENT WARNINGS
The Lathe of Heaven: abuse, medical experimentation, drug abuse, injury, illness, violence, war, death, starvation, ecological disaster
Stray Cat Strut Vol. 1: violence, war, injury, illness, ableism, loss of bodily autonomy, body horror
Hazardous Spirits: death of a family member, mental health issues, illness, war, pandemic
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I had such a fun time participating in #TransGirlApril, and read way more than I even planned!
#TRANSGIRLAPRIL INFO
Kevvie @CestKevvie
Willow @WillowTalksBooks
C’est Kevvie’s Announcement Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTj8YTRlr7E
Prompt Zero: denounce fascism and pledge your support of trans people across social media.
Prompts 1-9: Read works of fiction, nonfiction, and genre fiction by trans women, trans men, and nonbinary people.
Group Reads:
Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
Any Other City by Hazel Jane Plante
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
TBR | #TransGirlApril
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VK8Leez07E
Review | Light from Uncommon Stars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cg3IWNyEG6I
BOOKS MENTIONED
Bad Girls by Camila Sosa Villada, Kit Maude (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59237338-bad-girls
I Hope We Choose Love by Kai Cheng Thom
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44000539-i-hope-we-choose-love
Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56179360-light-from-uncommon-stars
Bitter by Akwaeke Emezi
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58558604-bitter
Pet by Akwaeke Emezi
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43568395-pet
Little Blue Encyclopedia (for Vivian) by Hazel Jane Plante
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46161306-little-blue-encyclopedia
The Gods of Tango by Carolina De Robertis
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27287478-the-gods-of-tango
King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44575111-king-and-the-dragonflies
Ten Steps to Nanette by Hannah Gasdby
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40588534-ten-steps-to-nanette
There Are Trans People Here by H. Melt
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57110402-there-are-trans-people-here
The Merry Spinster by Daniel M. Lavery
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35035160-the-merry-spinster
The Moth Keeper by K. O’Neill
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61356477-the-moth-keeper
The Heartbreak Handshake by J.R. Hart
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60168776-the-heartbreak-handshake
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