Thats So Poe | Try a Chapter Challenge | #TransGirlApril [CC] @ThatsSoPoe | Uploaded April 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
In addition to my TBR for #TransGirlApril, I have a ton of other books checked out from the library that I might get to. Join me as I read the first chapter or so in them to figure out which ones I’m most in the mood for!
#TRANSGIRLAPRIL INFO
Kevvie @CestKevvie
Willow @WillowTalksBooks
C’est Kevvie’s Announcement Video
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
OTHER BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Angela @LiteratureScienceAlliance
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
TBR | #TransGirlApril
youtube.com/watch?v=1VK8Leez07E
BOOKS MENTIONED
Little Blue Encyclopedia (for Vivian) by Hazel Jane Plante
goodreads.com/book/show/46161306-little-blue-encyclopedia
There Are Trans People Here by H. Melt
goodreads.com/book/show/57110402-there-are-trans-people-here
Unicorn by Amrou Al-Kadhi
goodreads.com/book/show/45904728-unicorn
The Gods of Tango by Carolina De Robertis
goodreads.com/book/show/23344356-the-gods-of-tango
Cantoras by Carolina De Robertis
goodreads.com/book/show/43289181-cantoras
The Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar
goodreads.com/book/show/52764801-the-thirty-names-of-night
The Map of Salt and Stars by Zeyn Joukhadar
goodreads.com/book/show/36373417-the-map-of-salt-and-stars
King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender
goodreads.com/book/show/44575111-king-and-the-dragonflies
Hurricane Child by Kacen Callender
goodreads.com/book/show/32056397-hurricane-child
The Merry Spinster by Daniel M. Lavery
goodreads.com/book/show/35035160-the-merry-spinster
Texts from Jane Eyre by Daniel M. Lavery
goodreads.com/book/show/20695981-texts-from-jane-eyre
The Genesis of Misery by Neon Yang
goodreads.com/book/show/59808142-the-genesis-of-misery
The Tensorate Series by Neon Yang
goodreads.com/book/show/56179366-the-black-tides-of-heaven-the-red-threads-of-fortune-the-descent-of
The Mask of Mirrors by M.A. Carrick
goodreads.com/book/show/51340378-the-mask-of-mirrors
CONNECT WITH ME
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In addition to my TBR for #TransGirlApril, I have a ton of other books checked out from the library that I might get to. Join me as I read the first chapter or so in them to figure out which ones I’m most in the mood for!
#TRANSGIRLAPRIL INFO
Kevvie @CestKevvie
Willow @WillowTalksBooks
C’est Kevvie’s Announcement Video
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
OTHER BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Angela @LiteratureScienceAlliance
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
TBR | #TransGirlApril
youtube.com/watch?v=1VK8Leez07E
BOOKS MENTIONED
Little Blue Encyclopedia (for Vivian) by Hazel Jane Plante
goodreads.com/book/show/46161306-little-blue-encyclopedia
There Are Trans People Here by H. Melt
goodreads.com/book/show/57110402-there-are-trans-people-here
Unicorn by Amrou Al-Kadhi
goodreads.com/book/show/45904728-unicorn
The Gods of Tango by Carolina De Robertis
goodreads.com/book/show/23344356-the-gods-of-tango
Cantoras by Carolina De Robertis
goodreads.com/book/show/43289181-cantoras
The Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar
goodreads.com/book/show/52764801-the-thirty-names-of-night
The Map of Salt and Stars by Zeyn Joukhadar
goodreads.com/book/show/36373417-the-map-of-salt-and-stars
King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender
goodreads.com/book/show/44575111-king-and-the-dragonflies
Hurricane Child by Kacen Callender
goodreads.com/book/show/32056397-hurricane-child
The Merry Spinster by Daniel M. Lavery
goodreads.com/book/show/35035160-the-merry-spinster
Texts from Jane Eyre by Daniel M. Lavery
goodreads.com/book/show/20695981-texts-from-jane-eyre
The Genesis of Misery by Neon Yang
goodreads.com/book/show/59808142-the-genesis-of-misery
The Tensorate Series by Neon Yang
goodreads.com/book/show/56179366-the-black-tides-of-heaven-the-red-threads-of-fortune-the-descent-of
The Mask of Mirrors by M.A. Carrick
goodreads.com/book/show/51340378-the-mask-of-mirrors
CONNECT WITH ME
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![Try a Chapter Challenge | #TransGirlApril [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vbF1Zru-W_E/hqdefault.jpg "Try a Chapter Challenge | #TransGirlApril [CC]
In addition to my TBR for #TransGirlApril, I have a ton of other books checked out from the library that I might get to. Join me as I read the first chapter or so in them to figure out which ones I’m most in the mood for!
#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
OTHER BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Angela @LiteratureScienceAlliance
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
TBR | #TransGirlApril
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VK8Leez07E
BOOKS MENTIONED
Little Blue Encyclopedia (for Vivian) by Hazel Jane Plante
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46161306-little-blue-encyclopedia
There Are Trans People Here by H. Melt
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57110402-there-are-trans-people-here
Unicorn by Amrou Al-Kadhi
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45904728-unicorn
The Gods of Tango by Carolina De Robertis
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23344356-the-gods-of-tango
Cantoras by Carolina De Robertis
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43289181-cantoras
The Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52764801-the-thirty-names-of-night
The Map of Salt and Stars by Zeyn Joukhadar
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36373417-the-map-of-salt-and-stars
King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44575111-king-and-the-dragonflies
Hurricane Child by Kacen Callender
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32056397-hurricane-child
The Merry Spinster by Daniel M. Lavery
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35035160-the-merry-spinster
Texts from Jane Eyre by Daniel M. Lavery
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20695981-texts-from-jane-eyre
The Genesis of Misery by Neon Yang
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59808142-the-genesis-of-misery
The Tensorate Series by Neon Yang
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56179366-the-black-tides-of-heaven-the-red-threads-of-fortune-the-descent-of
The Mask of Mirrors by M.A. Carrick
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51340378-the-mask-of-mirrors
CONNECT WITH ME
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![2023 Reads | Week 11 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vxRxfqK5glw/hqdefault.jpg "2023 Reads | Week 11 [CC]
This week I read a bunch of cozy things, plus DNF’d a few books.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:31 Your Emergency Contact Has Experienced an Emergency
2:09 Psmith in the City
3:37 Cinnamon Bun Vol. 5 & 6
5:59 Magical Girl Crystal Genocide
7:46 What Souls Are Made Of
9:32 It’s Boba Time for Pearl Li!
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Review | When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67N1liNLKNU
Series Review | Fluff series by Ravens Dagger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0hJ_bOEBJQ
BOOKS MENTIONED
Your Emergency Contact Has Experienced an Emergency by Chen Chen
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60183497-your-emergency-contact-has-experienced-an-emergency
When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities by Chen Chen
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31944953-when-i-grow-up-i-want-to-be-a-list-of-further-possibilities
Psmith in the City by P.G. Wodehouse
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11022284-psmith-in-the-city
Cinnamon Bun Vol. 5 by Ravens Dagger
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/88563441-cinnamon-bun-5
Read online: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/31429/cinnamon-bun
Cinnamon Bun Vol. 6 by Ravens Dagger
Read online: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/31429/cinnamon-bun
Fluff by Ravens Dagger
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61637090-fluff
Magical Girl Crystal Genocide by Ravens Dagger
Read online: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/62977/magical-girl-crystal-genocide
What Souls Are Made Of by Tasha Suri
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58484146-what-souls-are-made-of
It’s Boba Time for Pearl Li! by Nicole Chen
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61232307-it-s-boba-time-for-pearl-li
CONTENT WARNINGS
Your Emergency Contact Has Experienced an Emergency: homophobia, illness, death, death of a family member, grief, trauma, anti-Asian hate, mass murder
Psmith in the City: toxic workplace, mob violence, injury
Cinnamon Bun Vol. 5: racism, bombing, violence, injury
Cinnamon Bun Vol. 6: violence, injury, kidnapping, imprisonment, giant spiders
Magical Girl Crystal Genocide: violence, injury, gore, death
What Souls Are Made Of: child & domestic abuse, toxic family relationships, violence, injury, illness, poverty
It’s Boba Time for Pearl Li!: dysfunctional family dynamics, family separation
CONNECT WITH ME
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![2022 Reads | Week 17 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/w2A60GGdU1s/hqdefault.jpg "2022 Reads | Week 17 [CC]
This week I finished four books, but DNF’d almost as many! Also, a mini-update at the end about my plans for May.
TIMESTAMPS
0:25 Laziness Does Not Exist
2:19 Antigone Rising
3:50 Forever Home
4:56 Winter’s Heart
7:11 The Past is Red
8:48 Solimar
10:39 Far from the Light of Heaven
12:42 mini-update
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Emma @ The Overstuffed Shelf
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH_ur5zearAMrAVHE2RacQA
Becca @ ReadBecca
https://www.youtube.com/c/ReadBecca
Angela @ Literature Science Alliance
https://www.youtube.com/c/LiteratureScienceAlliance
Kristen @ Kristenelle - SFF Reader
https://www.youtube.com/user/kristenlaveck
BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
ReadBecca | Antigone Rising by Helen Morales
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56NtP9Lcno8
Kristenelle - SFF Reader | From from the Light of Heaven
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QS1KQ7VRtIw
BOOKS MENTIONED
Laziness Does Not Exist by Devon Price
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54304124-laziness-does-not-exist
Antigone Rising by Helen Morales
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51734177-antigone-rising
Forever Home by Jenna Ayoub
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51323312-forever-home
Winter’s Heart by Robert Jordan
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8504276-winter-s-heart
The Past is Red by Catherynne M. Valente
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55077652-the-past-is-red
Solimar by Pam Muñoz Ryan
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26031273-solimar
Far from the Light of Heaven by Tade Thompson
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57007657-far-from-the-light-of-heaven
Rosewater by Tade Thompson
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38362809-rosewater
CONTENT WARNINGS
Laziness Does Not Exist: mental health issues, depression, illness, suicidal ideation, sexism, worker exploitation
Antigone Rising: sexism, racism, white supremacy, rape culture, mass murder, homophobia, transphobia
Forever Home: (none)
Winter’s Heart: sexism, toxic/abusive relationships, stockholm syndrome, enslavement, torture, war, death/murder, illness, injury
The Past is Red: ecological disaster, extreme harassment/bullying, violence, injury, child neglect
Solimar: (none)
Far from the Light of Heaven: body horror, murder
CONNECT WITH ME
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![2022 Reads | Week 31 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wDcHgZ-EGOI/hqdefault.jpg "2022 Reads | Week 31 [CC]
This week I reread a favorite book, listened to a memoir, and got in a few 2022 releases!
TIMESTAMPS
0:20 The Jasmine Throne
2:04 ¡Hola Papi!
4:12 Nettle & Bone
6:00 Data and Divination
8:01 Dream of the Divided Field
8:58 Gibberish
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Adri @ perpetualpages
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Review | The Jasmine Throne
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qYdG4h32CM
Series Review | Windflower series by Andi C. Buchanan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpvNdpEVQD4
BOOKS MENTIONED
The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50523477-the-jasmine-throne
¡Hola Papi! by John Paul Brammer
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55711622-hola-papi
Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56179377-nettle-bone
Data and Divination by Andi C. Buchanan
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61760507-data-and-divination
Dream of the Divided Field by Yanyi
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58133514-dream-of-the-divided-field
Gibberish by Young Vo
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58739418-gibberish
CONTENT WARNINGS
The Jasmine Throne: violence, injury, murder, child abuse, illness, drug addiction, death, homophobia, imperialism, cultural & religious persecution
¡Hola Papi! : bullying, trauma, suicidal ideation, toxic relationships, homophobia, self-hatred, rape
Nettle & Bone: domestic abuse, death of a family member, miscarriage, enslavement, body horror, murder
Data and Divination: trauma, toxic relationships, child neglect
Dream of the Divided Field: graphic surgery recovery, toxic relationships
Gibberish: (none)
CONNECT WITH ME
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![2021 Reads | Week 43 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wUyvtb52bgA/hqdefault.jpg "2021 Reads | Week 43 [CC]
This week I ended up DNFing more than I read, but that’s more to do with trying to read all kinds of Hugo nominees and less to do with any sort of reading mood.
TIMESTAMPS
0:29 Legendborn
3:42 Raybearer
7:26 A Psalm for the Wild-Built
9:56 A Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky
13:03 Axiom’s End
BOOKS MENTIONED
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50892338-legendborn
Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50158128-raybearer
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40864002-a-psalm-for-the-wild-built
A Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky by Lynell George
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52594134-a-handful-of-earth-a-handful-of-sky
Axiom’s End by Lindsay Ellis
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51171377-axiom-s-end
CONTENT WARNINGS
Legendborn: graphic violence, injury, death, death of a family member, rape, racism, slavery
Raybearer: child abuse & neglect, domestic abuse, child soldier, injury, death, death of a family member
A Psalm for the Wild-Built: (none)
A Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky: (none)
Axiom’s End: (unknown)
CONNECT WITH ME
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![2023 Reads | Week 52 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wXotZnQYTmQ/hqdefault.jpg "2023 Reads | Week 52 [CC]
This was the last week of the year, and I ended it with a group of really good reads!
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:15 Soonish
2:01 Everything is OK
3:05 Cinnamon Bun Vol. 3 & 4
BOOKS MENTIONED
Soonish by Kelly & Zach Weinersmith
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34490192-soonish
What If by Randall Munroe
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21413662-what-if-serious-scientific-answers-to-absurd-hypothetical-questions
Everything is OK by Debbie Tung
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60320130-everything-is-ok
Cinnamon Bun Vol. 3 by Ravens Dagger
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58876397-cinnamon-bun-3
Cinnamon Bun Vol. 4 by Ravens Dagger
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60047117-cinnamon-bun-4
CONTENT WARNINGS
Soonish: medical experimentation, weapons, injury, death
Everything is OK: depression, anxiety
Cinnamon Bun Vol. 3: violence, injury, death, kidnapping
Cinnamon Bun Vol. 4: war, violence, gun violence, injury, death, animal injury/death
CONNECT WITH ME
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![2023 Reads | Week 6 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wgvLmN-P44M/hqdefault.jpg "2023 Reads | Week 6 [CC]
This week I read some neat graphic works, plus NFN’d a book that I might try again later.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:15 In the Black Fantastic
1:37 Spy x Family Vol.8
3:42 The World Suit
4:38 Gunpowder Alchemy
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Cynthia @bookwhimsy
BOOKS MENTIONED
In the Black Fantastic, ed. by Ekow Eshun
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59811378-in-the-black-fantastic
Spy x Family Vol.8 by Tastuya Endo, Casey Loe (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60321373-spy-x-family-vol-8
The Wolf Suit by Sid Sharp
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59880647-the-wolf-suit
Gunpowder Alchemy by Jeannie Lin
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22837890-gunpowder-alchemy
CONTENT WARNINGS
In the Black Fantastic: colonialism, slavery, racism
Spy x Family Vol.8: violence, injury, death
The Wolf Suit: (none)
Gunpowder Alchemy: drug addiction, death of a family member, colonialism
CONNECT WITH ME
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![Anticipated Releases | 2023 Q3 (Jul, Aug, Sep) [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wvsYFTW65lA/hqdefault.jpg "Anticipated Releases | 2023 Q3 (Jul, Aug, Sep) [CC]
Here are 10 upcoming releases that I’m looking forward to in Q3 (Jul, Aug, Sep) of 2023!
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Jen Campbell @jenvcampbell
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Book Reviews/Discussions Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7tcJIT5sKwO-o7hj6zwcNSsTGAPMDVzl
Author Spotlight | P. Djèlí Clark
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_XiHzLbmXA
BOOKS MENTIONED
A Little Luck by Claudia Piñeiro, Frances Riddle (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75582270-a-little-luck
Elena Knows by Claudia Piñeiro, Frances Riddle (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56802275-elena-knows
Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61653410-silver-nitrate
Abeni’s Song by P. Djèlí Clark
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61884948-abeni-s-song
Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62949035-family-lore
Bright Fear by Mary Jean Chan
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63261311-bright-fear
He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63132362-he-who-drowned-the-world
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48727813-she-who-became-the-sun
Dearborn by Ghassan Zeineddine
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/96178193-dearborn
Mammoths at the Gates by Nghi Vo
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58007996-mammoths-at-the-gate
The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51190882-the-empress-of-salt-and-fortune
When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53265678-when-the-tiger-came-down-the-mountain
Undiscovered by Gabriela Wiener, Julia Sanches (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/70240502-undiscovered
The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62226126-the-last-devil-to-die
CONNECT WITH ME
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![2023 Reads | Week 15 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/x24uhyUyfNU/hqdefault.jpg "2023 Reads | Week 15 [CC]
This week I read a classic sci-fi, some books for #TransGirlApril, and some picture books, plus DNF’d a book.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:17 Nova
2:21 I Hope We Choose Love
4:00 There Are Trans People Here
5:25 The Heartbreak Handshake
8:10 My Neighborhood
8:52 Swimmers
9:47 World Running Down
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Kevvie @CestKevvie
BOOKS MENTIONED
Nova by Samuel R. Delany
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20567462-nova
I Hope We Choose Love by Kai Cheng Thom
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44000539-i-hope-we-choose-love
There Are Trans People Here by H. Melt
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57110402-there-are-trans-people-here
The Heartbreak Handshake by J.R. Hart
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60168776-the-heartbreak-handshake
My Neighborhood by María José Ferrada, Ana Penyas (Illustrator), Kit Maude (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60593183-my-neighborhood
Swimmers by María José Ferrada, Mariana Alcántara (Illustrator), Kit Maude (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60593198-swimmers
World Running Down by Al Hess
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61152848-world-running-down
CONTENT WARNINGS
Nova: violence, injury, body horror, death, torture, ableism
I Hope We Choose Love: transphobia, misgendering, child abuse, sex work, rape, toxic relationships, domestic abuse, exploitation, racism, microaggressions, violence, murder, illness, death
There Are Trans People Here: transphobia, misgendering, illness, suicide
The Heartbreak Handshake: anxiety
My Neighborhood: (none)
Swimmers: (none)
World Running Down: transphobia, dead naming, microaggressions, toxic relationships, abuse, violence, injury, body dysphoria
CONNECT WITH ME
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![2022 Reads | Week 43 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/x8KdzY5HWXY/hqdefault.jpg "2022 Reads | Week 43 [CC]
This week I read a bunch of SFF in different subgenres, plus ended up DNFing a book.
TIMESTAMPS
0:19 Fluff 2
2:33 Spy x Family Vol.6
4:10 The Daughter of Doctor Moreau
6:58 Half a Soul
10:00 How the Word is Passed
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Cynthia @bookwhimsy
Kazen @AlwaysDoing
BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
BookWhimsy | The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVbVTyK1BXs
BOOKS MENTIONED
Fluff 2 by Ravens Dagger
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/35958/fluff/chapter/836316/fluff-volume-two
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62809045-fluff-2
Spy x Family Vol.6 by Tatsuya Endo, Casey Loe (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56898061-spy-x-family-vol-6
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54829360-the-daughter-of-doctor-moreau
Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60717747-half-a-soul
How the Word is Passed by Clint Smith
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55643287-how-the-word-is-passed
CONTENT WARNINGS
Fluff 2: all very mild: [violence, gun violence, injury, (temporary) death, anxiety, sexism]
Spy x Family Vol.6: violence, injury, stalking
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau: suicide, alcoholism, toxic family & romantic relationships, abuse, indentured servitude, colorism, sexism, graphic violence, gun violence, injury, death, body horror, medical experimentation
Half a Soul: child neglect & abuse, poverty, enslavement, war, injury, illness, death, toxic family relationships
How the Word is Passed: racism, slavery, abuse, violence, injury, death, family separation
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I recently read Messy Roots, which is such a great graphic memoir, so I want to tell you all about it!
BOOKS MENTIONED
Messy Roots by Laura Gao
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55867756-messy-roots
CONTENT WARNINGS
Messy Roots: racism, internalized racism, homophobia, toxic family relationships
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