Wrath Goddess Sing

I first saw this book on IG when @booksnblazers posted a glowing review. I do love mythology and retellings and especially when they are queer, so I added it to my TBR right then. But I moved it right up to the top when I saw it was shortlisted for a Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Fiction. Wrath Goddess…

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She Said

I've had this book on a low-setting back burner, as far as being aware of it and interested in reading it, but I definitely wasn't rushing. Then this past fall, while visiting my friend in Boston, I stopped in the Harvard bookstore (among others, because...bookstores) and this one was on a "special sale" rack. So,…

Lord of the Butterflies

I decided to pick up a poetry collection during April, in honor of National Poetry Month, and though it took me so long to get to it that this review is getting posted in May, I'm really glad this was the one I chose. It was a random selection from my library's Poetry Month display....I…

The Forty Rules of Love

I have been meaning to read something, anything, by Shafak for years. She's a prolific author, and everything she writes seems to have really solid reviews. Plus, I follow her on social media and her advocacy and activism for feminism is really inspiring. I know this isn't one of her most well-known books, but I…

The Last Tale of the Flower Bride

An adult fiction fairy tale from a beloved YA author, described as "a sumptuous, gothic-infused story about a marriage that is unraveled by dark secrets, a friendship cursed to end in tragedy, and the danger of believing in fairy tales." Yes, please. And bonus, I had access to the audiobook thanks to Libro.fm, which had a full…

Trust

Look, I'll be honest, the description of this book really didn't sound that interesting to me. But then it made a ton of awards lists and I saw some glowing reviews from trusted readers and really, I ended up wanting to see what it was really like for myself. Plus, sometimes it's the unexpected books…

The Last Nomad

This memoir first came across my radar when it was a ALC offered by Libro.fm (months ago). But really, I have been getting more and more into memoirs over the past few years, especially on audio (as, even though this one wasn't, they are often narrated by the author, which I think adds a nice depth to…

Even Though I Knew the End

This little novella is one that was an ALC (thanks Libro.fm) that I got a few months ago, and I put myself on hold for the physical book at the library (I am really getting into having access to both reading options these days) after seeing a glowing review from @booksnblazers. Even Though I Knew the End…

Calling for a Blanket Dance

This is the fourth Aspen Words Literary Prize 2023 longlist read that I've gotten around to this year. Even though the shortlist has already been announced, I'm still planning to read the ones that have seemed most interesting to me, regardless of whether they moved on or not. I don't think I have it in…

Lore Olympus: Volumes 1 & 2

This is a situation of having checked this book in one too many times to pass it up again. Flipping through, the colors and illustrations looked so fun, and as you know I’m into mythology of all kinds. And I’m apparently on a Hades and Persephone streak (having just read A Touch of Darkness), so…