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    In Deeper Waters by F.T. Lukens: ReviewApril 15, 2021
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    The Descent of the Drowned by Ana Lal Din: ReviewMarch 17, 2021
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    Float Plan by Trish Doller: ReviewMarch 2, 2021
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    Lore by Alexandra Bracken: ReviewJanuary 4, 2021
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    Faye and the Ether by Nicole Bailey: ReviewDecember 28, 2020
  • None Shall Sleep by Ellie Marney: ReviewSeptember 2, 2020
  • Wild Sky by Zaya Feli: ReviewAugust 28, 2020
  • Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender: ReviewJuly 22, 2020
  • Review and Dreamcast: Keep What Remains by Carrie BeamerJuly 12, 2020
  • Review: The Helm of Darkness by A. P. MobleyJune 25, 2020
  • Review: The Kinder Poison by Natalie MaeJune 10, 2020

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I think we all knew another #PrideMonth post was c I think we all knew another #PrideMonth post was coming. I’m on the train 🚂 and I ain’t getting off 🙅🏽‍♀️. So imagine my surprise when this package arrived with even more reading material. Thank you to @FierceReads for this lovely 🌈 package.
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I’d only heard of Just Your Local Bisexual Disaster, but I’m quite a fan of ladies with swords, so Valiant Ladies seems like a must. And When You Call My Name is about “two gay teens coming of age in New York City in 1990 at the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic” which is something I never read about, so I’m very excited for that.
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It also came with Netgalley QR Codes for the The Sunbearer Trials, which I’m v excited for, and We Deserve Monuments, which I finished today and loved more than words can describe.
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If y’all have any pride recs please let me know cause I lowkey forgot how nice it is reading on my Kindle, and I wanna start an ebook to read before bed.

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“Wake up, smile: the apocalypse has provided a c “Wake up, smile: the apocalypse has provided a cute boy to nurse us back to health.”
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🪓All That’s Left in the World by Erik J. Brown — 3/8/22🪓 
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Keeping my #PrideMonth train going, this is the second book I finished this month, and oh was I a big fan. I love postapocalyptic stories in general, but this queer slow burn was just exactly what the genre and my heart needed. I absolutely devoured this book in a few hours, and need more books from the author.
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Things I loved
🪓Dual POV
🪓Two teens doing scary things that never should have been asked of them but doing it anyway because there’s no other options
🪓Andrew’s humor was to die for. The innuendos and modern references were just the cherry on top
🪓Questioning Rep
🪓Andrew’s play by play explanations of movies to Jamison
🪓The look at how pandemics shape human nature
🪓Can never get enough of characters having to travel by foot and camp and the paranoia that ensues
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Would definitely recommend if you love friendship stories and seeing the lengths someone will go to to protect the people they love. 
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✨Thank you to Epic Reads for the gifted copy. All opinions are my own✨
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“Nothing in the universe stands alone.” ⠀⠀ “Nothing in the universe stands alone.”
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✨The Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite — 7/23/19✨
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Surprise! I’m back from an unintentional hiatus. The Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics was such a good choice to get back into reading for fun again and to start out #PrideMonth. I enjoyed Lucy and Catherine’s tender relationship, and the way they grew both personally and interpersonally, spurred by the care, independence, and encouragement they gave each other to pursue their dreams. 
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Things I specifically loved:
✨ The debates about what art and science are and who can call themselves an artist or scientist 
✨ Hidden Figures vibes
✨ The importance of consent and enjoyment to the main characters 
✨ The nitty gritty details about the galaxy that felt very accessible and understandable 
✨ The reminder of how annoying men are, especially in the olden days of them not thinking women were capable of anything outside of the home
✨ The mention of how destructive white explorers can be to native populations and their customs and homes
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Would recommend this book if you’re looking for a WLW Historical Romance with interesting characters and a lowkey plot. This was my first book by the author, but I definitely would read more.
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Fun Fact: I picked this book up 8 times and used a bookmark none of those times. 10/10 would recommend using a bookmark instead of having to remember where you left off.
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✨Thank you to Avon for the finished copy. All opinions are my own.✨
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✨ Girl On Fire by Alicia Keys — 03/01/22 ✨
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Y’all this book is one of my fave graphic novels now. The art is beautiful, Black people are beautiful. The story is so much deeper than I thought it would be as I assumed it would be a fun superhero story, and while there is fun in the book, there’s also depiction of bullying, police brutality, temptation, sibling ties, and so much more.
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Definitely would pick this one up of you’re looking for a short read of substance cause it’s 🔥🔥🔥 Also Epic Reads has a cute filter you can try out.
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*Thanks so much to Epic Reads for sending me a copy of this book. All opinions are my own*
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