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You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Sexual content, Alcoholism, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death of parent, Homophobia, and Racism
Spellbound by Allie Therin
4.0
I couldn't put this down and it is now way too late at night. There really wasn't a single slow moment. The characters are all great and I just love Mrs. Brodigan! I love the little family Arthur has created.
The only thing that really bothered me is this felt a little too short, like maybe there was a bit missing in the middle to show the development of Rory's and Arthur's relationship a little bit more (this was kinda on the edge of instalove). Also I would have read 100 more pages of Rory checking the history of antiques ๐
Also, the magic system is really interesting and I'm excited to see what else we learn in book 2!
The only thing that really bothered me is this felt a little too short, like maybe there was a bit missing in the middle to show the development of Rory's and Arthur's relationship a little bit more (this was kinda on the edge of instalove). Also I would have read 100 more pages of Rory checking the history of antiques ๐
Also, the magic system is really interesting and I'm excited to see what else we learn in book 2!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Kidnapping, Violence, Death, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
Moderate: Torture, Xenophobia, Forced institutionalization, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Sexual content and Death of parent
Awakenings by Claudie Arseneault
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence
Breeze Spells and Bridegrooms by S.O. Callahan, Sarah Wallace
3.0
I really liked Roger a lot. I wish there was more just about Roger studying and working with magic! So much went into crafting these really cool magic systems and I enjoyed those parts the most.
We start off with the idea that Fae and Humans seem to dislike each other, or are at least very segregated. There's a lot of stereotyping between them and it's really not addressed? Wyn and Roger getting married is supposed to "help" with relations between humans and fae, but it's very much a systemic issue within this society.
Then we find out that they all take a very limited test at age 13 that defines their prospects for the entire rest of their lives. Wyn and especially Roger didn't score well enough to have important roles in society, but somehow are tasked with reinventing the entire testing system on their own.
It constantly felt like Roger was being belittled throughout this book and the constant teasing in regards to sexual and romantic matters made me upset for him, considering he is demi. Wyn was nasty to him from the start and this really was not addressed well enough for me.
I couldn't get into the romance because it just went from 0 to 100 all of a sudden with no acknowledgement of past animosity. Roger seemed to have put Wyn on a pedestal. There was also some pretty consistent application of gender roles to Roger and Wyn that I won't go into, but it really took away from the queernormative setup of this society to still see these roles so strictly adhered to.
We start off with the idea that Fae and Humans seem to dislike each other, or are at least very segregated. There's a lot of stereotyping between them and it's really not addressed?
Then we find out that they all take a very limited test at age 13 that defines their prospects for the entire rest of their lives. Wyn and especially Roger didn't score well enough to have important roles in society, but somehow are tasked with reinventing the entire testing system on their own.
It constantly felt like Roger was being belittled throughout this book and the constant teasing in regards to sexual and romantic matters made me upset for him, considering he is demi. Wyn was nasty to him from the start and this really was not addressed well enough for me.
I couldn't get into the romance because it just went from 0 to 100 all of a sudden with no acknowledgement of past animosity. Roger seemed to have put Wyn on a pedestal. There was also some pretty consistent application of gender roles to Roger and Wyn that I won't go into, but it really took away from the queernormative setup of this society to still see these roles so strictly adhered to.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism
Moderate: Alcohol and Sexual content
The Queer Principles of Kit Webb by Cat Sebastian
Did not finish book. Stopped at 8%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 8%.
Tried twice, not into it ๐คท๐ปโโ๏ธ
Dear Wendy by Ann Zhao
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This was so good.
I have a lot of thoughts but mostly I'm just so glad this book exists. I needed it 10+ years ago, but it's healed a part of me all the same.
This is a hilarious & heartwarming story about the college experience. No lovers, just enemies and friends (at the same time).
This is also the story of two people experiencing aroace joy while navigating a world that doesn't always make sense to them.
We see through Jo and Sophie that platonic love is just as strong and just as important as romantic love. We see a vision of a future that makes room for a-spec people, one that I hope comes to be understood and accepted more broadly by society soon.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who is ace, aro, aroace, anywhere on those spectrums, as well as literally everyone else who exists!
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I have a lot of thoughts but mostly I'm just so glad this book exists. I needed it 10+ years ago, but it's healed a part of me all the same.
This is a hilarious & heartwarming story about the college experience. No lovers, just enemies and friends (at the same time).
This is also the story of two people experiencing aroace joy while navigating a world that doesn't always make sense to them.
We see through Jo and Sophie that platonic love is just as strong and just as important as romantic love. We see a vision of a future that makes room for a-spec people, one that I hope comes to be understood and accepted more broadly by society soon.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who is ace, aro, aroace, anywhere on those spectrums, as well as literally everyone else who exists!
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Content Warnings
Moderate: Acephobia/Arophobia
Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future by Patty Krawec
5.0
I highly recommend the audiobook - Krawec's narration was a vital part of the experience of reading this for me. I'm not sure how to explain, but I felt connected to her, through the language and stories she shares.
She begins by defining the Anishinaabe word Nii'kinaaganaa: "I am my relatives, all of them. I am related to everything. All my relations."
This, alongside the concept of creation stories, becomes a guidestone throughout the book as she navigates the forgotten history of Indigenous peoples and the enduring impact of settler colonialism.
"We need to unforget our histories and the relationships they contain. We need to become kin."
It's not an exaggeration to say that this book changed me as a person, just as Krawec highlights in the final chapter. I think this process began with Oct. 7 ๐ต๐ธ when I first opened my eyes and continues today as I seek guidance and knowledge from those who have been doing the work for generations.
"Nii'kinaaganaa.
We are related."
She begins by defining the Anishinaabe word Nii'kinaaganaa: "I am my relatives, all of them. I am related to everything. All my relations."
This, alongside the concept of creation stories, becomes a guidestone throughout the book as she navigates the forgotten history of Indigenous peoples and the enduring impact of settler colonialism.
"We need to unforget our histories and the relationships they contain. We need to become kin."
It's not an exaggeration to say that this book changed me as a person, just as Krawec highlights in the final chapter. I think this process began with Oct. 7 ๐ต๐ธ when I first opened my eyes and continues today as I seek guidance and knowledge from those who have been doing the work for generations.
"Nii'kinaaganaa.
We are related."
Content Warnings
Graphic: Colonisation
Moderate: Violence, Racism, and Genocide