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Out of the Blue by Jason June

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adventurous hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

All the Things They Said We Couldn't Have: Stories of Trans Joy by T.C. Oakes-Monger

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

If you‘re trans, lonely and feel like you might never find people who are like you, read this book! Or in general just read it.

This book gave me so much hope again.
This is what my dream life looks like tbh.
To have community.
To be surrounded by other trans people.
To be held and feel safe.
To be embraced fully as who I am.
To be seen and understood.
There were many moments when I had no hope that I would ever get to experience that.
For years now I have this dream of community of trans joy, of trans love.
This book feels like a manifestation of that dream.
This book feels like a warm hug from the future telling me that I‘ll find my sense of community that I long for.
This book is so focused on trans joy that it made my eyes tear up after every chapter, feeling so much joy.
It was so healing to read this book.
To know that my dream is possible.
To know that there are people out there who are right for me.
I highly encourage you to read this book.
So so needed in this world!

I‘m gonna gift this book to my top surgery buddy who was my roommate when we got top surgery.
That was THE trans joy moment for me.
Just wanted to share.

If you‘re still reading:

You‘ll find your people.
Trans joy IS possible.
I‘m glad you‘re here <3

Healer of the Water Monster by Brian Young

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