*guilty expression* This is one of those books that I've been so excited to read, that I paradoxically ended up putting it off and off and off. I really want to read it, but man. MAN. But! It is a pandemic and I have a giant TBR and frankly, I could do with some cuteness right now. … Continue reading First Chapter Thoughts: Exit Plans for Teenage Freaks
Tag: queer representation
The Gremlin’s Library: Pluralities, Or by Avi Silver
Full disclosure! I was a hired sensitivity reader for this novella, so I acknowledge that there might be some bias. Also, a TW for misgendering and dysphoria within both the book and review. It's not particularly a secret how much I love the Shale Project - started by Avi Silver and Sienna Tristen in 2018, … Continue reading The Gremlin’s Library: Pluralities, Or by Avi Silver
The Gremlin’s Library: The Grief Keeper by Alexandra Villasante
TW: This book deals explicitly with homophobic violence, which I'll be discussing below. Damn. Damn, this book wrecked me. I read The Grief Keeper as the group book for Latinx Book Bingo, and I knew it was gonna be hard, but it just. It came right for my neck. The Grief Keeper follow two Salvadoran … Continue reading The Gremlin’s Library: The Grief Keeper by Alexandra Villasante
Blanca & Roja by Anna-Marie McLemore
It's Latinx Heritage Month, and there's a book bingo going on which means - I'm reading the heck out of some Latinx books! I can't remember how I first heard of Blanca & Roja, but it was sitting in the back of my mind when I went to the library, and so I put it on hold. … Continue reading Blanca & Roja by Anna-Marie McLemore
Review: Two Dark Moons by Avi Silver
Ever since Lord of the Rings came out - and even more since the advent of Dungeons and Dragons - fantasy has been struggling with an identity problem. Not every fantasy book is based on Tolkien or Gygax (and in fact, it's much smaller than many people think) but it's easy to see where their … Continue reading Review: Two Dark Moons by Avi Silver
Elliott Dunstan 