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December #bookspin consists of books started previously and books that are part of series with a known end point. I read both of November‘s picks!

Even after he broke up with his boyfriend Theo, even when Theo started seeing Jackson, Griffin expected them to be endgame someday. But then Theo died at 18 and Griffin is left a wreck of grief, guilt, and compulsion. A very intense story with intriguing twists; it engrossed and affected me but was almost too depressing to enjoy.

#QueerBC
@PuddleJumper

I enjoyed this and the grounding in details of the wool industry quite a bit ultimately, but waiting for the payoff had me anxious, especially given the relationship between them also gets so amped up and explosive.

And a #BookSpinBingo blackout, and it's not even the last day of the month! It just kinda. Happened.

We first met Robin in S3E1 at Scoops Ahoyand her first line was "Hey, dingus, your children are here!" Instantly fell for her character then.

Just finished Rebel Robin earlier today and it ended with her meeting Steve as her new coworker. But the novel is actually her backstory where she dreams of leaving Hawkins and was still hating on Steve because of Tammy Thompson. Love her even more with this novel.

5⭐s. A must read for ST fans.

My last #BookSpin list of the year! Thanks for another year of reading fun,
@TheAromaofBooks 💙💙💙

You know, sometimes I wish it was normal to just have full plot summaries for every book out there on the internet for easy lookup. Right now I'm being too neurodivergent to read more of this book without knowing how things work out, but I keep reading a chapter at a time because I do *want* to finish it.

I'm not really sure why this isn't 100% clicking for me? I'd expected to adore it, but I'm much more inclined to pick up Paladin's Faith (which I'm reading at the same time). Hmm.

This was a super fun queer historical mystery featuring a bi woman protagonist! Set in late 1940s New York, the story follows an especially personal case for Will, as the person accused of murder is her boss and lead detective! Lots of interesting twists and turns, well-drawn characters, and nuanced representation of disability and queerness. Great audiobook narration too. I'll definitely be checking out more of this series! #Bisexual

Bookish song Nr. 64: Nico & Chelsea - Weapons in my Pocket

Tired of carrying weapons in my pocket
Just cause we've normalized a world that's fucking lost it
Sell our souls and for what, a crooked profit?
That leaves us carrying around these weapons in our pockets

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NupnO8YPcGk

#TuesdayTunes @TieDyeDude

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