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Scavenger hunt: atmosphere

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My very messy list that I think I've settled on for #10beforetheend ! Good enough, anyway. They all meet prompts for #gottacatchemall and/or #offmyshelf so hopefully I'll get through them all. I still have some more #gottacatchemall prompts to find books for too.

(Death in the Spires was scratched for Nobleman's Guide solely because I impromptu started the latter last night/this morning. Really the slot could have just said KJ Charles).

A fun ride with strong characters. A bit like ET with two adults instead of all the kids, and a little MM romance.

I don‘t always enjoy short story collections, and this one was no exception. These shorts depict a pretty stark image of queer and trans futurity (which maybe I should have expected with Mandelo as the editor😆) and felt more like scifi than futurist works. Most of the stories also seemed to use sex specifically to be edgy and uncomfortable, but maybe it was just my Demi brain missing the point. I had to skip a few. #ShortStories #LGBTQIA

I wound up missing a volume or two because of the confusing way this manga is structured, and it really showed up in this volume because I missed some important character introductions 😆 otherwise, another excellent volume. I liked the way we lean about Taichi‘s past in-chapter instead of in a chapter all its own. #LGBTQIA #Disabled #Manga

I am still loving this series. We get to see the characters continue to grow in their relationship and in their professional lives in this volume, and dove into the lives of some side characters as a fun aside. #LGBTQIA #Manga

@Catsandbooks and @TheBookHippie thank y‘all for your review of this one! I had initially planned to skip September #RiseUpReads book as it didn‘t initially grip me (I‘m rarely a pirate person) but it was so so much more! 🩷🩷🩷🩷

Passed out 🐶

This book opens with one of my favorite passages ever. It's a short story all on it's own.

“You‘ve been standing here staring at that flower shop for fifteen minutes. So is it for her birthday or anniversary, or are you making up for a fight? Because I‘ve been married for thirty-two years, and believe me, there are different bouquets for different occasions.”

(cont)

So many parallels to what the media wants you to know and what they choose not to report. I feel like I'm going to have an inside joke with a book- chuckling when someone mentions bacon will make me think of Art for a long time to come.

Absolutely gorgeous book. Gothic queer romance that doesn‘t shy away from the darkest aspects of the folklore that inspired it. I knew going in that Muirin was a selkie, but the author succeeded in the delicate balance that meant it didn‘t annoy me that Jean never figured it out. I loved the rich detail of the lives of Nova Scotians in the early 19th century, and the reactions to characters‘ queerness felt realistic.