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willaful
The Breakup Lists | Adib Khorram
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My first #LGBTQBookBingo2024 bingo! Also my #TBRTarot read for “book by a male author, and my read for #queerbc

I didn't like this quite as much as Khorram's previous books. The main character, Jackson, can be challenging to like, which is part of the story arc and it does pay off well in the end. But there was a lot of internal lusting, which I personally find boring.

My biggest complaint though, was the ending is too tidy (cont.)

willaful ... and resolves a lot of issue without Jackson having to really do any work to change things. For example, Jackson is deaf and doesn't feel allowed to be an actor, only a stage manager. I would have loved for him to connect with a theater company for the deaf.

On the plus side, very sweet romance, what seems like excellent deaf representation, though not #OwnVoices, and relatable family issues. And lots of fun theater kid geekery.
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PuddleJumper Ooo congrats on the bingo! Sounds a bit middling but sometimes YA is like that especially with the easy wrap up. I've only read one of his Darius books so interested to see what his other books are like 4d
willaful @PuddleJumper Kiss & Tell is really good. 4d
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LitsyEvents
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repost for @PuddleJumper:

It is time to vote for June‘s author for #queerbc

The plan is that voting will last around 2 weeks and then there is another 2 weeks to pick a book and source it. We‘ll see how it goes!

Here are the 3 randomly selected authors to pick from. You are selecting an author and can read any of their works. You can read anything they have written.

Vote here - https://forms.gle/LHni7Mhzm46pCZkD7

Voting ends 17th May

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PuddleJumper
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It is time to vote for June‘s author for #queerbc

I know it is really early, the plan is that voting will last around 2 weeks and then there is another 2 weeks to pick a book and source it. We‘ll see how it goes!

Here are the 3 randomly selected authors to pick from. You are selecting an author and can read any of their works. You can read anything they have written.

Vote here - https://forms.gle/LHni7Mhzm46pCZkD7

Voting ends 17th May

peanutnine The link to the voting form says it's not taking any new responses 6d
PuddleJumper @peanutnine Updated! I copied it from the old one and didn't realize it would keep that bit. Should be fine now. Thanks for pointing it out 6d
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peanutnine Awesome! Got it and voted 👍🏼 6d
BookmarkTavern Oh this is going to be tough! I have books by all these authors on my TBR! 😅 6d
rwmg I don't think I've read anything by any of these writers. I do have something by Christos Tsiolkas marked down for this month for another challenge, so perhaps I will postpone it and vote for him. 6d
Jari-chan Voted 👍 6d
PuddleJumper @BookmarkTavern This one is very tough! They are all so different 6d
PuddleJumper @rwmg I've had The Slap haunting my shelves for ages 6d
PuddleJumper @Jari-chan ❤️❤️ 6d
lil1inblue This is a hard choice! 5d
PuddleJumper @lil1inblue Yes! I've got books for two of these authors of my shelves 5d
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PuddleJumper
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I've got a bunch of ARCs to read, some books for work, and then my #roll100 #readordonate #queerbc and #bookspin

It'll be fine!

#bookspinbingo @thearomaofbooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! Good luck!!! 7d
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BookmarkTavern
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It‘s gonna by May! #BingoBoard time!

#BookSpin NetGalley read, #DoubleSpin The Grace of Kings

#Roll10 The Kitchen God‘s Wife, Beasts made of Night, The Grace of Kings

#PratchettPosse Eric

#AuldLangSpine Pandora‘s Jar, Hester

#ClassicLSFBC Snow Crash

#LitsySciFiBookClub The Three Body Problem

#SeasonalCozies Fudge & Jury

#QueerBC Darius the Great Is Not Okay

Trixie Belden Read The Red Trailer Mystery

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Looks fabulous!! 1w
Suet624 Amazing! 6d
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PuddleJumper
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I've got a few ARC books that I need to read this month so I'm hoping to get at least 2 of them done as well as a book for #queerbc

@thearomaofbooks #bookspinbingo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2w
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PuddleJumper
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The first author selected for #queerbc is Adib Khorram!

This is for May, I‘ve got it up early so you can pick what you want to read and source it.

You can read anything he has written, so have a look and see what catches your interest. If you‘ve already read something by them maybe drop a recommendation in the comments.

I‘ll post again at the end of May to see what everyone read and what you thought

Happy reading!

willaful Yay! I've read most of his books already so I hope I can get ahold of the latest. 3w
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Jari-chan I loved the Darius books, so now I'm curious about his other work. 3w
PuddleJumper @willaful He's got a few new ones I've not seen before. I've got the second Darius book and Kiss & Tell to try 3w
PuddleJumper @Jari-chan Yeah, I've only read the first Darius book. I've got Kiss & Tell to try which I'm excited about 3w
lil1inblue I'm excited about this! He is a new-to-me author, so I think I'm going to go with Darius the Great is Not Okay to start. 3w
peanutnine Darius the Great has been on my TBR for a hot minute so I'm excited to prioritize it next month! 3w
PuddleJumper @lil1inblue Oh amazing! Hope you enjoy it 3w
PuddleJumper @peanutnine It's a good push! 3w
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LitsyEvents
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From @PuddleJumper
Thank you to everyone who suggested authors for #queerbc Over 80 were suggested which is amazing! Vote for the author who you would like to read in May. You are selecting an author and can read any of their works.

Vote here -
https://forms.gle/9DbrmKEvhk84Fpdt6

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PuddleJumper
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Thank you to everyone who suggested authors for #queerbc Over 80 were suggested which is amazing! Vote for the author who you would like to read in May. You are selecting an author and can read any of their works.

I‘ve given some examples of their works so you can look them up, see if any catch your attention, but you are not limited to those books. You can read anything they have written.

Vote here - https://forms.gle/9DbrmKEvhk84Fpdt6

Jari-chan Voted. I'm excited! 1mo
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peanutnine Awesome! Thanks for organizing, I'm looking forward to this! 1mo
Zuhkeeyah Can I join in? Many of these books are on my tbr. 1mo
lil1inblue Researching right now so I can vote! I'd be happy with any of the choices. 😍 1mo
ElizaMarie Just voted! Super excited! 1mo
PuddleJumper @Jari-chan 🌞 1mo
PuddleJumper @Zuhkeeyah Yes, of course! 1mo
Read4life Voted! 🤓 1mo
CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian I think I'll skip this month, as I'm not really interested in any of these authors. Their books all seem to be YA about cis gay guys, which isn't rally my jam. 1mo
PuddleJumper @Read4life ❤️❤️ 1mo
PuddleJumper @CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian Totally understandable. It was a bit unfortunate that the first batch were all of a similar genre/reading type. 1mo
rwmg I've just finished reading the two Darius The Great books but I might be interested in Dante and Aristotle. I'm not great at reading books when I'm supposed to (partly because I've got too many challenges going on) but please add me to the list. 1mo
PuddleJumper @rwmg No worries, you don't have to participate every month and it's a great way to find some new books to try out. I'll add you to the list. Feel free to suggest authors and vote even if you might not read the books 1mo
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LitsyEvents
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Ok, I am being impulsive in-between folding socks! #queerbc will be starting in May

One LGBTQIA+ author will be selected each month and you can read anything they have written. At the end of the month you can discuss them, their works, and maybe stack a few new books.

Suggest authors below or through GoogleForms - https://forms.gle/sYFzHid61eSJRaHT9

I'll keep a list then randomly select 3, you guys will then vote and one author will be chosen

PuddleJumper Thanks for sharing! 1mo
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