The queer subtext in Ostertag's books finally... comes to the surface. Gorgeously illustrated graphic novel about friendship and peer pressure, first love and coming out. Like everyone else, I was dying for an epilogue, but can understand why the author might not have wanted to provide one.
This was a perfect choice for “Pilot Islet.“ #FourFoursin25 @lauredhel
This queer historical retelling of The Selkie Wife manages to combine a sweet sapphic love story while also examining the horrors intrinsic to stealing a selkie‘s skin to get a wife. And the audiobook narrator was the perfect voice for this!
#12BooksOf2024 @Andrew65
September was another great reading month but A Sweet Sting of Salt stands out the most—beautiful & evocative, it‘s my #12BooksOf2024 pick.
Honorable Mentions include: The Flight Portfolio, A Prayer for the Crown-Shy & A Sorceress Comes to Call.
The first three books I picked from @DebinHawaii #AuldLangSpine list. I can‘t decide where to start. They all sound really good. @monalyisha
What a perfectly lovely #Jolabokaflod present this Christmas Eve! Thanks you so much @Jadams89 and give your cat scritches from me!
Many, many thanks again to @MaleficentBookDragon for setting up such a wonderful swap!
pickI'm wishing I hadn't finished it as quickly as I did.
I absolutely loved every tense atmospheric minute of reading this as Jean's friendship with Muirin leads to questions, leads to wondering, leads to hope, and to love while putting everything at risk for the women.
A fantastic retelling of The Silkie's Wife with a great amount of slow build, tension, yearning, and historical nods.
#pantone2024 #popsugarreadingchallenge
pickMidwife Jean helps her neighbor‘s new wife deliver a child, only to learn that all may not be well in the house. There are too many secrets, & Jean only wants to help. But she may end up losing more than her heart.
This was absolutely gorgeous! The scene setting was lush, the reimagining of the selkie myth was heartbreaking, all the characters were so interesting, the queer love was so lovely. In my top 5 reads of the year, no question.🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
pickThis was way better than I expected! I don‘t even know why I had low expectations, maybe that‘s just been this book groups luck lately…. But a queer historical tale based in selkie folklore…. I loved the build up!
