I'm a big fan of both Star Wars and Elizabeth Wein's books, so this one was A Lot, emotionally speaking. Great backstory for Rose & Paige, interesting leadup to The Last Jedi. Just 😭💔💕

Tough but fascinating coming of age story.

Super fun, sweet contemporary romance, with a nice character-driven plot. 🎉👍

Happy Saturday! I got really tired at the end of this week, so I'm looking forward to some reading time this weekend.

My currently-reading stack

A brilliant, complicated book.

Well, my holds came in.

Loving this one so far. It reminds me a bit of one of my recent favorites, Sofia Samatar's WINGED HISTORIES.

(Also, hi Litsy! I got married last week and basically stopped reading for a bit. Hopefully that's past now.)

Went with an alternate history pick for today's Set in France theme. Ile-Rien isn't exactly France, but it's not NOT France either. And Martha Wells is one of my favorite underrated authors. #jubilantjuly

Dark Lord of Derkholm looks like a funny, loving satire of high fantasy tropes, but it's also a really kind look at who gets to be a family. #jubilantjuly

I love the Wells & Wong series! Perfect middle grade historical mysteries. This one isn't out in the US yet, but I went ahead and got a UK copy. Lovely! #middlegrade #mystery

Both the title and author fit today's M/N/O prompt! Epic fantasy with an interesting world & complex, fantastic main character. #jubilantjuly

I didn't plan this, but I just posted my review for my choice for the #jubilantjuly "Whole New World" theme! Yoon Ha Lee's hexarchate is wildly inventive.

I really like all of Uma Krishnaswami's books that I've read so far & this is no exception. A sweet, funny, & encouraging story.

The #jubilantjuly prompt for today is workaholics and if solving crime on your honeymoon doesn't count for that, I don't know what does.

Gritty, raw, and vital. If you love books about complex female friendship, this one is great. I still can't tell how I feel about the ending, but in a good & ambiguous way. #YA #contemporary

Red, white, & blue for #jubilantjuly: three favorite books by contemporary American authors.

Still trying to sort out my reaction to this one. I liked it, but very much on a surface level. #scifi

Oh man, so creepy, so good.

I...don't know what to say.

One of the few ARCs I picked up at Annual. Super sweet & kind story. ☕🐉💖

Taking a little coffee shop break with some Rumer Godden

Shirley Jackson's openings sure are something.

Kinda accidentally disappeared here! I got engaged at the beginning of June & then got busy with work (summer reading) AND hit a reading slump.

But I really liked this one from Cassandra Rose Clarke. Intimate, thoughtful story with some cool SF aspects. If you like books with complicated family dynamics, this would also be a good one!

This book is just about perfect: the characters, the structure, the sense of history and culture, and above all the prose, which has a poetic bell-like quality that I'm entirely in love with. #diversebooks #favoritebooks

Nice middle grade sci-fi, with some complex themes and concepts. I do think it could have been trimmed down a bit. #middlegrade #scifi

Wowwwww, this one is amazing. I found less intimidating than expected, but ymmv. Fascinating characters & world, and I'll be thinking about the implications and craft for a long time.

This book is SO GOOD.

The next installment in my favorite series, and it was worth the (very long) wait! #meganwhalenturner #queensthief

Meant to put this up yesterday for #maybookflowers but got distracted by the news.

Also, sorry for all the feelings.

Finished my #lunchtimereads book today! Wasn't 100% sold initially, but Molly and the story both charmed me in the end.

Lovely middle grade book about a Pakistani Muslim girl who has to navigate changing friendships, growing up, and finding her voice. (Wimsey likes it too.) #middlegrade #diversebooks #catsoflitsy

Black and White Cover: this is one of my favorite books from the past few years! Beautifully written & imaginative. #maybookflowers

Supernatural mysteries for #maybookflowers! I really like the Lynburn Legacy books & Sarah Rees Brennan's books in general.

Oh my, what a beautiful, heartbreaking, heartfelt book. I love it. #maybookflowers

Gen's Sounis snark! 😂

MEGAN WHY

So good, but it's making me cry! #YA #contemporary #diversebooks

Had a good writing day, so now I'm rereading a favorite book & drinking honey-lavender hot chocolate.

Rereading some of the books I own. I did enjoy this one, but whoooey the coded racism is a thing. #bookshelfproject #booksiown #fantasy

I'm kind of eh on Scalzi (he gets a lot of praise for what others have already said better) but he writes decent fluffy scifi and that's what I was in the mood for.

Not my favorite Tiffany Aching by far, but it does have its moments.

9/10 cats agree that Lumberjanes is the best. #lumberjanes #comics #catsoflitsy

The end of a long (great) weekend so I'm going to curl up with a stack of books

Sadder than I was expecting, or really enjoyed. #middlegrade

Bandette continues to be great! Though a page or two of everydayness might have been nice. #graphicnovel

A lovely middle grade fantasy, about friendship, finding your power, and dragons. (I am pro-🐉) #middlegrade #fantasy #dragons

Reread a favorite, about an Early Christian girl who becomes a doctor. The pacing is maybe a bit wonky, but I love the characters. #historicalfiction #gillianbradshaw

This is one of those series that isn't particularly new or innovative, but that has just enough interest to keep me wanting to read.