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Joined December 2019

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Time to vote for the August #QueerBC author. This year's is flying by!

So keeping that in mind, start thinking about some spooky and wintery books you'd like to suggest for the October and December buddy reads

It sounds ages away but it will sneak up on you!

July's author is Nino Cipri. Looking forward to your thoughts and reviews

Vote for August's author here: https://forms.gle/fF4BD1pa9f1RnL98A

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TheBookHippie I‘m reading 😊the world is a bit much 😝I keep forgetting to post reviews… 4h
lil1inblue @TheBookHippie Same here! I just did some catch-up posts today. 😂 4h
lil1inblue I tried to vote, but it said it's no longer accepting responses. 4h
PuddleJumper @AbigailJaneBlog @lil1inblue Oops sorry, should be fixed now 4h
willaful Voting for Alice Osman because Radio Silence is on my TBR and in KU. 4h
PuddleJumper @willaful Ooo is it? 👀👀 I've not read that one 4h
AllDebooks Voted 🗳 3h
PuddleJumper @AllDebooks ❤️❤️ 3h
Jari-chan Voted 3h
willaful @PuddleJumper I could also get it from the library but I figure why not support her while I've got the free subscription. 😂 3h
PuddleJumper @Jari-chan ❤️❤️ 3h
PuddleJumper @willaful My KU only has her books in German 🤣 I can get them from the library I think 3h
Catsandbooks Voted! 9m
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I read some terrible books this month! It was really disappointing and I don't feel like reading much now

#MonthlyWrapUp #PuddleJumperWrapUp

Dilara Ah the dreaded reading slump! I hope it doesn't last 😁 11h
Enchanted_Bibliophile Quick re-read an old favourite to kickstart the new month. It always helps me when I don't feel like reading 9h
PuddleJumper @Enchanted_Bibliophile That's a good idea. I've got a few favourite series that I could continue with 8h
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Roary47 Hopefully July is a better reading month for you! 💛 7h
PuddleJumper @Roary47 ❤️❤️ 4h
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Mid-year #ReadingBracket2025

June's favourite was Heavenly Tyrant and the wild card was Guardian Volume 1

SVSSS 1 is still winning which I'm not surprised about

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Spellslinger | Sebastien de Castell
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A positive thing about this book is that it's a fast read. That's it.

This is described as YA, it's on the younger side of YA. The ending is very ‘makes it easy‘.

I did not like Kellen, he's got very little compassion. He's magic pixie dream girled into thinking for himself. Ferius guides him to consider things, to think about things, and to make changes and honestly I don't think he deserves that kind of chance.

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PuddleJumper There are so many unlikeable and arrogant characters in this book including Kellen and none of them are interesting.

Also, his love interest tortures animals but it's okay because she was peer pressured into it.

Oh and so much fatphobia.

I was rooting for the uprising to kill everyone.
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Jari-chan Yep. 3h
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Spellslinger (Spellslinger, #1) | Sebastien de Castell

Everyone is so unlikeable in this book. Not in an interesting villain kind of way, more in an arrogant arsehole kind of way

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June #2025Stats

I had a clear out and donated 37 books, these were books that I'd had for years and was never going to read them. Many of them had come up multiple times on #Roll100

Steadily going through my shelves and Kindle. I read a lot this month but only had a few good books, the rest are 1 or 2 stars. I probably read so much because I was speed reading to get through them

TheBookHippie Wowow!!! 2d
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We are half way into the year and half way through Alola #GottaCatchemAll

So far nearly 300 books have been logged and 59 Pokemon caught.

Drampa has been the most caught Pokemon with 8 people catching it!

How are we all doing with the challenges? I've definitely got some tricky ones left

If you want to join the Discord for recommendations, advance notice of new challenges and chatting then him here: https://discord.gg/uFtZ9ChYuY

PuddleJumper When I get a bit of time, I'll work on the catch cards for everyone 2d
kwmg40 I'm doing pretty well and feeling fairly confident I'll be able to catch all the Pokémon by the end of the year, though there are a few challenging prompts for me too. I'm a little bit behind with recording but hope to catch up soon! 2d
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Faranae I need to log books. In fairness, I haven't been logging *any* of my reading for anything. I haven't even caught that many Pokemon in Sleep, either, so the insomnia is ruining all my pokemon-ing 😂 2d
Lauredhel I'm only just joining because I forgot :O

Would you mind adding me to the tag list please?
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Lauredhel I'm only just joining because I forgot :O

Would you mind adding me to the tag list please?
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PuddleJumper @Lauredhel Added you to the list 2d
TheAromaofBooks I have soooo many Pokemon to log! 😂 2d
PuddleJumper @kwmg40 'dreamy character' is the one I'm stuck up 😅 2d
PuddleJumper @TheAromaofBooks Lol the logging is the hardest part 2d
PuddleJumper @Faranae Insomnia in general ruins everything 😅 2d
PuddleJumper @Yuki_Onna @TheAromaofBooks @LaughterHP @kwmg40 @iwheeler @sunnieK

Catch graphics are now ready in the GDrive - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1caLfvxpDGf8yLRpvGEybMWVBa8EhEsij?usp=sha...

I'm doing something different this year to make it easier on myself. If you want a different dimension or for me to post on Discord, let me know
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TheAromaofBooks Oh wow, this is so fun! I should have done better at my logging 😂 1d
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Ship of Magic | Robin Hobb
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We are nearing the time where we say goodbye to FitzChivalry and hello to magic ships and I am so excited!

Next book for #RealmofElderlings will be Ship of Magic which starts the Liveship Trader trilogy. This is by far my favourite trilogy

I'll do a Farseer trilogy wrap up when the leaderboard gets generated

Are we excited to explore a different part of Robin Hobb's world? What are your expectations?

PuddleJumper Artwork by John Howe 2d
Laughterhp Do I need to have finished the other trilogy to enjoy this one? Because I only read the first book again for fitzchivalry. 2d
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PuddleJumper @Laughterhp No, it's set in a different part of the world. I actually read this trilogy first on my original read through 2d
Laughterhp Oh okay, perfect! I‘m hoping I‘ll be more into the next trilogy. 2d
PuddleJumper @Laughterhp Farseer Trilogy is an outlier, it is the only series in 1st person I believe. I see prior recommending reading the Liveship Traders first before Farseer because by then you're invested and won't be easily put off 😅 2d
Enchanted_Bibliophile I'm excited to jump into the new trilogy 😃 (see what I did there) 😉 1d
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The Throne of Fire | Rick Riordan
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#RiordanverseReadalong July book is The Throne of Fire, the next book in the Kane Chronicles

How did everyone find The Red Pyramid?

I enjoyed it. The magic was very different and I liked how the gods were portrayed.

@mom2bugnbee @LitsyEvents

Roary47 Ooo I‘ll read along. I have this series and never read it. 😅 I‘ll catch up to the second book so I can discuss. 😍 2d
PuddleJumper @Roary47 Brilliant, I've added you to the list. The book club on Storygraph is here if you why you join, I've already got the buddy reads set up for the books https://app.thestorygraph.com/book_clubs/158fd0c1-ae91-45ee-b40c-6ab2f39d101f

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Roll the Dice | Wayne Avrashow
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In the middle of a heatwave with a touch of heat exhaustion and there is no way I'm switching the computer on

July's #Roll100 via dndbeyond 🤣

Roll 1 - 64
Roll 2 - 84
Roll 3 - 46

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TheAromaofBooks Yay!! And this heat is ridiculous! Hope you feel better soon! 3d
PuddleJumper @TheAromaofBooks It is so ridiculous. Tomorrow is going to be the hottest day. I'm trying to get stuff done today so I can veg tomorrow 😅 2d
Firestarter994 Oy I had heat exhaustion last Wednesday. I hope you get better soon!! 2d
PuddleJumper @Firestarter994 It's awful, isn't it? Thanks. I'm staying out of the sun and having lots of water 2d
Firestarter994 @PuddleJumper completely awful. I don‘t know where you are, but here it‘s better than it was last week at least, which isn‘t saying much… 2d
PuddleJumper @Firestarter994 Tomorrow is going to be the hottest day and then it drops massively. I'm trying to get everything done today so I can hide tomorrow and I want to watch silly scary films lol 2d
BookmarkTavern I empathize completely with your heat wave! 🫠 Drink lots of water! 2d
Ruthiella Stay as cool as you can! 🥵 2d
willaful Eeek, hope it passes soon. 2d
willaful Wow, all three of my choices are unintimidating reads this month! Maybe I'll actually get some read! On the other hand, I just got free KU so maybe not. 😂 2d
PuddleJumper @willaful 3 month free deal? Yeah, I just got that 😅 2d
PuddleJumper @Ruthiella @BookmarkTavern Thanks! It's a great excuse to stay in a dark room and read 2d
willaful @PuddleJumper woohoo, good for you! I know they don't always work the same for us. (edited) 2d
Read4life I‘m glad it‘s supposed to cool down in a couple of days by you. Thanks for the numbers. 💙💙💙 2d
Roary47 The humidity is intense this year here so I feel you. I hope your plan to stay inside is all that it needs to be for your rejuvenation. Take care! 💛 2d
claudiuo Thank you so much! Hope the extreme heat will pass soon. 1d
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Mehso-so

This is not a cosy fantasy. Setting it in a tea shop does not automatically make it cosy. It flips between trying to be a cosy fantasy and a more traditional fantasy plot.

I was a lot more interested in the dragon mystery and that got a bit hand waved which was frustrating.

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PuddleJumper The worldbuilding I felt was lazy and lacked depth. The characters were bland and I couldn't get into their romance. This was supposed to be an established couple yet they acted like they'd only just gotten together.

I'm very disappointed.
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AnnCrystal I rather enjoyed this one... although, that Dragon scene with Kianthe was truly the best scene. It reignited my Dragon love.

I don't know, I think it was because of the secrecy of their relationship that made Reyna's and Kianthe's relationship feel newish.

Again, if it hadn't been for the dragons, I probably wouldn't on the lookout for the continuations.

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PuddleJumper @AnnCrystal I don't know if this was mis-marketed because this is an ok fantasy. I was expecting something like Legends & Lattes and was disappointed 2d
AnnCrystal @PuddleJumper I've read good reviews about Legends and Lattes...I still need to read. The second book is waiting for me on my bookshelf 📚💝. 2d
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I've been having an urge recently to spend money because if I buy something that will solve all my problems!

I had to go to a different part of the county today and hit up two libraries. I did not think about it at all and was lugging these books around in 30° heat 🥵

Home now and sitting in a dark room

Watch me not read any of my #libraryhaul but it scratched my itch

melissajayne And how many of us do that? 3d
AnnCrystal 😂 totally understand! Books are our friends, just having them near (new and old alike) makes us feel better. Visiting and being within libraries must have also been a remedy 😘📚💝. 3d
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Pickpick

I really enjoyed the first half of this book, it got a bit more challenging in the second half. I still enjoyed it enough to read the next in the series.

However, there were things that I greatly disliked. The crass humour was overdone and the descriptions of women could get unpleasant. It wasn't enough to make me quit the book but it was enough to make me uncomfortable.

If it continues then I might stop the series.

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Panpan

With a few changes this could have worked as a children's/middle grade book. It did not work as an adult romance, the writing was very juvenile and repetitive, there was no plot tension or relationship tension, and it was an instalove romance which I can't stand.

It was too twee for me. I will also never forgive the author for calling a dragon ‘Sparky‘.

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#PrideRec2025 Summer vibes for sunlight. They all look like they should be read by a pool

peanutnine Ooh A Shore Thing is a great rec for sunshine! Loved it 5d
Jari-chan Could you stop recommending books I want to read?! Seriously, my lists are already long enough 🤣 2d
PuddleJumper @Jari-chan 🤣🤣 2d
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Shadows of the Night | K. Charlize Kelly
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This started off as an original female character fanfiction for The Lost Boys (1987) film. It morphed into something more and was published as an original work.

It reads like an early 2000s fanfic. Everything is overly described, the language is flowery and repetitive, epithets are used constantly, and the story is bloated with unnecessary characters and plot.

It's a dense read and I wouldn't say it was enjoyable.

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This may be a very specific memory but in the 2000s there were fanfiction authors that wrote insanely long self insert fics.

They would go on for years with regular updates. Plots would become convoluted, there were so many unnecessary characters and the self insert would be perfect and everything revolved around them.

This is giving the same vibes and it's unlocking some cringe memories.

Does anyone remember them?!

PuddleJumper Or maybe not traditional self insert but where the author had a favourite character that was perfect. I'm looking at you Harry Potter fandom and Draco 1w
Susanita A friend of mine had a Harry Potter/Lord of the Rings mashup fanfic 7d
llwheeler Ah fanfic in the 2000s yes I remember 7d
PuddleJumper @Susanita 🤣 Amazing! 7d
PuddleJumper @llwheeler It was so distinct 7d
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This is a The Lost Boys (1987) self insert fanfic turned original work.

If you want to get hammered, drink every time the words ivory or obsidian are mentioned. I'm 50 pages in and I think I'd be passed out.

It's also set in 2037? But not like a cool 2037 with crazy tech. It's like 2018.

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#RiordanverseReadalong has finished the Heroes of Olympus series

Here is the book club's rating of all of the books. Do you agree? Disagree?

Son of Neptune was definitely my favourite

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July's #bookspinbingo

I'm mood reading too much to put down titles

@thearomaofbooks

AnnCrystal 💕😻💝. 1w
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1w
Eggs That‘s me too 1w
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Spirits Abroad | Zen Cho
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I dipped in and out of this. Some of them I liked more than others

#QueerBC

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Mehso-so

This entire series was boring. I don't think I was ever going to love it because I'm a Latinist. Riordan's interpretation of Rome and Roman religion annoyed me.

Even ignoring that element, there were too many characters and POVs. It really slowed the book down and I honestly didn't care about many of the characters.

Also, not sure if it's my ace showing but damn did I not care about the teen romances.

#RiordanverseReadalong

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The Red Pyramid | Rick Riordan
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Mehso-so

Like a lot of Riordan's books, this was very formulaic, repetitive, and too long. It was an underwhelming book for me.

I liked the magic, the different take on divinity and divine children, and the world building.
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PuddleJumper Sadie and Carter were boring main characters. There was set up for tension, interfamilial drama and resentment and it goes nowhere.

The two start with very distinct voices which become muddled as the book goes on. Near the end I couldn't tell whose POV it was unless I checked.
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PuddleJumper Similarly, Horus and Isis didn't sound different to the main characters. It would have been nice if they were distinct, maybe used different language or just didn't sound like modern teenagers.

This could have been 200 pages shorter and it would have been better.
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PuddleJumper Also that is the ugliest cover 1w
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Another fanfiction rec because Jon Antilles is amazing and needs to be in more stuff

The Haat Mando'ade think Jon is a spirit of the Force/Manda because he does all the things Jon does and speaks an older version of Mando'a

All Mandalorians have a competency kink. I don't make the rules

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I've not read any of these but they are part of the Classics Remixed series that looks absolutely amazing.

I've included it under nature because a lot of classical literature is assumed to be about the 'nature' of mankind but usually that is the experience of white cishet men.

I'm interested to see different imaginings of these stories.

#PrideRec2025

Blerdgal_Fenix My Dear Henry was amazing 1w
PuddleJumper @Blerdgal_Fenix That's good to know! I've been eyeing that one. It's on sale at the moment 1w
peanutnine Loved Most Ardently! The rest are on my list to read! 6d
PuddleJumper @peanutnine I really want to read Wicked Bargain by that author. Might hold it for October 6d
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Beautiful Mystery | Louise Penny
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Selling books at another fair. I decided to start The Beautiful Mystery because I figured I could dip in and out .... I think I was mistaken

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Heavenly Tyrant | Xiran Jay Zhao
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The messy aftermath of destroying a government. I loved this, but I can understand why many people didn't.

It's very different from Iron Widow, the tone is different, there's a lot of political discussions, and several important characters are side lined.

It made sense to me. This was a young, uneducated girl, full of rage and hope, trying to survive a catastrophe she caused.

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PuddleJumper I do think the middle section could have been shorter. That portion got repetitive quite quickly. I wanted more heavenly court which will probably be the focus of the next book because it's now not a duology?
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kwmg40 I had mixed feelings about this book, but the ending does suggest more interesting things to come in the next book. 2w
PuddleJumper @kwmg40 It is very different to the first book. I do wonder if the author was influenced by what has been going on the last few years because some stuff felt very pointed 2w
kwmg40 @PuddleJumper I got that impression too. 2w
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Heavenly Tyrant | Xiran Jay Zhao

I don't think this counts as YA. It's a bit misleading though I guess you can't change it mid-series?

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July‘s pick for #QueerBC is Nino Cipri!

If you‘ve read this author before, drop a recommendation or let us know what you‘ll be reading.

This isn‘t an author I know so I‘m excited to see what people think.

You;‘ve still got time to read June‘s author Zen Cho or recommend some books for #PrideRec2025

PuddleJumper Can't tag people. Will do so later on tonight 2w
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peanutnine Oh nice! I loooved Finna and its sequel Defekt. They have a book of short stories I've been meaning to read, I think I'll do that for the month 2w
willaful I loved the short story 'the Shape of My Name.“ And really liked Defekt. 2w
Kenyazero I‘m pretty sure I‘ve read either Finna or Homesick (I couldn‘t get one of them but I don‘t remember which) but I don‘t remember much of it. Guess it‘s time to reread it! 1w
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Heavenly Tyrant | Xiran Jay Zhao
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My ebook hold just came in! Urgh. I have work the next few days.

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Looking for some recommendations for my Mum. She really enjoyed these books and the Bella Ellis series.

There has to be a murder or something, it can't just be a slice of life or romance. She doesn't like twee cosies either 😅

Either author/character insert or historical murder mystery.

I'm getting my Christmas plans in place because she's ridiculously hard to buy for.

TheBookHippie SundayBuddyRead we enjoyed this book - and it is a whole huge series 3w
PuddleJumper @Susanita Thanks, I'll check it out 3w
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PuddleJumper @TheBookHippie Thanks. She doesn't like cosy mysteries or anything twee. She's very difficult! 3w
TheBookHippie @PuddleJumper I think YOU need a gift. 🙃🤣 3w
PuddleJumper @TheBookHippie 😂 It's why I'm looking now , it'll take me months to find anything! She gets very excited when she's gifted books she then enjoys so it's worth it 3w
mcctrish The Murder of Mr Wickham series ? 3w
mcctrish Also this author has another series “In Want of a Suspect” 3w
PuddleJumper @mcctrish Oo, yes that looks great, thanks! For some reason the Lizzie and Darcy series is really expensive! I'm keeping an eye on it, hoping it will get a bit cheaper 3w
Deblovestoread Maybe the Victoria Thompson series set in turn of the century NYC? 3w
PuddleJumper @Deblovestoread Ooh, I've not heard of them. I'll have a look. She loves Anne Perry so anything similar is always good 3w
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The Scapegracers (Scapegracers, #1) | Hannah Abigail Clarke
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I hated the writing style. It was so dense and confusing, it did not help the paper thin plot or the terrible characterisation.

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I went with magic #PrideRec2025

These are all books containing magic or fantasy elements

AnnCrystal 🆒🪄📚💝. (edited) 3w
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We Are the Match | Mary E. Roach
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Mehso-so

Helen and Paris‘ love story but make it sapphic and mafia.

I don't think the Greek mythology element works at all. It's barely present and labeling it a reimagining gives expectations that the book doesn't meet.

It's an easy, fun dark mafia romance. That aspect of it is pretty good, it's not to my personal tastes but I can imagine a lot of people will enjoy it.

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PuddleJumper What stops me from rating it higher is the writing style. It did not work for me. It was all tell, no show and a little bit cringey.

Thanks to #Netgalley for the #ARC This is one of my backlogs and has now been published
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PuddleJumper Oops, my mistake. It will be published 29th July 4w
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The Last Sun | K. Edwards
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I was really interested in this book, the magic system is unique and it's urban fantasy, but I struggled with the writing. It was hard to follow and juvenile.

Aside from two characters, the others were assholes with no personality that communicated via banter. I legit couldn't figure out who was talking sometimes, they were all the same.

There were also some things that rubbed me the wrong way including some mean jabs about weight.

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The Last Sun | K. Edwards
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Thought this was an appropriate bookmark

TheBookHippie 🙃 1mo
AnnCrystal 🔖🦖💝. 4w
Jari-chan 😍 😍 😍 4w
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I loved the first one! Can't wait to read the second one

BookmarkTavern What a gorgeous cover! 🤩 1mo
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Pickpick

I wanted so much more of this, more depth, more narrative, the rather simplistic format left me a little bereft. It's still an amazing book though.

#QueerBC

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Orange for #PrideRec2025 which is for healing

I went with books that bring me a lot of joy because for me that is very healing. These are all books that I will or have re-read and they are some of my comfort reads

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Kicking off #PrideRec2025 with a more literal interpretation of spirit. These are all books that feature ghosts or spirits

Some of my favourite ghostly reads, great for spooky season

Jari-chan Great tips! Cemetery Boys 💖 1mo
AnnCrystal 👻📚💝. 1mo
willaful Oh, can we download these templates? 4w
PuddleJumper @willaful No, I've been making them as I go along so I've only got two 4w
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It is time to pick the #QueerBC author for July;

https://forms.gle/wFB1MJ7b7vk9FwzG9

There's a lot going on in June because of Pride

The chosen author is Zen Cho

There is also #PrideRec2025 where you can recommend books around the Pride flag and there's even a bingo board for those that like that.

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I've been reading d&d books to prepare which is why I've got lots of days with only a few pages written 😅

There were some great reads this month and apparently they were longer than last month!

#MonthlyWrapUp #PuddleJumperWrapUp

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Lavash at First Sight | Taleen Voskuni
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Mehso-so

Ellie needs therapy, not a new relationship. The romance was the least interesting part of this book.

I really enjoyed the food, family, and cultural dynamics. The romance was tepid -cute and fast paced but nothing interesting.

The writing was very bland for me. I kept zoning out as I was reading.

#RiseUpReads @Catsandbooks

Catsandbooks Sorry the past couple reads have been disappointing for you 1mo
PuddleJumper @Catsandbooks It got me reading new things which is never a bad thing 1mo
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Panpan

I'm very disappointed, this just didn't work for me. I found it so dull.

I really wanted to like this, the idea sounded amazing.

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So apparently this series is being adapted and this is a promo picture? I honestly don't know if it's fake. It's really giving 2005 fanedit

If it's real I'm gonna watch the hell out of it because it looks terrible

ETA: Maybe not, the production company is owned by Tosca Musk (Elon Musk's sister) and she shares some of his beliefs

ShananigansReads It‘s not fake. The casting is terrible. I‘m just praying they can actually act. 1mo
PuddleJumper @ShananigansReads I actually don't know if that is better or worse 😅 It looks so 2000s and cheap. 1mo
ShananigansReads I‘m very scared, but I‘m still going to watch. 1mo
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PuddleJumper @ShananigansReads I'll watch through gifs on Tumblr, might help with the cringe. I'm surprised at how low key it's been. I haven't heard of the production company before though so maybe they haven't done any international releases 1mo
Nessavamusic It‘s real and on Passionflix, it looks so bad yet I may end up subscribing to watch 2w
PuddleJumper @Nessavamusic People seem to be really enjoying it from what I've seen! I've only seen gifs so no idea what the acting is like 2w
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That‘s pretty much a wrap on May! How are we all doing? #GottaCatchemAll

I think I‘ve hit all my easy prompts and now I‘m looking for books to fill them 😅

I know a couple of you haven‘t been logging month by month (which is fine) so I‘ll do a mid-year post in June and see how many books have been logged overall

TheAromaofBooks Logging books for this challenge has been on my to-do list for a while 😂 I have so many to catch up!! 1mo
Faranae I meant to catch up with my logging, but this month has been.... a month. 1mo
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SunnieK I‘ll make sure I go logbook 3w
kwmg40 Just realized I never posted my update here. It's been a busy few weeks and I'm just catching up with Litsy. My big accomplishment for May was catching Pikipek so that I can now work on evolving to Trumbeak. 3w
PuddleJumper @kwmg40 🙌 Well done! 2w
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I don't think I'm going to finish anything in the next two days, I'm catching up on Critical Role one shots.

I think I'm doing really well with reading off my shelf this year.

Peerless was my favourite, beating SVSSS 3. I haven't ordered the second volume nectar if I do I'll be pre ordering volumes I could get for Christmas

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Panpan

Take what you need from this book and discard the rest. It's dense, not easy to read, and contradicts itself all over the place. The author also has internalized misogyny which shows up a lot.

It's mostly well researched and informative, though nothing groundbreaking. The sections on gender and identity were poorly done, insultingly so.

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PuddleJumper The author confidently talks about asexuality without knowing what it is. She encouraged someone to mask their gender identity and only reveal it in private. This entire section should have been scrapped because it could be very damaging.

My main issue with this book and a prevalent issue in understanding and diagnosing autism in women - gender essentialism.
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PuddleJumper This book is seeped in it. It's very obvious in the childhood and personal relationship sections. It's clearly a factor in why women with autism are underdiagnosed. It should be interrogated and there should be a discussion on gender bias, it should not be accepted as fact.

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PuddleJumper The portrayal of autistic women is both limited and limiting. While some things spoke to me, I do not appreciate being reduced down to my neurodivergence which this book did. It left me angry and sad.
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That just turned my stomach

readingjedi If only I'd had that advice 35 years ago... 1mo
ravenlee Wow, there are so many better ways to express that sentiment, that aren‘t insulting and demeaning. 1mo
Faranae A different species?! 1mo
lil1inblue 🙄 🙄 😤 There is a whole lot on that page that gives me the ick. It comes off quite condescending! 1mo
dabbe 😱😱😱 1mo
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Mehso-so

I didn't like the couple or the plot very much. I mostly stayed for Jude and the Sheriff flirting