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oh, okay 🥹🥰🥲 the five star read i’ve NEEDED!!! this… is a masterpiece. so much yearning. so much emotion. so many layers, so much depth, so much heart. this made me so SAD for the way queer people have had to live for so long &mdas
a guide to intentionally reading diversely: books with lgbtqia+ rep edition! 🌈 this pride month and beyond, i hope this guide (of books i’ve read + given three star ratings or higher!) gives you great recommendations for books by queer author
may. 📚 got my groove back after a sloooooow april — yay! so many fun reads this month, and also quite a few bummers. glad i finally had two more five star reads!! what was the best book you read in may?! ✨ #whatradreadsmonthly
problematic? NOT TO ME 🔥 good heavens, i loved this!!! age gap done RIGHT. slow burn that had me SQUEALING. humor that had me LAUGHING. tension that made me SQUIRM. the payoff after 300 pages of yearning? WORTH IT. and bonus points for the deep e
this was such a fun surprise — seven days in june by tia williams was a FAVE of mine, and this is a YA spinoff with the daughter of seven days’ FMC 😍 it gives slight booksmart vibes — audre is your classic good girl who neeeeeeds
a fun summer reading guide game — for grownups! 🌼📖🏖️ free for all my paid substack subscribers, because yes, i am trying to woo you over there 😏 find the 🔗 in my bio to subscribe! if you’re like me, you spent your childhood summe
rating indie bookstores in rva 📚🥰 listen — i LOVE an independent bookstore and am the fiercest supporter, but i also have to keep it real and be honest with y’all about my faves (and the ones that have disappointed me). please check th
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