Aspec OTD

thank you so much for this correction and i hope you have a nice day too, anon !!

i am a massive dumbass and decide to write stuff without proof-reading and while being exhausted from being bed-ridden for days, so i might make mistakes. thank you !!

soooo, i finished my first a-spec book !! yay !! (i will continue with the suggestions in the inbox as soon as possible)

now, in terms of a short review i can personally say that the book is a nice and easy read, with some french sprinkled in, it is something that you could easily get done in a couple of days (if you're not an old man like me and you're more used to digital books).

when talking about the book in itself, without spoilers, it is a queer fantasy, with trans and other queer identities specifically discussed in it and with a very diverse queer cast. centering more on trans identities out of the binary and aromanticism.

it is also a more a-spec twist on a classic enemies-to-lovers, but don't expect it to be too slow-burn (which is fine, whatever tickles your fancy). but be mindful that the relationship is a key element of the plot if that is something that you may or may not be interested about.

the more action-based plot is very attention-grabbing, painting a world of steampunk and magic and tackling themes of police corruption and discrimination. the author is able to create a very elaborate and clearly thought-out world that the reader ends up just wanting to know even more about.

if you couldn't tell already: relationship-based stories aren't my strong point (and that part of this book wasn't my favourite), so my review of those parts might need some polishing for future posts, but i do hold the importance that the telling of those stories has. i hope more authors are able to fill their worlds with queer characters and themes and i will always do my part in trying for these stories to reach a wider audience and let someone find comfort in them.

so this question has been on the askbox sometime now... mostly because (despite being a bookworm), i stray away from books that discuss sex or romance, therefore i don't usually encounter deviants

but ! i decided to be a proper admin and i started reading "Baker Thief" by Claudie Arseneault, which features a cast of diverse queer characters in a magic vs technology setting !

while i haven't finished it yet, i encourage people to give it a read ! digital copies are cheap and easily accessible

now on the plot: it is an enemies-to-lovers (sort of), which shifts perspectives between Adèle (biromantic demisexual), a police officer trying to catch a thief, who is also the baker she has developed a crush for, Claire/Claude (aromantic genderfluid) !

if any part of this description catches your attention, definitely check it out ! you won't be disappointed

"not everyone is cis, not everyone is straight and not everyone is white" are three very important principles i think people should keep in mind when interacting with faceless people online

of course rejecting amatonormativity is what this account is all about, but i feel like queer spaces sometimes forget to account about their diverse community in terms of race and gender as well

please remember to include the existence of trans people outside of the binary, intersex or non-AFAB people, because it is awful to feel neglected and ostracized from your community because you don't fit into their expectations