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𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨!
As it is Pride Month, I’ve decided to make up a list of queer books I read so far this 2022 and absolutely adored. All the books in this list were 5-star reads for me- of course, these ratings were based on my opinion and yours may differ. Here’s the list of books and some of my thoughts about them:
𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐲 𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐎𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧 This series is very wholesome and it really brought me a lot of joy. I loved all of the main characters and how they were portrayed. I also really appreciated that, despite all the fluff and romance in this series, it’s also not afraid to show you any of the struggle the characters are going through. Can’t wait to read more of this and Alice Oseman’s other works.
𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐛𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐲 𝐌𝐜𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 Again, I love all of the main characters we were introduced to. It was really fun for me to read and the whole mystery of Jane’s identity and the supernatural, time-travel aspect was interesting as well. Also, I have to mention this, I’m a sucker for found families and this book did not disappoint. There may have been a plot hole or two, but nothing that ruined the experience for me. Red, White & Royal Blue is definitely on my to-read list.
𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐫 𝐛𝐲 𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐥-𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐱 𝐆𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 This book. I don’t even know where to begin. The amount of love I have for this book is immeasurable. If you’re looking for a very confusing yet gorgeously written book with sapphic, time-traveling, enemies to friends to lovers, then look no further- this is the book for you. I will admit that the first 70-80 pages had me really confused, the writing is very abstract, but I got used to it after a while and eventually learned to appreciate its flowery writing. I’ve never been so invested in a book with such a writing style before. Also, the letters. The main characters (Red and Blue) they send each other hidden letters throughout space and time and they’re beautiful. Moreover, there was a part in this book that shocked and impressed me so much, it made everything make much more sense. Overall, this probably isn’t the kind of book for everyone but it was for me and maybe it is for you as well.
𝐎𝐧 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐖𝐞'𝐫𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐲 𝐆𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐎𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐕𝐮𝐨𝐧𝐠 This book was suggested to me by a friend and I am forever grateful to them for recommending this book to me. It was from such a unique perspective and an absolute joy to read but it is by no means joyful. I was in a lot of pain while reading this book. Exquisite pain, but pain nonetheless. It shattered and rebuilt my heart repeatedly throughout the course of my reading it and I have zero regrets. This left a great impact on me and I will definitely be rereading this one day.
That’s all I have for today. I hope this helps anyone who’s looking for some books to read this month. I’m currently going through my own Pride Month TBR ,which you can see on my last post, so fingers crossed we all find books we end up loving. Thank you for taking the time to read this and have a great day!
𓂀 𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕞𝕪 𝕓𝕖𝕤𝕥, 𝕟𝕪𝕔𝕙𝕥 𓂀
