Tag: Book review
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Queerly Beloved: #bookreview
Follow me Queerly Beloved takes place in Oklahoma sometime in the early 2010s. I’m guessing the year is in the early 2010s since same-sex marriage was legalized in 2014 in Oklahoma. At the time that the book is set, same-sex marriage is not recognized in any way. Amy is a baker at The Daily Bread, […]
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The Spanish Daughter: #bookreview
Follow me The Spanish Daughter begins in the spring of 1920 with Puri and her husband, Cristobal, travelling from Spain to Ecuador. Puri has inherited a cocoa estate in Ecuador. Unfortunately, Cristobal was murdered on the ship. Puri decides to continue on to Ecuador but she assumes her husband’s identity. Puri believes that someone wanted […]
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Cinderella is Dead: Book Riot Book Review
Follow me “When the leader of this kingdom treats women as property, it sets an awful precedent. People think it’s okay to do the same.”― Kalynn Bayron, Cinderella Is Dead I read Cinderella is Dead as part of the Read Harder Challenge 2022. The prompt was to “Read a queer retelling of a classic of the canon, […]
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Merchants of Knowledge and Magic: #bookreview
Follow me In the book Merchants of Knowledge and Magic by Erika McCorkle, Calinthe is a merchant of knowledge who is traveling throughout the Pentagonal Dominion. She is trying to collect secrets for her boss so that she can retire as soon as possible with her partner, Pom. There are many different planes that Calinthe […]
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The Weight of a Thousand Oceans: #bookreview
Follow me The Weight of a Thousand Oceans by Jillian Webster begins with the main character, Maia, living in the mountains of New Zealand with her dog and grandfather. It sounds like a beautiful place but a bit isolated. Maia probably would not resent her lifestyle so much if they weren’t living in post-apocalyptic times. […]
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Walks with Spirits: #bookreview
Follow me The book Walks with Spirits by Edale Lane is set the Pacific Northwest area of the United States. The book is not based on one specific Native American group. It seems like more of an overview of what it might have been like to live in a community with two-spirit people that are […]
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The House in the Cerulean Sea: Book Riot Book Review
Follow me In The House in the Cerulean Sea, Linus Baker is a case worker for the Department in Charge of Magical Youth. His life is not that great. He has a terrible boss, no friends and a mean cat. Let’s not forget about the nosy neighbor who keeps trying to get Linus to date […]
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Our Wives Under the Sea: #bookreview
Follow me Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield goes back and forth between the present urban setting where Leah lives with her wife, Miri, and flashbacks of the submarine in which Leah and her crew sink to the bottom of the ocean. It is interesting to learn about some of the creatures that […]
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My Life in Books Tag
Follow me The My Life in Book Tag was found on the Book Loving Nut blog. They found it on Dreamland Book Blog. Everyone is welcome to participate. To begin, pick a book for each of your initials… Well, that’s the only rule. Don’t forget to tag The Book Loving Nut, Dreamland Book Blog and […]