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Trans-masc🏳️‍⚧️ Queer🏳️‍🌈
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4 months ago

Goals & Holes ARC/gifted

This review is so late,life has been way too much and I feel so bad as I was given an ARC in exchange for a review (but fully my thoughts) and was so excited about it,and now a second book in the series is already out-but better late then never I hope.
I loved this book so much! I love horses so much and feel like beyond cowboys there aren't as many queer books and MM romances especially that exist in the equestrian world. Of course Chispa the horse was my favorite but I enjoyed both of the characters and how they each had complex stories. I love the caretaking trope and when its feeding his horse I mean just *swoon*. I loved the close friends who have their backs and each character struggling but also taking the steps forward to actually live the life they want both independantly and together. Jem Wendel has become an author I can't wait to read more of and especially the second book in this series. Have you read this book? Drop any reccs for other equestrian queer books please. ID in first comment.
#bookrecommendation #arcreview #lgbtqreads #jemwendel #goalsandholes by @dreamingthroughreading

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a month ago

Puckboys series rankings.
I've been MIA on thinking through and posting my thoughts on here and nothing like finishing a the last book in a series to come back. This series is so large it took two graphics with my clumsy canva skills and it sort of felt like two eras of reading the series as well. That somewhat makes sense as the series came out over four years and they were semi unhinged in my world. I really enjoyed some of the characters and plots(Oskar and Lane,& Conner and Parker have my heart in a chokehold;) and some took me way too long to get through and I didnt connect to. I feel like they are one of the "OG" queer hockey book series especially for me. I did enjoy them being co-written and I feel like the multiple p.o.vs are done well and there are great disticnt voices. I just felt that some of the storylines felt flat with one aspect of the character sometimes being the only angle to them. There are lots of shenanigans and fun,I will say there isnt a whole lot of diversity in skin tone,abilities,or identities which I feel could have given the series more depth. Have you read the series? What is your ranking? I'm hockeyed out now but what is another interconnected standalone series you enjoyed??
ID in first comment #puckboys #seriesreview #lgbtq+hockey #edenfinley #saxonjames by @dreamingthroughreading

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2 months ago

I'm coming in just under the wire for my May-Mental health reccs been busy with mostly good things and recovering from surgery but I wanted to share some books that I have found to be incredibly helpful in my personal life, I am currently reading Bold.Black. & Becoming by Dr. Abeena Berry its very well written and I'm learning a lot.I realized while putting this list together that I have read a lot of books about Mental Health and ones with tools to help people. Which don't get me wrong is great I reccomend each of these(and more of Faith Harpers i just didnt want to do a full list of them),but I also realized a hole in my non-fiction reads are more personal stories and of mental struggles that aren't anxiety and depression which is more of what I have struggled with and therefor ended up reading about. So please drop all your reccs below,I also kept this more siloed and didnt bring books focused on neurodiverce as it sits in another area in my mind. As usual I try to keep up to date with authors and being problematic but I could have missed something,if there is an issue with someoone please let me know #maymentalhealthawarenessmonth #bookrecommendations #mentalhealthbooks ID in the first comment by @dreamingthroughreading

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5 months ago

yes im throwing my hat into the #kindle discourse as a #readersofìnstagram who has a 2nd generational #kindle that works perfectly fine,i know amazon doesnt give a rats about us,and so now im possibly looking for a replacement for my wish list,but i just want to be able to read!! on it and it has to have an option to go greyscale,and still have access to a large subscription library i freaking loved that my kindle was easy on my eyes to read before bed, im fine to ditch amazon in the future fully if i can #bookstagram help me out #digitalbookreader by @dreamingthroughreading

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6 months ago

March is also Cerebral Palsy awareness month, and I have CP. I don't talk about it much and honestly don't read a lot about it either,its interestingly less of something i have searched to be seen in books of as of late. Although there isnt a whole lot of representation that I've found for the disability. I have only read two books from this list,Keah Brown's wonderful essay selections The Pretty One and Disability Visibilty which has some cerebral palsy rep but its not fully a book on it. Honestly Leg has been on my TBR for so long I forgot about it and I thought of Zach Anner again when writing this post but not till then. Have you read any of these? Do you have other non-fiction or memoir own voices with CP rep? There is something about there not being many books that on the one hand wants to make me write and on the other hand wants to make me dissapear(i dunno ill take it to therapy). Tell me what you've loved and what i missed. ID in first comment #bookrecommendations #cerebralpalsyawarenessmonth #ownvoices #nonfictionbooks #disabledauthor by @dreamingthroughreading

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7 months ago

March is also Cerebral Palsy awareness month, and I have CP. I don't talk about it much and honestly don't read a lot about it either,its interestingly less of something i have searched to be seen in books of as of late. Although there isnt a whole lot of representation that I've found for the disability. I have only read where you see yourself by Claire in this fiction representation-its also why i labled the post as representation I found vs reccomendations. I tried Keah Browns novel after loving her essay series but didnt connect to it at the time. I also chose to try and share own voices here as I hadnt read them but trust each person to tell their stories rather than others writing about them. Have you read any of these books-what did you enjoy? Have you found other books with CP rep so much bonus if their queer. I have a non ficition post coming as well i needed it seperate for the feed and my brain lol. ID in first comment.
#cerebralpalsy #ownvoices #fiction #cerebralpalsyawarenessmonth #bookroundup by @dreamingthroughreading

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7 months ago

Trans Rights Readathon reads
I'm not officially taking part this year,but as a trans person who reads this rep all year long usually I'm trying not to feel too bad,as I'm living in a war zone both the countries im a citizen of are waging(unjust,beyond f-cked up and useless and im on the privilaged wrong side-but still living through the airraids) . This isnt even an exhaustive list of books ive read and reccomended,i made this compilation during remote masters classes cuz life keeps moving in weird ways. I'm looking for cozy joyful reps to currently read as I dont have enough rep in my currently reading list. Don't just read and enjoy Trans and Queer voices without fighting the opressive systems that have convinced you and the world,that us living our truth is more dangerous than colonialism and warheads that split and destruct. Image description in comments. #transrightsreadathon #bookrecommendations #readtransbooks #transrepresentation #translove by @dreamingthroughreading

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7 months ago

Your heart may be bruised at the end.
Saeed weaves a powerful heart-wrenching journey of what its like to grow up queer and black. I both read the book digitally and the audio version.I loved the audio one more,I always love when the author gets to read their words especially poetry and poetic styling. It is an intense read so check trigger warnings or just be ready for a complicated journey though what life is like for a Queer Black man. I learned and felt plenty and can't wait to read more. Have you read Saeed's book? What other poetic memoir work have you read recently and reccomend? ID in first comment.
#bookreview #blackauthor #memoir #readblackauthors #queerbookrecs by @dreamingthroughreading

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7 months ago

Felix Ever after is ever after in my mind.The artistry drew me in,I stayed for the trans realness on all levels. I sometimes struggle with connecting to YA books and its something I'm working on,but I didn't have to work very hard. When looking over many great reccomendations for Black History Month and reading diversly all year round,Felix Ever After came up again. It had been on my TBR for forever and one of my libraries had it available on audio so I dove in. The struggles and complexities got me on so many levels,with himself,his parents and coming out hit home so damn hard,friendships and dating and a cruel world somehow came together beautifully on canvas. I love the art exploration and the tie in from the cover that had me from the start. Its a stunning book,quite well written,and one of the books I'd say is under hyped even though people talk about it. If you read it and loved it drop what hit you and what similar books I should check out and if you havent read it go do it now. ID in first comment #bookrecommendation #bookreview #lgbtqbooks #transrepresentation #blackauthor by @dreamingthroughreading

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8 months ago

One last round up post -this one with all the stats and numbers.
Will forever love how Storygraph gives me so much information for free. Pretty happy with my stats,i do want to work on reading longer books and more print,to keep working on my never ending physical tbr and because it works different skills. I love my constant safety authors and that Im branching out,still want to diversify more. I love that I brought back reading more childrens books,i wanna keep that going. Twas a crazy whirlwind of a year,glad i had books to keep me going and teach me more. Looking forward to this coming years stats and data.
ID in first few comments. #yearinreview #yearlyroundup #storygraphyearinreview #stats #dreamingthroughreading by @dreamingthroughreading

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9 months ago