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#100daysofqueerfantasy DAY THREE

A trans witch fantasy book that I’ve had on my TBR for a while now!

📚: The Sapling Cage by Margaret Killjoy

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June 4, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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#100daysofqueerfantasy DAY TWO

An incredible adult space opera that gave me vibes of Star Wars mixed with Doctor Who. I was obsessed with this book when I read it and I can’t wait for book two!

📚: The Principle of Moments by Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson

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June 3, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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#100daysofqueerfantasy

DAY ONE: a YA fantasy book with cozy witchy vibes, and a second chance Sapphic romance 🩷

📚: Brewed with Love by Shelly Page

- YA
- Sapphic
- second chance romance
- Black author/MC

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June 1, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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📚23/52: Dreadnought by April Daniels
⭐️⭐️⭐️.75
Rep: trans author & FMC

Finished during the Trans Rights Readathon!

A superhero YA coming of age story about a trans girl getting superpowers (which transitions her in an instant) A fun read but def check content warnings.

#booksky #trr25
a hand holds a kindle in front of a bookshelf. The kindle displays a black and white cover of Dreadnought by April Daniels. Text on the image reads “My name is Danielle Tozier. I am a girl. No one is strong enough to take that from me anymore,” “Book 23/52,” and “Trans Rights Readathon Book.”
April 8, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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It’s time to get my beta reader hat on this week! My second beta read for @jacollignon.bsky.social, and my third beta read ever 🫶🏻

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A hand holds up a kindle, displaying the words “A Favored Fey,” and “J.A. Collignon.”
April 2, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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📚 21: Love After the End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction. Y Joshua Whitehead
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Rep: indigenous, queer, 2Spirit, indie pub

I have never loved an anthology like I have loved this one! Every story was amazingly written.

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A hand holds a copy of Love After the End in front of a bookshelf. Other text on the screen reads “book 21/52,” and “Trans Rights Readathon Book.”
March 31, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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📚20/52: Guns & Scones by Darcia G. Laucerica
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Rep: trans MMC, demi FMC, queer side characters, anxiety, PTSD, Latine & nonbinary author, self-pub book

A super cute cozy fantasy book in which magical (sweet) mafia boss Arawn takes baking lessons from the (cute) new baker in town.

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A hand holds a kindle in front of a bookshelf. The kindle displays a black and white cover of Guns & Scones by Darcia G. Laucerica. Other text on the image reads, “I’ll let you off the hook… if you teach me to bake before the week is over,” and “book 20/52.” A trans flag and “Trans Rights Readathon Book” is in the bottom left corner.
March 31, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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📚19: Dusk Mountain Blues by Deston J. Munden
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Rep: Black author

Last one before we get into the Trans Rights Readathon reads!

A gritty sci-fi about protecting family and land, with heroes not afraid to get their hands dirty. Filled with mutants, guns, magic, and robots.

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A hand holds a kindle in front of a bookshelf. The kindle displays a black and white cover of Dusk Mountain Blues by Deston J Munden. Other text on the image reads “Play dirty or don’t play at all,” and “Book 19/52.”
March 29, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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📚18/52: Out of the Blue by Jason June
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Rep: nonbinary, Achillean, Sapphic, queer, trans author

I read this before the Trans Rights Readathon, but it is written by a trans author!

A cute YA rom-com featuring a Mer needing to help a human, fake dating, and teen drama.

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A hand holds a kindle in front of a bookshelf. The kindle shows a black and white cover of Out of the Blue by Jason June. Other text on the image says “I realize the Blue might not be able to give me everything I need,” and “Book 18/52.”
March 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Someone please validate me that this is NOT IT and this IS STILL AWFUL and if you’re an author please just… practice outlining?????????

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A TikTok comment saying “hey so ai helps me outline my ideas into chapters because my brain doesn’t work that way. they are my ideas and then I use the outline to write the story. every word is mine but the ai organizes it.”
March 17, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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📚17/52: Camila Nuñez’s Year of Disaster by Miriam Zoila Pérez
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Rep: anxiety, fat FMC, Cuban-American, so much queerness!

I loved this book so much! An amazing representation of anxiety, fantastic writing, and a great story.

Thanks to Page Street YA for the ARC!

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A hand holds a copy of Camila Nuñez’s Year of Disasters by Miriam Zoila Pérez in front of a bookshelf. The cover features a Cuban-American teenage girl, three tarot cards, and a white circle that says “Advanced Reading Copy.” Other text on the image says, “The excitement of it was quickly followed by doubt. Was I really ready for something new,” and “Book 17/52.”
March 16, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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Went to see Mickey 17, and the theater still had War of the Rohirrim popcorn buckets…

I am now the proud owner of a hammer popcorn bucket.
A plastic replica of a battle hammer, featuring a red and gold design.
March 15, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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📚16/52: Empire of Exiles by Erin M. Evans
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Rep: Achilles side characters

Holy world building, I loved this book! The perfect fantasy mystery if you want an in depth world, history, and characters. Lots of lore, lots of “oh shit” moments, and I was hooked the entire time!

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A hand holds a book in front of an airplane window. The book is Empire of Exiles by Erin M. Evan’s, whose cover features white text on top of a background of maps, coins, ink and quill, and a sword. Other text on the image states “when we don’t clear the brush of injustice, we as good as set the fire ourselves,” and “book 16/52.”
March 9, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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📚15/52: Reverent: An Anthology of Divinity arranged by Quinton Li
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.25
Rep: queer, BIPOC, disabled

A really cool anthology- I love the many different interpretations of divinity that all the authors had! This anthology had nonfiction, fiction, and poems.

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a hand holds a Kindle in front of a bookshelf. The Kindle displays a black and white cover for Reverent: An Anthology of Divinity arranged by Quinton Li. Other text on the image says “Book 15/52.”
March 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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📚14/52: That Time I Got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf by Kimberly Lemming
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Rep: Black author & FMC, fat FMC

I love this hilarious book and its shenanigans. If you like romcoms, with a heavy emphasis on the “com,” mixed with some werewolf romance- this book is for you!

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A hand holds up a copy of That Time I Got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf by Kimberly Lemming. The cover features yellow text, with a Black woman and a white man laying on the grass together. Words on the image say “Love potion or not, you can’t fake a hunger like this,” and “Book 14/52.”
March 5, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Thank you to Page Street YA for an ARC of Camila Nuñez’s Year of Disasters!

A queer YA romance about a Cuban-American teen, featuring anxiety rep, parental conflicts, positive fat rep, and early teen romance!

I’m super excited to read this one- it comes out March 18, 2025

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A white woman with curly hair and a black flowered shirts holds up an Advanced Reader Copy of Camilla Nuñez’s Year of Disasters by Miriam Zoila Pérez. The cover is pink with tarot cards, and a portrait of Camilla Nuñez, a Cuban-American teenager, either long black hair and a blue shirt.
March 2, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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We’re so back
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March 1, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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📚13/52: The Wicked Bargain by Gabe Cole Novoa
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Rep: Latine, genderqueer, nonbinary author & MC, queer

Queer pirates! Queer pirates! I absolutely loved this story, the sort-of slow burn, and Mar’s journey of grief, family, power, and self-love. I loved every second 🫶🏻

#booksky
A hand holds a kindle in front of a bookshelf, displaying a black and white cover of “The Wicked Bargain” by Gabe Cole Novoa. The cover features a trans masculine teen holding a flame in their hand. Other text on the image reads “But no matter how much they wished it weren’t true, using magic makes them feel alive,” and “Book 13/52.”
February 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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My review for Get A Life, Chloe Brown is up on YouTube! You can watch it here:

linktw.in/IApwZe

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A white woman in a black sweatshirt sits in front of a bookshelf. Around her is the cover for “Get A Life, Chloe Brown” by Talia Hibbert, and white text that says “5 minute book review.” Three light blue bubbles on the image read “disability rep,” “romance,” and “Black author.”
February 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Don’t worry, I got a book to make up for the lack of metal in my nose

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A hand holds a copy of Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse. The cover is black with gold lettering, and a blue face turning into wings of a bird.
February 22, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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📚12/52: Blessed by the Cupid Distribution System by Robin Jo Margaret
⭐️⭐️⭐️
Rep: Sapphic, trans, acespec, autism, fat, 1 FMC is Black (author isn’t)

A cute little spicy story- I like the concept of going on lots of “fake dates,” but I wish it was longer and was not a fan of the insta-love.

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A hand holds a Kindle in front of a bookshelf. The Kindle displays the black and white cover for “Blessed by the Cupid Distribution Center” by Robin Jo Margaret. The cover features a Black woman with wings passionately kissing a white woman with long hair. Other text on the image says “Can two people dream the same thing?” and “Book 12/52.”
February 21, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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📚11/52: Tempest, Take Me Home by Charlie Knight
⭐️⭐️⭐️.25
Rep: trans, nonbinary, anxiety, polyamory, mobility aid user (wheelchair/crutches), queer

Queer treasure hunters! My fav part of this book was the characters/their relationships! I just wanted more world building and a longer story.

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A hand holds a kindle in front of a bookshelf. The kindle displays a black and white cover for “Tempest, Take Me Home” by Charlie Knight. The cover is dark text on a map background. Other words on the image say “I have so much more than I’d ever ask for,” and “Book 11/52.”
February 19, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Hi internet plz tell me if a septum piercing would look good on me because I am ITCHING to get one but change is scary
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February 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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📚: 10/52
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.25
Rep: Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, Sapphic

A paranormal mystery book set in an alternative London- the Heralds of Justice are infallible beings, but Yannia’s newest client needs her to prove them wrong.

Great disability rep, an intriguing world, and great plotline!

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A hand holds a kindle in front of a bookshelf. The kindle displays a black and white cover of “Fallible Justice” by Laura Laakso, which features bold words and the silhouette of a woman and a city skyline. Words on the image say “I am running through the wilderness, and the wilderness runs through me,” and “Book 10/52.”
February 15, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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How about some cute yet derpy cats?
A white cat lays on the floor with his belly up, laying across from a black cat sitting on a carpet.
February 13, 2025 at 1:46 AM