I read 14 books this month including 6 for the Trans Rights Readathon. Average rating of 4.23 so it was a good month!
When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo
The Singing Hills Cycle #2
125 pages • digital • 2020
fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous fast-paced
4.0
Enjoyed this one!
He/She/They: How We Talk About Gender and Why It Matters by Schuyler Bailar
370 pages • hardcover • 2023
nonfiction gender lgbtqia+ informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
5.0
YES, I highly recommend this!!! I wish we lived in a world where we were allowed to live as we are instead of how others tell us we should be. And while tearing up throughout this book, Schuyler does offer a bit of hope at the end.
The Deep by Rivers Solomon
166 pages • hardcover • 2019
fantasy lgbtqia+ speculative fiction dark emotional reflective medium-paced
4.0
Yes, recommend! The writing is fabulous!
The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo
121 pages • digital • 2020
fantasy lgbtqia+ emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
4.0
This was great! What a great series!
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
13h 48m • audio • 2020
fantasy lgbtqia+ romance young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
4.0
Audio was so well done, really enjoyed this even though I am not the biggest fan of YA.
An Autobiography by Angela Y. Davis
19h 28m • audio • 1974
nonfiction autobiography emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
4.5
Yes, recommend!
Pet by Akwaeke Emezi
203 pages • hardcover • 2019
fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult dark emotional reflective fast-paced
4.5
Yes, this was a great book but please check your trigger warnings.
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
830 pages • hardcover • 2019
fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous emotional
5.0
830 pages was NOT ENOUGH for me. I wanted another 830 pages. HIGHLY RECOMMEND.
Where No Shadow Stays by Sara Hashem
336 pages • hardcover • 2026
horror young adult
4.5
Sara Hashem’s writing in phenomenal. Really enjoyed this one!
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
391 pages • hardcover • 2013
nonfiction essays nature science informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
4.5
HIGHLY RECOMMEND. Get stuck in for this one. Don’t read if you are in a hurry.
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson
22h 41m • audio • 2010
nonfiction history race emotional informative reflective slow-paced
5.0
Should be required reading!! HIGHLY RECOMMEND.
Sargassa by Sophie Burnham
416 pages • hardcover • 2024
lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced kobo
3.75
It was okay! Some might really enjoy this, some might not. I was in the middle. Liked but didn’t LOVE. Enjoyed but wouldn’t read the second book.
Heiress of Nowhere by Stacey Lee
388 pages • hardcover • 2026
historical mystery young adult adventurous mysterious medium-paced
2.0
Massively dissapointing. Could have been great if not for the romanticization of sexual assult.
On Sundays She Picked Flowers by Yah Yah Scholfield
230 pages • hardcover • 2020
horror lgbtqia+ dark emotional mysterious
4.5
Highly recommend IF you are prepared to face content that includes child abuse, incest, and explicit sexual content. I had not seen these up before going into this book, but in a way, I wouldn’t choose to un-read this book. It was beautiful and haunts me still.
