Since I posted a rewind/wrap-up of everything I read from January-May, going forward I’ll be doing monthly wrap-up. Here is what I read in June!
In total, I read 26 books and 10,051 pages.
Going Overboard by Carolien Huntoon (nonbinary MC, neopronouns; middle grade contemporary). 4 stars.
Trans History: From Ancient Times to the Present Day by Alex L. Combs and Andrew Eakett (trans nonfiction). 5 stars.
Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell (queer MCs, M/M; adult science fiction). 4 stars.
ARC of Nobody in Particular by Sophie Gonzales (bisexual MC, lesbian MC, f/f; young adult romance). 4 stars. Out now.
The Flicker by H.E. Edgmon (nonbinary MC; middle grade dystopian). 4.5 stars.
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan (genderqueer MCs; adult fantasy). 4.5 stars (reread).
He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan (genderqueer MCs; adult fantasy). 5 stars.
Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse (bisexual MC, nonbinary side character; adult fantasy). 5 stars (reread).
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield (sapphic MCs, f/f). 4 stars.
ARC of Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab (lesbian MCs; adult fantasy). 5 stars. Out now.
Evocation by S.T. Gibson (bisexual MCs, exploring polyamory; adult fantasy). 4 stars (reread).
The Genesis of Misery by Neon Yang (queer nonbinary MC; adult science fiction). 4 stars.
Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice (adult dystopian set in a small northern Anishinaabe community). 4 stars.
The Picture of Dorian Gray (gay MC; adult literary classic). 4 stars.
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen (adult literary classic). 4 stars.
A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine (bisexual MC; adult science fiction). 4.5 stars.
The Beauty That Remains by Ashley Woodfolk (gay MC; young adult contemporary). 3.5 stars.
Stay Gold by Tobly McSmith (trans boy MC; young adult romance). 4 stars.
Docile by K.M. Szpara (m/m). 2 stars.
The Starving Saints by Caitlin Starling (sapphic MCs). 3 stars.
The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon (demisexual MC). 4 stars.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. 4 stars.
One of the Boys by Victoria Zeller (queer trans girl MC, queer and trans side characters). 5 stars.
Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Juno Dawson (trans girl major side character, lesbian MC, queer and trans side characters). 5 stars (reread).
Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White (disabled aro trans boy MC). 5 stars (reread). Also my book club (Trans-cendent Tales on discord) pick for June!
The Shadow Cabinet by Juno Dawson (trans girl MC, lesbian MC, queer and trans side characters). 5 stars (reread).
Favourite of the month:
Easily One of the Boys by Victoria Zeller. I loved this book and it’s a favourite of ALL time. I need to buy a physical copy because it was that good. God, I even cried. Highly recommend this book.
Least favourite of the month:
Docile by K.M. Szpara (m/m). 2 stars. I had a whole review on StoryGraph about why I didn’t like this book but, OF COURSE it didn’t save. WTF. It was longgggg and explained why I didn’t like it but FUCK. Anyway, don’t read this book. It felt like a glorification of slave/owner dynamics. I disliked so much about it, and the only positive thing I can say is that the writing was captivating and kept me entertained.