Krystal

Covers of 14 books read in July

I had a great month for books. “When the Tides Held the Moon” and “Water Moon” are my new favorite books of all time. Water Moon is beautiful and twisty and emotional and left a mark on my soul.

And if you want to laugh out loud, Leslie F*cking Jones!

Preordered this AND Devil of the Deep. I’m so excited when they come out.

Thank you!

6 books read this month Before the Coffee Gets Cold The Seep God of the Woods In an Absent Dream The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Miss Major Speaks

Summary of April reading- 6 books, 1,671 pages

April was a slow reading month because I GOT MARRIED!!! lol The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks was fascinating and my favorite of the month.

I assume all characters in books are gay unless specified otherwise 😊

The school board candidate I was supporting just came out as anti-trans. Now the choice is between a MAGA Trumper and an anti-trans Dem. I hate it here in Texas. Maybe I should wear my Protect Trans Kids” shirt while blockwalking.

Books read in March The Rubiyiatt Where They Last Saw Her Warm Bodies The Reformatory Unbecoming Kiki’s Delivery Service Lone Women

March reading statistics.7 books, 2,194 pages

Much slower month. Some heavy books plus Hello Kitty Island Adventure reduced my pages read significantly. Kiki’s was a much needed palette cleanser after The Reformatory and Where They Last Saw Her which I highly recommend but I cried throughout both.

#booksky📚💜

When I was younger and running in more conservative circles, I often heard that there was a “delay” in the market of about 2-4 years so that Republicans could claim they were fixing it. The amount of mental gymnastics…..

Every time I see a cybertruck in the wild it's like sorry I don't believe a real person bought one of these with their own money. These are paid actors

small illustration of a girl holding a pencil with the text "support human artists"

I have a bidet in my apartment. I installed it myself and will take it with me when I leave.

My 10 year old drew this awesome picture of Alastor from Hazbin Hotel. I would love @amirtalai.bsky.social to sign it at a con this summer…. But is it weird since he’s so young? I heavily redact what episodes and scenes he can watch, it’s mostly about the music, but he’s a fan of what he has seen.

Cover of book The Reformatory by Tananarive Due. Orange to black ombré with line drawing of a schoolhouse.

I highly recommend Tananarive Due’s The Reformatory. It’s a tome and very heavy read, but I have shed so many tears for Robbie and Gloria. I’m only about 2/3 finished but the emotions are so real and raw

Please please please read this. #booksky📚💙

She is one of my favorites authors!! I just picked up Sleep Like Death yesterday. This Poison Heart is still one of my favorite reads.

I thought this was from The Onion 🤦‍♀️

The Big List of Protests The BLOP hosts a large and detailed list of upcoming protest events submitted by users across the United States.

Protests are happening everywhere so find one that works for you and let’s show up!

Let’s flip the Silent Majority to the LOUD Majority.

He is afraid of protestors.

Because they are the canaries in the coal mines alerting everyone of the dangers!

theblop.org

Do it. I’m in Texas where it’s pretty much banned due to the ID laws now. Making people hurt at home seems to be the only thing that wakes them up.

Listing of genres read from most to least. Top is LGBTQIA by a mile, 2nd Fantasy, 3rd Young Adult

Not at all surprised. Queer YA Fantasy is my default genre.

Boy dressed all in black with hands in the air, the moon positioned between his hands during the March 13/14 lunar eclipse

When the kid wants to be an astrophysicist, you stay up until 2 am together to see the lunar eclipse.

As a corporate tax CPA I have been reminding people annually that Intuit and H&R Block are the reasons we don’t have a “postcard” tax return. California tried and the lobbyists prevented it. Individuals should not have to file taxes unless they are complex or they disagree with the IRS’s calculation

Cover of Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion. Zombie boy handing flowers to living girl with zombie masses in the background just standing watching.

I needed a light fun read after my last book so I picked up Isaac Marion’s Warm Bodies. Holy cow it was so philosophical for a zombie romance!! Great read, but now I need another pallet cleanser. Thinking of reaching for Kimberly Lemming.

I don’t even know where to start culling this list. Even at my current reading rate it would take me over 15 years to clear this TBR. Of these I own 381 between ebooks and physical books (thanks Stuff Your Kindle days….) #booksky📚💙

Doggie says “it’s all mine.”

Cover of Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H

I just finished Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H and it’s a wonderful memoir about a Non-binary Lesbian Muslim and how they navigated their faith and identity.

The Montgomery Bus Boycott lasted a year. The Feb 28 economic blackout is a decent start, but to make an impact we have to keep going. It’s difficult, it’s inconvenient, it can be expensive, but continue to vote with your dollars. Boycott Boycott Boycott

Book Where They Last Saw Her by Marcie R Rendon

New read, incredible thriller about murdered and missing indigenous women. I started yesterday and am halfway done. Incredibly compelling. #booksky📚💜

Covers of February books read: Legend of the White Snake by Sher Lee Eat the Rich #1-5 by Sarah Gailey Canto Cantigo by Jonny Garza Villa All Systems Red by Martha Wells House of Frank by Kay Synclaire My Monticello by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire The Companion by EE Ottoman Being Jazz by Jazz Jennings This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H

February read summary charts 11 books, 2,772 pages, average rating 4.9

Storygraph monthly reading wrap up! It was a great month full of great reads! #booksky 📚💜

Following! I’m TwilightDa5h ☺️

This has been one of my favorite reads this year. Absolutely amazing.

Cover of book This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron

Kalynn Bayron is my favorite author. 5* read again! And off to buy the next book in the series!!