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The cover of "The Voice of Wild Places" by Noah Hawthorne is surrounded by text. At the top it says "eARC Review." At the bottom it says "Queer Historical Romance" The other bits of text surround the book with small bits about the book. These are: - Travelling in the jungle trying to survive - Lot of yearning in a slow burn romance - A trans man x cis man romance - An ending that will leave your mind stuck in the book - A book that has historical facts woven into the story

New Review is up! app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/a99a...

The cover of "Cleaning Spells Before Courtship" by Sarah Wallace and S.O. Callahan is surrounded by text. At the top it says "eARC Review." At the bottom it says "An gay historical romance" The other bits of text surround the book with small bits about the book. These are: - Many strolls in the garden - Grumpy and misunderstood main character - Difference of station - Waking up while cuddled - Sneaking off for private time

New review up! app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/a6f9...

The cover of The Witch who Chases the Sun by Dawn Chen is surrounded by text. At the top it says "eARC Review." At the bottom it says "An Epic Sapphic fantasy" and "out now." The other bits of text surround the book with small bits about the book. These are: - Necromancer girlfriend trying to save lives - Timeline that shifts unveiling hidden secrets - Deep longing in an established relationship - Side characters to remember - Intricate magic system

New Review up! app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/b036...

The cover of Bend Him Break Him by MN Bennet is surrounded by text. At the top it says "eARC Review." At the bottom it says "A mlm Dark Romance." The other bits of text surround the book with small bits about the book. These are: - Hot smut that leaves you yearning for more - Dark romance between guys full of dark history - Getting back at your old bully - Trying to grow into a queer identity - Helping each other to become someone better.

New Review up at storygraph! app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/01f6...

The cover of Goldheart by Tess Carletta is surrounded by text. At the top it says "eARC Review." At the bottom it says "A knight x Knight fantasy tomance" The other bits of text surround the book with small bits about the book. These are: - Trying to sneak around without the Queens noticing. - Slow burn romance with a lot of yearning - Fantasy with plant magic - Big plot moments giving you reason to cry - Trying to built a better future for the kingdom

New eARC review up on storygraph! app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/22b5...

The cover of Misfit by Alethea Faust is surrounded by text. At the top it says "eARC Review." At the bottom it says "Get to know Arlon's Story." The other bits of text surround the book with small bits about the book. These are: - Being in a new place full of intimidating wizards - Friendships in learning how to fight - Finding comfort with new and old people - Learning how to grow as a person

New review up on storygraph! app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/db3e...

Digital graphic with the text "anti-censorship campaign" and screenshots of headlines about how multiple storefronts have removed NSFW content due to pressure from payment processors and Collective Shout.

I know we're upset about itch, but they're not the only ones

Payment processors harassed companies bc of a 1,000 email hate campaign

But we can EASILY top 1,000!

I prewrote an email + got the contact info - you just have to send!

↻💬♡ to boost

We CAN make a difference 💕

#itch #censorship

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The cover of Somadina by Akwaeke Emezi is surrounded by text. At the top it says "eARC Review." At the bottom it says "Another YA book by Akwaeke Emezi that blew me away." The other bits of text surround the book with small bits about the book. These are: - Twins trying to save each other - Family struggles that hit deep - Deep world building full of interesting lore

New book review up! app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/53d0...

In bold letters at the top is the hashtag #ProudlyCutSleeves with it below saying "living on crip time version (joining late)" and "TBR, I have never read Baihe or Danmei before, which is something I'm going to change asap." Below the text are three images with each a white border and a small bit of text. These are: The cover of Run Wild, Sa Ye by Whu Ze. It has the text "requested on Libby." A screenshot of YouTube of the fanmade audiobook Heaven Official's Blessing on YouTube by @ CrimsonRain. The cover of Her Mountain, Her Ocean by Fu Hua. It has the text: "Her Mountain, Her Ocean, recommended by Dawn Chen."

My #ProudlyCutSleeves post! What Danmei or Baihe book do you like?

The book "The Witch Who Chases the Sun" by Dawn Chen stands surrounded by my feelings of the book. At the top it reads the title "Pre-Orders Open!" with the subtitle "A recommendation post on what it's doing with me." At the bottom it reads "Out September 30th." It states "My current read" above the image of the book. List of feelings: - Helping me come through a reading slump - A good book distracting from my increase in symptoms - A book long enough to read for a long while staying with familiar characters - Helps my mind relax when my brain is panicked

This book is pulling me through a hard period. What books have helped you in similar moments?

The book "Shade Spells with Strangers" by Sarah Wallace and S.O. Callahan stands surrounded by tropes of the book. At the top it reads the title "eARC Review." At the bottom it reads "3rd Fae and Human Relations Book." The tropes are: - Different standings in society - Reaearching Fae-Human Magic - A quick hookup at a wedding leading to more? - Difficult family va close knit family - Pining over each other in denial

Review of this book ny @sarahwallacewriter.bsky.social and @socallahanauthor.bsky.social is up on storygraph! Loved it so much!
app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/0562...

The book "Rescuing Krampus" by Robin Jo Margeret stands surrounded by tropes of the book. At the top it reads the title "eARC Review." At the bottom it reads "Winter vibes with a wholesome krampus." The tropes are: - Bisexual FMC, Autistic coded MMC - Missing each other across the years - Decorating a tree for the first time - Hot monster smut with a krampus

My review of "Rescuing Krampus" from @robinjomargaret.bsky.social is up on storygraph now! app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/fcaa...

The book "A Study in Black Brew" by Marie Howalt stands surrounded by tropes of the book. At the top it reads the title "eARC Review." At the bottom it reads "Sherlock Holmes retelling based on an alien planet." The tropes are: - Friendships between new neighbors - Learning about other species in the Colibri Investigation Universe - Main character being thrown in a whole new life - Chronically ill main character

My review for "A Study in Black Brew" is up now! Really enjoyed this Sherlock Holmes Retelling. app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/4218...

simple drawing of murderbot in armour facing forward, with a rounded rectangle background with cloud shapes in aroace purples greens and greys with some stars.

simple drawing of murderbot in armour facing forward, with a rounded rectangle background with arcs in muted colours of the aroace flag (blue and orange), with a border and orbit patterns in white.

aroace murderbot!

#art #murderbot

The book "One of the Boys" by Victoria Zeller stands surrounded by tropes of the book. At the top it reads the title "eARC Review." At the bottom it reads "A trans teen finding her place in life playing football." The tropes are: - Finding Transphobia one asshole at a time - "But what do you want to do after high school?" - Many games of Football - Friendships for life

New review up on storygraph! Read this for the trans rights readathon and had a great time! app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/d5ca...

A screenshot of The Sun-Room with the text: "The next time I can go out in a wheelchair, I will try and say a new phrase to myself. I don't need to sit with complete assuredness and meet every stare with a smile. I don't need to shrivel in the seat, confronted by my own ableist prejudices. I will amend the mantra you can do this which has always contained pressure about the future. You can be this, however, is freedom."

The book "The Sun-Room" by Jess Watts is edited into the picture with a white boarder. The cover shows a bed with white bedsheets. At the top of the image is the text "May 12th ME Awareness Day." At the bottom is the text "Poems about living with ME." On the side is the text "Separated in four parts, starting with grief and ending with trying to live on. I sobbed every other poem and keep coming back to them over the past weeks."

A screenshot of The Sun-Room with the text: "The sick inhabit a shadow-realm where the healthy don't want to tread. They prefer not to find us, to wait until we've overcome our ailments and stand atop Mount Everest with a smile that declares Look How Strong I Was To Get Through This. Not everything is an inspiring sound-bite story for the healthy to consume and the sick to aspire to. It's not a battle with a winner; disease doesn't pick an opponent to challenge to a duel. Do something grand and extraordinary to make your sickness relevant, says society. We want our disabled shiny and productive. I try not to listen to these voices but sometimes, they sound too much like me."

A screenshot of The Sun-Room with the text: "My little brother knocks on my door and finds me crying on my bed. He's saying goodbye before heading into the city; I can smell his cologne as he folds his arms around me. I tell him: 'I love when you're home but it also hurts so much.' He asks me why and I say, 'Because you're a living reminder of everything I can't do anymore.' I look at him in this battleground of love and envy. 'I'm sorry. He hugs me tighter. 'I'm sorry too.'"

A screenshot of The Sun-Room with the text: "A Google search: 'Help with Intense Anger' The following paragraph is from Mind: Do something to distract yourself mentally or physically - anything that completely changes your situation, thoughts or patterns can help stop your anger escalating. For example, you could try: putting on upbeat music and dancing, doing something with your hands, like fixing something or making something. What the fuck are you supposed to do when you can't change your situation because you carry it with you? My rage is trapped within my body and my body is the cause of my rage. I can only wait to bleed out, waiting, always waiting, for the red to dull to blue. This is when I cry."

It's ME Awareness Day today.

I read this poetry bundle a week ago and it made me sob from start to finish. It was beautiful.
Give it a read if you want a peek into our lives from a different angle.

Big hugs to everyone in the community who'd like one. We're in this together 🫂

The book "To Flaunt Your Chains and Surrender a Vein" by DN Bryn stands surrounded by tropes of the book. At the top it reads the title "eARC Review." At the bottom it reads "Out May 22nd" The tropes are: - Middle-aged MCs - MC with Anxiety - bi x bi m/m - second chance at love - sensation play - single dad

An upcoming book by @dnbryn.bsky.social that I'm so excited about! Can't wait to get to learn these sexy men.

The book "Rescuing the Krampus" stands surrounded by text. At the top it says "Cover Reveal" and at the bottom it says "Out May 27th" both in bigger font. The remaining text are positioned around the book and talk about the contents of the book. These are: - a mid sized Black bisexual human FMC - a mid/plus sized autistic coded awkward old man Krampus woth a cock pocket and a knot - an unconventional relationship arrangement - a happy bit also kind of bittersweet ending

Cover reveal time!

This lovely story from @robinjomargaret.bsky.social originally available as a serial will now release as it's own book on retailers May 27th!

Personally I haven't been able to sub so I'm so excited to be able to read this story. The content of this book sounds so much fun!

The Illumicrate special edition of the book Hammajang Luck from Makana Yamamoto lies on a green blanket. The book has a gradient blue to pink cover with a gold foil detailed pattern. The title of the book is in the middle in black, inbetween the two words is a logo of a space ship in a circle. The edges are pink with a similar motif as on the book. Next to the book is also a pink and blue tangle stim toy.

Late because crip time
Happy #LesbianVisibilityWeek
I read this book for the trans rights readathon as the main character is a nonbinary lesbian. I absolutely loved it this sci-fi heist story and all the tension between the main character and their love interest.

The book "Zero Happily Ever Afters" by MN Bennet stands surrounded by tropes of the book. At the top it reads the title "eARC Review." The tropes are: - Making you feel empowered to also demand access to spaces - Hot smut between an established relationship - Life that finally looks peaceful being torn apart - Teen dick jokes - High Tension - Emotional story (I sobbed) - Book four of an ongoing series

New review up on my Storygraph. I love this series so much! app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/b310...

The book "Errant Wings" by S. Jean stands surrounded by tropes of the book. At the top it reads the title "eARC Review." The tropes are: - A world where what magical wings you get decide your life - Siblings together for life - Being a rebel to scream out feelings - Coming of age fiction - an Achillean established relationship - What if all your plans for the future get messed up?

A new review of this lovely book by S. Jean. Full review on: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/c986...

The book "Notes from a Queer Cripple: How to Cultivate Queer Disabled Joy (and Be Hot While Doing It!) by Andrew Gurza stands surrounded by tropes of the book. At the top it reads the title "eARC Review." The tropes are: - Making you feel empowered to also demand access to spaces - A look into queer places and their inaccessibility - Ableism is a b*itch - Disabled dating - Funny and wholesome - A severely disabled persons notes about queer life.

Another lovely eARC that made me feel incredibly empowered. Thank you for writing this @andrewgurza6.bsky.social
Full review can be found on app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/6f3b...

The title reads: "Books read for the Trans Rights Readathon" Below are the books and their prompts for the readathon. These are: 2Spirit, Indigiqueer and Indigenous Gender Expansive Rep with the book Godly Heathens from H.E. Edgmon Transmasc en Trans Men Rep with the book Merciless Saviors from H.E. Edgmon Transfemme and Trans Woman Rep with the book One of the Boys drom Victoria Zeller Intersectional Trans+ Rep with the book Trans and Disabled edited by Alex Iantaffi Hawaiian or Pacific Islander Author or from the Diaspora with the book Hammajang Luck from Makana Yamamoto.

Heya all,

Here is my wrap up post for the trans rights readathon!
As I read 5 books I'll be donating 25€ to the Transmannen Stichting and my partner will be matching that.

What books did you enjoy this readathon?

#TransRightsReadathon #TransBooks

Part of the review text is visible for the book She Was Monstress. The cover of the book is visible in the bottom right corner. In the bottom left corner is Ivan's handle @ivaninprint. Review text: Another story I enjoyed was the one by the editor Robin Jo Margeret. This story is maybe the "scariest" of them all really playing into the fact that monster girls at their core are also monsters and can be terrifying. The main character is afraid of the dark and that's thoroughly familiar for me. But what if the dark actually holds a monster? And what if that horrifying monster is actually quite sexy too? The play between those emotions can be a lot of fun and this short story does this exactly right. It leads to a very fun smut scene with some hot moments filled with adrenaline that ends in a very wholesome hug. I had a lot of fun with this one and definitely think it's one of the highlights.

The cover of "She Was Monstress" is surrounded by tropes and sentences about the book. On the top left it says "eARC Review." The tropes and sentences are: - Many monster girls having fun - Hot and Wholesome - F/F, M/F, F/F/F romance and more - Varied length of short stories - Girls that are demons on the outside, and sweethearts on the inside

Part of the review text is visible for the book She Was Monstress. The cover of the book is visible in the bottom right corner. In the bottom left corner is the word "Review" with Ivan's handle @ivaninprint. Review text: This was an awesome anthology that gave me so much fun! This anthology gave me many monster girls to enjoy and damn did I have a good time. The anthology gives heat levels to each story and there was a varied collection of them. The pairings were also very diverse which was great fun as well. All stories were very distinct while having the overarching awesome theme of monster girls.

Part of the review text is visible for the book She Was Monstress. The cover of the book is visible in the bottom right corner. In the bottom left corner is the word "Review" with Ivan's handle @ivaninprint. Review text: The anthology started strong with one of my favorite ones with "How I Became a Succubus's Pet." This was a longer story about a young man that accidentally summons a sex demon. This story had a lot of emotional tension and a longer buildup towards the monster girl and the young man getting together. I loved how they wanted to get closer but both were too stubborn to, until the point they finally give us a smut scene and things came so satisfactory together.

Part of the review text is visible for the book She Was Monstress. The cover of the book is visible in the bottom right corner. In the bottom left corner is the word "Review" with Ivan's handle @ivaninprint. Review text: I also really enjoyed "In the Kraken's Grasp." This story is about a kraken in Las Vegas meeting two cute witches at a bar and things lead from there. They eventually drive out of the bar towards a lovely secluded spot where they start getting intimate. I loved it how the two witches both reacted very different to the main character being a kraken making the way they had fun together very different. The way the magic of the witches interacted with the monster girl was really interesting and kept me hooked to the story. At the end I wished I could read more of these girls and the world so maybe that's a good call for me to look up the authors other books.

Some monster girl stories for my monster romance followers!

What monster girls do you like?

#MonsterRomance #BookReview #QueerBooks

The text "Nonbinary" stands at the top. The book Love Unlimited by Reese Morrison with the text: Love Unlimited is a kinky book that does require you to read the rest of the Love Language series, but if you do and end up at this last sequel everything comes together so well. It's absolutely wholesome and at the same time full of so much amazing kinky sex with Deaf main characters. The book Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender with the text: Felix Ever After I read early on in my trans reading journey. It's a book that addresses the struggles of being outed by people you thought safe. It's thus a heavy topic but at the same time it still is such a wholesome book when you finally get to the end. The way the main character sees his gender is also very relatable to me and still means a lot. The book I Wish You All The Best by Mason Deaver with the text: I Wish You All the Best is a story rooted in deep mental health struggles. But while the main character is having a hard time at home, there are some wonderful people around them ready to fight for their rights. This story left me sobbing late at night and thinking about it for weeks.

The text "Nonbinary" stands at the top. The book Fire Spells Between Friends by Sarah Wallace with the text: This book is a sequel in a series with a just as wonderful fist book. In this book a nonbinary gossip magazine editor secretly sleeps around with this Fae of high station. It's secret, until they both can't hold it in anymore and become this adorable couple that shines so bright they're unmissable. The book Lakelore by Anna-Marie McLemore with the text: LakeLore is a story about two neurodivergent teens that each have memories about this place underneath a lake. The way this story uses magical realism was so breathtaking and I was mesmerized from start to finish. The way their neurodiversity is shown with each their own struggles was also something I really enjoyed. The book The Fox and the Dryad by Kellen Graves with the text: The Fox and the Dryad is by another one of my favorite authors. This book is about the main character who loves ballet and is forced to perform for a high fey lady and this new mysterious guy who wants to help free them from her. This story about dance and deep feelings made me sob and not forget them both for ages.

The book Youngman, the selected diaries of Lou Sullivan with the text: This diary collection of Lou Sullivan hit me deep when I was in the middle of bottom surgery preparation. Now having had metoidioplasty just like him makes me look up to him as a trans elder even more. To read about his life in his own words was intense but beautiful and I hope more people will get to know him. The book Am I Trans Enough from Alo Johnston with the text: This book came to me at a time I was moving away from the binary label of being a man, beginning to move more towards calling myself a flavor of nonbinary. However at that time I felt a lot of impostor syndrome feelings on not being nonbinary enough to claim that title. This book really helped me to feel confident in my identity. The book Trans and Disabled edited by Alex Iantaffi with the text: Trans and Disabled is an anthology I just finished for this Trans Rights Readathon. It has already become a favorite and makes me feel so so much. Hearing others talk about how being trans and disabled is for them made me learn a lot about other flavors of being trans and disabled, but also gave me words to describe my own experience.

More books!

The text "My Favorite Trans Books" stands at the top. At the bottom it reads "A post for Trans Day of Visibility." In the middle is a block of text saying "A list of books that I hold close to my heart and always feel like talking about." Next to the block of text is a selfie from Ivan, a white nonbinary guy with a beard, black glasses and holding a blahaj shark. In the bottom left is a drawn hand holding a long trans flag.

The text "Trans Women" stands at the top. The book Make Room for Love by Darcy Liao with the text: This was a January read for me and gosh did I love it. This sweet romance between a butch lesbian renting out a room in an apartment to a cute trans girl fleeing her ex was amazing. The way these two were growing towards each other during the book was so fun to read and I couldn't get enough. The book Light From Uncommon Stars from Ryka Aoki with the text: Light From Uncommon Stars is a story about a trans girl trying to break through as a violist. But at the same time there is this real fun donut shop that might have owners that aren't completely human. These two parts seem unrelated but come together so well in this heartfelt and funny book. The book The Subtweet by Vivek Shraya with the text: The Subtweet was my last book of 2024 and took me by surprise. This book is so full of drama in the ways that make it a great read. Imagine multiple trans woman music artists that keep subtweeting about each other making the hidden fights and friction bigger and bigger over time until it all comes tumbling down.

The text "Trans Men" stands at the top. The book Spirit Bares it's Teeth from Andrew Joseph White with the text: A historical horror YA book I greatly enjoyed. Andrew Joseph White has many great books but this one is my favorite. The gore was plenty in this book but gosh so well done. The plot hooked me hard too and didn't let me go. The ending was also extremely lovely and stayed with me for long. The book Cemetery Boys from Aiden Thomas with the text: One of the first transmasc books I read and has had a special place in my heart since. I hope to reread it soon with the sequel coming out. This is a book about a queer trans boy and a ghost he summoned and his quest to help this ghost to the afterlife. However many feelings follow, for the characters and me as reader. The ending left me sobbing so hard. The book As The Light Goes Out by Olive J Kelly with the text: As the Light Goes Out was very sexually liberating to me. Seeing trans men top other men is absolutely empowering to me. For it then to be wrapped up in this wonderful seaside story about a bipolar guy made it a perfect book for me.

The text "Nonbinary" stands at the top. The book Godly Heathens by H.E. Edgmon with the text: Godly Heathens was an eARC I was so proud of to recieve and gosh did it deliver. I had such a good time with this book and it's sequel. This indigenous story about a trans teen figuring out they're actually a god (and so are their friends) is so full of emotions and morally grey teens. Especially the main character is more of a villain than a hero, but gosh it makes for a great story. The book Model Home by Rivers Solomon with the text: Model Home was another eARC that blew me away. This book starts as a story about a haunted house but turns into this book adressing intense topics like racism and sexual abuse. Solomon is a favorite of mine discussing these things and this book is another absolute gem. The book In the Care of Magic by Robin Jo Margaret with the text: This story about an agender sex demon being summoned by a woman has a special place in my heart. It's short & sweet & spicy and so much fun. I ordered a special edition of this in December so I can show it off in all my posts and love every book Robin Jo Margaret puts out.

Happy Trans Day of Visibility everyone.

Here are my favorite books to ramble about

Stay safe y'all.🫂🫂

The text "Trans Rights Readathon TBR" is in the left bottom corner surrounded by 5 book covers. All books have a white border and in some places slightly overlap. The books in the image are: Godly Heathens - H.E. Edgmon Merciless Saviors - H.E. Edgmon Ander & Santi Were Here - Jonny Garza Villa Trans and Disabled - Edited by Alex Iantaffi One of the Boys - Victoria Zeller

A brown and beige background with the text: Hey everyone, I've been away from social media for a bit because my life has been really overwhelming. I've been struggling but still able to cope (made real good progress on my crochet project). Reading has been a bit harder though and I hope this readathon will get me out of that low. I've only finished one book this month, which is more than others I know, but for me it feels like I lost a hobby that was so essential to who I am. Reading for trans causes is really motivating however and I hope with a good focus setup I can maybe read three books. Both my partner and I will be donating 5€ per read book to the Dutch organization Stichting Transman. I hope to check instagram and other places more the upcoming days to see everyones lovely posts. Excited!

Hey Everyone!

These are my hopefulls for the #TransRightsReadathon

I hope to everyone enjoys their reads!

Aaah okay, good to know. I'll probably buy them a bit spread out now to make it easier on my wallet as they're not together, but I'm really excited to see them appear in my mailbox. Thank you so much for figuring this out for me!