Dreamer Easy

Whoops! I fell off of recording books here. I haven't updated Good Reads in awhile, either. I do keep up on The Storygraph and I like that app very much. If I write reviews, that's where they are. 

My last reading log post was for the books I read in May, so here is what I read in June-September (in order of when I read them):

• Interim Errantry 2: On Ordeal by Diane Duane
• Can't Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne
• Surrealia by Miguel O Mitchell
• A Pirate's Life for Tea by Rebecca Thorne
• Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake
• Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail by Ashley Herring Blake
• The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association by Caitlin Rozakis
• Hello Cruel World: 101 Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks, and Other Outlaws by Kate Bornstein
• Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall
• The Swifts by Beth Lincoln
• The Song of the Lioness: Book 1: Alanna: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Tamora Pierce with Sam Beck and Vita Ayla
• Iris Kelly Doesn't Date by Ashley Herring Blake
• Lucky Day by Chuck Tingle
• Tea You At the Altar by Rebecca Thorne
• Alchemy and a Cup of Tea by Rebecca Thorne
• Stealing the Elf-King's Roses by Diane Duane
• The Entanglement of Rival Wizards by Sara Raasch
• Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz
• Husband Material by Alexis Hall
• Social Change Now: A Guide for Reflection and Connection by Deepa Iyer
• The Spirit Ring by Lois McMaster Bujold
• Sirronde's World: The Span/Parting Gifts by Diane Duane
• Uchenna's Apples by Diane Duane

So far in October, I have read:

• Redshirts by John Scalzi
• When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi
• The Bones Beneath My Skin by TJ Klune

I'm still working on No Bad Parts by Richard C. Schwartz. 

A lot of the things on that list are queer romance, a lot of them are fantasy, and some are both. Because of Reasons, I went reaching for books that we already had, either because someone else in the house had already read them or because I bought them in advance. For instance, I bought "everything in the shop" as E-books from Diane Duane awhile back, and I regret nothing. 

I liked almost everything I read. I think The Swifts was just not a book for me. Grimoire Grammar School was OK, I had no reservations about giving it away to a book drive when I was done with it, no need to recommend it to anyone in particular. 

Several things stood out. Surrealia is a science fiction story written in verse. It was fascinating. The Alanna graphic novel is highly recommended, especially if you already love Tamora Pierce. Lucky Day by Chuck Tingle is fun and engrossing and profound and definitely worth getting over the hurdle of not usually liking "horror" books. This was also true of Camp Damascus and Bury Your Gays. I am really glad I read Stealing the Elf King's Roses; I probably would not have picked it up without the "everything in the shop" sale. Though it was short, Automatic Noodle was so hopeful and lovely. I may have mentioned that The Bones Beneath My Skin had a slow start. Now I know that was like at the beginning of a roller coaster when you need to take a lot of time to strap in because the ride is so wild. It had some of the same themes as In The Lives of Puppets, but in a very different world. 

There was a period of several years beginning in the middle of 2020 when I could not read fiction. I just couldn't take on the additional stress of characters being put in situations. I worked my way back starting with comfort reads of books I already knew well, then cozy and hopeful books, and now I think I'm back to being a regular reader. That's a relief.