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The Principle of Moments by Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson

LOVE. bit silly at times but v endearing. great politics. it really moved me, and i have a great fondness for all its characters. excited for book 2, i love space operas and dual timelines and GAY PEOPLE! GRIEF! FAMILY! SPACE 

Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia by Sabrina Strings

academic so less accessible to me (and was not helped by the audiobook being kinda shit) but very interesting to learn about the link between art history, religion, immigration, race and beauty standards + fatphobia. v valuable read! 

Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey

SLAYED. surprisingly good character work, my only gripe is its unimaginative cultural worldbuilding (we get it there's sex work), other than that amazing story construction, great science,  well-written, riveting twists. love 

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

predictably i ate this up. i love when robots are vaguely annoyed and mentally ill. bonus points for truly not gaf. MURDERBOT YOU COME TO ME AS AN OLD FRIEND 

Gods of Want: Stories by K-Ming Chang

obsessed w the k-ming chang multiverse. bloated collection bc her writing is v dense, so not to be read all at once. moved me deeply. shes insane but shes free. consistently sexy and demented, LOVE the way she writes family, bodies, desire n youth 

Bored Gay Werewolf by Tony Santorella

very absurd and very funny. not as clever as it wants to be, but surprisingly less dumb than one might expect! had a great time, an easy read with a bonkers ending. just the right kind of trashy 

Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care by Kelly Hayes, Mariame Kaba

should be catapulted to the top of everyone's tbr. incredibly powerful, v accessible, beautifully written and just so needed rn it's actually dizzying. i want to hand it out to people in the street. READ IT READ IT READ IT 

Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid

this had me screaming. competitive white guilt speedrun 100%. more stressful than most thrillers. loved the pacing, great protag + kid, very funny at times. i recommend it 

Godkiller by Hannah Kaner

spent 6 hours with the audiobook today as a reread before book 2 and it's still excellent. riveting worldbuilding and great characters, would be 5 stars if it weren't for the stupid romance that makes 0 sense to me and my loved ones. but it's fine 

Sunbringer by Hannah Kaner

THAT WAS SO SICK book 2 are often my favs so i was greatly anticipating this one and it met all my expectations..... it was elogast's book (the way godkiller was kissen's) and i love my meow meows. very very excited for book 3, highly rec the trilogy!