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Cemetery Boys | Aiden Thomas | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

-- One of My Picks for the Book of the Year for 2021

Happy Belated day of the dead! Unfortunately on the real day of the dead, I was slaving away at work. I did leave a couple shots of good bourbon and a candle out for my ancestors, though!

Synopsis: Born to a conservative Latine family, Yadriel is determined to prove himself capable as a real brujo. However, throw in the unlikely ghost of Julien, a troubled youth from Yadriel's school into the mix, and otherworldly drama and hi-jinks ensue. This captivating tale weaves together traditional Latin folklore with an artistically modern coming of age story.

My thoughts: This book made me laugh, it made me gasp aloud, and it made me cry. The story is well written, well paced, and luxuriously decadent. Sometimes you hate to plug a tiktok well-loved, but this one really is deserving of the hype.

Artistic Comment: I really like how this photo turned out! I hope you all enjoy it as well.

#Cemetery Boys #Aiden Thomas #boyscanloveboys #thegays #transprotag #transmanprotag #comingofage #latinxfiction #persistent spooky season #bipocfiction #bipoc authors #tw: transphobia #genre: romance #genre: young adult #taglinemode

A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall

Hello and Welcome to Drace forgets to blog about things they read because they have too many brain bees vol 3 or 4 at this point who knows. Today's edition is all about A Lady for A Duke by Alexis hall. Another of Alexis' regency works, this one more serious and less jaunty than Something Fabulous. The main character Viola, is a transwoman in a time where we wouldn't ordinarily see a trans protagonist. What's more is that the book is not focused on Viola's womanhood as the source of contention for the novel. At all. This reads as sort of a queer fantasy where everyone is accepting of Viola's truest self. It's a very sort of self-indulgent and happy fantasy that I can get behind. Alexis Hall poses the question of whether or not this sort of thing is something trans folks would like to see more of. Arguably this trans folk would very much approve of more of this story and others. Anyway, the main story revolves around Viola falling in love with her best friend since childhood, Justin de Vere, Duke of Gracewood. Gracewood has suffered a physical injury and is dealing with war-related PTSD. Like I said, this novel is a more "serious" regency, and the two have to work through years of trauma before they are able to find comfort in the new happiness they bring one another. It was a very touching and lovely book, and I highly enjoyed it. There's lots of positive affirmation and character growth in this piece. The characters aren't set on being horrible people, and I just really appreciate a regency where characters actually learn from their mistakes instead of droning on about them for about 17 chapters before they do a little bit of soul-searching and move on. Rating: 5/5 stars, if just for the concept alone.

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The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in the Water by Zen Cho ⭐⭐⭐⭐

This is a short little Novella by Zen Cho. The description and the artwork on the cover really attracted me to this little book. At the time of reading it, I had a long wait at the Rheumatologist's office (yay auto-immune diseases) So I powered through this one in a long ass wait because the hospital uses all paper like we're back in the 1980s. It's a hoot. Anyway, this book is short and was surprisingly QUEER! I was not expecting queer but I appreciate it. The only drawback to this book is the occasional horrible line editing (and there's a bit of it) and the fact it's feels short and incomplete. I am going to look into Cho's other works because despite the errors, this was actually a really jaunty and fun read. I loved the world-building and the characters. I'm hoping to see more of this universe and maybe more or less of these characters in her other short stories. Anyway, I would probably skip the physical edition of this book (the binding leaves... a lot to be desired, If I'm honest) and get a digital edition of this if I had to purchase it again. Overall, I would give it a solid 4/5 stars.

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The Stanley Parable is the most indescribable experience i've ever had i'm

#my friend #transprotag #introduced me to it and just watched me play it for two hours to see my reactions #i have to get it rfn because like #??????????????#incredible

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to all my fellow trans friends, mutuals, and followers -- but especially to all of you trans girls and trans femme people -- we may not talk much, but i want you to know something: i SEE you, i LOVE you, and you matter so much to me. you are important and you matter, period. please don't ever, ever forget that.