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  • I have been saving this particular book for a reading slump. I like to listen to memoirs and this one rolled in under seven hours which is perfect for the weekend read-a-thon I’m participating in with on Alex (pucksandpaperbacks)’s discord for the Paperback Pals. The memoir combined some of my favorite things: behind the scenes…

  • Finding My Way by Malala Yousafzai dives into the life of the author and delves deeper into the genre of memoir. It is excellently written with a clear voice that shows compassion, insight, and humor into the late teens and twenties of a young woman thrust into the public eye. I am married to an…

  • I love an oral history in general (I read an excellent graphic novel adaptation of Stud Terkel’s labor work in undergrad) and when I can listen to an audiobook of one I am even happier. The audiobook for So Many Stars: An Oral History of Trans, Nonbinary, Genderqueer, and Two-Spirit People of Color by Caro…

  • Read: Playing for Keeps by Alexandria Bellefleur Like in Love with You by Emma R. Alban Fates Skates by Victoria Schade Thirty Love by Tom Vellner Unmaking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity by Devon Price, Ph. D

  • My experience with tennis is limited to a single family reunion where my dad showed me the ropes and, of course, to wii tennis. My experience with living closeted is much more extensive and for that reason Thirty Love: A Novel by Tom Vellner tugged on my heart strings. I found the main character and…

  • Fated Skates by Victoria Schade tackles the high pressure of Olympic level sports, mental health, and how athletes are treated at every level all while crafting a believable, swoon-worthy romance. Quinn, a figure skater, left her first Olympics devastated and mistreated. Ben, a retired speed skater turned sports journalist, reenters her life right before the…

  • Like in Love with You: A Novel by Emma R. Alban is a breath of fresh air in the regency romance scene. I am embarrassed that this is the first of her books I have picked up but will soon rectify that mistake. The characters are endearing, clever, and cutting in turns. The plot is…

  • 10. An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole is one of the books I picked for the Reading Glasses challenge and while I did not get it read I still intend to read it. 9. Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross was another pick for the Reading Glasses challenge. Another one I did not get to but…

  • Playing for Keeps by ALexandria Bellefleur follow the romance between two PR managers. It is the first book I’ve ready by Bellefleur. I found the romances believable and charming and the characters’ flaws and strengths realistic. I also adore the cover. Love when an outfit description makes it to the cover. Heads up for parental…

  • Books 1.Anderson In Bloom by Jennifer Dugan [review link] Second chance Sapphic romance between two former child costars. 4 stars. Out in March 2026. 2. Simply More: A Book for Anyone Who Has Been Told They’re Too Much by Cynthia Erivo [audiobook] A memoir by the star of stage and screen. As with most memoirs…