T10T: Romances with LGBTQ+ Representation

  

Welcome back to Top 10 Tuesday, following the list from That Artsy Reader Girl! This week is a genre-related freebie. As such, you'll not be surprised I'm picking LGBTQ+ romances

This week's prompt is..... romances with LGBTQ+ rep

These are in no particular order

1. Cubby Season by Bindi Kennedy
2. Hurt Me Not by Davidson King
3. Playing for Keeps by Alexandria Bellefleur
4. Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy by Faith Erin Hicks
5. My Roommate From Hell by Cale Dietrich
6. Meant to Burn by Shae Ruby
7. In Love's Key, Reprised by Guri Nojiro
8. Kitty Season by Bindi Kennedy
9. When Ivy Met Adam by Jennifer J. Coldwater
10. Outdrawn by Deanna Grey

Absolutely none of you should be surprised that I decided to take a queer approach to this prompt if you've been around my blog for any significant about of time. I am here and proudly queer, and will absolutely champion books with LGBTQ+ rep whenever I can. I am also a big romance girlie, so here we are. 

Here it all is in a pretty lil' graphic as always

Have you read any of these? I am so down for any kind of LGBTQ+ book recs if you have any! See you tomorrow for my gushing!

Top 5 Tuesday: Books I Enjoyed Outside of My Comfort Zone

Welcome back to Top 5 Tuesday, now following the list from That Artsy Reader Girl! As always, I do a top 5 instead of a top 10 because I tend to struggle to find 10 books for prompts.

This week's prompt is..... books I enjoyed outside of my comfort zone

These are in order with most recently read first

1. My Roommate From Hell by Cale Dietrich
2. Meant to Burn by Shae Ruby
3. You Too?: 25 Voices Share Their #MeToo Stories by Janet Gurtler
4. The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera
5. Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?: Big Questions from Tiny Mortals about Death by Caitlin Doughty

For the most part, all of these are in one genre I am comfortable in, and one (or more) that I am just starting to dip into. This blend makes them less intimidating to pick up an give a chance. I'm proud of myself so far this year with how much I have given various genres a try. Hopefully I can keep it going in 2026! What genres are outside of your comfort zone?

Here it all is in a pretty lil' graphic as always

This past week has been so relaxing and healing. Being able to actually get a decent night's sleep definitely helps. I've been bale to read a lot more and am becoming a content machine due to my upcoming Indie Author Advent. I'll see you again tomorrow for some gushing!

Top 5 Tuesday: Halloween Reads

Welcome back to Top 5 Tuesday, now following the list from That Artsy Reader Girl! As always, I do a top 5 instead of a top 10 because I tend to struggle to find 10 books for prompts.

This week's prompt is..... Halloween reads

These are actually in order by my favorites this time

1. Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
2. Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
3. Meant to Burn by Shae Ruby
4. Summoned by Shae Ruby
5. Three Tainted Teas by Lynn Cahoon

I will be truly frank here... these are the only books I have read as an adult that could at all count for Halloween. Spooky and/or paranormal generally are not my vibe. Neither is fantasy as a whole. Some of these are my current reads, but some of these are completed. I am really scraping the bottom of the barrel, but I wanted to participate a bit in being seasonal. 

Here it all is in a pretty lil' graphic 😁

My day-to-day has been a major struggle. I have also struggled to get much reading done amongst everything else on my mind. That said, being here and talking about books... this is the most coherent I have felt all week. So even with my personal life trying to blow up, I will be here getting my slice of happiness with my bookish friends. I hope all of you are having more peace. See you tomorrow!

What This Week: March 24th - 30th

What This Week: March 24th-30th

I'll be honest, March is always really difficult in my personal life every year for reasons I'm not going to share here. As a result, I read less, and that's okay. I'm still getting reading done and being sure to fill my time with love and relaxation whenever I can

What books I finished:

• Shot For Mercy by Shae Ruby
• Be Prepared by Vera Brosgol
• Hired By My Rich Highland Husband by Beatrice Bradshaw
• The Trouble with Love and Coaches by Harriet Ashford
• About That Kiss by Harper Bliss
• Again!! (volume 1 & 2) by Mitsurou Kubo

What books I started:

• The P*ssy Next Door by Amy Award
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What I'm listening to:

• My spring playlist (if anyone wants the link I will share it)

What I'm watching:

• Abbot Elementary season 1 & 2
• No Hard Feelings

What I'm playing:

• Traveler's Rest
• Business Cat
• Genshin Impact

What This Week March 17th - 23rd

 

 What This Week: March 17th-23rd

Welcome back to What This Week! Did you miss me? I certainly missed all of y'all! I took a break from these because I wasn't really consuming anything due to some personal life circumstances. This week I've consumed enough that it feels worth discussing. 

What books I finished:

• Pen Pal by J.T. Gessinger
• A Mark on My Soul by Jordon Greene
• Never Lie by Frieda McFadden

What books I started:

• Shot For Mercy by Shae Ruby
• Be Prepared by Vera Brosgol

What I'm listening to:

• A lot of Chase Atlantic

What I'm watching:

• Fire Country
• The White Lotus

What I'm playing:

• Traveler's Rest
• Business Cat

Top 5 Tuesday: LGBTQ+ Romances

Top 5 Tuesday: Books Want to Reread Someday

Welcome back to Top 5 Tuesday! I'm here and feeling queer so let's bring that beautiful energy to this week's prompt. 

This week's prompt is..... LGBTQ+ romances

All different kinds of LGBTQ+ representation are here. These are all books I have read this year. I will outline what representation each one has so if you are looking for a specific identity, you can find it. Just keep in mind while the MCs in all of these are queer, some of the listed representations are side characters.

#1 has gay, pansexual, lesbian, and drag queen

#2 has gay, trans, and pansexual

#3 has gay and lesbian

#4 has gay and bisexual

#5 has gay

1. Recommended Reading by Paul Coccia
2. Conflict Mediation by DC Emerson
3. Runnin' No More by GT Dipe
4. Cross My Heart by Shae Ruby
5. When Haru Was Here by Dustin Thao

Here it all is in a pretty lil' graphic 😁

See you all next Tuesday for another (admittedly less queer) top 5!

February 2025 Reads

  February 2025 Reads

This month I read 15 books 

These books were 80% fiction

They were 0% physical, 40% digital, and 60% audio

The most popular genres were romance, contemporary, and LGBTQ+

My average rating was 4.1 stars

My longest reading day was February 2nd

The Books

➽ Will the Drama Ever End? by Karyl McBride

➽ Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle

➽ Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? by Caitlin Doughty

➽ It Started With a Kiss by Clare Lydon

➽ Runnin' No More by G.T. Dípè

➽ The Wiener Across the Way by Amy Award

➽ Unthinkable by Dani Galliaro

➽ The Party by Natasha Peterson

➽ On Loverose Lane by Samantha Young

➽ Scythe & Sparrow by Brynne Weaver

➽ We All Fall Down by Erin FitzGerald

➽ Cross My Heart by Shae Ruby

➽ The Anaconda Downstairs by Amy Award

➽ The Resilience Project by Hugh Van Cuylenburg

➽ Blind Date with a #HOCKEYBOY by Ariana St. Claire

What This Week: February 24 - March 2

 What This Week: February 24 - March 2

How has another week passed already? I truly do not know but welcome back! I'm happy to have you here. I was able to accomplish a bit more this week, but I can't say the same for next week, so enjoy the long list for this time!

What books I finished:

• We All Fall Down by Erin FitzGerald
• Cross My Heart by Shae Ruby
• The Anaconda Downstairs by Amy Award
• The Resilience Project by Hugh Van Cuylenburg
• Blind Date with a #HOCKEYBOY by Ariana St. Claire
• The Charlie Method by Elle Kennedy

What books I started:

• Scoring Grey by L.A Fero
• Overturned by Lamar Giles
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What I'm listening to:

• A lot of random new-to-me songs
• Rotten Mango podcast
• So Close to What by Tate McRae album

What I'm watching:

• Secondhand Lions
• Paddington 3 (in a theater with only my partner and I, it was so cool! I also highly recommend all of the Paddington movies for a delight)
• Sixteen Candles
• Little
• The Secret of N.I.H.M.

What I'm playing:

• Genshin Impact
• Office Cat
• A lot of word puzzles